JVC HR-D540EE - Controls, Indicators, and Connectors

{ CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS [Refer to diagrams on the front foldout page.|
Front panel
@ Cassette loading slot
Insert a VHS cassette. The door will close and the
“cassette loaded” indicator will appear on the FOP
(fluorescent display panel).
@ DIGITAL TRACKING indicator
Lights in the Digital Tracking mode.
Blinks while adjusting.
®@ Infrared beam receiving window
@ Mode indicators
> : Play mode
> oO : Stil/Slow-Motion mode
> © : Record mode
& 00 © : Record-Pause mode
@ Fluorescent Display Panel (FDP)
“Cassette loaded” indicator
Timer programming aids
Switchable display
@ Clock
© Timer start time
Switchable display
@ Channel position
@ Index number
@ AUX indicator (AU)
@ Child lock indicator
VPS indicator
Switchable display
© Timer stop time ,
@ instant timer recording time
@ Real channei
@ Realtime tape counter
@ Remaining tape time
®@ Go-To “time” entry
@ Date
Band indicator
Counter memory indicator
@ REC/ITR button
@ Press once to start recording.
@ Press twice to engage the Instant Timer Recording
mode.
® Also use to set the required recording time in the 24-Hour
Instant Timer Set mode.
@ STOP/EJECT button
® Press while in the Stop mode to eject the cassette.
@ Press while in other modes to stop the tape.
@ REW/FF/Shuttle Search buttons
@ Press while in the Stop made to rewind or fast-forward
the tape.
@ Press while in the Play mode for Shuttle Search in the
reverse or forward direction.
@ Press while in the Record-Pause mode to engage the
Retake mode. (See page 14.)
@ PLAY button
@ Press to play back - tape.
@ Press to cancel the Pause/Stil/Slow or Shuttle Search
mode. (See page 12.)
@ Press to start recording from the Record-Pause mode.
@ TV PROG. buttons
Press either button to scan to a desired channel.
@ OPERATE indicator
@® OPERATE button
Press to apply operating power to the recorder. The indi-
cator will light. Loading a cassette also turns the power on.
@ REPEAT switch
FULL REPEAT: To play back the entire tape repeatedly.
INDEX REPEAT: To piay back a segment between two
adjacent index codes. (See page 11.)
OFF: No repeat playback.
@ PAUSE/STILL/SLOW button
@ Press while in the Record mode to stop the tape
temporarily to avoid recording of unwanted material.
Press while in the Play mode to view a still picture.
@ The still picture can be advanced each time this button is
pressed.
@ Keep this button pressed for more than 2 seconds to
obtain slow-motion playback.
@ Press again to view a still picture.
@ Automatic Frequency Control switch (AFC)
Normally set to ON.
@ DISPLAY OFF button -
Press to make all indications on the FDP disappear when
they are not required; the display will show "-:--". Press
again to make the clock display reappear.
@ DISPLAY button
Press to switch the display among the realtime tape
counter, remaining tape time and date. Also press to
change the display from the Timer Set mode to the Clock
mode.
@® VPS/CH.SET button
This is a dual-function button.
@ as a CH.SET button — press to engage the Real Channel
mode.
@ as a VPS button — press to enter the VPS command
while in the Timer Set mode.
@ CANCEL/COUNTER RESET/SKIP button
This is a triple-function button.
@ as a CANCEL button — press to cancel the programmed
data in the Timer Set mode.
@ as a COUNTER RESET button — press to reset the
sealtime counter reading to "OH 00m 00s".
® as a SKIP button — press to skip unnecessary channels
in the Real Channel mode.
@ REPEAT/COUNTER MEMORY/STORE button
This is a tripie-function button.
® as a REPEAT button — press to enter the repeat
command in the Timer Set mode.
@ as a COUNTER MEMORY button — press to engage the
Counter Memory mode.
@ as a STORE button — press to store the tuned-in
channel in the Real Channel mode.
