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JVC HR-A42U - page 1
H R-A42U H R-A22U VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1782-1 For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. HR-A42U/HR-A22U Serial No. TV TV/VIDEO TIMER DISPLAY ADD ENTER SP/EP 123 456 78 0 9 TV VOL. CH MENU OK CANCEL ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 2
2 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This video cassette recorder sho ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 3
3 IMPOR T ANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety . In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its install ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 4
4 SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Ref ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 5
5 CONTENTS E DITING 28 Edit T o Or From Another VCR ............... 28 Edit From A Camcorder ....................... 29 S PECIAL FEA TURES 30 Multi-Brand Remote Control ................ 30 T ROUBLESHOOTING 31 Power ................................................. 31 T ape T ranspor t ..................................... 31 Playback .............. ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 6
6 CH3 CH4 VIDEO INST ALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICA TIONS” ( Z pg. 34). SITUA TE VCR 2 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT VCR TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. RF Connection ● T o Connect T o A TV With N ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 7
7 INITIAL SETTINGS Clock (for HR-A 42U) TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. ACCESS CUSTOM SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen, place the arrow next to “CUST OM SET” ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 8
8 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 MENU CH INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) CH 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK CH MENU OK Language Select LANGUAGE SELECT = ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANCAIS PRESS ( 5 , ∞ ) TO SELECT PRESS (MENU) TO END CUSTOM SET OVERRIDE AUTO CLOCK SET = LANGUAGE SELECT PRESS ( 5 , ∞ ), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END ACCESS LANGUAGE ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 9
9 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 CH MENU Semi-Auto OK OK **AUTO DA YLIGHT SA VING TIME This function enables automatic adjustment of the VCR’ s clock at the start and end of Daylight Saving T ime. W ith Auto DST activated, . . . . . . on the first Sunday of April at 2:00 AM, the clock is adjusted to 3 ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 10
10 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 OK CH 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 MENU MENU INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) SELECT D.S.T . MODE 6 Y ou have three choices: a– Select “AUT O” and the adjustment to your VCR’ s clock will be made according to the incoming signal from the host channel. b– Select “ON” and the adjustment will be made ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 11
11 Clock (for HR-A22U) See page 7 for HR-A42U clock setting procedures. TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen, place th ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 12
12 Clock Setting q 2 3 6 5 / 8 OK CH 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 MENU MENU INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) NUMBER OK CH ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 1 Place the arrow at the Initial Set screen next to “CLOCK SET” by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . SET DA TE, TIME AND D.S.T . 2 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the d ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 13
13 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK CH MENU TV/VIDEO OK CH T uner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . If watching on channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 14
14 PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Place the arrow next to "AUT O CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to the CH 5 ∞ buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped. NOTES: ● At the end of Auto Channel Set, “SCAN COM- PLETED” appears on screen. ● If the scan ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 15
15 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the T uner procedure on page 13. ● T o add a channel, go to step 2 . ● T o delete a channel, skip to step 4 . ACCESS AFC SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . MAKE ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 16
16 SIMPLE PLA YBACK AND RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● The VCR’ s power comes on automatically . ● If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VI ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 17
17 Simple Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL 2 Press CH 5 ∞ . Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER . (The channel changes after a few seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) SET T APE SPEED 3 Pre ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 18
18 P AUSE DURING PLA YBACK 1 Press P AUSE . If there is vertical jitter , press CH 5 or ∞ on the VCR's front panel or remote to stabilize the picture. FRAME-BY -FRAME PLA YBACK 2 Advance the tape one frame by pressing P AUSE again. ● T o control the direction of Frame-by-Frame playback, press SEARCH<< or >> during still picture ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 19
19 Manual Tracking Once playback begins, the VCR’ s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually . q 2 3 6 5 / 8 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 CH CH ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE 1 During playback, press the CH 5 ∞ buttons on the VCR&apo ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 20
20 Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF , determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . ACCESS SUPERIMPOSE SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "SU ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 21
21 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 STOP STOP SKIP SEARCH Skip Search SKIP OVER UNW ANTED SECTIONS 1 Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press initiates a 30-second period of fast- motion playback. Normal playback resumes automatically . NOTE: T o return to normal playback during a Skip Search ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 22
22 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 POWER PLAY FF REW REW FF POWER RESET COUNTER TO ZERO 1 Press C.RESET . NOTE: By pressing the DISPLA Y button, you can change the display to show the counter reading, channel number or clock time. (Channel number is not displayed during playback.) Counter Reset DISPLAY C.RESE ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 23
