JVC HR-J698U
Owner's Manual

� Connections and Plug&Play Setting �

D Perform Plug&Play setup
Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Do not turn on the VCR. The clock and tuner channels will be set automatically. The time and date can be set automatically by the clock setting data transmitted from one of the regular TV broadcast channels. We call this TV channel the �host channel� and it is a PBS channel in your area.

Initial Settings
Language Setting
The default setting is �ENGLISH�.

ATTENTION:

� If you use a cable box, Plug&Play will not function; set the clock and tuner channels separately. During Initial Auto Clock Set �Aut� blinks. During Auto Channel Set The channel numbers are displayed as they are scanned and set. During VCR Channel Set Channel No. �3� blinks. A Press POWER to turn on the VCR. B Press CH+/- on the Remote to select CH�3�, �4� or ��� (off), then press OK. � Inserting a cassette during VCR channel set will cause the VCR to turn on automatically and VCR channel set fails. So you have to perform VCR channel set manually. Press STOP/EJECT button on the VCR to eject the tape. Then, do step 1 � 2 in �Set VCR channel� below. � If a cassette is already in during VCR channel set and you press the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR, the VCR will turn on, eject the tape and turn off. In this case, VCR channel set will continue. Perform step 1 � 2 above. Plug&Play Completed The received channel number is displayed. To check the time, press the DISPLAY button or turn off the VCR. What to do if Plug&Play setting failed � If an incorrect time is displayed on the display panel, perform the �Semiauto Clock Set� or �Manual Clock Set� procedure. � If ��:� �� appears on the display panel, ensure that the antenna cable is connected correctly. If Plug&Play setting is not performed though the antenna cable is connected correctly, perform �Manual Clock Set� and �Auto Channel Set� or �Manual Channel Set�. Set VCR channel The VCR channel is the channel on which you can watch the picture from the VCR on the TV when only using the RF connection. To reset the VCR channel, perform the following steps: A Press POWER to turn off the VCR, then press STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR for more than 5 seconds. �CH3� appears on the display panel. B Press CH+/� on the Remote to select �CH3�, �CH4� or �CH�� (OFF), then press OK. � The VCR channel is preset to �CH3�. Set to �CH4� if �CH3� is used for broadcasting in your area. The VCR channel will be reset to �CH3� after a power failure occurs.

A Access Main Menu screen, then
Initial Set screen
Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to �INITIAL SET�, then press OK or e.

MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET

PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ENGLISH

B Select language
This VCR offers you the messages � in to view menus and some language choice English, Spanish or French. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to �LANGUAGE�, then press OK or e repeatedly until the desired language is selected. Press MENU to return to normal screen.

SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END

Language selection will be reset to �English� after a power failure occurs.

Clock Setting
Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug&Play setting or if you use a cable box.

Preparations A Access Main Menu screen, then
Initial Set screen
Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to �INITIAL SET�, then press OK or e.
FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET MAIN MENU

PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END INITIAL SET

B Access Clock Set screen
Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to �CLOCK SET�, then press OK or e.

CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ENGLISH GUIDE CHANNEL SET SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END

Setting clock semiautomatically � Semiauto Clock Set

You can change the host channel/D.S.T. (Daylight Saving Time)/ time zone setting manually. First follow steps 1 to 2 in �Preparations� above, then go to the following steps.

NOTE:

� The time set previously will be erased when �AUTO CLOCK�, �HOST CH�, �D.S.T.� or �TIME ZONE� setting is changed.

A Set Auto Clock to ON
Press OK or e on the Remote repeatedly to move the highlight bar to �AUTO rt so that �ON� is CLOCK�, then press selected.

CLOCK SET TIME DATE 1:00PM 12/24 AUTO CLOCK : ON HOST CH : AUTO D.S.T. : AUTO TIME ZONE : AUTO YEAR 02 TUE (CATV)

PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END

B Select host channel
You can either select �AUTO� or enter a PBS channel number. Press OK or e to move the highlight bar to �HOST CH�, then press rt repeatedly until �AUTO� or the desired PBS channel number is selected.

E Final preparation for use

Turn on the TV. Select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. You can now perform basic playback or basic recording. � If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection, press TV/VCR on the Remote so that the VCR mode indicator lights on the display panel.