Sharp VC-MH75FPM, VC-MH76FPM Operating Manual

CONTENTS

BEFORE USING YOUR VCR

Important notes on your VCR .......................................................................................................2

Unpacking the accessories ........................................................................................................... 3

INSTALLING YOUR VCR

Connecting the cables ................................................................................................................. 4

Auto installation .............................................................................................................................. 5

BASIC OPERATION

Important notes on your VCR and video tapes ......................................................................... 6

How to playback a video tape ....................................................................................................6

Immediate recording..................................................................................................................... 9

How to use to make a recording (VC-MH76FPM) ................................................ 10

How to set a delayed recording ................................................................................................12

ADVANCED OPERATION

Audio and your VCR .................................................................................................................... 15

Playback of a video tape ...........................................................................................................17

Digital Display................................................................................................................................ 19

16:9 Playback and recording (VC-MH76FPM) .......................................................................... 20

Television system........................................................................................................................... 21

Searching the video tape ........................................................................................................... 22

Recording from other equipment ..............................................................................................23

Decoder switching operation.....................................................................................................24

SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR

Child lock....................................................................................................................................... 25

CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION

Manually tuning a channel ......................................................................................................... 26

Broadcast and CATV channels ..................................................................................................27

Manually sorting channels........................................................................................................... 28

Changing the on-screen display language.............................................................................. 31

Manually setting the clock .......................................................................................................... 31

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR

VCR digital display ......................................................................................................................32

Selecting the output from the VCR ............................................................................................ 32

On-screen display......................................................................................................................... 33

Specifications................................................................................................................................ 34

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................35

Pausing and slow motion........................................................................................ 7

Fast forwarding/rewinding a video tape.............................................................. 8

Checking, changing and cancelling a recording ............................................ 14

Checking the amount of tape remaining .......................................................... 17

Playing back a video tape repeatedly ..............................................................17

Playing back an S-VHS tape (VC-MH76FPM ONLY)........................................... 18

Playing back an NTSC tape .................................................................................18

Blue mute................................................................................................................ 20

Colour...................................................................................................................... 20

secam .....................................................................................................................20

Digital programme search system (DPSS)........................................................... 22

Skip searching the video tape ............................................................................. 22

Sorting the channels into your preferred order.................................................. 28

Deleting channels.................................................................................................. 29

Re-naming channels ............................................................................................. 30

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BEFORE USING YOUR VCR

IMPORTANT NOTES ON YOUR VCR

IDEAL VCR LOCATION

PLACE THE VCR..

• ... on a flat level surface away from radiators or other heat sources and out of direct sunlight.

• ... and video tapes away from magnetic sources such as speakers or microwave ovens.

• ... at least 8” (20cm) away from the TV.

• ... away from curtains, carpets or other materials and allow ventilation space around the VCR.

DO NOT...

• ... block the air-vent openings.

• ... expose the VCR to excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.

• ... place any heavy object or liquid on top of the VCR. If liquid drops inside the VCR unplug immediately and contact your SHARP dealer. Do not use the VCR.

• ... insert or drop anything into the tape compartment or through the air-vents, as this could result in serious damage, fire or an electric shock.

POWER SOCKETS

• To avoid overheating or even fire, insert the plug correctly into the socket.

DO NOT...

• ... overload power sockets, this may cause a fire or electric shock.

• ... pull the power cord to disconnect the plug from the mains.

• ... bind the power cords together.

• This VCR is not 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 the VCR is not to be used for an extended period be sure to unplug the cord.

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BEFORE USING YOUR VCR

UNPACKING THE ACCESSORIES

CHECK ALL THESE ACCESSORIES ARE SUPPLIED WITH YOUR VCR. CONTACT YOUR DEALER IF ANY ARE MISSING.

REMOTE

CONTROL

For a more

detailed

picture of your remote control refer

to page (ii).

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

Battery cover

(TYPE AA/R6/UM3) BATTERIES (X2)

for the remote control unit.

COAXIAL CABLE

connects the VCR to the TV.

SCART CABLE

connects the VCR to the TV.

To fit the batteries into the remote control

Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote control.

Fit the batteries: to and to terminals. Place the battery cover back into position.

Remote Control

• Remote Control must be pointed towards the VCR to operate.

• Do not expose to liquid or shock.

• May not function if the VCR is in direct sunlight or any other strong light.

• Replace both alkaline batteries (type AA/R6/UM3) if the remote control fails.

• Remove the batteries and keep in a safe place if you do not plan to use the VCR for several months.

• Remove and dispose of flat batteries safely and promptly.

• Incorrect use of batteries may cause them to leak or burst.

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INSTALLING YOUR VCR

CONNECTING THE CABLES

Connect the VCR to the mains

AERIAL OR CATV CABLE

Connect your existing aerial cable to the socket on your VCR.

