Sharp VC-H600X, VC-A400X Operation Manual

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CONTENTS

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GENERAL INFORMATION

❑

RECORDING

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND

PRECAUTIONS.............................................

3

Features

.......................................................... 4

Accessories

.................................................... 4

Major ComponentsofYour VCR . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote Control

.............................................. 6

●Inserting the Batteries

On&forVC-H60UX

Using the Remote Control for

TVOperation

.

●* ....*......● , .....*,.*....................●.. ?

Recording a TV Programme

.......................... 21

● Cassette Erase ProtectIon

● ToWatch Another TV ProgrammeWhile

Recording

Only for VC-H600X

Recording Hi-Fi Stereo Sound ...................... 22

Simple Recording Timer

................................ 23

Recordingwith the Timer

..............................

24

● Confirming Timer Programmed

● Cancell/rig Timer Programmed

● Intelligent Timer Recording (JUST REC)

M

SETTING UP

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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

Connections ................................................... 8

Adjusting the Video Channel ........................ 8

Connectingto a Stereo TV ............................ 9

Connecting to TV And Audio Equipment..... 9

Setting the Language..................................... 10

Setting the Clock ............................................ 11

Setting the Channels

.....................................

12

Channel Skip/Cancelling Skip....................... 14

Menu Screen

...................................................

15

OSD (On Screen Display)

...... ........................

15

s How to Display Indicators

Mode Selection............................................... 16

Sharp Super Picture

....................................... 28

Zero-Back Function

....................................... 28

DPSS (Digital Programme Search

System) .........................................................

28

Auto Repeat ....................................................

29

Skip Search..................................................... 29

Instant Replay.................................................

29

Child-Proof Lock ............................................

30
VCR Display

....................................................

30
Tape Remaining Display

................................ 31

Editingfrom a Camcorder to Your VCR.......32

Specifications................................................. 32

Before Calling for Service .............................

33

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- BASIC OPERATIONS

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HELPFUL HINTS

Playback

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● Inserting a Video Cassette

● Playback

● Video Search (with the RemoteControl)

● Fast Forwarding and Rewinding (w[th the

RemoteControl)

● Shuttle System

● Slow Motion Playback (with the Remote

Control)

● Still Picture and FrameAdvance

● Double Speed Playback

● Colour Mode

● Auto Tracking Control System

● Auto Head Cleaning System

● Auto Rental Mode

● Quick Start with Full Loading Mechanism

● Blue Back

● FullAuto Playback

Only for VC-H600X

● Playback of Hi-Fi Recorded Tapes

● Audio Output Mode

● Adjusting Hi-Fi Audio Tracking

~ IMPOmANTSAFEGUARDsANDprecautions

CAUTION

BEFOREOPERATINGYOUR NEW VCR PLEASECAREFULLYREADTHIS OPERATIONMANUAL AND
THEN SAVE IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCEAS IT WILL BE USEFUL IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
OPERATINGYOURVCR IN THEFUTURE

Location and Handling

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2

AIr vents are provided In the VCR cabinet to prevent excessive
temperatures inside the unit. Do not place your VCR In closed spaces,
cover It, or otherwise block the vents

Do not place the VCRIn direct sunllght, or near heat sources

3 Keep the VCRand tapes away from strong magnetic objects

4

5

6.

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Do not Insert or drop anything Into the VCR through the air vents or
cassette compartment as this could cause serious damage, possibly
resulting [n fire,

Do not place any object containing water or other liquids on the VCR, In
the event that liquid should enter the cabinet, unplug the VCR Immediately
and contact the retailer or a service centre approved by Sharp
Immediately,

Do not remove the VCR cabinet, Touching parts Inside the cabinet could
result in electrlc shock and/or damage to the VCR For service and

adjustment Inside the cabinet, call a qualified dealer or service centre
approved by Sharp,

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The useof head cleanlng tapes ISnot recommended as they may cause damage to your machine

Caution—Prevent Condensation

When moving the VCR from a cold place to a warm one,
condensation (dew) ISIlkelyto form on the VCRdrum and heads

If you try to play back or record In these circumstances, the
videotape and VCRmay be damaged.
To prevent [hIs, turn the power switch on and wait for a few hours for
the VCR to warm up and dry before attempting playback or
recording
This IS particularly Important before Ioadlng a cassette for the first

time after purchasing the VCR.

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRECAUTIONS

Service

Do not attempt to service this VCR yourself Please carry out the user checks on ~age 33 If you still
experience a problem, contact your dealer or nearest Sharp service faclllty

Others

Copyright may exist in material you wish to record Copying such material without permission of the
relevant licensee(s) or owner(s) of the copyright IS prohibltea by law. SHARP IS not In a posltlon to

aulhorlze the recording of copyright works and nothing In this manual should be read or Implled as
glvlng that authority,

OPERATEbutton(turnsVCRonloff)Clock

- -

dtsplay

WIII workregardless of this Dutton

.... _ -. . . -. .. -. - -

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Th/s olcfure ISfor VC-H600X

~ Features

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This VCR ISnot equipped with a mains power switch
Accordingly, nominal current to drive the clock IS
drawn at all times when the AC power cord IS
plugged into a wall socket If ?heVCR IS not to be
used for an extended period. be sure to unplug the
cord.

ONLY FOR

VC-H600X

OVHSHi-Fj Stereo

Sound/lGRSystem

COMMON FEATURES

● MID.Drive (New centre.Mounted Mechanism)

. Ha (High Quality) Circuity
. Shuttle System

.Sharp super picture— Enhances picturequalityduringplayback.

● OSD (on screen Display) with Menu Screen Guidance

. DPSS (Digital Programme

Searchsystem)

.QUiCk start with Full Loading Mechanism

. 365.Day, 8-programme Timer (DailyMeekly Programmable)
.Auto Channel Tuning

. 48.Channel preset PLL Frequency Synthesized Tuner

POWER SUPPLY:

The voltage supply of this VCR ISAC 240 V, 50 Hz

CASSETTE TAPE:

This VCR uses vu% standard video signals Use only video cassette tapes that carry the W: mark

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ccessories

Be sure that the followlng accessories are all Included with your VCR

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Coaxla cable

(T\j-VCRca~leI

Remote co~trol UIIII

(This Dlcture IS onl\ fcr VC-H6~lQ)\I

Major Components ofYourVCR

(This pictureIS

for\4c.H600x,)

OPERATE button(turnsVCRon/off)
Ciock d!splav ,$JIIIwork regardless of [h/s button

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Basefunction

Cassettecompartment(See

Playback, Recording )

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controlsISee

Playback.
Recording )
Channel

:;nlng

controls(See

Setting the
Channels )

FrontAVjack

When

oressed.

(LINEIN2:VIDEO,AUDtO)

c Stopstheta~edurIPgplay~ack‘F

OnlyfarVC-H600X

REWor REC

● Tape+se)ecleddurIng STOPmoae

VCR Display (explained throughout the operation instructions)

~ NOTE:~ #NOTE:~
.

WhentheVCR ISON, this Indicator (where a channet

● When the VCR Is ON [$ISIndIcator [‘where a channe1

position number ISusualty displayed) WIIIlight up

position num~er ISusually displayed) ,vIIIIlght

Up

When the power IS OFF,fhlspartWIIInotbelit

When

the power ISOFFthis ?art bvIll not be It

B

Cassette-in

mm

Audtooutputmode

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Simplerecording

Indicator

(Only

forVC-H~X)

timer

➤

Play/Double speed

IF

slow

TIMER

Timerstandby

playback

mode

44

REW/Video

SearchRewind

11P

FrameAdvance

%

Child-prooflock

➤F

FFIVideo

➤

SearchForward

Record

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AutoRepeat

RFC

II

Still

II

RecPause

REC

WhenACpowercord

5~~~~I ,sfirstplugged,n.

