ENGLISH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST HR-J231MS 2 Safety Precautions .................................... 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections ................................... 3 Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 4 Select Television System .......................... 4 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 On-Screen Displays ................................. 5 Tuner Set .................................................. 6 Clock Set .............................................
EN 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 1 Aerial terminal 2 RF Cable (provided) TV Aerial Cable AV-IN terminals 3 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. Basic Connections Back of TV EN 3 AV Cable (not provided) CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” (Z pg. 28).
EN INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) The video recorder sends picture and sound signals via the RF connecting cable to your TV on UHF channel 36. Tune The TV To Your Video 1 Recorder 3 2 5/8 OPERATE q 2 3 Back of VCR TEST G K RF 4 TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. SELECT OUTPUT MODE Set the TEST/System switch on the back of the recorder to TEST. SET TV CHANNEL Set your TV to the video channel (UHF channel 36). Two white bars appear on screen vertically.
INITIAL SETTINGS EN You can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF. Messages appear in the language you select. Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure. On-Screen Displays Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 1 2 3 2 TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. SELECT LANGUAGE Press OSD( ). The Language screen appears. Place the pointer next to the language of your choice by pressing TV PROG.
EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Once stored, you can call them up with the TV PROG. buttons without going through any vacant channels. Tuner Set 1 OK Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 3 2 5/8 STORE TV PR CH SET O G . OPERATE q 2 3 TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. ACCESS CHANNEL SET MODE SELECT SCREEN Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds.
EN 6 Delete A Stored Channel SELECT POSITION Press TV PROG.5/∞ until an open position in which you want to store a channel appears, then press OK. SELECT NUMBER TV PROG. 1 1 [TV PROG5∞] = [CH SET] :EXIT 7 STORE CHANNEL If fine tuning is not necessary, simply press STORE. For fine tuning adjustment, press TV PROG.5/∞ until the picture becomes clearer, then press STORE. TV PROG.
EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) OK Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored 3 2 5/8 1 STORE TV PR CH SET O G . OPERATE q OPERATE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OK 1 9 2 3 4 0 TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. ACCESS CHANNEL SET MODE SELECT SCREEN Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds. The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears. SELECT MODE Press TV PROG.5/∞ to place the pointer next to "FINE TUNING", then press OK. SELECT CHANNEL Press TV PROG.
EN 9 Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure. Clock Set OPERATE Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 3 2 q 5/8 1 2 3 TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. ACCESS MODE SELECT SCREEN Press CLOCK. SELECT MODE Press TV PROG.5/∞ to place the pointer next to "CLOCK SET", then press OK. The Clock Set screen appears.
EN 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. Basic Playback 1 AY PL 3 2 5/8 ST O P/ EJ EC T COLOUR SYSTEM RE W q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is point toward the recorder.
EN Playback Features Take advantage of special functions possible with the recorder’s controls or the remote control. Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 2 PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the TV PROG. buttons to correct the picture. ACTIVATE FRAME-BY-FRAME PLAYBACK High-Speed Search 1 Press FF for forward high-speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search. ● For short searches, press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds.
EN PLAYBACK (cont.) FF Instant ReView AY PL 3 2 5/8 NOTES: ● Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged. ● Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). STOP RE W q Simply by pressing a single button, the recorder power comes on, rewinds, and begins playback of the last timer-recorded programme. If you have several programmes recorded, you can easily access any of them. 1 REVIEW ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW Press REVIEW.
EN 13 Tape Position Indicator Counter Memory The tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the Stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search. The position of “5” in relation to “0” (beginning) or “+” (end) shows you where you are on the tape. ”O.S.D.” (Z pg. 5) must be set to “ON”, or the indicator will not appear. Returns to the counter reading of “0:00:00” to conveniently find a specific place on the tape automatically.
EN 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 1 PLAY RECORD Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 3 2 5/8 ST O P/ EJ EC T q NUMBER SP/LP/EP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COLOUR SYSTEM TV PROG. 2 3 4 5 6 0 TV PROG. LOAD A CASSETTE Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.
EN Record One Programme While Watching Another Recording Features 1 3 2 O RECORD PR TV DISPLAY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T ESE ● The programme selected with the TV’s channel controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the TV PROG. button(s) is recorded on the tape. You can check the exact time of a recording. 2 SET COUNTER DISPLAY Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel. ● Pressing the button changes the type of display: Channel, Clock or Counter.
EN TIMER RECORDING Timer Programming 1 Remember, the clock must be set before you can programme the timer (Z pg. 9). 3 2 q Before performing the following steps: ● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will come on automatically. ● Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). ● Select the appropriate colour system by pressing the COLOUR SYSTEM button.(Z pg. 20) 5/8 2 ACCESS MODE SELECT SCREEN Press PROG. ACCESS TIMER PROGRAMMING SCREEN Press TV PROG.
