JVC HR-J794EU Basic Playback, Playback Features, Adjusting tracking condition, Stop playback

Playback

Basic Playback

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

A Load a cassette

Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the recorder.

●Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

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

●If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically.

BStart playback

Press 4.

During playback

Stop playback

Press 8 on the remote OR Press 0 on the recorder. control.

Pause playback and view still picture

Press 9.	OR Push the JOG dial.
● Press 4 to resume normal	● Push the JOG dial again to
playback.	resume normal playback.

●If there is vertical jitter, press PR + or – to correct the picture.

Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback

Press 9 to pause, then press	OR Push the JOG dial to pause,
w or e (or 9) repeatedly.	then turn the JOG dial to the
● Press 4 to resume normal	left or right.
playback.	● Push the JOG dial again to
	resume normal playback.
High-Speed Search
Press 3 or 5.	OR Turn the JOG dial quickly to
	the left or right.

●Press 4 to resume normal playback.

●If you press and hold 3 or 5 for more than 2 seconds, simply releasing it cancels the picture search, and normal playback resumes.

Variable Speed Search (including slow-motion)

Press w or e repeatedly. OR Turn the JOG dial to the left or right.

●Press 4 to resume normal playback.

●Each time you press w or e or each time JOG dial passes a click position, the playback speed changes. To decrease the speed during picture search, press the opposite direction button repeatedly or turn the dial in the opposite direction.

●During still picture, press and hold e to start forward (or w to start reverse) slow motion playback. When you release the button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding 9 for more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback. If you press 9 again, still picture resumes.

●During slow motion playback, some noise may appear on the TV screen. Press PR + or – to eliminate the noise.

Reverse						Forward
Reverse			Reverse	Slow		Forward
		Reverse	slow		Normal
	search			motion		search
		play	motion		play
	3 steps			2 steps		4 steps
			2 steps

When the tape is not running

Rewind/fast-forward at high speed

Press 3 or 5. OR Turn the JOG dial quickly to the left or right.

Eject the cassette

Press 0.

●You can also eject the cassette when the recorder is turned off.

Turn off the recorder

Press 1.

ATTENTION:

In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback mode,

●the picture will be distorted

●the noise bars will appear

●there will be a loss of color with an LP-recorded tape

Playback Features

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment

When a new cassette is loaded, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode.

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, adjust the tracking manually.

APress p during playback to activate manual tracking.

BPress PR + or – to eliminate the noises. Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.

● Press p again to reactivate automatic tracking.

Selecting Soundtrack

Your recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HIFI L j, HIFI h R and NORM) and plays back the one you select. Pressing AUDIO changes the soundtrack as follows:

HIFI L j h R	: For Hi-Fi stereo tapes
HIFI L j	: For main audio of Bilingual tapes
HIFI h R	: For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
NORM	: For audio-dubbed tapes
HI FI NORM	: For audio-dubbed tapes

NOTE:

Set “O.S.D.” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen. ( 12)

Automatic operations after rewinding

— Next Function Memory

The Next Function Memory “tells” the recorder what to do after rewinding. Ensure that the recorder is in stop mode.

●For Automatic Playback Start

Press 3, then press 4 within 2 seconds.

●For Automatic Power Off

Press 3, then press 1 within 2 seconds.

●For Automatic Timer Standby

Press 3, then press # within 2 seconds.

NOTE:

It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.

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