@ PROGRAM/CLOCK ADJUST button
Press to change the recorder’s made in the following order:
Clock mode, Timer Set mode, Clock Set mode, then return
to the Clock mode.
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@ SET/TRACKING/V. LOCK/FINE buttons (—/+)
These are quadruple-function buttons.
e as SET buttons — press to set the correct data in the
Clock Set or Timer Set mode.
e@ as TRACKING buttons — press both to cancel the
automatic Digital Tracking mode, then press either for
manual tracking control. (See page 10.)
® as V. LOCK buttons — press either to reduce vertical
vibrations, if observed in the Still mode.
@ as FINE tuning buttons — press to shift the frequency in
either direction to fine-tune in a specific station in the
Real Channel mode.
@ SELECT/SUMMER TIME ADJUST button
This is a dual-tunction button.
@ as a SELECT button — press to select the item to be set
in the Clock Set, Real Channel or Timer Set mode.
@ asa SUMMER TIME ADJUST button — press and quickly
release to advance the clock by one hour, hold it
pressed for 2 seconds to set the clock back by one hour.
(See page 7.)
@ START button
Press to engage the 24-Hour Instant Timer Set mode. (See
page 15.)
@ TIMER button
Press to engage the Timer Standby mode.
Rear Panel
@ AUDIO/VIDEO socket
A 21-pin standardised audio/video input/output socket for
AV connection to a TV or a 2nd video recorder. The input
from this socket can be recorded in the AUX mode engaged
by obtaining “AU” in the channel display.
VPS connector
Connect the optional VPS for adapter decoding teletext
programmes and for teletext timer programming.
PAUSE terminal
When using this recorder as the source player, connect to
the PAUSE OUT terminal of a second VCR (if so-equipped)
for synchronized preroll operation. This terminal can also
be used for editing from a JVC VideoMovie camera/recorder
using the Master Edit Control system.
® Aerial input connector (ANTENNA IN)
Connect an aerial to this connector.
@ Attenuator switch (ATT.)
Set to OFF to receive broadcasts from distant stations. Set
to ON to receive broadcasts of high field strength.
@ TEST signal switch
Set to ON when tuning your TV receiver for the video
channel. A test signal in the form of two vertical white bars
will be available.
@ SYSTEM select switch
Set this switch to match the broadcast system of your
television receiver (G or K). If the colour TV broadcast
system in your area is PAL B/G or SECAM B/G, set it to
"G"; if the colour TV broadcast system in your area is PAL
DK or SECAM DIK, set it to °K".
@ RF converter frequency adjustment screw (CH40—
CH32)
(See page 6.)
@ RF OUT connector
Connect to the aerial terminal of a TV receiver through the
aerial cable (provided).
@ Power cord
Remote Control Unit
@® TIMER button
Press to engage the Timer Recording Standby mode.
@ OPERATE button
Press to turn the recorder power on or off.
@ PROGRAM button
Press to programme the timer.
@® C. RESET/CANCEL button
@ Press to reset the realtime counter reading to “OH 00M
00s".
e Press to cancel the preset programme in timer
programming.
@® SELECT button
Press to select the item to be set in time programming.
@® C. MEMORY/REPEAT button
@ Press to engage the Counter Memory mode, “M" will
appear on the FDP and the tape will stop automatically at
the counter reading of "0H 00m 00s” when rewinding or
fast-forwarding.
@ Press to enter the repeat command in timer
programming.
@ REW and FF (SHUTTLE SEARCH) buttons
@® SET (-/+)/ CHANNEL (\//, A) buttons
Press to set to the correct date in timer programming or to
select a desired channel.
@ REC button
Press together with the PLAY button to start
recording.
@ PLAY button
@ STOP button
@ PAUSE/STILL button
Operating distance for remote control unit
@ The maximum operating distance is about 8 m.
Installing the batteries
@ Insert two "R6"-size batteries (provided) into the battery
compartment on the rear of the remote control unit,
observing correct polarity.