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JVC HR-A55U Instructions Manual

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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-A55U
HR-A35U
TV operation – Press and hold
TV button, then press POWER,
TV CH +/–, VOL +/–, TV/VCR
PROG.
POWER
TV
1
PROG.
CHECK
1
2
3
DISPLAY
2
4
5
6
TV/VCR
7
8
9
SP/EP
DAILY
WEEKLY
0
CANCEL
ENTER
AUX
4
TIMER
C.RESET
OSD
START
STOP
DATE
CH
REW
PLAY
FF
REC
STOP
PAUSE
TV CH +
POWER
MENU
–
+
3
OK
TV
TV
VOL –
+ VOL
TV CH –
SHUTTLE PLUS
SHUTTLE PLUS
LP20034-020
VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—R
The VCR illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of HR-A55U.
MENU
SP
VCR
INSTRUCTIONS
(Hi-Fi)
(Monaural)
PLAY
REW
FF
CH
REC
STOP/EJECT
PAUSE
OK
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and
Serial No. which are located on the
rear of cabinet. Retain this
information for future reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
LPT0188-001B

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  • Page 1 VOL – + VOL TV CH – SHUTTLE PLUS SHUTTLE PLUS LP20034-020 MENU VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—R The VCR illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of HR-A55U. INSTRUCTIONS (Hi-Fi) (Monaural) PLAY STOP/EJECT PAUSE For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No.
  • Page 2 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its installation, use and servicing.
  • Page 4 BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR NEW VCR ..please read the sections/literature listed below. ”Cautions” on page 2 ”Important Products Safety Instructions” on the previous pages...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Watching Another ... 26 Display Elapsed Recording Time ... 26 Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) (HR-A55U Only) ... 27 To Record SAP Programs (HR-A55U Only) ... 27 IMER RECORDING VCR Plus+ Timer Programming (HR-A55U Only) ... 28 VCR Plus+ Setup (HR-A55U Only) ... 30 Express Timer Programming ...

  • Page 6: Basic Connections

    Antenna or Cable Coaxial Cable Flat Feeder Matching Transformer (not supplied) CH3 CH4 Audio/Video Cable (not supplied) 75 ohm terminal INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR ANT. IN (Antenna or Cable input) ANT. IN AUDIO RF OUT VIDEO RF OUT RF Cable...
  • Page 7 If RF connection to TV is used, when switching from VCR to TV mode and from TV to VCR it may be necessary to issue a CH UP and then CH DOWN on TV to obtain a good quality picture.

  • Page 8: Plug & Play

    PBS channel in your area. PLUG & PLAY SETUP Connect the antenna cable to the VCR ( connect the VCR’s power plug to an AC outlet. Do not pg.11 – 15) power on the VCR. The clock and tuner channels will be set automatically.
  • Page 9 13) procedure. Auto channel set has already taken place and it need not be set again. If “- -:- -” appears on the display, your antenna cable may not be connected to the VCR or there may not be a Host PBS signal available in your area.

  • Page 10: Language

    Language Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). – MENU This VCR offers you the choice to view on-screen messages in English, Spanish or French (not including messages superimposed on the TV picture). Select the desired language using this procedure.

  • Page 11: Clock

    Clock Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). – MENU Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug & Play function. Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semi-Auto or Manual clock setting procedure.

  • Page 12: Semi-Auto

    SELECT D.S.T. MODE You have three choices: a– Select "AUTO" and the adjustment to your VCR's clock will be made according to the incoming signal from the host channel. b– Select "ON" and the adjustment will be made based on the clock itself.

  • Page 13: Manual

    SELECT D.S.T. MODE Press CH 5 ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS % fi to select the desired mode. a– Set to "ON" so that the adjustment to your VCR's b– Set to "OFF" if Daylight Saving Time does not apply START CLOCK Press MENU and normal screen appears.