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REM,

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TapeRemaln!ng

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Rear

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(VC-A400X)

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(VC-H600X)

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ConnectIon terminals (See CONNECTIONSon page 8 )

ConnectIon terminals (See CONNECTIONS

onpage8 )

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RFconverteroutputchannel

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RF

converter output channel I

(CHANNEL) adjuster

(CHANNEL) adjuster

(UHFchannel31 to40)

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(UHFchannel311040)

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TEST SIG ON/OFFswitch ; TESTSIGON/OFFSYVltCh

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5

~R

emote Control

,+~ VCRbutton

EJECTbutton

OPERATE~utton

AUDIOOUTbutton

(Only for VC-H600X)

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~AE= % bulton (chlla-proof lock

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DISPLAY

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DISPLAYbutter

A

VOLUMEv,’~ buttons

~ VOLUME

~

CLEARbutter

,U ‘

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v ~‘HARPSUPER“CTUREbu~or

(This picture

MENUbutter

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forVC-A4~X)

PLAY/x 2 butter

~ (+ on MENUscree”

STOP~utton

(7 on MENU screen]

RECbutter

~ TIME button

TAPE SPEED button

CJ button (AUTO REPEAT)

c REPLAYbutton

SLOWbutton

SKIPSEARCHbu?ton

MODE OSC ~utton

INPUT SELECT button

CHANtdEL ~/; buttons

SETbutton

REWbutton
(+ on MENU screen)

FF but?on
(P

onMENU screen)

PAUSE/STILL(F ADV)~~

J @m Numeric.uttOnS

JttOR

A

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9

AMIPM button

MfPM

Dlglt select (When Inputt[ng

)~ [-/- ]

UDto two dlqlt numbers)
ZERO BACK button

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Inserting the Batteries

First Instali the ~atterles properly FItIWOR6 (UM/SUM-3, AA) 15
VOIIbatteries [Included) or equivalent If the remote control stoos

worKlng Insert new batteries

Ensurethe batteries are Inserted correctly, matching the polarlt[es
(+ /– ) lndlcated [nthe remote control

/ NOTES:

● Dc~no!SUDIect Theremote contrG110shock water or excessIve hu m Id II\,

● The remote control mav not funcIIon Ifthe VCR sensor Is In dIrect sunIIQ~:or ani 01her stronc IIQht

. IP,correct use ot batter Ies ma\, cause 1hem to leak or burs? Reaa tne balte r, ~’t’arnIr gs a!7c use !I-Iec~atle‘Ies

~ro~erl~

QDo

noi mIx OICana new batteries o’ mIx bra11ds In use

● RF TICJVGThe b~t~er,esI.yoJ J,II ~10: [jse the remote Centro~tor an exte nde:! De‘lC:<0’ !!me

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~ Using the Remote Control forTV Operation

(OnlyforVC-H600X)

The provided remote control can operate the basic functions of your television. In addition to Sharp

televisions, other manufacturers’ televisions listed below can also be controlled by setting the remote

control to the corresponding TV brand. The remote control’s default brand is “SHARP”, which enabies
control of most Sharp televisions. When you replace the batteries in the Remote Control, the control’s
TVbrand setting will be reset to SHARP.

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SettingtheTV Brand

Turn on yourTV.
Press the TV button and the button
simultaneously which corresponds to the
brand of your TV. Hotd the button down for
about one second.
Referto the table of brands below.
When setting is complete, the remote control
witl send a “power off” signal ( b ) to the TV
and it should turn off.

d NOTE:
. If

theTVdoes notturn off instepo, repeatthe step

@ setting procedure

and select the button for a

differentbrand.

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(For example)

TV brand: SHARP

(Corresponding

button is “1”)

Pressthese
buttons
simultaneously
and hold for more
than 1 second.

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TVBRANDNAMEtCorresWndlngbu~onIW BRANDNAME ~CorresWndlngbutton

SHARP

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1

~GRAETZ

1

7

PHILIPS 2 \LUXOR

7

>

THOMSON

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3 or 4 ISALORA

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TELEFUNKEN 3 or 4

ISELECO

7

NORDMEND

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3 or 4 ISONY

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8

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BRANDT

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3 or 4

\TOSHIBA

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9

SABA

3

or 4

PANASONIC

Oor T-

TELAVIA

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3 or 4 ISANYO

VOLUME ~

GRUNDfG

5

HtTACHl CHANNEL@

BLAUPUNKT

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[MITSUBtSHl CHANNELO

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TV Functionsto beControlled

Switch to TV control mode.

- Returnto VCR control mode.

● Press the TV button to select the TVcontrolmOde. ● Pressthe VCRbuttontoselecttheVCRcontrol mode

TV function control
@ Press the

TV bution to select the TV control

mode.

a Use the following buttons on your remote

control to operate your TV set.

TV function

cTV POWER(b )
. TVCHANNEL UP/DOWN

●TV VOLUMEUp/DOWN

● INpUT SELECTbutton (TV-AVselector)

● O–g:numeric buttons

● -/-- DIGIT SELECT button

@ Press the VCR button

controt mode.

to return to the VCR

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d NOTE:

● When you replace the batteries in the remote control,

if your television ISnot a Sharp modet you must reset
the TV

brand.

IMPORTANTNOTE:

Although the provided remote control unit is compatible
with SHARP televisions as welt as many TV models
manufactured by others. it is possibie that the provided

remote control WIII

notworkwith your TV or WIIIcontrol

only some of the functions

If the button listed In the table does not work with your

TV set.

you may want to try another; occasionally,

models vary within a brand.
Consequently, Sharp’s warranty does not cover all of
the models under the brands Ilsted In the table

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onnections

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DisconnectingTV Cable

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Disconnect the aerral cable from the back of

-->:~.-

your TVset

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Connecting Aerial Cableto VCR

Connect the aerial cable to the ANTENNA IN
terminal of your VCR

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ANTENNA IN

Connecting VCR to TV

connect th= supplied coaxial cable to the RF OUT terminal of the VCR,Plug the other end

Into your

TV’SANTENNA IN terminal.

TV back panel

ANTENNA IN

ANTENNA IN

~ Adjusting the Video Channel

To view the output of your VCRon the television screen you must select an unused
and tune II to the output of your VCR(factory preset to UHFchannel 37)

#

NOTE:

● TUNETHE TV NOT THEVCR

~

select an unused channel on your TV and press the OPERATE button on ihe
power

~ set the TEST SIG switch to ON
@ Adjus? the tuning of the selectea TV channei until the test pattern

your TVscreen.

@ SeIthe TEST SIG switch to OFF

d

NOTE:

● I; Interference or a beat pattern Is receIved wnen the tes~pattern Istuned In, US(

channel on your TV

VCR to turn on the

two vertical bars) appears on

converter output channel adjuster to change the VCRoutput cnannel and then retune your TL’as above

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onnectingto a StereoTV

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From VIDEO OUT

From AUDIO OUT LR

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From RFOUT

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To VIDEOIN

To ANTENNAIN

# NOTES:

● StereosounaoutputISonlypossible using the AUDIOOUTterminals

Sound from the radio frequency converter

(RFOUT)ISmonoonly

● The power cord should not be plugged Intothe power outlet until the above connections nave been com~leted

. IfTV reception ISweak, use a TVsignal booster (not supplled)

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onnecting toTV And Audio Equipment

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VC-H600X)

From VIDEOOUT

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TOANTENNA IN

~ Setting the Language

PREPARATION
sSelect the video channel on your TV Press the

OPERATE button to turn on the VCR

When you use the VCRfor the first time or after a

power failure of more than 60 seconds the
language WIIIbe reset. Apply power to the un!t to

switch It on and press the MENU button Then

perform the following procedure.

d

NOTE:

. If the power has been dIsconnected II

Jf/\II be

necessary to set the language and clock again

Initial Setting of Language

MENU

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LANGUAGE
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DEUTSCH
FRANCA1 S
ITAL IANO
ES PANOL

SELECT A ~

ENTER

SET

EXIT MENU

A

SET
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(VCRshuttle

on the tiolt)

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O Press the MENU button.

Select the language ivlth the A, 7 buttons and
press the SET button

Ex. ENGLISH

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NOTE:

● Refer to page 11 to set the clock

Changing Language

● If the language has already been set previously and you want to change II follow the steps ~elo~v

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HENU
TIMER
XODE

MENU

CHANNEL PRESET

o * ~~

CLOCK

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SELECT A ~
ENTER SET

EXIT : XENU

A

SET

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0 Pressthe MENU button

Select Item “LANGUAGE with A, 7 ~uttons and
P

essthe SET button

~ Select the language

with the Ai~ buttons and

press the SET button

Ex ENGLISH

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SELECT A T

> SNTER

SET

EXIT MZNU

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~ Setting the Clock

When you use the VCRfor the first t!me or after a power failure of more

~.,-- —

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OPERATE

than 60 seconds the clock WIIIDe rese;

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Apply power to the unit to

“:ICR”EVR~ ~~r \\,

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switch It on and press the MENU button Then perform the tollowlng ~~ ~ ~ ~ !~
procedure

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VC-H600X)

~ First set the language (Refer to page 10) Then press the SET buttotl

{

f MODE TIME

DATE YEA: ;

A

im

12 0 OAM i/0: Oc :

or

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:*E

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MODE

:24H/ 12E

SELECT .4 }

CHANGE A V

;

ENTER SET

EX 1 T FE::.

