ENGLISH VHS • VideoCD COMBO HR-VCD1 TV VCD VHS 1 2 3 DISC 1 4 5 6 DISC 2 7 8 9 DISC 3 10 0 +10 PROGRAM OSD REPEAT VIDEO INTRO TRACKING CANCEL RANDOM ON/OFF HIGHLIGHT KARAOKE SEARCH PREV SELECT REW REC SP/LP PLAY STOP TV PROG PlayBack Control ' MPX RETURN NEXT FF PAUSE/STILL TV VOL TV PROG GRAPHICS 3 MANUAL SEARCH DISC 3 DISC 2 DISC 1 ' COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO / POWER TV/VIDEO TV VOL 2 STANDBY KEY CONTROL KARAOKE NORMAL PBC OFF 3-DISC 1 TRIPLE TRAY KEY
Table of Contents Thank you for purchasing this JVC VHS • VideoCD COMBO. To ensure optimum performance of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly. Features • Triple disc tray Precautions ........................................................................... 3 General Information .............................................................. 4 Controls, Indicators and Terminals ........................................ 5 Front panel ....................................................
Safety precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. / button does not completely shut off The POWER mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off. “ ” shows electrical power standby and “ ” shows ON. This unit produced to comply with Standard IEC Publ. 65.
General Information Care and handling of compact discs How to handle CDs When handling a compact disc, do not touch the surface of the disc (reflective silver side –– the side without the label). Since compact discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, the sound will not be picked up correctly and, in addition, such a disc may cause the CD player to malfunction.
English Controls, Indicators and Terminals Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 3 DISC 3 DISC 2 DISC 1 / POWER 2 STANDBY KARAOKE NORMALPBC OFF 3-DISC 1 TRIPLE TRAY KEY CONTROL SELECT PAL VOCAL REPLACE VIDEO INTRO VOCAL MASKING RETURN DOWN VHS CONTROL NORMAL UP WIRELESS MIC MIC 1 MIC 2 NTSC STILL MPX DIGITAL ECHO PREV MIX VOL / NEXT SP / LP / EP LIVE RECORDING VIDEO CD VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R NTSC/PAL COMPATIBILITY MIN GRAPHICS VCD NUMBER COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO 8 1 2 3 4
Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) Wireless remote control 1 TV VCD VHS 1 2 3 DISC 1 4 5 6 DISC 2 2 7 8 9 DISC 3 10 0 +10 3 4 PROGRAM OSD REPEAT VIDEO INTRO TRACKING CANCEL RANDOM ON/OFF HIGHLIGHT KARAOKE SEARCH PREV SELECT 5 REW REC SP/LP 6 2 3 7 1 PLAY STOP TV PROG 8 MPX RETURN 4 9 11 12 10 5 NEXT FF PAUSE/STILL TV VOL TV PROG 13 MANUAL SEARCH TV/VIDEO TV VOL KEY CONTROL 14 6 7 8 9 0 Installing Batteries ! @ # $ 1 2 Open the battery compartm
English Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) TV Multi-Brand Remote Control TV button NUMBER keys NUMBER 10 button TV VCD VHS 1 2 3 DISC 1 4 5 6 DISC 2 7 8 9 DISC 3 10 0 +10 PROGRAM ON/OFF HIGHLIGHT STOP button SP/LP PLAY STOP TV PROG MPX MUTE button RETURN TV/VIDEO ¶ Turn on the TV using its remote control. ¶ Press the TV button on the remote control. NOTE: • If your TV is a JVC, you don’t have to set the code in step 1. Go to step 2.
Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) Display panel 1 2 PAL KEY DISC 4 3 NTSC TRACK VCD REPLACE MASKING REPEAT1 RANDOM MPX LR 5 NEXT CD - G PROGRAM 9 VHS 10 PAL NTSC SP LP EP L R 7 11 12 [VCP display] 8 9 0 ! Disc number indicator Key control indicator Colour system indicator Type of disc indicator VHS mode indicator Tape speed indicator Colour system indicator Symbolic mode indicator 1 Rewind Each indicator in this area lights when the corresponding function is activated.
English Connections Make sure that the power to the Player and TV is off before making the following connections. OUT1 OUT2 WIRELESS MIC ANT. AUDIO R NT8C3.58 AUDIO L FREQ ADJUST NTSC ON PAL TV NTSC4.43 VIDEO How to connection 1 Connect the TV’s VIDEO input and AUDIO input terminals to the Player's VIDEO output and AUDIO output terminals. 2 Connect the power cord to your household AC outlet. Notes: • Connection not available with television sets without audio/ video input terminals.
