ENGLISH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST HR-A437E HR-A237E HR-A433E HR-A233E HR-A430E HR-A230E 2 Safety Precautions .................................... 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections ................................... 3 Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 3 Connecting/Using A Decoder [A233E, A433E only] ............................... 4 Connecting/Using A Satellite Tuner .......... 5 INITIAL SETTINGS 6 Tuner Set ............................................
SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION n When you are not using the recorder for a long period of time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet. n Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to qualified service personnel.
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER It's essential that your video recorder be properly connected. Follow these steps carefully. THESE STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATION CAN BE PERFORMED.
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont'd) 3 4 SET TV CHANNEL Set your TV to the video channel (UHF channel 36). Two white bars appear on screen vertically. ● Tune the TV until the bars are as clear as they can be. ● Your TV should be set to the channel designated for use with a video recorder, or to a spare channel if there is not a specified video channel on your TV. RESET OUTPUT MODE Return the RF TEST switch to OFF.
The AV2 IN (/DECODER) or AV1 IN/OUT connector can be used as an input terminal for a satellite tuner. Simply connect a satellite tuner and you can enjoy the wide variety of satellite programming. Connecting/ Using A Satellite Tuner 1 2 TV Receiver RF Cable (provided) TV Aerial Cable AV2 IN (/DECODER) 3 AV2 SELECT switch AV1 IN/OUT Back of Recorder Satellite antenna Satellite tuner Decoder NOTE: When connecting a satellite tuner together with a decoder . . . . . .
INITIAL SETTINGS Tuner Set Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. The Auto Tuning System automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call them up with the TV PROG. buttons without going through any vacant channels. 6 The following procedure describes how to select automatic channel setting. 1 2 3 4 TURN ON THE RECORDER ACCESS CH. SET DISPLAY SELECT COUNTRY Press PUSH JOG %fi to select your country’s name.
Clock Set The following procedures are for the A230E, A233E, A430E and A433E. 1 2 3 TURN THE RECORDER ON Press OPERATE. ACCESS CLOCK SET DISPLAY Press CLOCK on the remote control. The Clock Set display appears. The following procedures are for the A237E and the A437E. If you performed Auto Channel Set (Z pg. 6), the recorder’s built-in clock is also set automatically. The Auto and Manual clock setting procedures are necessary when . . . – a power outage of more than 3 minutes occurs.
INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Auto Clock Set 4 At the Clock Set display, press PUSH JOG . The Clock Set display blinks and clock setting begins. % 3 SET CLOCK AUTOMATICALLY ● If the Just Clock channel position isn't set to the channel position on which Auto Clock data is received, "Err"(or) appears, and then the display from step 2 reappears.
PLAYBACK The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme. W RE FF PLAY Basic Playback STOP/EJECT 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 0 FIND PROGRAMME START POINT If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW. To go forward, press FF. .
PLAYBACK (cont.) Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Press PAUSE again. or % During still picture, press and hold PUSH JOG Release to return to still picture. . To resume normal playback, press PLAY. Variable-Speed Search Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the TV PROG. buttons to correct the picture.
Manual Tracking Repeat Playback Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG. buttons. Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 20 times repeatedly. 1 2 3 OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING Press on the remote to engage manual tracking. ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY Press TV PROG. + or – to adjust tracking.
PLAYBACK (cont.) Index Search Remote A/B Code Switching Your recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC video recorders independently; one set to respond to the remote control’s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals.
RECORDING TV signals being received by the recorder’s built-in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. You can “capture” a TV programme using your video recorder. Basic Recording PA U SE TV PROG. PLAY 1 6 3 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TV/VIDEO NUMBER 1 2 STOP/EJECT RD RE CO SP /L P q 0 TV PROG. SP/LP PLAY PAUSE RECORD STOP 3 1 5 6 LOAD A CASSETTE Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.
RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording Time Indication Recording Features You can check the exact time of a recording. TV PROG. 1 q 6 COUNTER RESET CO RE 2 SET COUNTER DISPLAY Press DISPLAY so that a counter reading appears on the dispay panel. ● If you press DISPLAY again, clock display appears. RESET COUNTER Press C. RESET before starting recording or playback. RD ● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs.