,.——

—-—%

Numeric

buttons ;

CLOCK

A ‘V

SET

*

MENU

o 0

@ Select whether the clock should show 12-hour

AM/PM time or 24-hour time by pressing the A)

7 buttons. and then press the p button
Ex 12H
K

NOTE:

. “24H”

24-nour alsplay

● l~H’

12-~our

AL1/PMdIs~lav

Q Set the present time with the numeric or A/~

buttons on the remote control and then press the
➤ button (Firs?set the ‘hour’ dlglts and then the
‘minute’ If there ISonly one ‘hour’ or one ‘minute’
dlglt, enter a O first ) Set AM or PM using the
AM/PM button (12 hour)
Ex 10.28AM
d

NOTE:

● If 12H moae ~’.as seIecteo Ihen set tne AL41~1

IndIcatoi

@ Set the year cgts vIIth the numeric or A ~

buttons on tne remote con~rol (If there IS onl~
one ‘year dlgl: el[e* a Ofirst )

Ex 96

@ Press the

SET button To return to tne ttiormal

screen

press the MENU button

~ruceoures abovy

/’

MEN, ~ Pressthe MENU button

~

TIMES

MENU

c

MODF

A

SET

Select Item “CLOCK ~IIItPIthe A ‘T buttons ana

0+

]CHANh Z. PRESF-

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1AN GL’AGL

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press the SET butter,

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~ Setting the Channel~

your VCR can receive VHF channels O tO 12. and UHF channels 28 to 6g your VCR has 48

programmable channel positions. each of which can be set to any of the above broadcast channels

The channel pos[tlons have been preset al the factory as shown below

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NOTES:

POslt10.

Prese$ fV Channe

Posl,lo.

Prese ‘\ Cnalne

● use ttIe A

V 4 p Duttons or Ine re~o{~

——————-— —–

8

Sm,c9ec cha,l.e

COntrOlIC se?the ~SD

1 SklPPed Channe

g

vHF q

. Channel ~osltion nJmbers 1 3 4 E 11 to ~~ ana

——————

29 to 46 have ~een factor} se: tGDe s~l~peo when

2

VHF 2

IC,

,IHC , ~

—

Sk,pped Channe

the CHANNEL S o’ ; button ISused

11.27 SKPDe$Cra.~C

-.—.—- — — -——

● If tne plctu re IS no! clear

4

SKIPped chan.e 28

UHF 2E

—

“ }’ou want a

dIfterent

channel fro~, !+e one preset or

Ifyou wlsn ICIreset a

<

VHF 5A

–4 —-—–– ––

2Q.46

Sk8cDecch?..el%

skipped channe reset the channel as followS

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VHF b

— - ———

..—— ——— —4 —— -

vHF ?

47

AUTO TUNING

PREPARATION

● Select the video channel on your TV. Pressthe OPERATE button to tur~ on the VCR

~ ~ Pressthe MENU button

MENU

TIMER

Select Item “CHANNEL PRESET’ with the A~

buttons and press the SET b~tton

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F:

o Select Item “AUTO w[th the A‘~ buttons and

cHANNEL PRESET

~

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press the SET button

MANUAL

A

SET

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NOTE:

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1

SELECT :A V

the factory

ENTER

SET

Ex?? :

MENU ;

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The channel dls~lay or the TV screen WIII

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flnlshed the T\/ screen WII!reTurr 10the normal

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●

If additional unwanted channels are found, refer to page 14 to skI~ unwanted channels

● If some charmeIswere unabIeto be found please refer to page 13 for ManualTunIng

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Setting the Channels

MANUAL TUNING

PREPARATION

● Selectthe \~ldeochannel on your TV Pressthe OPERATE outton :0 turn on theVCR

~Example: Tuning Channel Posit/on3 to Broadcast TVChannel 7

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MENU

f ?IMER

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Select tern “CHANNEL PRESET”with the A ~V

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MODE

MENU

! ;::::AGE

[A

SET

buttons and Dressthe SET button

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SELECT A ~

‘ ENTER : SET

EXIT

MENU

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cHANNEL PRESET

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Select item MANUAL with the A or 7 o~[tons

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AUTO

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and press the SET button

SET

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NOTE:

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● C HANNEL ?~ESET ‘~asoeerl ~reset :0 hIIAhlL’+L a:

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SELECT .A~

the

fac[or~

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ENTER

SET EXIT MENU ~

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[Preset CH]

I Q Select the preset channel pos!tlon number w!th

,~,
~

~PRESET cH m

the numeric or + ‘ ➤ buttons and then press

Numeric ~ ,~A,N,~ ,,

the 7 button

buttons

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SKIP

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SELECT

:A V cHANGE :4 b

1,

ENTER

:SET EXIT :MENU

[Broadcast CH]

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Pressthe numeric buttons or hold down the 4 ‘

?~

\ PRESETCH

3

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➤ buttons until you see the desired brcadcast

Numeric / ~C,A.NE. ~

channel on your TV, and then press the Y

buttons ;

F

INE TUNING 4>

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button

or

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SKIP

41

➤ ~ ,ELECT ,A . ‘N -~

CHANGE : 4 b

/ ENTER

SET EXIT MENU \

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[Fine tuning]

n.

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Forfine tuning. Dressthe + or ➤ button until the
broadcast channel comes Inclearly on your TV

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or

SKIP

ON ~ ‘

➤

: SELECT .A ~/CYANGE : 4 b
> ENTER{%SET EXIT

: XENU

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SET
O*

Next

@ If you wish to preset more channels, press SET

Screen

button and repeat steps O through 6

MENU

Normal

~ To return to the Normal Screen, press the MENU

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Screen

buttons

d NOTE:
.

Numerlc buttons on the remote Controi can also be used to select chaf~r,e ‘-‘drnbers Press tbIe -- bUttofito sv\I[ch
between one and two dlglt numbers

~ Channel Skip/Cancelling Skip

Channel skip

If there are channel posltlons that are not preset you can skip them with the follov~lngprocedure

PREPARATION

● Turn or)your TVand VCR and selec[ the ~’!deochannel onyour TV

~Example: Skip channel posltlon 12

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MENU

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TIMER

. MODE

MENU

..

;A

;

CLOCK

SET

o~~

:

LANGUAGE

or $

v

o

~ SELECT :A ~
‘ ENTEP : SET

EXIT :MENU f

+/p

>~.

or

~

~PRESET cH ~

)

‘Numeric ~

~
,

CHANNEL 02

,buttons /

F INE TUNING

4b:

‘~”+

Normal

Screen

)

~ Press the MENU button The MENU screen iA:Il ~

appear
Select Item “CHANNEL PRESET” with the A I 7

buttons and

press the SET button

I

I

~ Select Item “MANUAL’ with A ‘ 7 buttons anc

press the SET button

o Set the channel posltlon you wish to skip with tOe

+ /

➤ (or numeric) buttons

Ex

12

@ Select SKIP setting mode with the A 01 Y

button

Q Pressthe < or

➤ button tc select SKlp ON an~

press the SET button

~ If you wish to set more channels to be skl~pe~

repeatsteps~ through o

@ To return to the Norma’ Scree~ press the MENU

button

Canceling skip

PREPARATION

● Turn onyour TV and VCR ana seIect the d~dec] channel on your TV

~ Example: Resetchannel posltlon 12

● Follow the same procedure ~ @ In Channel skip and thet~the procedure ~–~ Delow

<’b

—

or

m :

~o Select tne channel posltlor yoL Lk!shto uns~i: ~

~ ~PREs ET cH

()

,

Numeric ~

with the + ‘ ➤ (or numerlc) bu:?ons

CHANNEL 02

I

buttons I F INE TU N ING

4}.

EA 1?

~O Select SKIP setting mode by ~ressng the A or I
I

Y button

I

4

~ @ Press the <OK ➤ b“tton to seiect SKIP OFEanc ~

m,

;

~SF I F

oN ~

~ i

press the SET button

i’

@ If ~oh w,s~-lto unsk,p more cran:les repeat i

steps o through o

I

MENU

0$

Normal

t 9 To

ret,rn to ?heNorma Screep Dressthe MENU

Screen

button

I

14

~M

enu Screen

~ Turn on

your TVand select the video channel

~ Press the OPERATE button to turn on the

VCR and ~~enpress he

MENU button to dispiay the MENU screen

o Select the Item you want by pressing the A or V oulton 2F ;he

remote control Refer to the pages Ilsted be!ow ‘or aetalIs on =ach
Item

Thefollowlng 5 Items can De set by using the

On Screen Display ~QSD)

1 TIMER

Se[tlng a timer recording (and :hec~ ‘~g It)
(See page 26 for the setting procedure )

2 MODE

VCR operating conditions are set accorc~ngto

MENU

the broadcast reception and tape ~lavback conditions (See page 16 )

3’ CHANNEL PRESET

Setting the channels (See page 12 )

4 CLOCK

Setting the Presenttime (See Page ~~

5 LANGUAGE

SelectIon of language to be usec for the 2[1SCree~Display (See page 10 )

~ Presstne SET button The screen changes to the tern wnlch ,c~ have selected
@ To cancel the MENUscreen. press the MENU button

~ OSD (On Screen Display)

The tape counter and VCR mode can be shown on the screen

.v

r 11e you are p Iaylng back a tape cr

watching a broadcast on the video cnannel

Display example r S PICTUREISharp

b

PLAY.X2

~ SuDer PICt~re)

Programme c$annel

➤> VSF,FF

Operating mode

YU,o,l,lo”

1

qd

VSR, REW

i ‘pj;;:::To!, : ,,~~ , ;

■ STOP.CASSETTE IN

Tape speed — ; sp I

STOP

—

Audio output Indicator

11:3

OAM I L R ~

1~

(OnlyforVC-H600X~

[]p

F.ADV

Slmlple

/

[[b

SLOW

Recording timer ;

Tape remalrrg

?

