CONTENTS
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions .................................... 2
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3
Basic Connections ................................... 3
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 3
Connecting/Using A Decoder .................. 4
INITIAL SETTINGS 5
Tuner Set .................................................. 5
Clock Set ................................................. 7
PLAYBACK 9
Basic Playback ......................................... 9
Playback Features ..................................10
RECORDING 14
Basic Recording ..................................... 14
B.E.S.T. Picture System ........................... 15
On-Screen Displays ............................... 17
Recording Features ................................ 18
TIMER RECORDING 19
Information On ShowView .................... 19
Guide Prog. Number Set ..................... 19
When Using A Satellite Tuner .............. 20
ShowView Timer Recording ................... 21
Regular Timer Programming .................. 23
Check And Cancel Programmes .......... 24
Auto SP/LP Timer [J438E only] ............ 24
PDC/VPS Recording ............................ 24
Timer Warning .................................... 24
EDITING 25
Audio Dubbing [J438E only] .................. 25
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder ................................................ 26
Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 27
REMOTE CONTROL 28
Multi-Brand Remote Control .................. 28
USING THE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 29
Storing Channels Manually .................... 29
Delete A Channel .................................. 29
Change Station Channel Position ........... 29
Set Stations ............................................ 30
Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored .... 30
TV STATION AND ID LIST 31
TROUBLESHOOTING 32
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 34
SPECIFICATIONS 35
INDEX 36
The recorder illustrations appearing in this
instruction manual are of the HR-J438E.
HR-J438E
HR-J238E
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
PU30425-1871-1
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FF
REW
SHUTTLE
AUTO SP / LP
TIMER
TIMER
VIDEO
AUDIO
SP/LP
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OPERATE
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CH SET
C.MEMORY
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ADD TIME
C.RESET
CANCEL
DATESTOP
START
AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR)
TV/VIDEO TV VCR
TIMER
WEEKLY
A
12
45
3
6
8
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PUSH JOG
MULTI BRAND
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
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EXPRESS PROGRAMMING
STORE
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