TIMER RECORDING Information On ShowView The following procedures do not apply to the A230E and the A430E. 6 NOTE: “Guide Prog. Number” refers to the assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for ShowView timer recording. IMPORTANT Perform the following procedure after the channel setting steps on pages 6 and 22 – 23, and after the Clock Set procedure on page 7. After setting the Guide Prog.
Press OK, and "– –" appears. Then, using the NUMBER keys, input the ShowView number (found in most TV listings) of a program scheduled to be broadcast on each station on the list from step 1, starting at the top. If you enter the wrong number, press CANCEL and input the correct number. If you already know the Guide Prog. number for a station . . . 1– After step 3, press PUSH JOG . ● The Guide Prog. number begins blinking. 2– Enter the Guide Prog.
ShowView Timer Recording ShowView Timer Recording is not available in models A230E and A430E. Before performing ShowView Timer Recording, see “Information on ShowView” on page 15. Turn on the recorder first and perform the following steps. 1 2 ACCESS TIMER PROGRAMMING DISPLAY Press PROG. ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER Press the NUMBER keys to enter the ShowView number of a programme you wish to record. ● If you make a mistake, press CANCEL and then input the correct number.
TIMER RECORDING(cont.) Regular Timer Programming 6 Remember, the clock must be set before you can programme the timer (Z pg. 7). Turn on the recorder first and perform the following steps. 1 2 ● If you own the A230E or A430E ... ... skip to step 3. ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLAY SP ● The PDC/VPS indicator ( ) only appears with the A237E and the A437E. If you're not receiving PDC/ VPS, press NUMBER key "7" to set to "OFF" so that the indicator disappears (Z pg. 19).
Check And Cancel Programmes 1 2 ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLAY Press PROG CHECK. The recording start and stop times appear on the front display panel. Then press OK and the date and the channel position appear. Each time you press PROG CHECK the next program’s information appears. If All Information Is Correct . . . . . . programming is completed. If You Wish To Revise Data . . . . . . with the recorder's power turned on, go to step 2. If You Wish To Cancel A Program . . . . . .
EDITING You can use your video recorder as the source player or the recording deck. Edit To Or From Another 1 Video Recorder 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TV PROG. 3 4 3 1 Connect the player’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector. When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source Player . . . . . . connect its AV1 IN/OUT connector to the recording deck. When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording Deck . . . . . . you can use the AV1 IN/OUT or AV2 IN connectors.
Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder. 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NUMBER "0" TV PROG. 3 4 3 1 Your recorder Recorder Cable adapter AUDIO OUT Camcorder Player VIDEO OUT Audio/Video signals MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE ● If you're using the AV1 IN/OUT connector . . . . . .
USING THE CONFIRMATION DISPLAY Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Channel Set. 1 2 Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds. "AUTO" appears on the front display panel. ACCESS CONFIRMATION DISPLAY Press PUSH JOG%fi to select “MANU”(AL), then press OK. The Confirmation display appears. SELECT POSITION 6 Press CH SET. ● To input the station name, see page 23. ● To change positions, see "Change Station Channel Position".
3 ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary. 1 2 3 4 % Press CH SET. Set Stations (A) SELECT ITEM 4 1 SELECT NEW STATION SWITCH STATIONS 2 Press CH SET. SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE Press PUSH JOG%fi until the channel you want to tune is displayed. ACCESS MANUAL CH. SET DISPLAY Press OK three times. The Manual Ch. Set display appears. Press OK. ● "OFF" (decoder setting) appears only with A233E or A433E. ● Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary. RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLAY Press CH SET.
