Question for someone that uses a JVC HR-S9800U for capturing

[MACKY]

I read through the manual and it looks like these are the settings that I should use. Plan would be to use S-Video interconnect cables to a TBC-1000 and then into my ATI AIW 9000 Pro Card, rewind and fast forward tape before capture to retension. At this time just want to make sure I've got the JVC Settings right. And once they are set like this there really isn't very much else I can do to the JVC to improve capture quality.

MACKY


VIDEO CALIBRATION ON
PICTURE CONTROL AUTO
AUTO TIMER N/A FOR PLAYBACK
SUPERIMPOSE OFF
AUTO SP -> EP TIMER N/A FOR PLAYBACK
DIGITAL R3 ON
VIDEO STABILIZER ON
2nd AUDIO RECORD N/A FOR PLAYBACK
AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI
S-VHS Mode N/A FOR PLAYBACK
AV COMPU-LINK ON TO USE IT
TIMESCAN AUDIO ON
FRONT AUX INPUT N/A FOR PLAYBACK
REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO N/A FOR PLAYBACK

[MACKY]

Almost forgot ..... DIGITAL TBC/NR on TOO

MACKY

[lordsmurf]

VIDEO CALIBRATION ON = Yes, ONLY during playback

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO = Yes, UNLESS you need SOFT to remove excess noise

AUTO TIMER N/A FOR PLAYBACK = N/A

SUPERIMPOSE OFF = Obnoxious setting, YES leave OFF

AUTO SP -> EP TIMER N/A FOR PLAYBACK = Never, not even for recording

DIGITAL R3 ON = NO.. NO.. this may add artifacts, only use for soft or bleeding video ... this is EDGE CORRECTION

VIDEO STABILIZER ON = Yes, ONLY during playback, but it ONLY works WITHOUT TBC/DNR ... so only use IF TBC/DNR ADDS more than it fixes ... this is essentially jitter control .. be aware it can ADD jitter sometimes too, so use ONLY as needed

2nd AUDIO RECORD N/A FOR PLAYBACK = NEVER

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI = Yes, most time... use NORM when audio has buzz or groundloop hums recorded on the tape

S-VHS Mode N/A FOR PLAYBACK = Yes ON

AV COMPU-LINK ON TO USE IT = Ignore this ... it does it's own thing ... makes no sense, should only initiate with RS232 control, but acts odd with cap cards

TIMESCAN AUDIO ON = I hate this. Annoying .. OFF for me

FRONT AUX INPUT N/A FOR PLAYBACK = whatever is needed

REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO N/A FOR PLAYBACK = whatever is needed.

TBC/DNR = ALWAYS, ALWAYS try to use this ... only turn it off if it HURTS the video signal

More info on these JVC units can be found in the VCR/TBC guide at www.lordsmurf.com

You bought a nice toy. Enjoy. It REALLY was worth whatever you paid for it. Mine was like $450 some years back, and money well spent.

[MACKY]

Thanks Lordsmurf .... especially for the 'extra' explanation about when to use things and how things work together. EXACTLY what I needed. Not only gives me direction, but also gives me info that will help me 'think' on my own.

MACKY