II

STILL

Clock d!splay

II::;;:A:6 ; ‘REM ;::::00 :

tor DPSS)

● REC

Calendar display

I

\

H’

Real

?Ime coi, --er J

DPSS

~Dss ; ;

,11

REC PAUSE

ti NOTE:
. If the clock ISnot set, the time and date WIIInot be displayed

How to Display Indicators

Q
Q

Q

Turn on yourTV and select the video channel.
Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on the VCR Mode Indlcalcrs are displayed In the AUTO display
screen
Eachtime the MODE OSD button ISpressed the screen changes as follows

O AUTODisplay

~ @ FULLDisplay a 0 COUNTERDisplay –+ ~ Display off

4

——-—

—

AUTO Display
When an operation button, numeric button or CHANNEL

~/~ D“:ton ISpressed, the current

mode o“

the number of the channel VVIIIbe displayed Inthe upper section Q

‘ :he TV screenfor about 3 seconds

d

NOTE:

● When you record a video SIgnal outPuL

t

from thIs VCR on another /C P oress ‘tie MODE OSD bu~?cI to seec‘

Dlsplav Off (If the mode ‘nd~caforis ds~la~ea on

:he

screen II s aIsc e ‘c’ded J’1 the {ape )

15

~ Mode Selection

You can set the basic functions IIsted Inthe table below on the MODE selection screen

PREPARATION

● Turn onyour TV and select the video channel. Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on the VCR

\

MENU

MENU

i,ELECTAv

i

;

ENTERSET EX1-

MENU

!

IColour]

.

~ ~COLOUR

m

~ ‘LUE BACK : :;;

}

AUTO RENTAL ● OFF
REPEAT

!

ON -

JUST REC ~oFF

~$v

t

I

➤

1

SELECT A V CHANGE 4 b

~ ENTER SET

EXIT .MENU

[Blue back]

>

cOLOUR

~ ~BLUE BACK

mt~~ I

AUTO RENTAL -OFF

3

REPEAT

~~ m

i ‘UST ‘Ec

-OFF

\

I
I

~ SELECT :A ~ CHANGE :4 ● j

j ENTER SET

EXIT :MENU /

v

[Auto Rental]

i SELECT :A T cHANGE 4 b ~
‘ ENTER

SET EXIT MENU

[Repeat]

r

)

[JustREC]

CO LOUR

BLUE BACK

AUTO RENTAL

REPEAT

~J.sT

REc

sELECT A ­ENTER SET

CHANGE .4 b

;

EXIT MENU !

SET

o

$

Normal

Screen

~ Pressthe MENU button
~ Select the MODE selectlorl moue with the A T

buttons, and then press the SET button

I

o Select the COLOUR mode by pressing the + ~

➤ buttons, and then press the V button

(For details, see Colour Mode onpage 19 )

I

AUTO. Usually select AUTO mode

PAL Strict ‘AL colour mode

o

Select the BLUE BACK mode by pressing the 4

/

➤ buttons, and then press the 7 button

AUTO ,. Usually select AUTO

A blue screen will appear when
your VCR receives no TVsignal or
an unrecorded tape IS played
back

OFF

select OFF If the screen

turns

blue

due to weak TV signal
reception or playback of a poorly
recorded tape

@ Select the AUTO RENTALmoue by pressing the

< /

➤ buttons, and then press the 7 button

(For details, see Auto Rental Mode on page 19 )

@ Select the REPEATmode b~ oressln9 the 4 ‘

➤

buttons. and then press the V button
(For details see

Auto Repeat on page 29 )

@ Select the JUST RECmode by pressing the + /

➤ buttons. and then press tne V button

(For details see Intelligent Timer Recording

(JUST REC) on page 27 )

~ Press the SET button tc ‘e~urp to the norn’a’

screen

~ Playback

Inserting a Video Cassette

Gen:] nsert the video cassette !nto the cassette compar~~,entThe VCR turns on automatlcallv lf lhe

casset!e IS

inserted !ncorrectly the Ioaalng sys~emw I I no~‘~.jnctlonCo nor tcrce the cassette nto ‘h-

VCR ‘~Vhenthe cassette nas neen procerlv IOaded

appears on {he VCRdls~iay

To remove the cassette press the EJECT button during stoo mode

Playback

PREPARATION

OPERATE–

QT~Jrl on your TVand select the

VI deo c hannet

Insert a casse~te

I

PLAY

J I

OPERATE

S72?EJECT

(This ptctureISfor\JC-W600X)

RE\J~—

STOP—

I

‘,

,J

\

-—-’

(This picture IS

ror \JC-H600X)

~ Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on :he \JCR
@ Insert a cassette
o Press the PLAY/X2 button (The auto tracKlng control system engages and “

➤“ flashes on the

VCRdisplay for a few seconds )

@ To stop playback, press the STOP button (If the tape reaches Its end, the VCR

.vIII automatically

rewind the

tape to the beglnnlng, eject the cassette, ana turn off the power )

Video Search (with the Remote Control)

Use thefollowlng procedure to quickly find the section you want. wh!levlewlng !he picture

O During playback, press the FF button for forward video search, or the REW burton for reverse

search

There are 2 search speeds In each dlrectlon The VCR switches between them each time the

button ISpressed,

@ Pressthe PLAY/X2 button to resume normal playback
W

NOTE:

● Durlng . ldeo searcnof a tape recorded n [he LP moue the IUoGeroart of lhe ~IctL~re mav be skej~~edto one sIde

Fast Forwarding and Rewinding (with the Remote Control)

~ To move through the cassette faster Dressthe STOP burton and then press the FF or REW button

to fast forwara or rewind the cassette IThe ~lcture cannel be ~flewea In fh~s mode )

@ Press the

STOP button to stop fast ~orwardor iewlnd

# NOTE:

● If you ~seother than E-90 - E-180 cassettes .ast ‘or~vardand re~~lrlJ Imav‘ake scr~~e~~};ailorlger

17

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Playback

Shuttle System

The shuttle system lets you control all the basic playback functions using just tne snuttle ring

d

NOTE:

. ~I,; st~jt+lsr~,g Goesno~rotale 360

DURING

STOP MODE

Fast Forward and Rewind

:.

Turn the ring either to the right or the left and release II (Ttle s~ut:le

ring WIIIreturn to centre )
PressIne STOP button to stoo fas?forward or re~~nd

DURING PLAY MODE

Video Search

● Turnthe ring to the left or the rlghi during playback to enter VSF(Vldec

Search Forward) or VSR (Video Search Reverse) mode Select fro~
two speeds by turning the ring Releasethe ring (the shuttle ring returns
to centre) to return to playback

““SF* 1 . During playback turning the ring al

i the way to the left or right locks the

*

VCR In VSF (Video Searc~ Forward) or VSR (Vlaeo Search Reverse)

.:q 2

mode Pressthe PLAY/X2 button to return 10regular ~lavback

‘

O’a,

TAPE SPEED

VSFIVSR VSFIVSR

, (1)

(2)

,

SP/LP i X3

x7 ,

Slow Motion Playback (with the Remote Control)

~1 ~ Press the SLOW buttop on the remote control Curing plavback

1 , .’-

,6w_dz~

,@ ~::::::w:,::;, butIo(totn.,h@’+”~ s\:~Put:;~;;

vary tne SIow motlor ~Iavback speed between

~~ Pressthe PLAY/X2 butlon to resume normal plavback

18

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Playback

Still Picture and Frame Advance

o

Q

o

0

Q

Press the PAUSE/STILL (F.ADV) GIJ[tGn
during playback

ThIs wII freeze the pIc:ure

Gnyour TV

if noise bars apoear on the screen aurlng SIIII
~lcture set your VCR to the slow moae anc

press the CHANNEL ;i; ~uttons TOmake
the noise disappear Then press the PAUSE/
STILL (F.ADV) button again

If there IS ver~lcal j!tter durlng StllI

PICtIJre

Playback, press the CHANNEL ;,/; buttons
to stop the ~ltter

~ress the PAU SE/STl LL (F.ADV) []~~ton
dur!ng still moae for ‘rame adva~ce

Press the PLAY/X2 ~utlon again ;O ~es~,me
normal playback

Double Speed Playback
~

Press the PLAY/X2 button during playback
The tape WIII be played back at twice the
normal speed,

@

Press the PLAY/X2 ~u~ton to resume normal
playback

WNOTES:
c

Sound Is muted durlng v deo searc n SIO’.Vmotion st!II

picture frameadvance and dou~le speed playback

. To avo Id damage to the [ape jou r ‘JCR ~vIII fes ume

normal playback after about 5 minutes of slow mctlon
playbackand stillpicture

● During slow motion stil I irame advance ana double

speed playback filth a tace recorded In [he

LP moae
the upper part of the picture mav be skewed ‘o one
side

Colour Mode

If a colour recording”s quality ISpoor, the picture
may turn black and white In this event, set the
COLOUR mode on the

MODE selection screen to

PAL (strict PAL colour mode) Normally, the

colour mode should be set to ‘AUTO” mode
(See Mode Selection on page 16.)