TV STATION AND ID LIST ID* STATION NAME ID* STATION NAME 1000 3SAT ADLT ANT3 ARD ARTE BBC BBC1 BBC2 BR3 C+ C1 CAN5 CH4 CH5 CHLD CINE CLUB CMT CNN CSUR DISC DR DRS DSF ETB1 ETB2 EURO EUSP FEMM FILM FNET FR2 FR3 GALA HR3 INFO ITA1 ITA7 ITV JSTV KA2 KAB1 KAN2 LOCA M6 MBC MCM MDR MOVE MTV MTV3 N3 N-TV NBC NDR NED1 NED2 NED3 NEWS NRK ODE ORF1 TV1000 3SAT ADULT ANTENA3 ARD ARTE BBC GROUP BBC1 BBC2 BAYERN3 CANAL PLUS PORTUGUSES CANALE5 CHANNEL4 CHANNEL5 CHILD CINEMA TELECLUB CMT CNN ANDALUCIA DISCOVERY D
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 video recorder off for repair. POWER SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. No power is applied to the recorder. ● The mains power cord is disconnected. Connect the mains power cord. 2. The clock is functioning properly, but the recorder cannot be powered.
TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) 3. Tape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. ● The source (another video recorder, camcorder) has not been properly connected. ● All necessary power switches have not been turned on. ● The input mode is not correct. Confirm that the source is properly connected. ● The camcorder has not been properly connected. ● The input mode is not correct. Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected. Set the input mode to “AU”.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING 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. When I pause and then resume a recording, the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the beginning of the continuation of recording. Why does this happen? A. This is normal. It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points.
INDEX List Of Terms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms. The first page on which the term appears is listed. Most terms appear more than once in the instruction manual. A A/B Code Switch ............................................. Z pg. 12 A-Code Signals ................................................ Z pg. 12 Aerial ................................................................ Z pg. 3 Auto Channel Set .............................................. Z pg.
FRONT VIEW 1 3 2 OPERATE 4 5 6 TIMER TV PROG D W SP LP I T R EP 7 1 OPERATE Button (Z pg. 3) 2 TIMER Button (Z pg. 18) 3 Cassette Loading Slot 4 REWIND Button (Z pg. 9) 5 PLAY Button (Z pg. 9) 6 FAST-FORWARD Button (Z pg. 9) 7 Infrared Beam Receiving Window 8 Display Panel (Z pg. 31) D M q SP/LP 6 VIDEO 8 90 ! @ # 9 SP/LP Button (Z pg. 13) [A430E, A433E, A437E] COUNTER RESET Button (Z pg. 14) [A230E, A233E, A237E] 0 TV PROG. +/– Button (Z pg. 6) ! RECORD Button (Z pg.
INDEX (cont.) 1 % ^ 1 2 3 4 CH SET A B OPERATE STORE CLOCK DISPLAY 2 1 2 3 ADD TIME 4 5 6 DAILY WEEKLY 9 7 8 C.RESET AUX CANCEL 0 START STOP TIMER TV PROG. DATE EXPRESS PROGRAMMING AUDIO MONITOR TV/VIDEO TV VCR (MONITOR) PROG C HECK 1 G PRO TV VOL. 3 OK PUSH JOG & * ( ) q w e r t y u i o p Q W E R CH SET Button (Z pg. 6) REVIEW Button (Z pg. 11) A/B CODE Switch (Z pg. 12) CLOCK Button (Z pg. 7) Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover.
DISPLAY PANEL 1 2 4 3 D W SP LP I T R EP M D 7 8 90 ! 1 and 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators PLAY: REVERSE PLAY: FF: STILL: FORWARD SLOW: REW: STILL: REVERSE SLOW: FF VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH: RECORD: REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH: RECORD PAUSE: 5 6 VIDEO @ # 3 Start Time/Stop Time Indicator (Z pg. 18) 4 PDC/VPS Indicator (Z pg. 17) [A237E, A437E only] 5 ”DAILY” Program Mark (Z pg. 18) 6 ”WEEKLY” Program Mark (Z pg. 18) 7 ”Cassette Loaded” Mark 8 Instant Timer Recording (Z pg.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement : Power consumption : Temperature Operating : Storage : Operating position : Dimensions (WxHxD) : Weight : Format : Maximum recording time (SP) : (LP) [A430E, A433E, A437E only] VIDEO/AUDIO Signal system Recording system Signal-to-noise ratio Horizontal resolution Frequency range Input/Output AC 220 – 240 V`, 50/60 Hz 20 W 5°C to 40°C –20°C to 60°C Horizontal only 400 x 94 x 338 mm 4.
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