ANTENNA IN

Optional:

Satellite receiver or decoder to the VCR using a scart lead to

LINE 2 IN/DECODER

socket on the VCR.

DECODER UNIT

Connect your

OR SATELLITE SYSTEM

The VCR is correctly connected.

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Connect your TV to the VCR using the supplied RF connection cable, i.e. connect the

RF OUT

VCR socket to the TV

AERIAL IN

socket.

Connect L1 IN/OUT on the VCR to the scart input on your TV using the supplied scart lead.

BACK OF TELEVISION

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INSTALLING YOUR VCR

AUTO INSTALLATION

IMPORTANT NOTE: By pressing the STANDBY button, the VCR will toggle between STANDBY and LOW POWER modes. The VCR display will not be illuminated in low power mode.

Press This model will automatically tune in the TV channels in your area, sort them into a standard

order and set the clock.

The screen opposite should be showing on your TV.

Follow the instructions from the screens. (Auto sort will take a few minutes to complete)

On completion, the MOVE MENU will appear showing the present channel order. Press exit.

If the clock is NOT automatically set, the clock screen will appear., refer to

SETTING THE CLOCK

been set correctly, press DISPLAY until the time appears on the display.

If you wish to customise the channel order refer to

MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS

to switch on your VCR.

STOP

MANUALLY

. To check the clock has

I NSTALLAT I ON AUTO

SUI VEZ LES I NSTRUCT IONS APPUYEZ TOUCHE REG . POUR

DEPART.

REG : VAL I DER MENU : QU I T

• If the screen above does not appear, follow the procedure

VCR RESET below.

VCR RESET

STOP

Press

Press and hold for 10 seconds.

The AUTO INSTALLATION screen should now be showing on your TV.

Follow the on-screen display to proceed with auto installation.

to switch on the VCR.

CHANNEL

and

buttons together on the front of the VCR

Refer to the

• Your VCR could not tune automatically - due to for example poor reception.

• You wish to re-arrange the channel order.

• You wish to change the time on the clock or if the VCR could not set the time.

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CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION

chapter if

All the programmes should now be correctly tuned in and the clock set.

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BASIC OPERATION

IMPORTANT NOTES ON YOUR VCR AND VIDEO TAPES

VIDEO TAPES

• If you use only good quality video tapes, generally it will not be necessary to clean the video heads.

• If poor quality tapes are used, or if a tape is loaded after changing VCR location, oxide from the tape may "clog" the video heads. This will cause the playback picture to be "snowy", or even disappear.

• To remove minor contamination run a video tape in visual search mode. If this fails, you will need to have the heads cleaned by a SHARP Service Facility. Please note, if cleaning is necessary it is not covered by the guarantee.

• Use video tapes which carry the mark.

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HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

BEFORE YOU PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

Condensation forms in the VCR when it is moved out of or into a warm place. If you try to playback or record, the video tape and VCR may be damaged. Turn the VCR on and wait for about two hours until the VCR reaches room temperature before operating.

PLAYBACK

Switch on your TV and select the video channel.

Carefully push a pre-recorded video tape into the tape compartment. This will switch the VCR on.

• If the record-protection tab has been removed, the VCR will start playback as soon as the video tape has been loaded.

To start playback, press

().

PLAY/

Record protection tab

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

SHARP SUPER PICTURE

normally set to ON. To turn VCR front panel.

• For double speed playback (without sound), press

• To revert to normal playback, press

• To stop the video tape, press

• To eject the tape press

should enhance the picture quality during playback. It is

SHARP SUPER PICTURE

PLAY/X2

().

STOP

EJECT

on the VCR.

on or off press

PLAY/X2

( ) again.

SUPER P.

( ) again.

on the

PICTURE DISTURBANCE DURING PLAYBACK

This VCR has an automatic tracking system which reduces picture disturbance when you start to playback a video tape. When auto-tracking is in operation flashes on the on-screen display. If the picture still has disturbance you may need to manually track the video tape:

During PLAYBACK of a video tape.

• Press Tracking)

• Press

CHANNEL

or to position picture interference off the TV screen. (Manual

and buttons together to start Auto Tracking.

PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION

Press

PLAY/X2

To pause the video tape, press

• To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press

• Press

PLAY/X2

To playback in slow motion (without sound) press motion speed can be adjusted using the or buttons next to the slow button. Picture disturbance can be improved by using the motion playback.

PLAY/X2

( ) to start the video tape playing.

PAUSE/STILL

()

CHANNEL

( ) to resume playback.

( )to resume playback.

or .

SLOW

on the remote control. Slow

CHANNEL

or during slow

NOTES:

• When using SLOW MOTION function some mechanical noise may be heard.

