VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER POWER-ON STANDBY/REC HEAD CLEANER to Rewind the Video Tape and to Start Reverse Shuttle Search Playback Mode

INSTRUCTIONS 3 Precautions 4 Controls English The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. Front panel Front panel WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IN-SIDE 1 STANDBY/ON button WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO To turn the power on and off (standby mode). RAIN OR MOISTURE. 2 LONGPLAY RECORDING AUTO VOLTAGE B.E.S.T. PICTURE Cassette loading slot STANDBY/ON Load the video cassette here. The STANDBY/ON button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, MULTI SYSTEM PAL/MESECAM/NTSC3.58/4.43 NTSC PLAYBACK ON PAL TV 3 Rewind 1 button but switches operating current on and off. SUPER PAL NTSC OSD SP/EP VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER POWER-ON STANDBY/REC HEAD CLEANER To rewind the video tape and to start reverse shuttle search playback mode. 4 Play # button This unit is produced to comply with Standard IEC 60065. To start playback. 5 Fast forward ¡ button HR-P54T When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space To fast forward the video tape and to start forward shuttle search playback mode. on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both side, on top and at the rear.) 6 SP/EP button When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules To select the recording tape speed. Thank you for purchasing this JVC video cassette player. To ensure optimum performance or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly. 7 Stop/Eject § button of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly. Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the player, remote Rear panel To stop playback and to eject the video tape. control or video cassette player. 8 Record ¶ button 1. DO NOT place the player . . . To start recording. ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity. Features Automatic features 9 1 2 ... in direct sunlight. 9 OSD button • ANT.IN Digital auto tracking Auto power on CH3 ... in a dusty environment. CH4 IN OUT To display the information on the television's display. • The video cassette player is automatically AUDIO HQ (High Quality) ... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated. RF OUT L 0 Remote sensor window • turned on when the tape is inserted. VIDEO Auto playback function ... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration. For remote control operation. • Repeat playback Auto rewind 2. DO NOT block the player's ventilation openings or holes. ! STANDBY/REC indicator • Shuttle search The video tape is automatically rewound (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may • Still and slow motion when the end of the tape is reached during not be able to get out.) • Lights when the power turns off (Standby mode) or during recording mode. • Line recording the play, recording or shuttle search forward 3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the player or remote control. • Blinks during recording pause mode. • 4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the player or remote control. B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Sig- mode. @ POWER-ON indicator nal Tracking) picture system Auto playback If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.) 5. DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing. Lights when the power turns on. If the video cassette’s safety tab has been 6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also DO NOT removed, playback will begin automatically place Rear panel when the tape is inserted into the video any containers filled with water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, cassette player. potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit. 1 7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. AC power cord Power off eject 8. AVOID violent shocks to the player during transport. 2 ANT. IN terminal Even when the video cassette player’s Beware of moisture condensation power is off, pressing the eject button will 3 AUDIO/VIDEO IN terminals turn the power on and eject the tape. Once Moisture in the air will condense on the VCP when you move it from a cold place to a warm ejected, the power will be turned off again place, or under extremely humid conditions — just as water droplets form on the surface of 4 AUDIO/VIDEO OUT terminals automatically. a glass filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation on the head drum will cause damage to the tape. In conditions where condensation may occur, keep the VCP’s power turned on for 5 RF. OUT terminal Auto head cleaning a few hours to let the moisture dry. When a tape is loaded or ejected the VCP 6 RF OUT channel selector (CH3-CH4) video head is cleaned automatically. When transporting 7 Be sure to remove cassette from VCP before packing. 7 Only cassettes marked “VHS” can be used with this video cassette player. 7 Avoid violent shocks to the VCP during packing and transport. LPT0460-001B

