JVC HR-J781AM, HR-J787AM manual Basic Recording, Recording Features, Recording Resume Function

Recording

Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette, remove its record
safety tab. To record on it later, cover
the hole with adhesive tape.	Record safety tab

Basic Recording

Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.

ALoad a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.

●The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.

●Select the appropriate colour system with “PAL/MESECAM” and “NTSC” in Function settings.

BSelect recording channel

Press PR+/– or the Number keys.

NOTE:

You can select channel in the stop mode, recording pause mode or during rewind/fast-forward high-speed search.

CSet tape speed

Press SP/LP/EP (p).

DStart recording

On the recorder, press REC (7). Or on the remote control, while holding REC (7), press PLAY (4).

NOTE:

If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “” and “e” on the front display panel blink.

During recording

Pause recording

Press PAUSE (9).

●Press PLAY (4) to resume recording.

●You can select channel in the recording pause mode.

Stop recording
Press STOP (8) on the	OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on
remote control.	the recorder.

Recording Features

Specifying recording length

—Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

During recording, press REC (7) on the recorder repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the display panel. The record indicator () on the display panel starts blinking.

●Each time you press the button, recording length increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours).

●The recorder shuts off after recording is finished.

●To cancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the remote control or STOP/EJECT (0) on the recorder.

Watching one program while recording another

The programme selected with the TV’s channel controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the PR +/– buttons is recorded on the tape.

Receiving Stereo And Bilingual Programmes

Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) as well, making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.

When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds.

	Type of Broadcast Being Received	On-screen Display
A2	Stereo	ST
A2	Bilingual	BIL
Regular Monaural		(none)
NICAM Stereo		ST NICAM
NICAM Bilingual		BIL NICAM
NICAM Monaural		NICAM

●To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until

“HIFI L R” appears on the screen.

●To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until “HIFI L ” or “HIFI R” appears on the screen.

●To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until “NORM” appears on the screen.

NOTE:

“O.S.D.” must be set to “ON” or the on-screen displays will not appear.

To Record Stereo And Bilingual Programmes (A2)

●Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on the Hi-Fi audio track (with the normal audio track recording mixed L and R channel sound).

●Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual on the Hi-Fi audio track. The main soundtrack will be recorded on the normal audio track.

To Record NICAM Stereo And Bilingual Programmes

The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi audio track, and the Standard audio programme on the normal audio track.

NOTES:

●If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.

●Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a bilingual programme, refer to “Soundtrack Selection”.

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer Recording, or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when the power is restored to the recorder. (No setting is required for this function.)

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.