  • Page 14: Tuner

    Tuner Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). – MENU Set Receivable Channels POWER SHUTTLE PLUS INFORMATION The VCR detects the band (TV or CATV) and selects the correct band automatically during Auto Channel Set.

  • Page 15: Add Or Delete A Channel

    – MENU Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH5 ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS% fi , then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar...

  • Page 16: Imple Playback And Recording

    Simple Playback Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). – REW (Rewind) SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING INFORMATION This video recorder is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format with regular VHS resolution.

  • Page 17: Simple Recording

    Simple Recording Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). TV/VCR SP/EP PLAY – NUMBER CH+/– PAUSE Accidental erasure prevention To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab.

  • Page 18: Features

    Playback Features – NOTE: Refer to the following for the operations described on this page. TV CH + VOL – TV CH – Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Slow motion search play slow motion 3 steps 2 steps 2 steps PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

  • Page 19: High-Speed Search

    ADJUST MANUAL TRACKING Press CH 5 (+) or ∞ (–) on the VCR's front panel or remote. Press briefly for fine adjust, or press and hold for coarse adjust. Watch the screen and continue adjusting until optimum picture and sound quality are achieved.

  • Page 20: Auto Picture

    OK or SHUTTLE PLUS to set to "ON" or "OFF". NOTE: When playing back tapes recorded on this VCR set the Auto Picture to "ON". When using rental tapes, or tapes recorded on other VCRs, select "ON" or "OFF" as desired to give the best picture.

  • Page 21: Picture Control

    AUTO (or NORM when AUTO PICTURE is set to OFF) after you finish dubbing the tapes. RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU. NOTE: Select EDIT when you are dubbing tapes. Refer to page 37. HR-A55U HR-A35U FUNCTION FUNCTION AUTO PICTURE =PICTURE CONTROL AUTO...

  • Page 22: Video Stabilizer

    By activating the Video Stabilizer you can correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF".

  • Page 23: Repeat Playback

    It may take a few seconds for the Tape Position Indicator to be displayed. Next-Function Memory The Next Function Memory “tells” the VCR what to do after rewinding. Before continuing, ensure that the VCR is in stop mode. a– For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind . . .

  • Page 24: Superimpose

    Press OSD again to clear the display. The RECORD/PAUSE indication is left displayed on the screen. The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the VCR is doing. Tuned-in channel or AUX(iliary) mode When the channel is changed, the new...

  • Page 25: Select The Soundtrack (Hr-A55U Only)

    – MENU Select The Soundtrack (HR-A55U Only) Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together. Or, when viewing a pre-recorded tape that contains two separate Hi-Fi audio programs, you can choose to listen to either one by selecting either "Hi-Fi L"...

  • Page 26: Recording Features

    Display Elapsed Recording Time ENGAGE TV MODE During recording... Press TV/VCR. The VCR's VCR indicator goes out. (If you are using the RF connection ( the output from your VCR, the TV broadcast being recorded disappears.) If you are using the AV connection ( the output from your VCR, change the TV's input mode from AV to TV.

  • Page 27: Stereo And Sap (Second Audio Program) (Hr-A55U Only)

    Hi-Fi and Normal audio tracks. Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) (HR-A55U Only) Your VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi- channel TV Sound broadcasts. When the channel is changed... The "STEREO" indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast.

  • Page 28: Timer Recording

    VCR Plus+ Timer Programming (HR-A55U Only) Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). PROG. CANCEL – Timer recording allows you to program the VCR to automatically record a program that will be broadcast at some future time.

  • Page 29: Check Program Data

    If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting station's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+ program screen in step 5. When this happens, set the correct Guide Channel number for that station.

  • Page 30: Vcr Plus+ Setup (Hr-A55U Only)

    VCR Plus+ Setup (HR-A55U Only) Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). – MENU IMPORTANT If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting station's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR...
  • Page 31 In order to set the Guide Channel for a cable program, you must select your cable box’s output channel as the VCR channel in step 6. If the cable box is connected to your VCR’s ANT. IN connector, select the cable box’s RF output channel.