• There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using Pause and Slow functions.

• PAUSE mode will disengage after about 5 minutes.

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

FAST FORWARDING/REWINDING A VIDEO TAPE

Press

Press front panel.

To stop fast forward/rewind, press

( ) to stop the video tape.

STOP

FAST FORWARD

()/

REWIND

STOP

( ) on the remote control or on the VCR

().

FORWARD/REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH

During playback, press control, or on the VCR front panel.

To decrease the speed, press

Press

PLAY/X2

FAST FORWARD

( ) to resume playback.

()/

REWIND

()/

( ) on the remote

REWIND

( ) again.

NOTE:

• There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using Visual Fast Forward/Rewind functions.

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BASIC OPERATION

IMMEDIATE RECORDING

SELECTION OF A CHANNEL

Select the channel by using the number buttons on the remote control, or select the next/previous channel by pressing

To change between single digit and 2-digit channel numbers, press For example, for channel 24, press

You can record the channel you are watching or a different channel.

1. Insert a video tape into your VCR.

2. Select the channel you wish to record on the VCR.

3. To start recording, press REC ().

4. To pause during recording, press PAUSE/STILL ().

5. To continue recording, press REC ().

6. To stop recording, press STOP ( ) once.

SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING:

1. To specify a stop time, press REC ().

2. Each additional press of REC ( ) will delay

the stop time by 10 minutes.

3. To stop recording at any time, press

STOP ( ) once.

CHANNEL

AM/PM then press 2 4.

[or].

AM/PM .

STOP 15:30

NOTES:

• If the tape ends before the recording is complete the VCR will stop recording and rewind, or eject if the VCR is in timer record mode.

• If the VCR ejects the video tape when you press protected. i.e. record protection tab has been removed.

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REC ( ) the tape is record

BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO USE TO MAKE A RECORDING (VC-MH76FPM)

• If appears on the VCR display, press

• Check that the clock is displaying the correct time.

SHOWVIEW allows you to program the VCR to record up to eight programmes using the SHOWVIEW numbers published in TV listings...

Press

SHOWVIEW

Enter the SHOWVIEW number from the TV listing using the

on the remote control

NUMBER BUTTONS

TIMER ON/OFF

SHOWVIEW NO. -

→

ONCE WE E K L Y D A I L Y

before starting.

NOTE:

• An ERROR message will appear if you have entered a number that is not a current SHOWVIEW number. If this happens press and enter the correct SHOWVIEW number

Press [ / ] to select ONCE, WEEKLY, DAILY

If you want to make additional recordings at the same time each day or week, then use [ / ] to select the WEEKLY, or DAILY option as appropriate.

SET

Press

to confirm..

CLEAR

to delete the numbers as required

NOTE:

• Check that the menu list agrees with the times shown in the TV listing. If it does not press

CLEAR

The first time that you use SHOWVIEW to make a recording on each channel Preset, (PR) may be highlighted on the menu.

Enter the channel you wish to record using the you wish to record channel 2 press VCR will remember this for the future.

to return to the SHOWVIEW menu, and re-enter the correct SHOWVIEW number

DATE PR START STOP 21/06 02 12:00 13:00SP

--/-- -- -:-- -:----

NUMBER BUTTONS

, for example if

0 2

. The

--/-- -- -:-- -:----

PR : CH2 1

 : SELECT  : CHANGE

SET : ENTER MENU: EX I T

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NOTES:

You may also access the SHOWVIEW menu by the following procedure:

Press

i. ii.

The SHOWVIEW option will be highlighted. Press

Continue from step 2 above.

SET

to confirm.

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO USE TO MAKE A RECORDING (VC-MH76FPM)

If your VCR has long play facility

to change the the [ / ] to highlight SP. Press [ / ] to select standard play (SP) or long play (LP) as required.

Press

SET

SHOWVIEW menu will reappear. If you wish to enter further SHOWVIEW recordings repeat this procedure.

When you have completed entering timer settings, press from the TV screen.

10.

TIMER ON/OFF

Press in TIMER STANDBY mode. will be shown on the display.

RECORDING SPEED

to confirm the programme. the

to remove the menu

once to place the VCR

and you wish

, use

DATE PR START STOP

21/060212:0013:00SP

--/-- -- -:-- -:----

TAPE

SPEED :SP / LP

 : SELECT  : CHANGE SET : ENTER MENU: EX I T

SHOWVIEW NO. -

→

ONCE WE E K L Y D A I L Y

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NOTES:

• If flashes a video tape has not been inserted into the VCR.

• If the video tape is ejected when the VCR tries to record the record protection tab has been removed.

• During recording, press recordings to be made, the VCR will return to TIMER STANDBY.

STOP

( ) to cancel the recording. If there are further

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