~COLOUR

-PAL

m

BLUE BACK

. OFF

AUTO RENTAL

● OFF

REPEAT

oN -

ZUST REC

-OFF

SELECT :

A w

CHANGE :4 b

ENTER : SET

EXIT :MENU

(Selectvvlth4 or F button )

~ AUTOmode

I

*

Strict PALcolourrnoae

*

Then press SET button
r NOTE:

the \JCR IS playl ng oack a black and ,vhlte :a~e cr ,s
recelvlng a black and ,vhl[e brcadcast the picture mav
be coloured In this event set ih~

COLOURmode onth,;

MODEselectlonscreen[o AUTO mode

Auto Tracking Control System

I

I
I

I

,

.

Auto Head Cleaning System

When the tape Is Inserted or ejecte a, thIs s~s[e~
au[omatlcal Iy cleans the drum and heaas tiiItn a
special roller before recording or plavback begl~s
protecting the heads and drum from alrt ard
preserving beautiful ~lcture quallty

Quick Start with Full Loading
Mechanism

Your VCR has a standby function (Full Load I I-,g
Mechanism) to allow Immediate recorclng and

playback
After pressing the REC or PLAY/X2 button It ta~es
about 2 seconds until recording or playback s
engaged when In the standby mode

Auto Rental Mode

(This function only wcrks when AUTO RENTAL
mode on the

MODEselectlonscreen ISset to ON )

The convenient auto rental mode lets you enjov
playback with ease When you insert a

cassette ~~lth

the erasure protection tab removed (rental Jldeos
etc ), your VCR automatlcal ly turns

Gnthe pc,’~er

winds the tape forward to find the recorded sectlcn
and plays back the tape When the tape reaches the
end of recorded section, the VCR automatl ca!1~
re~vlndsthe tape, ejects It and turns off

the power

Y NOTES:

● /f there Is more than a 15 second unrecord ea see: c,.

●

~et,veen recorded sections the tape v II autcma!lc a v
stoD and rewind

To }~atch the nevl recoraed se:: c‘1

press the STOP button fast forivard to that sectic~ SI’LI
olay the tape
If t!le erasure orctectlon hole IScovered [jress ‘he PLAY/

x 2 button dtter the pov~er ‘~1rr;s .;~, au[crr atc aI/. ,# u‘~

Rentalh,lode does not f~ork )

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Playback

BlueBack

Set the BLUE BACK mode to AUTO on the MCDE-select!on screeP ISee ModeSelection~n cage : 6 ~
This function eliminates mon!tor noise and mu[es sound during ~layback of unrecorded oor[lofls ;{ a
tape, and when recelv[ng a norl-broadcasting channel Blue Back

VIII also a~cear f :~e VCR s se! ‘o

the AUXII iary Input (LINT IN) mode but no video slgnal Is ted to the \~CR (The BLUEBACK mcde Is set
to AUTO at the

factory, )

d NOTES:
sBIue Back does not functlon dur]ng stlII pIcture varlabIe slow motlon ar d J ceo searcP

● BIue Back may lot ~unctlon ~roperIyIf the 0roadcast slgna! s 100s[rcng !;r :00 :~eak

● Blue Back cannot be recorUed

.

If [he antenna sIgnal Is weak whIIe recoraIng a T\] ~rogramme Iorf ‘~e 1P~t sIg‘a, s ,ikeak .’~~ 1e ‘3Pe c~LQ~ “;:

~hemonItor screen

may IU rn bIue back sInc e [he IJr)it ~av fio[ rec)~~~Ize ,vpetr er Jr

recelvea In this event. set the BLUE SCREEPJmoae to OFF

Full Auto Playback

This function only works when AUTO RENTALmode on the MODE selec!~onIS

Full Auto Playback iets you enjoy playback ~lth ease

‘~~henyou insert a cassette ,vlth the erasure

protection tab removed, your VCR automatically turns on the ~ower and plays ~ack the tape ‘rVhent!le

tape reaches Its end, the VCR automatically rewinds the tape e!ects it and [urns off the power

d NOTE:

● If the erasure protection hole Is covered press !be PLAY/X2 button after ~he~chver ttirplson auto~at~caIl\J

(~n!y forVC=H600x)

Playbackof Hi-FiRecordedTapes

ThisVCR will play back both video and audio-only tapes recorded in the Ht-Fi mode.

# NOTE:

sStereosoundoutput isanly passibieusing the AUDIOOUTterminals. Soundfrom fhe radio frequencyconverter(RFOUT)

ISmonoonly.A bluescreenwill appear if audio-onlyHi-Fitapesare pfayedback

AudioOutputMode

The audio output mode is controlled by the AUDIO OUT button on the remote control. The VCR is

normalfy set to the Hi-Fi mode, with M and H dispiayed on the VCR display, and normal stereo sound
output.
Select

❑, and only the Hi-Fi Left channel aud~ois heard from both the Right and Left speakers.

Select H, and only the Hi-Fi Rightchannel audio is heard from both the Right and Left speakers.
If you select the mono linear track, M and ~ will disappear.

# NOTES:

● ShouldtheHi-Fioutputlevel bepoor,the VCRwilfautornattcallyselectthe monolineartrackoutput.

● Whenplayfngback tapes wh~chhaveonly Hi-Fisound recorded:if Hf-Fisound ISnotreproduced,or if there issomenoise

inthe audio,

presstheCHANNELISor@buttonUntilthesoundimProves

AdjustingHi-FiAudioTracking

(To adjust the Hi-Fi tracking manually when playing back a poorly recorded Hi-Fitape)
. ~orma]ly you can simultaneously press and hold both

CHANNEL@/ @buttonstoobtaintheoPtiMal

Hi-Fi audio tracking.

. If H~-Fiaudio is unstable

(frequent dropouts, etc. ) with a rental video, a tape recorded on another

VCR, restore normaltracking white playing back the tape as described below:

o
@

Simultaneously press the CHANNEL @/ Q buttons
Press the

CHANNEL~ button repeatedly at equal, short Intervals

disappear from the VCR display.
Press the

CHANNEL@button in the same manner while countin9

and H indicators reappear and then disappear again.
Press the

CHANNELG button again for half the number of times

obtain optimal tracking.

until the Q and H Indicators
button operations until the

❑

counted In step o above to

20

~R ecording aTV Programme

Cassette Erase Protection

ERASUREPROTECTIONTAB

A ~~; cassette has a removable tab to prevent accidental

w.,.-

erasure of recorded material

Removing the tab prevents

recordlna To record on a video cassette wtth the tab removed,

m

place ad~eslve tape over the tab opening

Recording a TV Programme

PREPARATION

● Turnon your TVand select the video channel

PROCEDURE

Q
Q
Q
o

Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on the VCR
Insertthe cassette making sure the erasure protection hole IScovered
Select the channel Positronvou wish to record wltn the CHANNEL G)/2 buttons
Select the SP (Standard Play) or LP (Long Play) recording speed with the TAPE SPEED button on

the remote control (“SP)’or “LP WIIIIlght up on the VCRdisplay) SP(Standard Play) gives the best

picture quallty LP(Long Play) gives the longest recording time
Pressthe REC button (If the erasure protection hole

IS uncovered the cassette WIIIbe ejected ) To

pause during recording press the PAUSE/STILL (F. ADV) button To resume recording press the
PAUSE/STILL (F, ADV) button again

To stop recording press the STOP button

o

/ NOTES:

. The

pause mode dIsengages automatlcalIy after abou: 5 mlnutes

and Itle VCRenters sto~ mode

● To record audio and v!deo from an external sourcethrough~heAUDIONIDEOterminalonthe rearof theVCR,

pressthe INPUT SELECTbuttononthe remotecontrolor press

the CHANNEL@I/1~buttonsto selectthe AV

channel positionsituatedbetweenthe iastchannelandfirstchannel (WhentheAVpositionis selected,“AV’ IS

displayedwherea channelpositionnumberis usuallydisplayed.)

