HR-J657MS
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
LPT0109-001B
PAL NTSC
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L
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VCR
CANCEL
TIMER
START STOP DATE
PUSH JOG
MENU
OK
TV
PROG
TV/VCR
(MONITOR)
C. RESET
DAILY
AUX
WEEKLY
PROG.
CHECK
PROG.
DISPLAY
AUDIO
123
456
7
89
0
2
4
1
3
EXPRESS PROGRAMMING
MULTI BRAND
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
TV
30 SEC
COLOUR SYSTEM
SP/LP/EP
COUNTER RESET
TV PROG
TVPROG
TIMER
POWER
SIMUL
PUSH JOG
VIDEO
(
MONO
)
L–AUDIO–R
REVIEW
SP
+
8
4
0
6
15dB
NORM
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 15
Basic Recording ....................... 15
Recording Features .................. 16
B.E.S.T. Picture System ............. 18
TIMER RECORDING 20
Express Timer Programming ..... 20
SPECIAL FEATURES 24
Remote Control Functions ........ 24
EDITING 26
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .................................. 26
Edit From A Camcorder ............ 27
INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM
COMPATIBILITY 28
TUNER SET 30
TROUBLESHOOTING 34
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 37
INDEX 38
SPECIFICATIONS 41