ENGLISH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J73MS PULL-OPEN REC SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 WIRELESS MIC OPERATE OPERATE MIC VOLUME OK SP/LP/EP TIMER COLOUR SYSTEM ECHO TV PROG. CH SET STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND RECORDING 1 MIC 2 AUDIO MONITOR BLANK WIRELESS SEARCH MIC SYSTEM WIDE QUALITY ECHO TV PROG.
Table of Contents Thank you for purchasing this JVC video cassette recorder. To ensure optimum performance of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly. Precautions Safety precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. Precautions ........................................................................... 2 Controls, Indicators and Terminals ....................................... 4 Installations ............................................................
• This recorder can also receive SECAM colour television signals for recording and playback. • Recordings made of SECAM television signals produce monochrome pictures if played back on another video recorder of SECAM standard, or do not produce normal colour pictures if played back on another video recorder of PAL standard. • SECAM prerecorded cassettes or recordings made with a SECAM video recorder produce monochrome pictures when played back with this recorder.
Controls, Indicators and Terminals Front panel REC SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 WIRELESS MIC OPERATE MIC VOLUME OK SP/LP/EP TIMER COLOUR SYSTEM ECHO TV PROG. CH SET STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND RECORDING AUDIO MONITOR BLANK WIRELESS SEARCH MIC ECHO TV PROG.
Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) Display panel 1 Karaoke multi level indicator 2 PLAY indicator 3 REC indicator 4 NTSC indicator 5 Tape speed (SP/LP) indicator 6 Switchable display • Channel • Clock • Instant timer recording time • Real time tape counter 7 TIMER indicator 8 Counter memory indicator 9 Cassette loaded mark 1 2 3 Power cord 4 5 Antenna input terminal 6 RF output terminal 7 RF output system select switch 8 MIC Frequency Adjustment screws 9 RF test output
Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) Wireless remote control You can use these buttons to operate your JVC TV. Installing Batteries 1 KARAOKE CONTROL buttons Z p.21 2 3 PROG/CLOCK button Z p.16 4 5 SP/LP/EP/Auto tracking 7/J button Z p.12 6 7 MIC/TV volume +/– button 8 OPERATE button 9 o button Audio monitor/TV sound mute n/o 0 INDEX MARK/ERASE buttons Z p.13 ! Multi-Purpose NUMBER buttons @ Timer, O.S.D.
Installations Make sure that the power to the video cassette recorder and TV is off before making the following connections. Connection A R Connection B Connection A (basic) In order to use the video cassette recorder it must be connected between the antenna and the TV. 1 Connect your TV antenna cable to the video cassette recorder’s antenna input terminal.
Installations (cont’d) Setting the video channel To watch videos on your TV, it must be set to the same UHF channel as the video cassette recorder. This channel is used as the video channel. This video cassette recorder has been preset to UHF channel E36. Setting the On-screen 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. 1 2 Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder. button.
Setting the Clock Setting the Tuner Since your video recorder bases all of its timer recording start and stop “decisions” on the time kept by its built-in clock, accurate setting of this clock is crucial for proper timer recording results. Each entry must be made within 10 seconds of the previous entry. Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure. Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes.
The Video Cassette Setting the Tuner (cont’d) Delete A Stored Channel 1 2 Inserting a cassette Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder. REC SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 WIRELESS MIC OPERATE MIC VOLUME OK SP/LP/EP TIMER COLOUR SYSTEM ECHO TV PROG. CH SET STORE KEY CONTROL Press and hold CH SET button for more than 2 seconds. SINGING AND RECORDING AUDIO MONITOR BLANK WIRELESS SEARCH MIC ECHO TV PROG.
B.E.S.T . Picture System The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible recording and playback pictures. The default setting for both recording and playback is “ON”. Recording 1 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. L The recorder power comes on automatically. 2 Press OSD button and the language screen appears. (To change the language, Z p.
Playback Variable-speed/High-speed search, still playback/frame advance/ forward slow motion Basic operations Turn on the TV: Select VIDEO channel (or AV mode). Play button COLOUR SYSTEM button During Playback: REC SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 WIRELESS MIC OPERATE MIC VOLUME OK SP/LP/EP TIMER COLOUR SYSTEM ECHO TV PROG. CH SET STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND RECORDING 1 MIC AUDIO MONITOR 2 BLANK WIRELESS SEARCH MIC SYSTEM WIDE QUALITY ECHO TV PROG.
Playback (cont’d) Wide quality Use this function to improve image contrast which tends to degrade especially with wide-screen TVs. During Playback: 1 Press WIDE QUALITY button on the recorder. L The button will light in “green”. L Pressing the button again turns off the light. L Turn on/off the light according to the type of playback picture you want. L The setting will remain effective even though you turn on/off the recorder.
Recording Basic operations Instant timer recording (off timer) You can start a recording and then set the recorder to shut off automatically after a set duration. Record button During record: REC SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 WIRELESS MIC OPERATE MIC VOLUME OK SP/LP/EP TIMER COLOUR SYSTEM ECHO TV PROG. CH SET 1 Press Record ¶ button on the recorder. “REC” indicator blinks and “0:30” indications appear, advising that power will switch off after 30 minutes.
Recording (cont’d) Elapsed recording time indication When you need to know the exact time of a recording. 1 Press C.RESET button before starting recording or playback. L The counter will be reset to “0:00:00” and show the exact elapsed time as the tape runs. Usable cassettes recording times and their This video recorder can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes. However, it will record and play back regular VHS video signals only. It is not possible to play back a recorded Super VHS tape.
