ENGLISH CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions .................................... 2 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-E939EG/EH INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections ................................... 3 Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 3 Connecting/Using A Decoder .................. 4 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 Tuner Set .................................................. 5 Clock Set ................................................. 7 PLAYBACK 9 Basic Playback .......................
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 Basic Connections 21-pin SCART connector Aerial terminal TV Aerial Cable 1 3 RF Cable (provided) 21-pin SCART Cable RF output channel adjustment screw Mains Power Cord 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. 2 Back of TV EN CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” (Z pg. 47).
EN 3 4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) NOTES: 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.
INITIAL SETTINGS EN Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. ATS+ (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. Tuner Set OPERATE Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). The following procedure describes how to select automatic channel setting.
EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 The stations your recorder PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 ARD 08 C26 E-SP located appear on a 02 C08 SKY1 09 55 WEST Confirmation screen — 03 10 ZDF 10 C24 SAT1 04 C65 RAI1 11 C23 OSF channel positions (PR), 05 C31 BBC1 12 C25 ESPN channels (CH) and station 06 C32 BBC2 13 C37 CNN 07 C33 3SAT 14 C35 names (ID– Z pg. 40). To [5∞ ] view the next page of the = : EDIT = [CANCEL] : DELETE listing, press PUSH [CH SET ] : EXIT JOG%fi .
EN Clock Set OPERATE Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 If you performed Auto Channel Set (Z pg. 5), 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 60 minutes occurs. – the tuner has been set manually. – the user desires to set the clock slightly ahead of the actual time.
EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Auto Clock Set 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 4 CK 5 6 7 8 9 CL O 2 0 4 3 1 OK PUSH JOG NOTES: AUTO CLOCK PLEASE WAIT JUST CLOCK: ON ● If "TV PR." isn't set to the TV PR. 1 channel position on which Auto Clock data is received, "ERROR" appears, and then the screen from step 2 reappears. To set "TV PR.
PLAYBACK EN 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 Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). TIME SCAN SHUTTLE AY PL • • • • • 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 (cont.) OR Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK OR During still picture, press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds, then release. Press and release again to return to still picture. Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the TV PROG. buttons to correct the picture. ● During still picture, the sound from the previous 3 seconds (approx.
EN 11 Manual Tracking NTSC 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 is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes. 1 2 3 OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING Press SP/LP ( tracking. ) on the remote to engage manual ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY Press TV PROG. + or – to adjust tracking.
EN PLAYBACK (cont.) Scene Finder Index Search This function helps you check contents of unlabeled recorded tapes at the touch of a single button. 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. REW FF 5 seconds 10 minutes on counter REW FF 5 seconds REW 10 minutes on counter NOTE: 5 seconds Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode.
EN Tape Remaining Time 1 Remote A/B Code Switching DISPLAY REMAINING TIME Press DISPLAY until the time remaining on the tape appears. ● By pressing the DISPLAY button, you can change the display to show the counter reading, tape remaining time, or clock time. NOTE: Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct. "- - : - -" may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.
EN PLAYBACK (cont.) Your recorder is equipped with the TimeScan function. TimeScan allows noise free pictures to be displayed on your TV screen in the forward and reverse search modes. Audio will be played back at normal speed during any of the TimeScan modes (Z pg. 15). TimeScan allows you to view a program in search mode while listening to the audio. TimeScan TIME SCAN SHUTTLE INDICATOR ● The TIME SCAN AUDIO switch must be set to "ON", or the sound will not be heard in TimeScan mode.
EN 15 TimeScan Names of special-effects playback Speed SP Speed LP Recorder's Time Scan shuttle indicator Audio output Reverse Forward Search Play Slow-Motion *Still -9x -7x -5x -3x -1x -1/6x -1/18x 0 1/18x -1/6x -1/18x 0 1/18x Orange Green Red Green Audio is output. Audio is not output. Audio is output. Audio is not output. -7x -3x Slow-Motion Play Search 1/6x 1x 2x 3x 5x 7x 9x 1/6x 1x 2x 5x 9x Orange Audio is output.
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. O EC EJ P/ 8 T • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • RECORD 2 PAUSE • • • TV PROG. 1 PLAY ST SP/LP Basic Recording 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TV/VIDEO NUMBER 2 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. ● The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder power comes on automatically.
EN B.E.S.T. Picture System Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised 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 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 • • • LOAD A CASSETTE Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.
EN RECORDING (cont.) PLAY NOTES: 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SE U PA RE CO RD • • • 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ATTENTION: Since the B.E.S.T. system works before recording actually starts, there is a delay of approximately 7 seconds after RECORD and PLAY on the remote are pressed, or RECORD on the recorder is pressed.
