JVC HR-S3800U VCR User Manual


 
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Basic
Recording
Features
A
B
Changing display information
Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause.
Each time you press the button, the front display panel
shows the time counter, channel number, tape remaining
time and the clock time in in sequence.
c To display the VCR status including the time counter
and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on-
screen display” (Z pg. 27).
c "COUNT" appears on the screen when the time
counter is shown. "REMAIN" appears on the screen
when the tape remaining time is shown.
c The approximate tape remaining time appears and the
"
" indicator lights on the front display panel.
c The tape remaining time is calculated based on the
tape speed (SP or EP) being used. The indicated
remaining time is only an estimate.
To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the
Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is
also reset when a tape is inserted.
Specifying recording length
Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
You can easily specify the recording length from 30
minutes to 6 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording
is finished.
During recording, press REC ( ) on the front panel
repeatedly until the recording length you want appears
on the front display panel.
The
(record) indicator starts flashing.
Each time you press the button, recording length
increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours).
To cancel an ITR, press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or
STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel.
Watching one program while
recording another
1 Engage TV mode
During recording...
c If you connect the TV and the VCR only using
the RF connection (Z pg. 7) to view pictures
from the VCR
Press TV/VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode
indicator goes off from the front display panel.
(The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.)
c If you are using the AV connection (Z pg. 7) to
view pictures from the VCR, change the TV’s
input mode from AV to TV.
2 Select channel for viewing
Select the channel, you want to watch, on the TV.
Time Counter
Tape Remaining Time
Clock Time
Channel No.
C
123
456
7
89
0
2
4
1
3
A
D
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BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)
C. RESET
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental
recording on a recorded
cassette, remove its record
safety tab.
To record on it later, cover
the hole with adhesive tape.
Record safety tab
VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—RS-VIDEO
MENU
OK
CH
S-VHS ET
FF
REW
POWER
SPEP
VCR
REC PAUSESTOP/EJECT
PLAY
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