Timer Recording Before performing the following steps: L Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will come on automatically. L Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). L Select the appropriate colour system by pressing the COLOUR SYSTEM button. (Z p.25) COLOUR SYSTEM button 6 9 button to Press TV PROG. 8/9 select the channel you wish to record. -P1START 21 : 00 STOP 22 : 00 SP DATE TV PROG.
Timer Recording (cont’d) Check And Cancel Programmes 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 of Timer Recording to call up the Timer Programming screen. L If the recorder is in the Timer mode, first press TIMER button to exit the mode. 2 Press PROG. button until the programme you wish to call up appears. L Each time you press PROG. button the next programme’s information appears up to “P8” (Programme 8). L If you want to make a correction, use NUMBER buttons “1” to “6” and TV PROG. 8/9 button.
Karaoke Connecting to Hi-Fi stereo system Aerial or Cable FM tuner ANT.IN (Aerial or Cable input) Stereo amplifier Back of Recorder AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR Television Speaker To aerial terminal Speaker VIDEO IN If you have a Hi-Fi stereo system, you can connect your video recorder to it so that the sound can be heard through your Hi-Fi system.
Karaoke (cont’d) Microphone Two microphones are provided. One can be used as a wireless microphone, another one can be used as wireless or wired microphone. How To Use To use as a wired microphone MIC select switch FREQ. screw 1 Insert the connector cable to the end of the Microphone as illustrated and turn it clockwise to fix. 2 Set the MIC select switch to “WD. (Wired)”.
Karaoke (cont’d) The Karaoke Control Centre on the recorder’s front panel gives you direct access song search, and sound volume/ echo control. The provided microphone can also be used as a wireless microphone. Preparation To use the microphone as a wireless microphone You need to connect the provided FM feeder cable to the recorder. 1 While you press the lever, connectors, insert the provided FM feeder cable into the connectors. 2 Release the lever.
Karaoke (cont’d) 4 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To use as a wireless microphone”. (Z p.19) 5 Press the recorder’s WIRELESS MIC button to make the indicator light. SEARCH SYSTEM button REC WIRELESS MIC button SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 Play button WIRELESS MIC OPERATE MIC VOLUME OK SP/LP/EP TIMER COLOUR SYSTEM ECHO TV PROG. CH SET STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND RECORDING 1 MIC 2 AUDIO MONITOR BLANK WIRELESS SEARCH MIC SYSTEM WIDE QUALITY REC SEARCH SYSTEM MIC 1/2 ECHO TV PROG.
Karaoke (cont’d) Key control Volume adjustment You can adjust the sound of your Karaoke tape to better match your voice. 1 To raise the key, press i button. To lower the key, press I button. Ajust the microphone volume as necessary. 1 Turn the MIC VOLUME control up or down. Loud L Every time the i (or I) button is pressed, the music’s key is raised (or lowered) by one level. The key can be raised by a maximum of 6 levels, or lowered by a maximum of 6 levels. MIC VOLUME ECHO TV PROG.
Karaoke (cont’d) Direct access song search (blank search) This function gives you direct access to the start of the next tune to be sung by searching for the blank portion between tunes. During Stop: 1 Press SEARCH SYSTEM button so that the BLANK indicator lights. L Pressing SEARCH SYSTEM button switches the Search system, BLANK or INDEX. (For INDEX search, Z p.13) 2 Press g or f button.
Editing Editing to/from another recorder Editing from a camcorder Player Recorder Audio/Video signals Editing Cable Audio/Video signals Recorder AUDIO OUT EDIT VIDEO CHANNEL TV Receiver VIDEO OUT Player Camcorder Preparation Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO and VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s AUDIO and VIDEO IN connectors. 1 Select the recorder’s external input mode by pressing NUMBER button “0”. “AU” will appear instead of a channel number. 2 Put the camcorder in the Play mode.
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 below. An indicator on the screen will show which mode is selected. Off-air recording The built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving D/K, I broadcasts.
Information on Multi-System Compatibility (cont’d) Playback This recorder can play back all 3 types of recorded tape. HR-J73MS Recorded tape PAL Playback circuit Multi-system receiver MESECAM Built-in RF converter RF OUT Multi-system monitor NTSC VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Notes: When viewing NTSC tapes on a PAL TV set: • The picture may shrink vertically with black bars appearing at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction on the part of the video recorder nor the TV.
Troubleshooting POWER AND TAPE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS Symptoms No power is applied to the recorder. Clock is functioning properly, but the recorder cannot be powered. Tape stops during rewind or fast-forward. Check point L Is the power cord disconnected? – Connect it. L Is “TIMER” displayed on the display panel? – Press the TIMER button to extinguish the display. L Is the C. MEMORY button pressed? – Press again to make “M” disappear from the display panel.
Troubleshooting (cont’d) OTHERS Symptoms Sound noise is heard during NICAM signal receiving. (There is no NICAM tuner in this VCR.) L Whistling or howling is heard from TV during camera recording. Channel cannot be switched. L Remote control does not function. L Index Search does not function properly. L L Check point Press the Pause/Still 8 button more than two seconds in accordance with step 5 of FINE TUNING. TV PROG. 1 * (Z p.10 Fine-tuning channels already stored.
HR-J73MS VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED COPYRIGHT C 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
