User manual JVC HR-V510E

[. . . ] EN ENGLISH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-V510E INSTRUCTIONS LPT0914-001A COPYRIGHT © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. Printed in China 0404ASR-PR-BJ WARNING There are two different types of SECAM colour systems: SECAM-L, used in FRANCE (also called SECAM-West), and SECAM-B, used in Eastern European countries (also called SECAM-East). This recorder can also receive SECAM-B colour television signals for recording and playback. Recordings made of SECAM-B television signals produce monochrome pictures if played back on a video recorder of SECAM-L standard, or do not produce normal colour pictures if played back on a PAL video recorder with SECAM-B system incorporated (even if the TV set is SECAMcompatible). [. . . ] If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically. Tape Remaining Time/Time Counter Press ­ ­:­ ­ to display the tape remaining time and time counter on the screen. To reset the time counter, press 0000. NOTES: B Select recording channel Press PR r/t or the number keys on the remote control or PR +/­ on the recorder. You can select channel in the stop mode or recording pause mode. Set "O. S. D. " to "ON" to display the indications on the screen. 12) ( Depending on the type of tape used, the tape remaining time may not appear right away, or is not correct. "­ ­:­ ­" may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion. C Set tape speed Press p(SP/LP). The current setting for the tape speed appears on the display panel and the screen for about 5 seconds. Press p(SP/LP) again to change the setting while tape speed is displayed. Watching one programme while recording another If your recorder is connected to the TV via the AV connection 4), press TV/VCR. The recorder's VCR indicator and the TV ( broadcast being recorded disappear. Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view. The programme selected with the TV's channel controls appears on the screen, while the one selected with the PR r/t on the remote control or PR +/­ on the recorder is recorded on the tape. D Start recording On the recorder, press 7. Or on the remote control, while holding 7, press 4. NOTE: If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and " " and " $" on the display panel blink. Press 0 on the recorder to eject the cassette or press 3 to rewind the tape. Specifying recording length -- Instant Timer Recording (ITR) During recording, press 7 on the recorder repeatedly until the desired recording length appears on the display panel. Each time you press the button, recording length increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours). To cancel an ITR, press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder. During recording Pause recording Press 9. OR Press 0 on the recorder. --8-- Receiving stereo and bilingual programmes Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM), making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being received will be displayed on the screen for a few seconds. Type of broadcast being received A2 Stereo A2 Bilingual Regular Monaural NICAM Stereo NICAM Bilingual NICAM Monaural On-screen display ST BIL. NICAM NICAM Timer Recording Up to 8 timer recording programmes can be made. ( Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. 12) To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until "HIFI L j h R" appears on the screen. To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until "HIFI L j" or "HIFI h R" appears on the screen. To listen to the standard (regular monaural) audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until "NORM" appears on the screen. If all the 8 programmes have already been set, "PROGRAM FULL" appears on the screen. [. . . ] Repeat steps 2 ­ 3 as necessary. C Input station name Press e until the first letter of the station name (ID) begins blinking. The characters available for the station name (ID) are A-Z, 0-9, ­, *, +, _ (space). If you make a mistake, press w until the incorrect character begins blinking. Then enter the correct character by pressing rt. D Return to normal screen Press MENU. Changing station channel positions A Access Confirmation screen Perform step 1 of "Manual Channel Set" ( 13). B Select position Press rt w e until the station you want to move begins blinking, then press OK. [. . . ]