Basic Playback (Video CD) OPEN/CLOSE buttons POWER button DISC1 through 3 buttons 3 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER 2 STANDBY DISC KARAOKE NORMAL PBC OFF 3-DISC 1 1 TRIPLE TRAY KEY CONTROL SELECT PAL VOCAL REPLACE VIDEO INTRO VOCAL MASKING RETURN DOWN VHS CONTROL NORMAL UP WIRELESS MIC MIC 1 MIC 2 NTSC STILL MPX DIGITAL ECHO PREV MIX VOL / NEXT SP / LP / EP LIVE RECORDING VIDEO CD VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R NTSC/PAL COMPATIBILITY MIN GRAPHICS VCD NUMBER COMPACT MAX VCD FRONT
English Basic Playback (Video CD) (cont'd) In order to operate by remote control, first press the VCD button. Preparation for playing Starting to play disc(s) Turn on the television set, amplifier or receiver to which the Player is connected, and then select the proper channel and mode to operate the Player, and set the sound volume to a reasonable level. Press the POWER control. button on the front panel or remote Press the 3 SELECT (PLAY) button.
Basic Playback (Video CD) (cont'd) SELECT button DISC1 through 3 buttons 3 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER 2 STANDBY KARAOKE NORMAL PBC OFF DISC 3-DISC 1 1 TRIPLE TRAY KEY CONTROL SELECT PAL VOCAL REPLACE VIDEO INTRO VOCAL MASKING RETURN DOWN VHS CONTROL NORMAL UP WIRELESS MIC MIC 1 MIC 2 NTSC STILL MPX DIGITAL ECHO PREV MIX VOL / NEXT SP / LP / EP LIVE RECORDING VIDEO CD VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R NTSC/PAL COMPATIBILITY MIN GRAPHICS VCD NUMBER COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO MAX VCD F
English Various Unique Functions In order to operate by remote control, first press the VCD button. Display of operations status Canceling a programmed track Press the OSD button on the remote control. By pressing the OSD button, the following information may be easily and quickly displayed or vanished on the television screen. There are three (3) canceling functions (canceling the last programmed track, canceling the current track, canceling the next track to be played).
Various Unique Functions (cont'd) In order to operate by remote control, first press the VCD button. Repeating tracks Playing a multiplex sound CD It is possible to repeat all discs or only a single track. This function is used for multiplex sound discs. Preparation This function is controlled by the remote control. Operation By pressing the MPX button, channel multiplexing modes are cycled as shown below. Operation By pressing the REPEAT button, channel REPEAT modes are cycled as shown below.
English Various Unique Functions (cont'd) In order to operate by remote control, first press the VCD button. Programming during VIDEO INTRO Operation 1. Press the PROGRAM button on the remote control so that PROGRAM is lit in the display. 2. Press the disc button you want to play, and enter 1 on the keypad. 3. Press the 3 SELECT button and then, after the disc has started to play, press the VIDEO INTRO button. 4.
Playback Control Function Playing Video CDs with Playback Control function This Player provides a Playback Control function which utilizes a procedure (menu selection) programmed in a video CD. The playback operation procedure may differ depending on the disc you use. The Playback Control function is described below and in the figure. • High-resolution still image display - Super-fine reproduction of still images with more than 4 times the resolution of video tape.
English Playback Control Function (cont'd) Video CD with Playback Control function What is Playback Control function? The Playback Control function, ushering a new video CD age, allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images having a resolution four times greater than moving pictures. • Menu-driven playback You can interact with the screen using a menu display to select and play an entry.
The video cassette Playback (Video cassette player) NTSC, PAL and MESECAM video tapes can be played back on this Player. Refer to the “Colour system output mode selection ( Z P. 9)” section for details.
English Playback Features In order to operate by remote control, first press the VHS button. Slow motion playback Repeat playback Slow motion playback is 1/6 of the normal playback speed. The sound will be cut during slow motion playback. Use this feature to repeat playback of a cassette 20 times. During playback: 1 Press the Play 3 button for more than 5 seconds. The Play 3 indicator will blink slowly and playback of the cassette will repeat 20 times automatically.
Playback Features (cont'd) Recording Use the following procedure to record TV programmes on a blank video tape. Karaoke search Use this feature to access to the start of the next tune to be sung. Before proceeding: Press Karaoke search 4 or ¢ button on the front panel. Playback will start automatically, when the specified song is found. 1 • Connect the TV's VIDEO and AUDIO OUT connectors to the Player's VIDEO and AUDIO IN connectors. • Turn on the power of the TV and Player.
English Karaoke Features Connecting to Hi-Fi stereo system FM tuner Stereo amplifier AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR Back of Player OUT1 OUT2 WIRELESS MIC ANT. Television AUDIO R NT8C3.58 AUDIO L FREQ ADJUST Speaker NTSC ON PAL TV NTSC4.43 VIDEO Speaker VIDEO IN If you have a Hi-Fi stereo system, you can connect your Player to it so that the sound can be heard through your Hi-Fi system.
