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A Make connections.

Connect the player’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors to your recorder’s VIDEO and AUDIO input connectors on the front panel.

B Set the recorder’s input mode.

Press AUX (number key 0”) and/or PR to select “F-1”.

C Locate the end point.

Load the recording cassette into your recorder, and play it back to determine the edit-out point (the end of the segment to be replaced) using the SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial, or pressing w e and 9.

D Reset the counter.

Press 0000.

The counter is reset to “0:00:00”.

E Locate the start point.

Determine the edit-in point (the beginning of the segment to be replaced) using the SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial, or pressing w e and 9.

Be sure to engage the Still mode at the edit-in point.

F Engage the Insert Editing mode.

Press INSERT.

Your recorder enters the Insert Pause mode. (“o”, “u” and “i” light up on the front display panel.)

The TV screen changes from the still picture to the input source you are going to record.

G Start Editing.

Load the source cassette and play back the segment that is to be inserted. When you reach the start of the section of the source tape that you wish to insert, press 4 to start the tape in your recorder; Insert Editing begins at this point.

“o” and “u” are displayed on the front display panel.

H End Insert Editing.

At counter “0:00:00”, Insert Editing will stop automatically while the tape continues running in the Play mode. If you wish to stop Insert Editing before the specified edit-out point, press 0000.

AV Insert Editing

If you want to replace the picture, Hi-Fi audio soundtrack and normal audio soundtrack all at the same time ...

... In step 6, after you press INSERT, press A.DUB also.

(“o” and “u” blink and “i” lights up on the front display panel.)

NOTES:

All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer.

Insert Editing is not possible with cassettes whose record safety tab has been removed.

When Insert Editing is performed on a tape that has been recorded on another video recorder, the inserted portion may appear distorted.

In Insert Editing, the recording speed (SP/LP) is determined by the previous recording to be replaced. If the previous recording’s speed changes within a single edit, the inserted picture will be distorted at the switching point.

A small portion of the recording which precedes an insert edit may become erased.

Insert Editing is also possible using the rear panel AV1 (L-1) IN/ OUT or AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector. When using these 21-pin SCART connectors, be sure to select the correct input mode (“L-1” or “L-2”) in step 2.

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JVC HR-J870EU AV Insert Editing, Locate the end point, Engage the Insert Editing mode, Start Editing, End Insert Editing

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