5 Wireless remote control 6 On screen display 7 Connections Connection A (basic) When using the remote control for operation of the video cassette player, make sure that it When “O.S.D” is set to “ON” ( See “8 Mode set”), various operational indicators appear on Make sure that the power to the video cassette player and TV is off before making the In order to use the video cassette player it must be connected between the antenna and the is pointed at the remote sensor window. the TV screen. following connections. TV. You can also use the player’s remote control to operate a JVC television. Connect your TV antenna cable to the video cassette player’s ANT. IN terminal. ! STANDBY/ON button 1 Operation mode indicators 1 To turn the power on and off (standby 2 Tape speed SP/EP 3 Connection A Connect one end of the provided RF antenna cable to the video cassette player’s mode) SP Tape direction @ TRACKING –/+ buttons 4 2 RF. OUT terminal and the other end to the TV’s antenna terminal. TV Counter display TV/VCR To adjust tracking during playback. 5 Tape position indicator – TRACKING + # 0000 / button 6 Cassette loaded mark Connect the power cord to your household AC outlet. AUTO 0000/X To reset the tape counter. 0 ++++ 3 PLAY $ FF ¡ Z button -1:23:45 REW FF To fast forward the video tape. Also to ANT.IN Setting the video channel CH3 start forward shuttle search playback. CH4 IN OUT AUDIO RF OUT L When connection A is used to connect the TV and video cassette player, set the MENU PAUSE % 8 PAUSE button VIDEO STOP To freeze the picture during playback. channel selector at the rear to CH3 or CH4, not employed for broadcasts, and select the same channel on the TV. + Also to engage the recording pause TV PR– TV + Connection B – mode. REC OK/OSD ^ 2/3 buttons To set the mode. LP00000-000 VCP/TV TV +/– (TV Volume) buttons Connection B 1 Transmitting window To adjust the JVC TV’s volume. Note: & OK/OSD button 2 TV/VCR (Player) button For connection of a TV that has VIDEO/AUDIO IN/OUT terminals. This connection is • To fix the setting. If you put a TV set directly on this Video cassette player or install it too close to a TV set, To switch JVC TV’s mode between TV • To display the information on the noise may occur. If this noise occurs, separate the Video cassette player and the TV set. necessary to record TV programmes. Use RCA type pin connection cords (available from and VIDEO. audio/video stores) for connection. This connection is in addition to connection A. 3 TV button television's display. * ¶ REC button To enable remote control of JVC TV. ¶ 3 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Connection A”. 4 AUTO button Press the REC and PLAY but- 1 To enable/disable auto tracking mode. tons together, to start recording. SP/EP( ) button Operating JVC TVs Connect the TV’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT terminals to the video cassette • To select the recording tape speed. Buttons with a small dot on the left side of 2 player’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals. • To select JVC TV’s sounds. the name can also be used to operate your 5 5 (TV Muting) button JVC TV while holding down TV. Connect the TV’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals to the VCP’s VIDEO OUT and To mute the JVC TV volume. To operate your TV, while holding down TV, 3 AUDIO OUT terminals. 6 3 6 3 PLAY button press the corresponding button: , TV/ To start playback. VCR, TV PR +/–, TV +/– (TV Volume), Connect the power cord to your household AC outlet. 7 1 + 7 REW 1 + button (TV Muting), (TV Sounds). 4 To rewind the video tape. Also to start reverse shuttle search playback. Notes: 8 7 STOP button • Point the remote control toward the To stop playback. remote sensor window. 9 MENU button • The maximum operating distance of

To accesse Mode Set screen. the remote control is about 8 m. 0 5/5 buttons • When inserting the batteries, be sure to To select the mode. insert in the correct directions as indi- TV PR +/– buttons cated under the battery cover. • To select the JVC TV’s channel. If the remote control doesn’t work properly, remove its batteries, wait a short time, replace the batteries and then try again. 8 Mode set 9 Playback 10 Recording You can change various mode setting on the Mode Set screen by following procedure Before proceeding: Slow motion playback Shuttle search playback Repeat playback Use the following procedure to record TV programmes on a blank video tape. described below. • Turn on the power of the TV and video Before proceeding: Before proceeding: cassette player. Slow motion playback is 1/6 of the normal Use this feature during playback to visually Use this feature to repeat playback of a • Make sure that the TV is set to the video • To record TV programmes, the video cassette player must be connected to the TV as • Turn on the power of the TV and video cassette player. playback speed. The sound will be cut locate any point on a recorded cassette. cassette 100 times. channel or that the TV’s TV/VIDEO during slow motion playback. The sound will be cut during shuttle search shown in connection B of the “Connections” section. • Make sure that the TV is set to the video channel or that the TV’s TV/VIDEO switch is set During playback: switch is set to VIDEO, otherwise the operation. • Turn on the power of the TV and video cassette player. to VIDEO, otherwise the picture will be distorted. During playback: picture will be distorted. Press 3 for more than 5 seconds. • Make sure that the video cassette’s safety tab is intact. If it has been removed, cover the 8 During playback: Access the Mode Set screen. Press for 2 seconds. 1 The Play indicator will blink slowly and hole with adhesive tape. ¡ 1 1 Press MENU. 1 Press or to engage shuttle playback of the cassette will repeat Load a blank video tape. search forward or reverse. 100 times automatically.

