HR-J648EH
(Hi-Fi)
HR-J648E
(Hi-Fi)
HR-J448E
(Monaural)
HR-J248E
(Monaural)
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
LPT0002-097A
PAL
SEE 
AUTO SET UP
ON REAR SIDE
SEE 
AUTO SET UP
ON REAR SIDE
REC
1
REW
7
STOP
3
PLAY
8
PAUSE
REW
¡
TV
123
45
/ADD TIME
6
7
/
8
/DAILY
0
/AUX
9
/
WEEKLY
TV/VCR
(MONITOR)
CANCEL
/C.RESET
PROG CHECK
4 TIMER
TV PROG
DATESTOPSTART
PROG
/MENU
OK
C.MEMORY
TV VOL+
TV VOL–
DISPLAY
2
1
3
EXPRESS PROGRAMMING
PUSH JOG
Press and hold TV button while pressing
, TV PROG. + / –, TV / VCR
INDEX
SP/ LP
q
TIMER
STANDBY/ON
TV PROG COUNTER
RESET
¢
¢
1¡
V C R
SPLPEP
REVIEW
REMAIN
M
EN
The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are
of the HR-J648E.
CONTENTS
ENGLISH
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions ......................2
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3
Basic Connections...................... 3
INITIAL SETTINGS 4
Auto Set Up ...............................4
Language ................................... 7
Video Channel Set...................... 8
SHOWVIEW Setup .......................10
PLAYBACK 12
Basic Playback .........................12
Playback Features..................... 13
RECORDING 17
Basic Recording .......................17
B.E.S.T. Picture System .............18
On-Screen Displays.................. 20
Recording Features................... 21
TIMER RECORDING 24
SHOWVIEW Timer Recording....... 24
Regular Timer Programming..... 26
EDITING 30
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .................................. 30
Edit From A Camcorder............ 32
SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 33
Connecting/Using A Decoder... 33
TUNER SET 34
CLOCK SET 39
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 41
TROUBLESHOOTING 42
INDEX 44
SPECIFICATIONS 47