EN 6 ENTER CHANNEL POSITION Press TV PROG.5/∞ to select the channel you wish to record. – P1– START 21:00 = STOP 22:00 2 SP DATE TV PROG. 25.12 1 [1–6] [TV PROG5∞] [PROG./CLOCK] :NEXT 7 8 9 SET TAPE SPEED Press SP/LP/EP to set the tape speed. ● For each additional programme, press PROG. and repeat steps 3 – 7. RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press PROG. as many times as necessary to return to normal screen. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE Press TIMER. To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . . . . .
EN EDITING You can use your video recorder as the source player or the recording deck. Edit To Or From Another 1 Video Recorder 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 0" R" E MB Connect the player’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector. SET RECORDING DECK’S INPUT MODE Set to AUX. With this video recorder, press NUMBER Key "0" or TV PROG.."AU" will appear instead of a channel number. START SOURCE PLAYER Engage its Play mode. START RECORDING DECK Engage its Record mode.
EN Edit From A Camcorder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ER MB NU "0" You can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder. 1 2 3 4 MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE Press NUMBER key “0”. “AU” appears in place of a channel number. START CAMCORDER Engage its Play mode. START RECORDER Engage its Record mode.
EN INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the recorder's front panel to select the colour system. Pressing this button changes the mode as illustrated on the left. The On-Screen display will show which mode is selected. Mode 8 COLOUR SYSTEM E AUTO Mode Display Description NTSC 3.58 AUTO (Colour Signal) Usually set to this mode.
EN 21 Playback This recorder can play back all 3 types of recorded tape. Recorded tape PAL HR-J231MS Playback circuit Multi-system receiver PAL MESECAM MESECAM Built-in RFconverter G, K NTSC[PAL NTSC PAL (B/G, D/K) RF OUT NTSC 3.58 MHz Multi-system monitor Manual switching Manual switching NTSC 4.43 MHz VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT PAL SECAM NTSC 3.58 NTSC 4.
EN 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.
EN 23 RECORDING SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Recording cannot be started. ● There is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its Record Safety tab removed. Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, reseal the slot where the tab was removed. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded. ● “AU” has been selected as the input mode. Set to the desired channel. 3. Tape-to-tape editing is not possible. ● The source (another video recorder, camcorder) has not been properly connected.
EN 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 EN 25 FRONT VIEW 1 3 45 6 2 OPERATE 3 2 OK CH SET AUTO SP/LP INTELLIGENT TIMER PICTURE REC PLAY TV PROG SP LP NTSC q M TIMER 7 89 1 2 3 4 5 OPERATE Button (Z pg. 4) Cassette Loading Slot CH SET Button (Z pg. 6) Rewind [REW] Button (Z pg. 10) PLAY Button (Z pg. 10) OK Button (Z pg. 5) 6 Fast Forward [FF] Button (Z pg. 10) 7 AUTO SP/LP TIMER Button (Z pg. 17) 8 AUTO SP/LP TIMER Indicator (Z pg. 17) 5/8 COLOUR SYSTEM STORE ! 0 @ $ % # INTELLIGENT PICTURE Indicator (Z pg.
EN INDEX (cont.) DISPLAY PANEL 1 2 3 5 SP LP REC PLAY 4 NTSC M TIMER 67 8 1 2 3 4 PLAY Indicator (Z pg. 10) REC Indicator (Z pg. 14) NTSC Indicator (Z pg. 20) Tape Speed Indicators (Z pg. 14) 5 6 7 8 Clock/Counter/Channel Display (Z pg. 6) ”Cassette Loaded” Mark Counter Memory Indicator (Z pg. 13) ”Timer” Indicator (Z pg.
EN REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ # $ % Buttons shown in white ( JVC TVs. Press and hold TV button while pressing OPERATE, TV PROG.+ / –, TV/ VIDEO OPERATE DISPLAY PROG. TV/VIDEO PICTURE CLOCK 1 2 3 START STOP DATE 4 5 6 ADD DAILY(M-F) WEEKLY 8 9 7 AUX 0 TV TIMER CANCEL OK C.RESET C.MEMORY VOL. TV PROG. PUSH JOG ^ & * ( ) q w e r t y u i o REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover.
EN SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement Rating : Operating : Power consumption : Temperature Operating : Storage : Operating position : Dimensions (WxHxD) : Weight : Format : Maximum recording time (SP) : (LP) (EP) VIDEO/AUDIO Signal system Recording system Signal-to-noise ratio Horizontal resolution Frequency range Input/Output AC 110 – 240 V`, 50/60 Hz AC 090 – 260 V`, 50/60 Hz 17 W 5°C to 40°C –20°C to 60°C Horizontal only 400 x 94 x 276 mm 3.6 kg VHS standard 240 min.