23 Recording Record One Program While Watching Another q 2 3 6 5 / 8 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 C.RESET OSD TV/VIDEO ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● If using the RF connection ( Z pg. 6), press TV/VIDEO . The VCR's VIDEO indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. ● If using the ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 24
24 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the VCR off after recording is finished. ST ART RECORDING 1 Press REC . ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. ITR blinks and 0:30 appears on the front display panel. SET RECORDING DURA TION 3 If you want to rec ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 25
25 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK OK MENU CH CH TIMER NUMBER NUMBER "9" NUMBER "8" SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER 3 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys or CH 5 ∞ to select a vacant program number , then press OK . The first time you do this, all numbers will be vacant, so just press OK whe ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 26
26 DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER , then press POWER . ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN 2 Press MENU , then press OK . CHECK PROGRAM INFORMA TION 3 Press CH 5 ∞ to check the programs in succession. Check And Cancel Programs To Cancel A Program . . . q 2 3 6 5 / 8 MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK OK CH MENU CH CANCEL POWER ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 27
27 q 2 3 6 5 / 8 MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK Auto Timer When activated, this function automatically engages the timer when the VCR's power is turned off, and disengages it when the power is turned on. OK CH MENU ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to &qu ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 28
28 Edit T o Or Fr om Another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the player or the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an A V cable (not supplied) between the player ’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and the recorder’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When connecting to a Hi-Fi VCR, connect your VCR's AUDIO IN/OUT connector to the AUD ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 29
29 Edit Fr om A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the player and your VCR as the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an A V cable (not supplied) between the camcorder ’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When using a Hi-Fi camcorder , connect its AUDIO OUT L connector to the AUDIO IN ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 30
30 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 Multi-Brand Remote Control In addition to controlling several functions on JVC remote control TVs, the VCR's remote control can control these functions on the TV brands listed below . If your television is a JVC, you don’t have to set the code in step 1 . SELECT TV BRAND 1 Refer to the chart below . While hol ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 31
31 TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . POWER POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The power cord is disconnected. ● The TIMER mode is engaged with Auto T imer set to &q ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 32
32 TIMER RECORDING CORRECTIVE ACTION Check or re-perform the clock/timer settings to ensure correctness. Press TIMER and check to make sure that TIMER appears on the front display panel. Re-perform the set-up procedures. T imer programming can’t be performed when timer recording is in progress. W ait until it finishes. Load a cassette with the re ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 33
33 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. Q. During search, slow, still and frame-by-frame playback, I ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 34
34 TIMER Clock reference : Quartz Program capacity : 1-year programmable timer/ 8 programs Memory backup time : Approx. 10 min. ACCESSORIES Provided accessories : RF cable (F-type), Infrared remote control unit, “AA” battery x 2 SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption : 19 W T emperature Operating : 5°C ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 35
35 INDEX List Of Terms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms and on-screen display names. The first page on which the term appears is listed. Most terms appear more than once in the instruction manual. A Add Channel ............................................................... 15 AFC .................................... ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 36
36 INDEX (cont.) FRONT VIEW POWER MENU VIDEO AUDIO CH OK REC q PLAY REW 2 FF 3 PAUSE 6 STOP/EJECT 5 / 8 HM S I T R TIMER VIDEO SP EP AM PM REC PAUSE PLAY 1 9 0 ! @ # $ % 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Power ON/OFF Button ( Z pg. 7 or 1 1) 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 Rewind Button ( Z pg. 16) Reverse Search Button ( Z pg. 18) 4 Play But ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 37
37 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL 1 V ideo Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 7 or 1 1) 2 Instant T imer Recording Indicator ( Z pg. 24) 3 T imer Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 25) 4 Clock Display ( Z pg. 7) 5 Counter Display ( Z pg. 22) 6 Recording Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 17) 7 Play Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 16) 8 “Cassette Loaded” Mark 9 T ape Speed Indicators ( Z pg. 17) 0 AM ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 38
38 HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1-800-252-5722 JVC SER VICE & ENGINEERING COMP ANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF US JVC CORP . F ACTOR Y SER VICE CENTER LOCA TIONS If you ship the product... ACCESSORIES 107 Little Falls Road 1500 Lakes Parkway 705 Enterprise Street Fairfield, NJ 07004-2105 Lawrenceville, GA 30243-5357 Aurora, IL 6 ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 39
39 LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below . ("The Warranty Period") THIS LIMIT ...
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JVC HR-A42U - page 40
HR-A42/A22U COPYRIGHT © 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. U Printed in Malaysia 0196YOV * UN * PJ JV C COMP ANY OF AMERIC A DIVISION OF US JVC CORP . 41 Slater Drive, Elmwood Park, N .J . 07407 ...
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