JVC HR-A57U
Owner's Manual

� Timer Recording �

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 is reset, automatically.

Watching one program while recording another
During recording� � If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection 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 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
On the Remote Press CH+/� or the Number keys. On the VCR Press PAUSE[CH]. The channel display on the display panel starts blinking. While the display is blinking, press FF[CH+] or REW[CH�] to select channel. After about 5 seconds, the channel display stops blinking. � You can select channel in the stop mode, recording pause mode or during rewind/fastforward high-speed search. � If no cassette is loaded, or during recording pause mode, you can select channel only by pressing FF[CH+] or REW[CH�]. � 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.

Second Audio Recording (HR-A57U only)
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�.

NOTES:

C Set tape speed
Press SP/EP (p).

D Start recording
On the VCR, press REC (7). Or on the Remote, while holding REC (7), press PLAY (4).

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.