JVC HRA5U
Owner's Manual

� Connections and Plug&Play Setting �
Antenna or cable Coaxial cable 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. 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. 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.

E Set VCR channel

Flat feeder Matching transformer (not supplied)

F Final preparation for use
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. You can now perform basic playback or basic recording.

AC power cord

Initial Settings
Back of VCR AC outlet To audio/video input connectors

Language Setting
The default setting is �ENGLISH�.

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

Audio/video cable (not supplied) TV To 75 terminal RF cable (supplied)

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

B Select language
This VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some messages � in 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.

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.

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

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. Plug&Play Completed The current time is displayed. 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. Then turn on and off the VCR; the Plug&Play setting will be automatically reactivated. 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�.

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.
MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET

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

Setting clock semiautomatically � Semiauto Clock Set

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

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.