Karaoke Features (cont’d) Microphone How To Use To use as a wired microphone MIC select switch FREQ. screw 1 Insert the connector cable to the end of the Microphone as illustrated and turn it clockwise to fix. 2 Set the MIC select switch to “WD. (Wired)”. To use as a wireless microphone Battery compartment cap 1 Insert the antenna cable to the end of the microphone as illustrated and turn it clockwise to fix. 2 Set the MIC select switch to “WL. (Wireless)”.
OUT1 English Karaoke Features (cont’d) The Karaoke Control Centre on the Player’s front panel gives you direct access song search, and sound volume/ echo control. The provided microphone can also be used as a wireless microphone. OUT2 WIRELESS MIC ANT. AUDIO R NT8C3.58 AUDIO L FREQ ADJUST NTSC ON PAL TV NTSC4.43 VIDEO Preparation To use the microphone as a wireless microphone You need to connect the provided FM feeder cable to the Player.
Karaoke Features (cont’d) 4 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To use as a wireless microphone”. (Z p.22) 5 Press the Player’s WIRELESS MIC button to make the button light. WIRELESS MIC button KEY CONTROL VHS CONTROL NORMAL UP WIRELESS MIC MIC 1 MIC 2 MIX VOL / SP / LP / EP LIVE RECORDING VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R VCD FRONT AV MIN OFF ON MAX MIN MAX CD REC S.ST To use the microphone as a wired microphone 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To use as a wired microphone”. (Z p.
English Karaoke Features (cont'd) VOCAL REPLACE button KEY CONTROL buttons 3 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER 2 STANDBY KARAOKE NORMAL PBC OFF DISC 3-DISC 1 1 TRIPLE TRAY KEY CONTROL SELECT PAL VOCAL REPLACE VIDEO INTRO VOCAL MASKING RETURN DOWN VHS CONTROL NORMAL UP WIRELESS MIC MIC 1 MIC 2 NTSC STILL MPX DIGITAL ECHO PREV MIX VOL / NEXT SP / LP / EP LIVE RECORDING VIDEO CD VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R NTSC/PAL COMPATIBILITY MIN GRAPHICS VCD NUMBER COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO MAX VCD
Editing Editing to/from another recorder Editing from a camcorder Player Recorder 3 DISC 3 DISC 2 DISC 1 / POWER 2 STANDBY KARAOKE NORMALPBC OFF OUT1 3-DISC 1 TRIPLE TRAY KEY CONTROL SELECT OUT2 WIRELESS MIC ANT. PAL VOCAL REPLACE VIDEO INTRO VOCAL MASKING RETURN DOWN VHS CONTROL NORMAL UP WIRELESS MIC MIC 1 MIC 2 NTSC AUDIO R STILL DIGITAL ECHO MIX VOL / NT8C3.58 MPX AUDIO L NTSC ON PAL TV PREV NEXT SP / LP / EP LIVE RECORDING VIDEO CD NTSC4.
English Editing (cont'd) CD Recording This function dubs the audio of a CD onto a video tape by a simple procedure.
Editing (cont'd) Live recording This is a function which records both the singing style and the Video CD sound simultaneously with the video tape. The images from the Video CD and the mixed sounds from the Video CD, MIC, and camcorder are output.
English Editing (cont'd) Live recording Preparation Set the MODE switch of the Player either to “PBC OFF” or “KARAOKE”. Operation Connect the equipment as shown in the illustration on the left. 1 2 Load a cassette. m Insert the cassette to be recorded in the Player. 3 Place the disc to be played on the disc tray of the Player. 4 Shoot the image to be recorded with the camcorder. m For the operating procedure of the camcorder, refer to the instruction manual.
Troubleshooting Symptoms Check point No power is applied to the Player. m Is the power cord disconnected? – Connect it. Remote control does not function. m Are the batteries discharged? – Replace with new ones. Disc tray does not come out when OPEN/ CLOSE button is pressed. m Is the power cord disconnected? – Connect it. Sound is distorted or noise is generated. Image is garbled. m Is the disc dirty? – Wipe off the disc surface with a soft cloth.
GENERAL Power requirements Rating ........................... Operating ...................... Power consumption ............ Temperature Operating ...................... Storage ......................... Dimensions (W x H x D) ..... Weight ................................ AC 110 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz AC 90 – 260 V, 50/60 Hz 25 W 5°C to 40°C –20°C to 60°C 460 2 135 2 341 (mm) 7.5 kg VIDEO CD Playback disc .....................
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