  • Page 32: Express Timer Programming

    Express Timer Programming Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). PROG. START+/– – You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must be set before you can program the timer ( TIMER RECORDING (cont.)
  • Page 33 To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER again. Pressing once more re-engages it. In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR’s memory backup keeps your selections for approximately 3 minutes. Programs that start after midnight must have the next day’s date.

  • Page 34: Check, Cancel And Revise Programs

    PROG. CHECK SP/EP CANCEL START+/– – MENU Check, Cancel And Revise Programs POWER To Cancel Or Revise A Program... TIMER CH+/– SHUTTLE PLUS TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN Press PROG. CHECK. PR START 8:00P 2 10:00A...

  • Page 35: Auto Sp Ep Timer

    SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END NOTE: to set to "ON". For safety, when AUTO TIMER is set to “OFF”, all other VCR functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To disengage the timer, press TIMER. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.

  • Page 36: Instant Timer Recording (Itr)

    REC to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes. NOTES: You can only perform ITR using the REC button on the VCR's front panel. After you set the ITR time, the previous display reappears. To check the remaining time, press REC once during record- ing and the remaining time will be displayed for about 5 seconds.

  • Page 37: Diting

    VIDEO IN Recorder [A35U] Player AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN Recorder You can use your VCR as the player and another VCR as the recorder. Your VCR Audio/Video cable (not supplied) AUDIO IN Another VCR Your VCR Audio/Video cable...

  • Page 38: Edit From A Camcorder Or Another Vcr

    Camcorder AUDIO OUT Another VCR Player You can use a camcorder or another VCR as the player and your VCR as the recorder. MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect an AV cable between the camcorder’s or the playback VCR’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN...
  • Page 39 Set the camcorder to its play mode. NOTE: If the camcorder is equipped with a superimpose/OSD disable feature then set its superimpose or display feature to OFF before pressing play. START RECORDER Set your VCR to its record mode. SHUTTLE PLUS...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair. POWER SYMPTOM 1.

  • Page 41: Timer Recording

    AC supply. Wait for a while and then plug the power back in. Eject and check the condition of the cassette. If everything appears normal resume operating the VCR as usual.

  • Page 42: Playback

    Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads.

  • Page 43: List Of Terms

    Still Picture Playback ... 18 Superimpose ...24 Tape Position Indicator ... 23 Tape Speed Setting ...17 Time Zone Selection ... 13 Tuner Setting ...14 Variable-Speed Search ... 18 VCR Plus+ Timer Programming ... 28 VCR Plus+ Timer Recording ... 28 Video Stabilizer ...22...

  • Page 44: Front View

    FRONT VIEW [A55U] POWER VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—R FRONT VIEW [A35U] POWER VIDEO AUDIO 1 Power On/Off Button ( 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 Rewind [REW] Button ( 4 PLAY Button ( pg. 16) 5 Fast Forward [FF] Button ( 6 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connectors ( 7 MENU Button ( pg.

  • Page 45: Rear View

    4 VIDEO/AUDIO Output Connectors ( 5 RF OUT Connector ( 2 Tape Speed Indicators ( 3 Timer Mode Indicator ( 4 VCR Mode Indicator ( 5 “Cassette Loaded” Mark 6 Channel Display ["F-1" for AUX mode] Counter Display ( Clock Display ( ANT.

  • Page 46: Remote Control

    B code signals. How To Use The remote control can operate most of your VCR's functions, as well as basic functions of JVC TV sets. (See below.) Point the remote control toward the sensor window. The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m.

  • Page 47: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V` , 60 Hz Power consumption Power on : HR-A55U 19 W HR-A35U 17 W Power off : 2.5 W Temperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to140°F)

  • Page 48: For Servicing (Only In U.s.a.)

    Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products.

  • Page 49: Arranty (Only In U.s.a.)

    WHAT WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers. Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period.
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