JVC HR-J711EU, HR-J668EU specifications Recording Features

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RECORDING(cont.)

Recording Features

Record One Programme While Watching Another

If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . .

. . . press TV/VCR. The recorder's VCR indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear.

[J711EU] DISPLAY

	V
	PROG	DISPLAY
STANDBY/ON
TIMER		RECORD
REC LINK	TV PROG
[J668EU]		DISPLAY
	V
STANDBY/ON	PROG
		DISPLAY
REC LINK	TV PROG	RECORD
TIMER

SELECT CHANNEL TO

WATCH

1 Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view.

●The programme selected with the TV’s channel controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the recorder's TV PROG buttons is recorded on the tape.

●If a decoder is connected to the recorder (☞ pg. 34), you can select a scrambled channel as well with the TV channel controls.

Elapsed Recording Time Indication

TV/VCR

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

00000

– –:– –

2

4

TV PROG

You can check the exact time of a recording.

1		SET COUNTER DISPLAY
	Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until a counter reading
		appears on the display panel.
2		RESET COUNTER
	Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.
		● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact
		elapsed time as the tape runs.

Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off after recording is finished.

START RECORDING

1 Press RECORD on the recorder.

ENGAGE ITR MODE

2 Press RECORD again. "" blinks and 0:30 appears on the front display panel.

SET RECORDING DURATION

3 If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press RECORD to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes.

Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

1 Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until the time remaining on the tape appears.

●The display panel shows the tape remaining time with "" displayed.

●By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the display to show the counter reading, channel position*, clock time or tape remaining time.

*channel position is not displayed during playback.

NOTE:

Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct. "– –:– –" may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.

NOTE:

You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder's front panel.