HR-J255SA
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
LPT0138-001A
PAL NTSC
POWER
SP/LP/EP
B.E.S.T. PICTURE
TV PROG
COLOUR
SYSTEM
VIDEO AUDIO
REVIEW
SP
PROG.
CHECK
PROG.
Press and hold TV button while pressing
, TV PROG +/–, TV/VCR
TV
123
4
0
/AUX
6
78
/DAILY
5
9
/WEEKLY
TV/VCR
CANCEL
START
REW FF
PLAY
REC
MENU
OK
STOP
TV PROG +
TV PROG –
TV VOL
PAUSE
STOP DATE TV PROG
C.RESET
TIMER
1
4
3
2
TV VOL
PUSH JOG
EXPRESS PROGRAMMING
EN
CONTENTS
ENGLISH
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions ...................... 2
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3
Basic Connections ..................... 3
INITIAL SETTINGS 4
Video Channel Set ..................... 4
Auto Set Up ............................... 6
On-Screen Displays ................... 8
Select Language ......................... 9
Clock Set ................................... 9
PLAYBACK 10
Basic Playback ......................... 10
Playback Features .....................11
RECORDING 14
Basic Recording ....................... 14
Recording Features .................. 15
B.E.S.T. Picture System ............. 16
TIMER RECORDING 18
SHOWVIEW Setup ........................ 18
SHOWVIEW Timer Programming ... 20
Express Timer Programming ..... 22
EDITING 26
Edit To Another Video
Recorder .................................. 26
Edit From A Camcorder Or
Another Video Recorder ........... 27
INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM
COMPATIBILITY 28
TUNER SET 30
TROUBLESHOOTING 34
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 37
INDEX 38
SPECIFICATIONS 41