M NOTE:
. VC-A4MX is only equipped with AUDIONIDEO (rear) terminals

● If the TV slg nals are weak ana the Dlct ure changes to monochrome

se? the strlc: COIOUr

moae 01’Iiq~ MODE

selection

screen (See Colour Mode on page 19 ) Norrnallv the Colourmoue should be sel [c AUTO’

To Watch Another TV Programme While Recording

Af~e’steps ~ to o havebeen completed select the programme vou w~sht~ vle~! us~ng?heT~’tuner
AI the end of tne tape you’ VCRWII automa~lcallystop reco’alng

t

ebfl,IIITOtc ?ne beg\ Prong 0+tne tape

ejeci the tape and turr off the power

21

~R

ecording Hi-Fi Stereo Sound

(Only for VC-H600X)

This VCRautomatically records aud}o s!gnalson two kinds of audio tracks.
Hi-F{.

Using specialized rotary heads audio signals are recorded on the video track in the FM

format. Multi-sound broadcasts (stereo or bilingual programmed) are automatically recorded
on two channels.

Normal Audio signals are recorded monaurally on the linear track Stereo broadcasts are recorded In

mono, and only the main audio track of bilingual programmed is recorded.

P

NOTES:

● Video cassettesrecordedon a non-Hi-FiVCRcanalsobeplayedback However,iftheaudiosignalsarerecordedontwo

Ilnearchannels,stereoprogrammedwillbeplayedbackmonaurallyandbilingualprogrammed

will be played back with

both the main and sub audio tracks

mixedtogether.

. Video cassettesrecordedon thisVCRcan

be played back on a non-Hi-Fi VCR, However, only the normal {linear) track WIII

be played back

Switching Input Signals

Various sources of video and audio signals can be recorded as shown in the following chart.
(a) Selecting a channel will record both video and audio from the VCRtuner
(b) Selectlng an external source position (to select an external source position, press the INPUT

SELECTbutton or select a channel situated between the last channel and the first channel with the
CHANNEL@/@buttons) wili record both video and audio from an external source via the back-

panel AUDIONIDEO LINE ~or front LINE IN 2terminal

SignalsRecorded

inputmode

TV screen

Video track

Normalaudiotrack

Hi-Fiaud!otrack

‘“ner

7

Signalsfrom tuner

~:;;a;~

q

SignalsfromAU~lON1~EO(LINE1) socket on the rear of the VCR

“AV”

displayedforVC-A400X

:?:L:;

7

SignalsfromLINE

IN 2terminalonthe frontofthe VCR

Recording Audio Only

ThisVCRcan record Hi-Fi audio-only signals.

Connect the audio source (CD ~lay~r, etc.) to the AUDiO-lN L/Rterminals on the front or rear of the
VCR.
Select the connected external position LiNE IN 1 or 2 (“LI” or ‘(L2° lights up) by pressing the

INPUTSELECTbutton or the @/ @ buttons.

Pressthe

TAPESPEEDbutton on the remote control to select SPor 1P mode.

Pressthe REC button.

22

❑ Simple RecordingTimer

Tnere are IVVOwais to use IIIISSimple Record~ngTimer

telephone call

for ~o”, Convefllel.;e

● Delayed recordlng

● ImImedlate recr >d;11g

Conve?lent v~ller leall~~gtrle house or goIIlg ?: oed

5 L)I )tie n

I e nt wt-l: n av In g a PI ur ex Deci ec v Is Itar or

Immediate Recording

*\-.......—

———-..

~

Select the channel pos!tIoIl to De recordec b}’ ~

o :.

2:

:~

?: CTURE ON

pressing the CHANNEL < /’s bu?tons

~

.L,,,.:

{

/ s?

(Ex Channelposition 2)

I

.-

2

In each step, 1/11and L R appear on the screen ~

2

for VC-H600X.

~-.—.

Y

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~~

@ Press the

REC button to en~er the nor~a

!e

record I ng mode Then press the REC button

<

~

PI CTURE ON

fw

\

repeatedly to set the desired ending time

● REC ~ ‘p ‘sTop

Q:

30)!

o

%

(Ex End/ng time 9 30AM)

W

NOTES:

i

● EacPIpressof ttle RECbutterIncreases1tleSIODtITIG D \ ‘ [

\ . ~ :

OOAkl

t

REM 2 : O 0

?

minutes

i

. . .. 12

96

o: 00.00

]

●

If necessa r> press the CHANNEL : I bu?tons i: Chal?Qe

:

L.. I the

minutes setting

# NOTE: Press the STOP bti{ton to terrrlnate recordtng

Delayed Recording

# NOTES:
. After

the Slm pIe Fe cora Ing Tlrner IS se! the channel posltlor, can n~i be cnangea

● ICIconfl rm, the s:ar:l ng time and the end Ing time f[rst press tne OPERATE buttar, i~) turr~ or the power The- press it IC

BTIME button tG :onflrm the s?arllng and ending time Press the OPERATE buttoi 10 turn off tne POWer

● T o cIear the Slmole Record Ing Time: sett Ing aurIng setting press the CLEAR K)ut!( II c~-ttneremote ccrntro T( cIeer atte r

seltlng turn on the power press the

BTIME button 10selec! Slmplc RSJC~rdng TImCr wooe aIa the~ press tn: CLEAR

~ut!orl

❑ R

ecording with the Timer

The timer can be set manuaily for automatic recording of up to S everltsover a 365 aav oerlod
PREPARATION

. Load the cassette ensurlng the erasure protectIon hoIe Is covered The ‘JCRpower ‘WvtII aulomatIcalI\/

turn on

● Check that the clock Is dIs p Iaylng the correct tIme. (See Setting the Clock on page 11 I

PROCEDURE

Example: Recording channel posltlon 47 In SP mode from 1200 PM to 1230 PM Dece~ber 15.

1996,If the present time IS1028 (morning) December 14 1996

I

I

[Menu]

~.

~ press the MENU button

2

MENU

j

Select the TIMER-setting

mode and Dress the

: * ~ 1 ‘ETbu’ton

,

SELECTA*

;‘N’” ‘z’ “1’ “E””;

[Tim;r posltlon]

@ Select the timer oostlon ,vlth the A;~

~uttons

~2~

~

‘A

and press Ihe SET b~~ton

!-;

$

SET

1-

..

0

● If the timer positions 1 to 4 have already beerl

ii

set. the screen cranges

2,’2 (timer oosltlons5

..,NT,N”F

{

:ANCEL‘LSAR

,~

tO 8)

~

>ELECTAY

,1 .;’;:::;”:Tc,

ENTERSET EX:TMENU<

L

!~l
~ ~ -- -- -- ~

1 .: :
[
jCANCEL‘,,.,
,SELECTAV
‘ENTERSET .X:T %ENU

,

[Date]

Q Set the date

for timer :ecordlng with the numeric

“~

,2!

[

Numeric

or A / V buttons on ~heremote control and then

:

DATEPR START$T<)P

,-

s, ‘

buttons

press the ➤ button

; .1---- ---

““. ~

or *

➤

● First set the “day dlglts and then “month If

there

IS only one ‘day or one month” dlglt.

D*,C

DAYt”ONTH

:SELECT4.

{

“A.... r

A /V

iENTERSET EXIT*EN,,$

enter a Ofirst

.

J

.~

~ If you want to record only once, press the

{

12:

$ D&TE ,. START STOP :

[Once]

15/12m-

➤button and go to step o. Otherwise select “D

~ ,.
~.:-- .:,. ::: .-:: ; $ p

(DAILY)” to record at the same time each day or

f

..,,

$

IDally~eekly]

“W (WEEKLY)” to record at the same time

each

,.,,.,
I !.;;[;!~;!:.’ $ A 1~ *

➤

sELEcT

week by pressing the A or 7 button, and then

~~

pressing the

➤ button

o Set the channel number using the numeric or A

[Channel]

Numeric

V

buttons and then press the b button

~

buttons

DATE

PR sTART STOP

or

‘“~ o b

d NoTE:

i 15/12~ - --- --

SP

●

To record audIo [and JIdec {rom an ek[err’aI source

.. . .. . .

A

i Y I ~~~~~ ~~LŠ I --- ~òq•Œòq•: ---- \

through an ~UDIO‘\J1DEO :errnlnal on ‘he ‘VCR oress the

..