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 selected during Auto Channel Set (Z pg. 5). On-Screen Displays Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • OPERATE • • • 19 1 2 TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. ACCESS MODE SELECT SCREEN Press MODE. The O.S.D./ B.E.S.T. screen appears. O.S.D. : ON B.E.S.T.
EN RECORDING (cont.) Receiving Stereo And Bilingual Programmes Recording Features Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and, if you own the E939EH, a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) as well, making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds.
EN 21 Record One Programme While Watching Another 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 DISPLAY RECORD Hi-Fi REC LEVEL • • • If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . . . . . press TV/VIDEO. The recorder's VIDEO indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear. SELECT CHANNEL TO WATCH 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.
EN TIMER RECORDING Information On ShowView Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • NOTE: “Guide Prog. Number” (GUIDE PROG) 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 5 and 38 – 39, and after the Clock Set procedure on page 7. After setting the Guide Prog.
EN 4 4 5 ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER Press OK, and a cursor appears above “GUIDE 12345 5 PROG”. Then, using the GUIDE PROG TV PROG NUMBER keys, input the 1 1 ShowView number (found in most TV listings) of a program scheduled to be [0 – 9] = broadcast on each station on the list from step 1, When entering a ShowView starting at the top. If you number for ARD enter the wrong number, press CANCEL and input the correct number. When Using A Satellite Tuner Satellite Antenna Ex. 1 Aerial or Cable Ex.
EN TIMER RECORDING(cont.) During ShowView and regular timer programming, the IllumiGuide feature tells you which button on the remote control must be pressed next by lighting it up. To use this feature, press ILLUMI GUIDE before performing step 1. (PROG., REW, PLAY, FF light up at this time.) ShowView Timer Recording If you aren't going to use the Illumi-Guide feature, go directly to step 1. Before performing ShowView timer recording: ● Be sure to read "Information On ShowView" (Z pg. 22).
SP/LP EN 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 ACCESS SHOWVIEW PROGRAM SCREEN Press OK, and the ShowView Program screen appears (if you’re just starting out, “P1” appears). – P1 – SHOWVIEW 12345678 START 21 : 00 SP = DATE ● If the number you 25. 12 entered is invalid, “ERROR” appears. Press :OK CANCEL and input a valid ShowView number.
EN TIMER RECORDING(cont.) Regular Timer Programming If you don’t know the SowView number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer-record the programme. Or you can use the Illumi-Guide feature, where the remote control tells you which button to press next by lighting it up. To use the Illumi-Guide feature, press ILLUMI GUIDE before performing step 1. (PROG., REW, PLAY, FF light up at this time.
SP/LP EN 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TIMER • • • 5 AI LY 2 2 D 1 :PDC/VPS 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WEEKLY 6 TIMER 0 27 ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME Press STOP +/– to enter the time you want recording to stop. ● If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, the following buttons remain lit: START +/–, STOP +/–, DATE +/–, and TV PROG. +/–. ENTER PROGRAMME DATE Press DATE +/–. (The current date appears on screen. The date you enter appears in its place.
EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Auto SP/LP Timer Check And Cancel Programmes 1 . 2 ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN Press PROG CHECK. Each time you press the next program’s information appears. ● Press OK and watch the front display panel as the Start and Stop times, the Date and the Channel Position appear. ● If the recorder is turned on and the TV is set to its VIDEO mode, you can check program information on screen as well. If All Information Is Correct . . . . . . programming is completed.
REMOTE CONTROL EN DISPLAY Multi-Brand Remote Control OPERATE Your remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, other manufacturer’s TVs can also be controlled by setting the appropriate switch on the remote control. Before you start . . . ● Turn on the TV using its remote control. ● Set the remote control’s TV/VCR switch to TV. NOTE: If your TV is a JVC, you don’t have to set the code in step 1. Go to step 2.
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 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
EN Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder. 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NUMBER "0" 3 1 31 2 3 4 MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. ● Use the L connector for monaural connection. ● When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder is used, the camcorder is capable of controlling the recorder.
EN EDITING (cont.) Random Assemble Editing This function makes it easier to create edited videos when your video recorder is used as the source player in combination with another JVC video recorder equipped with a Remote PAUSE Connector. You can pre-program up to 8 scenes or “cuts” for automatic editing in the sequence you have specified. You can also perform Random Assemble Editing with a second non-JVC recorder. Z pg. 33 1 R.A.
EN 8 9 10 Find the point where you want the edited scene to end by pressing PUSH JOG or using the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial, then press IN/ OUT. =1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ● The edit-out point is registered in memory and appears on the screen. ● The total time of the edited scenes is displayed to the right of "(+)". ● Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each additional scene.
EN EDITING (cont.) Insert Editing Recorder Your recorder Insert editing replaces part of the recorded scene with new material. Both the picture and Hi-Fi audio soundtrack are replaced with new ones, while the normal audio soundtrack remains unchanged. If you wish to change the normal audio track as well, use the audio dubbing function simultaneously. Use your video recorder as the recorder.
