JVC HR-S5901U
Owner's Manual

Recording
It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.

Recording Features
Specifying recording length � Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
During recording, press REC (7) on the VCR repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the display panel. The record indicator ( ) on the display panel starts blinking. � Each time you press the button, recording length increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours). � The VCR shuts off after recording is finished. � To cancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR.

Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole with adhesive tape.

Record safety tab

Basic Recording
A Load a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. � The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is reset, automatically.

Watching one program while recording another
During recording... � If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection ( pg. 5) to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/ VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from the display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.) � If you are using the AV connection ( pg. 5) to view pictures from the VCR, change the TV�s input mode from AV to TV. Then, select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.

B Select recording channel

Press CH+/� or the Number keys on the Remote. Or push the JOG dial, then turn it to the left or right. � 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, to view the program to be recorded.

C Set tape speed
Press SP/EP. The selected tape speed will appear on the TV screen.

Second Audio Recording
This VCR�s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program received, set �2ND AUDIO RECORD� to �ON� ( pg. 15).

NOTE:
You can select tape speed in the stop mode or during recording pause mode.

D Start recording
NOTE:

On the VCR, press REC (7). Or on the Remote, while holding REC (7), press PLAY (4). If �VIDEO CALIBRATION� is set to �ON� ( pg. 15) (default setting), the VCR takes about 7 seconds to assess the quality of the tape in use, then recording begins with the picture level optimized.

S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS Recording Mode
This VCR can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS. � To record in S-VHS: Set �S-VHS MODE� to �ON� ( pg. 16). Then, insert a cassette marked �S-VHS�. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel. The S-VHS recording mode is selected. � To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette: Set �S-VHS ET� to �ON� ( pg. 15). Then, insert a cassette marked �VHS�. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel. � To record in VHS: Insert a cassette marked �VHS�. Set �S-VHS ET� to �OFF� ( pg. 15). � To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette: Insert a cassette marked �S-VHS�. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel. Then, set �S-VHS MODE� to �OFF� ( pg. 16). The S-VHS indicator goes off. The VHS recording mode is selected.

During recording
Pause recording Press PAUSE (9). � Press PLAY (4) to resume recording. � You can select channel in the recording pause mode. Stop recording Press STOP (8) on the Remote. OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR.

NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and � � and �$� on the display panel blink. Press STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR to eject the cassette or press REW (3) on the Remote to rewind the tape.

NOTE:
When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel regardless of the �S-VHS ET� or �S-VHS MODE� setting. ( pg. 15, 16)

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