A ~ T buttons to select an AV Charlnel 1‘JVhef~all AV
posltlon IS selected LI or L? s jISP’a} ed .~~berea

channel pOSIIIGn ‘lumber s ,suallv dlsplaved I (VC-A400X
Is on Iv e~ u IDped I,vItP

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Continued on next page

d

NOTES:

● A Y buttons can also be used to se: the date and !Irne nstead (jt ‘he in~merlc DUIIO:;S

● Press0 first If the day month houTor rnIn ute Is a s Ing Ie dIg It

24

u

Recording with the Timer

Numeric

[Siari]

I @

Set the start t!me with the n“mer[c butto”s o, A ;

buttons {~

~,

7 buttons and press tne F butlon

.“

SET

0$

[Timer re~lew]

12

DATE

PRSTART

STOP

15/12 47

12: OOm12:30SF

.- -. .. -:--- -:----

-- -. -. -:..- -:----

TCONTINUE

CANCELCLEAR

SELECT :A V
ENTER

:SET

EX IT

MENU

~ @ Press the

SET button TO programme additional

I

timer settings, repea?steps @ tbrough @

I

I

MENU

~@ To return to the Normal Screen press the MENU

o

*

Normal Screen

button

I @ To set the VCR for automatic Ilmer recording

TIMER

ONOFF

o

Dress the TIMER ON/OFF button and ensure the

TIMER lndlcato~Ilgh?sOPtne \~CRdls~la}

I

W NOTES:

25

m

Recording with the Timer

ConfirmingTimer Programmed

You cap see or the On Screen Dlspla} a list of all ~lmerprogrammed Ihal are aireadv set
PREPARATION
. Turr, on your TVand VCRand select the v aec channeIon tl~eTV

,

I

...... .................. ............ .....

