JVC HR-D540EE - Instant Timer Recording; Real Time Tape Counter

| CONVENIENT FACILINES RELATED TO RECORDING
REALTIME TAPE COUNTER
Unlike usual tape counters which show tape locations in numbers, this realtime tape counter shows tape time precisely in hours,
minutes and seconds in all modes. The counter resets automatically when a cassette is inserted.
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ELAPSED RECORDING TIME INDICATION
When you need to know the exact time of a recording, press
the C. RESET button before starting recording or playback.
The counter will be reset to “OH 00M 00s" and show the exact
elapsed time as the tape runs.
Note:
® The indicated remaining time is approximate.
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COUNTER MEMORY FUNCTION
Press the C. RESET button at a point which you may wish
to locate later.
© The counter will read “OH 0Om 00s”.
Press the C. MEMORY button. (M] will appear on the FDP.
Hi Press the ~t<4 (or ®P-) button when you need to return to
the designated point.
© The tape will rewind (or fast forward) and stop at about
“OH 00m 00s” automatically.
© The Counter Memory function can also be used in
conjunction with the Memory Play function (page 11).
REMAINING TAPE TIME INDICATION
The tape counter can be switched to display the remaining tape
time.
© Press the DISPLAY button @ to obtain the REMAIN tape
time indication in hours and minutes on the FDP.
RETAKE FUNCTION
While in the Record-Pause mode, pressing the »® or <<
button initiates normal-speed search in the corresponding
direction. Releasing the button engages the Record-Pause
mode. tf you have recorded unnecessary material because of
having engaged the Record-Pause mode too late, use this
function to return to the position where you want the next
recording to start. Then, simply press the m button when you
want to re-start recording.
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| INSTANT TIMER RECORDING
24-HOUR TIMER
The 24-Hour Timer Recording feature allows unattended automatic starting and stopping of the recording of a single programme
which starts within a 24-hour periad.
Preparation
1. Insert a cassette with its safety tab in place. The recorder turns on automatically.
2. Select the channel you wish to record from.
Setting the timer
@ Press the START button ® to engage the 24-Hour Instant
Timer Set mode. The following appears on the FDP with the
current time.
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@ Each pressing delays the START time by 30 minutes
e For a more precise time setting, use the SELECT and
SET buttons.
After reaching the desired START time, press the REC/TR
button the required number of times to set the desired
length of recording time.
© For a more precise time setting, use the SELECT and
SET buttons.
After confirming the START time and recording length,
press the OPERATE button.
@ “{TR” remains on the FDP and the 24-Hour Instant Timer
Standby mode will automatically engaged.
® If the programme has not been correctly preset, the “ITR"
indicator will blink for about 10 seconds when the
OPERATE button is pressed. Recheck the programmed
data.
Notes:
© At each step of the timer setting procedure, if no data is
entered within 10 seconds, the 24-Hour Timer Set mode is
cancelled, and the current time is displayed.
® To cancel the 24-Hour Timer Set mode, press the CANCEL
button once or twice depending on the setting status.
@ 24-Hour Timer Recording has priority aver other timer
programme settings; therefore, no other programmes, set
for timer recording, will be recorded until 24-Hour Timer
Recording has been executed.
OFF-TIMER
© Start recording as described on page 13.
After you start recording, the recorder can be set to stop automatically after a certain period of time. Use this facility for starting a
recording before you go to bed or leave home.
I Press the REC/ITR button white recording (or twice if in the
Stop mode).
@ The foltowing indication will appear on the FDP, to show
that the recorder is recording in the Instant Timer
Recording mode and power will switch off after 30
minutes.
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@ Each time the REC/ITR button is pressed, recording time
increases by 30 minutes to a maximum of 4 hours. If the
REC/ITR button is pressed again, the Normal Recording
mode will be entered.
e For a more precise time setting, use the SELECT and
SET buttons to set to the exact time required (possible
up to 4 hours and 59 minutes).
Notes:
@ While recording is in progress, the displayed time counts
down; when 0:00 is reached, the Record mode is released
after 10 seconds and the power is switched off.
@ If you want to stop recording after having started recording
in the Instant Timer Record mode, press the STOP/EJECT
button.
@ If instant timer recording is engaged while the unit is in the
Pause mode, the timer will count down normally, but
recording will not begin until the PLAY button is pressed.
© When the Instant Timer Record-Pause mode continues for
fonger than 5 minutes, the mode is released and power is
switched off.
e If you want to check the elapsed time (Realtime Counter
reading) on the FDP while performing Instant Timer
Recording, press the DISPLAY button to obtain the desired
indication. After about 5 seconds, the indicator will return to
the ITR mode and the remaining time indication will reappear
automatically.
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