Select the mode. 7 Press 3 to return to the normal play- 1 1 5 12 5 O.S.D. ON back speed. 7 Press 3 to resume normal playback. Press 7 to stop repeat playback. 1 2 Press / to move the pointer to the item you want to B.E.S.T. ON Press SP/EP( ) to set the record- Tape playback will be stopped and the change. Notes: Note: 2 2 ing speed. TAPE POSITION ON SCREEN AUTO VOLTAGE B.E.S.T. PICTURE repeat playback mode will be can- Select the mode setting. [ / ] [ / ] • If the noise appears during the slow For short searches, press and hold ¡ or TAPE POSITION ON SCREEN AUTO VOLTAGE B.E.S.T. PICTURE [MENU] : EXIT 2 3 MULTI SYSTEM celled. ¶ PAL/MESECAM/NTSC3.58/4.43 1 Press to start recording. (On the 3 Press / . NTSC PLAYBACK ON PAL TV mode, use TRACKING +/– to correct 1. When released, normal playback will SUPER POWER-ON STANDBY/REC PAL NTSC OSD SP/EP MULTI SYSTEM HEAD CLEANER PAL/MESECAM/NTSC3.58/4.43 NTSC PLAYBACK ON PAL TV ¶ 3 POWER-ON STANDBY/REC PAL NTSC OSD SP/EP remote control unit press and Return to the normal screen. the picture. continue. Note: EANER 3 1 ¡ 8 at the same time.) 4 Press MENU. • After approx. 5 minutes, the slow mode Pressing 3, 1, ¡ or 8 also stops Repeat will disengage to protect the video tape. playback. The recording indicator will light dur-

TV TV/VCR Tracking adjustment ing recording. ∗ bold The default setting is in the table below. – TRACKING + 32

AUTO 0000/X Rewind playback or power off PLAY Still picture and frame advance Automatic tracking is adjusted each time a 7 O.S.D When the function is set to “ON”, various operational B.E.S.T. takes place at the beginning of REW FF TV cassette is inserted in the video cassette TV/VCR ON indicators appear on the TV screen. 2 Use this feature to freeze the playback When the tape has finished rewinding, the each first SP and first EP recording after player, you may wish to adjust tracking Video cassette player will play back or turn – TRACKING + inserting the cassette. MENU PAUSE NOTE: AUTO OFF picture and to advance one frame at a time. 0000/X STOP manually during playback. itself off. PLAY When you use this video cassette player as the source The sound will be cut during this mode. + REW FF 7 TV PR– TV + Press § or the remote control’s 7 player for editing, be sure to set “O.S.D” to “OFF” – Manual tracking: During stop: 3 REC OK/OSD During playback: to stop recording. MENU PAUSE before starting. Press the remote control’s AUTO. STOP 8 a- For Automatic Start Of Playback 7 Press . 1 3 + B.E.S.T. You can set the B.E.S.T.(Bicondional Equalized Sig- 1 Press , then press within 2 sec- TV PR– TV + To stop recording temporarily: 1 The picture will be frozen. – Press the remote control’s TRACK- REC OK/OSD 7 ON nal Tracking) system to “ON” or “OFF”. Load a pre-recorded cassette. onds. Press 8. ING + or – to adjust tracking. OFF If the safety tab on the cassette is re- Press 8 repeatedly to advance 2 b- For Automatic Power Off LP00000-000 VCP/TV 3 The recording indicator will blink. 1 3 moved, playback will start automatically. 2 frames. 7 Press AUTO to return to automatic Press 1, then press within 2 Press to resume recording. tracking. seconds. Press 3 to start playback. Each time the button is pressed the 2 •“B.E.S.T. PICTURE SYSTEM” appears still picture will advance one frame. 7 3 on the screen. (when B.E.S.T. is set to Press to resume normal playback. ATTENTION: “ON”. “8 Mode set”) Notes: Notes: Counter reset In the search, still, slow-motion or frame • To engage recording standby, press ¶ and then press 8. The STANDBY/REC indicator • If the picture shakes during the still advance mode, To fast forward or rewind the tape: Press OSD to show counter display • will blink during recording standby. Press 3 again to start recording. 7 ¡ mode, use TRACKING +/– to correct the picture will be distorted. From the stop mode, press or on the screen. • • If ¶ does not work, check to see if the cassette safety tab has been removed. 1 the picture. 1 the noise bars will appear. . • • The player automatically stops when record-standby continues for more than 5 minutes. • After the picture has been frozen for there will be loss of colour. 7 Press § or the remote control’s 7 Press 0000 to reset the counter. • • The video tape will be rewound automatically when the end of the tape is reached. approx. 5 minutes, the still mode will the picture may not appear. to stop playback. Then press § to disengage to protect the video tape. 2 However, this is not malfunction. remove the cassette. 7 To watch a TV programme, turn the video cassette player off.