FE,

i

~~~”

~

o $+$:- $

‘,.,,- A.

I

EN,F, ,,~ ,,:- “.,, .

. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .

I

IExam~le]

I

,—-.—-———, _—.

—.

~~ Press tne MENU button

SET \

o

i@selectthe

TIMER-settingmode ~vlththe A ; Y

buttons and then

press the SET Dutton

J

A ‘Y

SET
o

~ The screen for conflrrnlng programmed ?hathave

been set WIIIappear
. Check the Informatlonalsplayed
cIf you mant to correct the cata se Iect the

programme to be changed with the A / 7
buttons and then press the SET

bultOn Correct

the setting as described on pages 24 and 25

ONCE/DAILYMEEKLY
ONCE

no lndlcalef

DAILY

D !s d!s~a~ed

WEEKLY V,’ ISdls~ &,ec

~ ~

To return to the Normai Screen cress the MENU

I

I

MENU

o

Normal Screen

I

I

button

● After checkl ng or correcttnq the proq ramme

contents pres-sthe TIMER ON/OFF b-uttonto

enter the Timer Standby mode

,

Canceling Timer Programmed

Perform the foltowlng procedure to cancel timer ~rogrammes that have already been set

PREPARATION
. Turn on your T\f and VCR

and select the video channel on the TV

————— .

I

, @ Pressthe MENU b~:~or,

.,,,

MENU

Ot

A ~-

!

Cuocx

+ ~ ; Q

Select the TIMER-setting mode wlthl the A / 7 1

i (“A”’’’”

buttons and

then press the SET button

I

,., -- . .

,.-., , r,:-.,

I

——-——-—

1

1

~ The screen for conflrm[ng timer recoralng pro-

~ A ‘“-’ ‘r ‘“:: “’”’ ‘

grammes that

have been set WIIIappear

● Se1ect tn e program m e n u m ber you wIsh to

cancel v~ltnthe A T Duttons

~ ; ;::: ~;:::;’:: ,,,

sE.,--

1-

(

—.——,

I

,

~ o Double-cneck that i?ISthe programme you wish

DISPLAY : .~mE

,,

,0

~~

to cancel and press the CLEAR button It WIIIbe

A . .

I

VOLUktE

cleared 00 the screen

$

..”,,,IN

~ #

NOTE:

-..-, - ,,,
.,:,- . .

● Ensure that the remo?e COI? ro Is 1‘- ‘L~CF mode Press the

CLEAR ...,, ,,- ,, . ,.,.

VCR button

-——

I

!Q To

return to tne Norma, Screer press the MENU

~ ‘~” +

Normal Screen

button
. I f the

re are stIiI soIme ~r o c ra m m es se; Dress

the TIMER ON/OFF b.~t:o; IC enter t!le Timer

I

S[andby moae

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~ IntelligentTimer Recording (JUST REC)

When the tape IS expected to run out halfwa!~ during {Imer recording n

‘he SP

i staraarc cla\J ) ~oce

fhe mode ~vlIIautomar~ca IIy change lo the Lp (~ong DIay ~rToe,e to ~re\~ent (err Ina~len ot IeccrdIr g
ThIS

fu nctlon works onIy whenJUST REC mode on the PJIODE selection sc ree P Is ser ‘c CIN

For example:

● When a i 20-mInute programme Is [Imer-recoraed ,VI[h a 90-mInu(e ta~e wnIie ‘he automalIc seIec+ s

set to LP mode as snown ~ei1,.,

~ About 60 minutes

1,

~ About 30 m]nutes~

I SP (standard play)

mode~

I

LP(long play) mode

I

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Total: 120 minutes —

27

~ Sharp Super Picture

This function creates clearer modulation during playback for h19hPicture (

>

quallty

w

;

~ S PICTURE ON

I

Pressthe S. PICTURE button on tne VCR ‘

1

‘S

PICTURE ON (or OFF)”WIII appearonIneTvscreenforafe~’seconds

Each time the button IS pressed the mode sv~ltchesbetweec ON and OFF

(TheSharp Super Picture ISpreset to

ONat the facto~y)

ON:

Normally leave the mode set to ON This nigh picture quallty function w’111

create a clearer Image during playback
OFF:

Setto OFFwhen playlng back a tape on the VCR ~’hlleedltlng Orwhen stron9
noiseappears on thescreen Setto OFFwhenusingthe

VCR asanedltlngsource

. Tnl~f“ncllon car no! be set to ON-lOFFwith tne MENU Screel” dIsDl a}’ed

● IT power Is lnte’fup~ea for more t~(an60 seconds(powerfailureetc) t+ese?t’nQ w I’ re~Jr

- IOON

~z

ero-Back Function

Thezero-backfunctionmakesthecasseflefastforward(orrewind)tothePreviouslyse~000 Oo’pointandstop‘here

Make sure the counter

IS dlsplayea then press the CLEAR button on

the remote control at

the point you wsh to return to later “O0000’ IS

alsplayeU
press the ZERO BACK button on the remote control The VCR
automatlcal Iy detects the dlrectlorl

of the “O0000 Posltlon ana fast

forwards (or rew!nds) the tape
Wnenthetapereachesthe“O0000’ posItIon tne tapeautomatlcall)stops

~ DPSS (Digital Programme Search System)

WtPI this feature YOUcan quickly locate a desired section of the tape The DPSSfeature makes use of

Index signals to searc~ for a specIfledtape segment and beg In playback automatically

Index Signal

4r- lnde~ slg~a~IS auton~2i/call\ recorded OI?the

CJr’e17:

[aDeDos’llor

Rev,;170—

— casl

torwara

f

ord/n2rj’ recording s~mP’e

tap~ 2t the start OI

/

recordlr~gtimer and //wer”recording

/

I

1

,

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~ Auto Repeat

\~lth fhls feature, the entire tape ISplayed back repeatedly

*~+

~ Set the REpEATmode on the MODE-selectlon screen to ON j

CO

LOUR

-,,L ~

\~hen the Video cassette

reaches IIS end, the VCR LvlII 510P\

BLUE BACK

-OFF j

~layback rew nd the tape, and automatlcal Iy ~lay It ~ack $

AUTO RENTAL

-OFF {

ag

aln

1

~REPEAT

-OFF :

JUST REC

-OFF ;

d NOTES:

;

● The 0 N/OFF status of Ihe Auto Repeat can be chec Ked on [he /\lODE SeIectlon screen i See REPEAT J;l Gage

16 )

button ISpressed to display OSD

● If the Auto Repeat Ison and the ta~e IS re~tiou nd to the begInnIng ‘wIth re\,vlod or reverse /1deo searc;~

‘he ‘aoe .,Il’

automatlcallv start playback

~ Skip Search

When the SKIP SEARCH button on the remote control ,s Pressed aurlng oia\~cac,;

SKIPSEARCH

L

o

mode, the VCR

WIII perform a forward video search for a fixed Interval of ~!ayDac~

time before resuming playback Depending on I1OWmany times the ~u~tonIS~ressec!
1t

IS pOSSIb [e to set the forward VIdeo sea rc ~ T:~ ~ ;o ap p rox 30 GO 30 ~r

: ~y

seconds of recorded material,

1

NumberofTimesPressed

ForwardVideoSearchTime ,

(Onthe

VCR display)

Approx.30 sec.

I /—,

1time

‘/3 7//

(ofplaybackt!me)

: /–/‘ :/ /-/:

2 times

Approx60sec

(ofplaybacktime)

: ), /;/ \;/:

,

/ T \—’

3 times

Approx90sec

‘)

(ofplaybacktime)

‘7 :7’

1.

:/ /-/:

,

/

4times

Approx.120sec.

(ofplaybacktime)

: .:/ ;7 ;–/:

, /– . /–/ / /

/ I \-~

During skip search, the Interval of the video search WIIIflash on the display

~ Instant Replay

I

I

When the ~ button on the remote control IS pressed aurlng playback, the VCR ,+~t~l
perform a reverse video search for a fixed Interval of playback time before

resuming

playback, Depending on how many times the button ISpressed, It ISpossible to se~
the reverse v!deo search time to approx, 20, 40, 60, or 80 seconds of recordea
material

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~ Child-Proof Lock

[

\

Any selected moae on the VCR can De

locKea- [l :0 ore ~en:acc ae~lal GIlapge :c

I

1

h ~

1 another mode 5V simply pressing Ihe & buttcn on [he ‘emole :cmrcI

I O

I All moaes remain

locked (Includlng pOwer-~tf~u~l[’~~~le~“ c-~rc~~ ‘:~~ ~ ~’~-

i engagea (

except when the VCR

is IR the fuiIau[o fuflcllcrl ~cce I

E~~~p[e:Engaging Chlid-proof lock during PlaYback

o

Q

and ‘he timer ‘-smor es must be reset

~

VCR DISPLAY

~nenthe

c!ock time ISset and displayed InThe12-hoursystem)

Example

Example

[TP,pE CGUNTER/CHANNEL]

,

F

[TAPEREMAININGTIMECHANNEL]

d

\

# NOTE:

● During :Imer recording or Slrnple Recordlfg Timer

[he ~ls~lay

SFIOV, s !he recorc finisn . ‘me ,vhef’

“-e DISPLAY ;J’!c r- s CIe<[ ?2

[he d Isplav cnapges In [he foIIOWIng flay

Example
[RECORDFINISHTIME]

Exam~le

[p RESENT TIME}

Example

I

[COUNTER]

v

Eyam~,e

[TAPE REblAINlrJGTILIE1

T

L

/ NOTE:

● Durl ng SII ‘“[>1e Re,:c rd IIJd T 17er ‘ec:JrOIrl (9 ‘ne “I~er CoS Up r‘J’“k:~r ‘J‘“~

Counter Clear

Make sure the counter

IS displayed then press the CLEAR

button on the remote control “0 00 00”

IS displayed

ti

NOTE:

● Tne Gounte. ,,111re~~t‘o90000 ,vbelIhe [aDe s reb(JO1.lflU COITDletelV

30

~ Tape Remaining Display

On Screen Display VCR Display

● Select FULL Of j ●Press the DISPLAY ouilon on :he :emcie

COUh~TER

dlspiay ,

REM 1:25

con[rol

mode oy pressing ~

J: 00 .00 ‘

the MODE OSD “
button on the remote control

d NOTES:
s When you

Irnsert the tape ana the VCR Is n [he stoo mode the ta~e remaining cannot be computed The fo c ,1,rl~

I

nd ~calor Is snown when the ta~e remain Ing has not yel been computed or cannot be comcuted

IOSD]

\

REM

>

0:00, 30

●

When \youstart recordIng or pIay Dack ;h e VCR .~JIII beg In the computation However :b !s ‘a:J take some [I me

When com Dutatlon Is completea tape remal n

IngWIII De snown on the OSDanc /CR d;SCla, ‘or 5 seconds

● I+the REM mode Is selected Withthe MODE OSD or DISPLAY ~uttcISand ~he JC8 Is‘-SIOP mode ‘~’e La[?e}.,

auIOmatlcal l\j tast forwara or rew n d for a +e\,*~seconds arid then the VCR “VIII :;c g n CO!T p., ”

ng [P

e 3TIOLIfi :- ‘F.::e

remain Ing

● Durl ng com putatlon, the REC butto In ~vIII ~oi ‘IJ 11ctIo [l and press]ng ihe STOP PLAY/ ~2 or Iotl~tir

:l~ft!J,~c .,

,nterrupt the computation

● Sertlng the DPSSor ZERO-BPCK funct~ondurl ng com Du[atlon mav cane ei It

● ~lle Ind lcatea length of tape rem,alnl ng IS on iv an approxl mate gu Ide

● Th IS function may not properly ~vorkfor (Iaeo tapes other than E60 E90 E180 arc E2~10

● The length of Iape remalnIng durlr]g fast tor~’~ara~r re~llra ,Ta~{be ndI~atec as ~reater *n~. : actua,‘P s

. \~he,7v- and s~~~

[apes are uSed ;Jlth ~ ~asse[~e ad ~pte~ ?h~ n~I~~t on w ~ ,

notDe :J’rec:

Warning for the length of tape remaining

When the tape reaches the point where only abour five minutes of recorong :!me s left, the rer,alnlng
length of tape WIIIbe automatically displayed, as a warning

#

NOTE:

● NOwarnIng howeve” JJIII be snown d ur~Pq ~1m e r reco ra I:2g or SI ~ p Ie Re~~rd ~c - ,Yer Kec~.2

ng

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~ Editing from a Camcorder toYour VCR

~dltln~ fr~pn Your camcorder IS extremely easy using your VCR with a Ilnear tape counter etc The

connectlon dlagram below Is for a gu IdelIne onIy Refer to your Camcordel o~erat[or manua fol
precise connection information

/

\

LINE IN1 (Rear)

OnlyforVC-H600X

Selecl

Dosltlon AV

SelectPositionW (orL1)

OnlyforVC-H600X

LINE IN2 {Front)

L2

(OnlyforVC-H600X)

OnlyforVC-H600X

“AV”displayforVC-A400X

(ThlS pi~!~r~ IS fop VC-ti600X)

1

❑ Specifications

Format

Video recording Systeml

Video slgnai system

Hi-FI audio recording system

(Only for VC-H600X):

Maximum playlng time

Tape wldtn

Tape speed

Antenna

Reception channels.

RFoutput signal

Power reaulrement

Power consumption

Operating temperature

Storage temperature

Video Input

output

Audio

ln~ut (phono type)

output (phono type)

H[-Fiaudio

(Only for VC-H600X):

Dimensions

Weigh!

Sup~lled accessories

VHSPAL standard
Two rotary heads hellcal scan

PALcolour or monochrome signals 625 ilnes

480 mln with E-240video cassette In LP mode
12,7mm
2339 mm/see SP 1170 mnl/sec LP
75 Ohm unbalanced
VHFchannel Oto 12 UHF cnannel 28 to 69
UHFchannel 31 ?O40(prese?to 37)
AC 240V 50 Hz
16W (approx ) fo~VC-A400X 6 JhJ(a~~’o~ ~for l/C-P600~
5CCto

40‘c

-

20’C tO 60:C

1

0Vp-p 75 Onml

1,0Vp-p. 75 Onm
Line – 8dBs 47 kohml
Line –8dBs, 1 kohm

Dynamic range. Typically 90dB
Frequency response:20 Hz-20kHz

Wow and flutter: less than 0.005Y0Wrm

380 (W) x 2905 (D) x 93 (H) mm (VC-A400X/VC-H600X)
35 kg (approx ) (VC-A400X/VC-H600X)
75-ohm coaxial cable ooerallor! mal~ua

re rr ote c oVtro, J I It R6 ( 4},

32

❑ Before Calling for Ser”ice

~ . No colour or poor TVDlcfure on ‘orrnal

● L/lake s dre a,, :7 e cac, es 3re Goflr ec:ea oro Cerl J

viewing ● MaKesure I!-e ‘CR oc.’.er cord s :lro~e’t> GIJQged ‘>

,

s SnOW\/ p Ict

ure aD p ears on TV d” FInq

● Ad Iust the CHANNEL – ~ buttonscr :r>/a oiffe re I.I c asse:?e

I

This unit IS equipped with a microprocessor Its performance

could be adversely affected by external electrical noise~

i or Intederence, If this should happen, unplug the VCR and plug It Ona9aln after a few “nutes

(

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SHARP CORPORATION

Osaka, Japan

SHARP CORPORATION

OF AUSTRALIAPTY.LIMITED

A.C.N. 003039405

1

Huntingwood Drive, Huntingwood,

Blacktown,

N.S.W.2148