JVC HR-S5900AM PAL/MESECAM Recording and Playback, Ntsc Recording Playback, Off-Air Recording

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INFORMATIONONMULTI-SYSTEMCOMPATIBILITY

PAL/MESECAM Recording and Playback

Select the appropriate colour system for recording or playback.

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

1 Press MENU.
	ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN
	Press PUSH JOG %fi to		MAIN MENU
	place the pointer next to
2 "FUNCTION SET", then #			PROGRAMME NAVIGATION
		.	FUNCTION SET
	press OK or PUSH JOG		TUNER SET
			INITIAL SET
			[5/∞] =
			[MENU] : EXIT
	SELECT PAL/MESECAM MODE
	Press PUSH JOG %fi to		FUNCTION SET
	place the pointer next to		B. E. S. T.		ON
	"PAL/MESECAM", then		PICTURE CONTROL		AUTO
3 press OK or PUSH JOG #			PAL/MESECAM		AUTO
	to select the desired mode.		NTSC	NTSC3. 58
			AUTO TIMER		OFF
	AUTO: Usually set to this		O.S.D.		ON
	mode. The appropriate		NEXT PAGE
			[5/∞] =
	colour system (PAL or		[MENU] : EXIT
	MESECAM) will be
	selected depending on the playback or recording
	signals.
	If the “AUTO” mode does not work properly, select
	either of the following manual modes.
	PAL: To record PAL signals, or playback a PAL tape.
	MESECAM: To record SECAM signals, or playback a
	SECAM or MESECAM tape.
4	RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN
	Press MENU.

NOTES:

●SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM. Select “AUTO” or “MESECAM” when recording SECAM signals.

●When playing back a SECAM tape, select “AUTO” or “MESECAM”. The playback picture will always be monochrome.

NTSC Recording and

Playback

To record NTSC signals or playback a NTSC tape, it will be necessary to select the appropriate mode.

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

1 Press MENU.
	ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN
	Press PUSH JOG %fi to				MAIN MENU
	place the pointer next to
2 "FUNCTION SET", then #					PROGRAMME NAVIGATION
				.	FUNCTION SET
	press OK or PUSH JOG				TUNER SET
					INITIAL SET
					[5/∞] =
					[MENU] : EXIT
3	SELECT NTSC MODE
	Press PUSH JOG %fi to				FUNCTION SET
	place the pointer next to
					B. E. S. T.		ON
	"NTSC", then press OK or				PICTURE CONTROL		AUTO
	PUSH JOG	#	to select the		PAL/MESECAM		AUTO
					NTSC	NTSC3. 58
	desired mode.				AUTO TIMER		OFF
	NTSC3.58: To record				O.S.D.		ON
					NEXT PAGE
	NTSC signals or playback
					[5/∞] =
	a NTSC tape.				[MENU] : EXIT
	NTSC4.43: To record
	NTSC4.43 signals or playback a NTSC4.43 tape.
	NTSC=PAL: To playback a NTSC tape on PAL TV.
4	RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN
	Press MENU.

NOTES:

●The “NTSC=PAL” mode does not work during recording. In this mode, NTSC signals will be recorded as NTSC3.58.

●The Menu screen is distorted during playing back a NTSC tape on PAL TV. Stop playback and access the Menu screen again.

●In the “NTSC4.43” mode, with some TVs, on-screen displays (Program screen, etc.) may roll up or down and there may be a loss of colour. When this happens, select the “NTSC3.58” mode.

Off-Air Recording

The built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving PAL B/G, I and D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K and NTSC* broadcasts.

TV system

PAL B/G, I, D/K

SECAM B/G,

D/K (OIRT)

NTSC (M)

NOTE:

HR-S5900AM/HR-S5990AM
	Recording circuit
	PAL
Multi-system
tuner	MESECAM
(B/G, I, D/K, M*)
	NTSC 3.58
	* HR-S5900AM only

Recorded tape

PAL

MESECAM

NTSC

This model does not operate in BRAZIL (PAL-M) or ARGENTINA (PAL-N).