11 B.E.S.T. picture system 12 Editing 13 Troubleshooting 14 Specifications The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Sig- Format ...... VHS Standard ATTENTION: Editing To/From Another Recorder Problem Check point nal Tracking) system checks the condition Since the B.E.S.T. system works be- Video recording system ...... Rotary, slant azimuth helical scan system of the tape in use during recording and fore recording actually starts, there is No power Is the power cord plugged in? Rotary heads ...... 2 video heads playback, and compensates to provide the a delay of approximately 7 seconds Is the power turned on? RF output ...... channel 3 or 4 highest-possible recording and playback Player after ¶ and 3 on the remote are Tape cannot be ejected Was the video cassette player’s § button Recording (line input) ...... NTSC 3.58 pictures. The default setting for both pressed, or ¶ on the player is pressed. pressed? Playback (line output) ...... NTSC 3.58 recording and playback is ‘‘ON’’. Video To make sure you record the desired ANT.IN CH3 No picture Is the TV set to the video channel (or VIDEO)? CH4 IN OUT scene or programme in its entirely, AUDIO Line input level ...... 0.5 – 2.0 Vp-p/75 ohms, unbalanced RF OUT L Is a cassette loaded? Recording VIDEO Line output level ...... 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms, unbalanced first perform the following steps: Are the connections correct? 1 Press and hold 8 and ¶ to engage S/N ratio ...... More than 43 dB Shuttle search does not function The video cassette player assesses the the Record Pause mode. Is the video cassette player in the playback Horizontal resolution ...... More than 220 lines quality of the tape once you initiate record- • mode? The player then automatically Audio/Video signals Audio ing. check the condition of the tape Recorder Disturbances in playback picture Is tracking adjusted properly? Line input level ...... –8 dBs/50 k ohms, unbalanced 7 The player spends approximately 7 sec- and, after approximately 7 sec- Is the TV adjusted properly? Line output level ...... –8 dBs/1 k ohm, unbalanced onds, reenters Record Pause. Install this VCP a little way apart from the TV Frequency response ...... 70 Hz to 10,000 Hz onds assessing the condition of the tape, 3 2 Press to start recording. ANT.IN set. CH3 then begins recording. CH4 Power requirements IN OUT • AUDIO If you want to bypass the B.E.S.T. L RF OUT Remote control does not function The batteries are weak. VIDEO Rating ...... AC 110 V – 240 V, 50 Hz /60 Hz system and begin recording im- Notes: Replace the batteries. Operating ...... AC 90 V – 260 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz • mediately, set “B.E.S.T.” to “OFF”. The B.E.S.T. system works only after a Auto playback does not function The video cassette’s recording safety tab has Power consumption ...... 13 W tape has been inserted and the Record not been removed. Operation temperature ...... 5°C to 40°C mode is first initiated. It does not work × × Recording does not function Dimensions ...... 360 mm (W) 94 mm (H) 280 mm (D) during recording. Are the connections correct? Was the Record button pressed? Weight ...... 3.2 kg • Once the cassette is ejected, the TV Playback VIDEO The video cassette’s recording safety tab is B.E.S.T. data is cancelled. Receiver CHANNEL removed. Standard accessories The next time the cassette is used for The video cassette player assesses the Remote control unit ...... 1 The video cassette player does not Microcomputer malfunction. recording, B.E.S.T. is re-performed. quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Batteries for remote control ...... 2 function properly Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet When watching a tape recorded with RF antenna cable ...... 1 B.E.S.T. set to on, it is recommended that and then re-insert it. The microcomputer will be reset to its initial you leave B.E.S.T. on during playback as Connect the player’s AUDIO and • Design and specifications subject to change without notice. well. 1 VIDEO OUT connectors to the mode. 7 The player adjusts the playback picture recorder’s AUDIO and VIDEO IN quality based on the quality of the tape connectors. About Head cleaning in use. Put the player in the Play mode. 7 B.E.S.T. is active during Auto Tracking. 2 7 If the picture playback becomes blurred, it does not mean that the recorded program has Note: been erased. Put the recorder in the Record 7 When watching a rental tape, or one re- 3 mode. Dirt accumulated on the video heads after long periods of use causes such troubles. In corded on another video player, set B.E.S.T. this case, head cleaning requiring highly technical care is necessary. to on or off to your preference. 7 For head cleaning, consult the nearest JVC dealer.