Simple Recording

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode).

PLAY

 

EC

 

 

CH

 

 

STOP/EJECT

PAUSE

V/VCR

ENTER

 

EN23

 

LOAD A CASSETTE

 

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the

1 hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.

 

SELECT RECORDING

 

CHANNEL

 

Press CH(+/–). Or press the appropriate NUMBER

 

keys, then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a

2 few seconds whether you press ENTER or not.)

 

If you use the RF connection, by pressing the TV/VCR

 

button, select VCR mode to view the program to be

 

recorded.

 

 

 

SET TAPE SPEED

3 Press SP/EP to set the recording speed.

4

START RECORDING

Press and hold REC and press PLAY on the remote

control, or press REC on the VCR's front panel.

 

Video Calibration takes place at the beginning of

 

both the first SP and the first EP recording after

 

inserting the cassette (when Video Calibration is set

 

to "ON", pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE/RESUME

 

RECORDING

 

1

2

3

NUMBER

4

5

6

 

 

 

7 8 9

0

1

PLAY

REC

3

STOP

2

4

CH

SP/EP

PAUSE

5

Press PAUSE. Press PLAY to resume recording.

 

During record pause, you can change the recording

channel by using the CH(+/–) buttons or NUMBER

 

keys.

 

 

 

Video Calibration will not take place if the tape

 

speed is changed while in record pause mode.

 

 

 

 

 

STOP RECORDING

 

Press STOP or STOP/EJECT. Then press STOP/EJECT to

6 remove the cassette.

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

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JVC HR-VP655U manual Simple Recording

HR-VP655U specifications

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