PLAY INSERT EN 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ENGAGE INSERT EDITING Press INSERT. ● Your recorder enters the Insert-Pause mode. ● The TV screen changes from the still picture to the input source you are going to record. • • • A. DUB • • • 6 35 7 8 i START EDITING Load the source cassette and play back the segment that is to be inserted.
EN EDITING (cont.) Normal audio track Pre-recorded tape PLAY A. DUB Audio Dubbing Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack.
EN NOTES: ● When monitoring the sound during Audio Dubbing, the normal soundtrack is automatically selected. If you wish to hear the mixed sound (Hi-Fi + Normal soundtracks), press AUDIO MONITOR to select "L+R+NORM" (Z pg. 13). ● Audio dubbing stops automatically when the counter reaches "0:00:00", and the recorder enters the Play mode. Check the counter reading before dubbing. ● Audio dubbing is also possible using the rear panel AV1 IN/ OUT or AV2 IN connector.
EN USING THE CONFIRMATION SCREEN Store channels that were not stored during Auto Channel Set. SELECT MODE Press PUSH JOG%fi to select “MANUAL CH SET”, then press OK. The Confirmation screen appears. SELECT POSITION Press PUSH JOG%fi until an open position in which you want to store a channel begins blinking, then press OK. The Manual Ch. Set screen appears. % INPUT CHANNEL The number "01" appears blinking beneath "CH". Press the NUMBER keys to input the channel number you want to store.
EN Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored Set Stations (A) 4 % Press PUSH JOG%fi until the item you want begins blinking. Then press OK twice and the station’s name (ID) begins blinking. SELECT NEW STATION Press PUSH JOG%fi until the new station’s name (ID) you want to store begins blinking. Registered station names (Z pg. 40) appear as you press PUSH JOG%fi. SWITCH STATIONS Press OK. ● Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary. Press CH SET. 4 NOTE: First perform step 1 of the above procedure.
EN 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 DISCOVER
TROUBLESHOOTING EN 41 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 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 EN 43 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.
EN INDEX FRONT VIEW 1234 5 6 7 8 0 9 !@ # $ % REW SP/ LP SLO W 8 SLOW FF A.DUB INSERT OPERATE R.A.EDIT TIMER HEAD PHONE VOLUME • • • • • • 0• • • • Hi-Fi REC LEVEL • • • • • • • • • • 10 0 • • 10 VIDEO (MONO)L–AUDIO–R ^& * IN/OUT START TIME SCAN AUDIO ON OFF REMOTE PAUSE AUTO SP/LP D VIDEO REMAIN W +8 4 0 TIMER SP LP I T R EP D () qwe L M 6 10 –20dB NORM TV PROG/ JOG R SHUTTLE t y u io p r Open the lid to access covered connectors and buttons.
EN 45 REAR VIEW 23 1 4 5 L R AUDIO OUT ANT. IN AV2 IN/DECODER 32 AV2 SELECT / RF TEST 40 DECODER AV2 OFF ON R.A. EDIT AV1 IN/OUT RF OUT 7 8 6 1 2 3 4 5 Mains Power Cord (Z pg. 3) AUDIO OUT(L/R) Connectors (Z pg. 3) AV1 IN/OUT Connector (Z pg. 3) AV2 IN/DECODER Connector (Z pg. 4) ANT. IN Connector (Z pg. 3) 9 AV2 SELECT/RF TEST Switch (Z pg. 4) R.A.EDIT Connector (Z pg. 32) RF OUT Connector (Z pg. 3) RF Output Channel Adjustment Screw (Z pg.
EN INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A B OPERATE STORE CLOCK C.MEMORY DISPLAY MODE 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 TV/VIDEO TV (MONITOR) SCE N E FIN DER PROG C HEC K R . A . E D IT 1 VCR G PRO TV VOL. IN / 3 ST A OUT RT OK PUSH JOG I L L U MI G U I D E MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Y U I CH SET Button (Z pg. 5) REVIEW Button (Z pg. 11) A/B CODE Switch (Z pg. 13) CLOCK Button (Z pg.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement : Power consumption : Temperature Operating : Storage : Operating position : Dimensions (WxHxD) : Weight : Format : Maximum recording time (SP) : (LP) VIDEO/AUDIO Signal system Recording system Signal-to-noise ratio Horizontal resolution Frequency range Input/Output AC 220 – 240 V`, 50/60 Hz 24 W 5°C to 40°C –20°C to 60°C Horizontal only 465 x 105 x 353 mm 5.4 kg VHS PAL standard 240 min. with E-240 video cassette : 480 min.
EN HR-E939EG/EH VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED COPYRIGHT © 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
