Sharp VC-MH75HM Operation Manual

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● AUTO TUNING

● SHARP SUPER PICTURE

● NICAM Hi-Fi STEREO

● 6 HEAD EXTENDED PLAY

● CHILD LOCK

● NTSC SIMPLE PLAYBACK

VC-MH75HM

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

OPERATION MANUAL

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SAFETY WARNINGS

Observe all warnings for your safety and to ensure trouble free use of your VCR.

INFORMATION

Additional information complements instructions.

Dear SHARP Customer

Thank you for buying this SHARP VCR. Given proper care it will provide years of entertainment for the whole family. Please read this operation manual carefully before attempting to operate the VCR.

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● No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without

prior permission from SHARP Electronics (UK) Ltd.

If you require any advice or assistance regarding your Sharp product, please visit our web-site www.sharp.co.uk/support.

Customers without Internet access may telephone the Mastercare digital supp;ort line on telephone number 08700 100484 during office hours (or (01) 878 1630 if telephoning from Ireland).

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OPERATION WITH

VCR FRONT PANEL

CHANNEL / buttons.

Press the FF or REW

buttons on the front of the VCR.

VCR REMOTE CONTROL

VCR FRONT PANEL/REMOTE CONTROL EQUIVALENT FUNCTIONS.

If you prefer, or if remote control batteries fail, you can use the VCR front panel controls. The only differences in function are shown below:

FUNCTION OSD

On-Screen Display

Moving UP/DOWN menu

Moving LEFT/RIGHT menu

OPERATION WITH

REMOTE CONTROL

[ / ] Menu Select buttons

(ii)

MENU SELECT / / /

TIMER ON/OFF

STANDBY

SV / V+ / TIMER

NUMBER KEYS

TAPE SPEED

CLEAR

MODE OSD

DISPLAY

TV/VCR

CHANNEL /

AM/PM or

REW FF

STOP

CH L

VOL

—

TAPE

SPEED

INPUT

SELECT

SET

ZERO BACK

TIMER

ON/OFF

AUDIO

OUT

SKIP

SV/V+/ TIMER

STANDBY

CH K

VOL

CLEAR

MODE OSD

DISPLAY

CHANNELAM/ PM INPUT SELECT

PAUSE/STILL

REC

SLOW

DPSS

TV/VCR

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

PLAY/X2

OPERATE

SET

SKIP SEARCH ZERO BACK

AUDIO OUT

BASIC SHARP TV CONTROLS

INPUT SELECT

CHANNEL

DPSS / SLOW / /

PAUSE/STILL /

CHILD LOCK

RECORD

STOP

SLOW

REWIND

FAST FORWARD

PLAY/X2

CHANNEL

REW 3

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SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) Ltd.

TINS-A724WJZZ

Printed in U.K.

This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC

as amended by 93/68/EEC.

• Specifications are subject to change without notice as part of our policy of continuous improvement.

• No liability is accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions in this publication, although every possible care has been taken to make it complete and as accurate as possible.

CALLING FOR SERVICE

Mastercare digital support line: Tel: 08700 100484 during office hours (or (01) 878 1630 if telephoning from Ireland)

● If you are unable to resolve a problem using the TROUBLESHOOTING guide, do not

remove the cabinet or attempt to service this VCR yourself.

● For service please contact your dealer. If this is not possible, please call our Customer

Information Centre for details of your nearest Sharp Service Centre.

● In the unlikely event of this equipment requiring repair during the guarantee period, you

will need to provide proof of the date of purchase to the repairing company. Please keep your invoice or receipt which is supplied at the time of purchase.

● Certain replacement parts and accessories may be obtained from our main parts

distributor who can be contacted at: PARTMASTER on telephone number 0870 9090444 or at www.partmaster.co.uk.

Alternatively, please visit the Sharp web-site:

www.sharp.co.uk/support

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CONTENTS

BEFORE USING YOUR VCR

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

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

INSTALLING YOUR VCR

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

Auto Tuning ..................................................................................................................................... 6

BASIC OPERATION

Scart lead connection (Not supplied)....................................................................................... 10

Important notes on your VCR and video tapes ....................................................................... 10

How to playback a video tape.................................................................................................. 10

Sharp Super Picture ............................................................................................... 11

Pausing and slow motion...................................................................................... 11

Fast forwarding/rewinding a video tape............................................................ 12

Immediate recording................................................................................................................... 12

Tape speed selection ........................................................................................... 13

How to set a delayed recording ................................................................................................ 14

ADVANCED OPERATION

Audio and your VCR.................................................................................................................... 17

Playback of a video tape ........................................................................................................... 19

Checking the amount of tape remaining.......................................................... 19

Playing back a video tape repeatedly .............................................................. 19

Playing back an NTSC tape ................................................................................. 20

LCD Display ................................................................................................................................... 21

Tape counter and zero back......................................................................................................21

Blue mute ...................................................................................................................................... 22

Colour ............................................................................................................................................ 22

Searching the video tape ........................................................................................................... 23

Skip searching the video tape............................................................................. 23

Digital programme search system (DPSS) .......................................................... 23

OTHER FEATURES ON YOUR VCR

Child lock ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Decoder switching operation.....................................................................................................25

CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION

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

Manually sorting channels .......................................................................................................... 27

Sorting the channels into your preferred order.................................................. 27

Deleting channels ................................................................................................. 28

Manually setting the clock.......................................................................................................... 29

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR

VCR display................................................................................................................................... 30

Selecting the output from the VCR............................................................................................ 30

On-screen display ........................................................................................................................ 31

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

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 33

VCR reset....................................................................................................................................... 35

RF channel tuning ........................................................................................................................ 35

Guarantee .................................................................................................................................... 36

Connecting to the mains ............................................................................................................ 37

Calling for Service ........................................................................................................Back Cover

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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

To fit the batteries into the remote control

Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote control. Fit the batteries:

and

terminals. Place the

battery cover back into position.

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

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

for the remote control unit.

RF CONNECTION CABLE

connects the VCR to the TV.

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.

STANDBY

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

]

Battery cover

REMOTE

CONTROL

For a more

detailed

picture of your remote control refer

to page (ii).

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INSTALLING YOUR VCR

CONNECTING THE CABLES

BASIC CONNECTION

✔

The VCR is correctly connected

LINE1(I)IN

/OUT

SON/VIDEO

(L1/I)

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE GRABADOR 230V 50Hz

MODEL NO. No DE MODELO

SERIAL NO. No DE SERIE

SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) LTD MADE IN U.K. FABRICADO EN REINO UNIDO

HOWVIEW es una marca registrada por

Gemstar Development Corporation. El sistema S

HOWVIEW está fabricado bajo

licencia de Gemstar Development Corporation.

PRECAUCION:TENSION PELIGROSA EN EL INTERIOR

PARA EVITSR SACUDIDAS ELECTRICAS NO QUITE LA TAPA. EN EL INTERIOR NO HAY PIEZAS QUE PUDEA REPARAR EL USUARIO. SOLOCITE REPARACIONES AL SERVICIO TECNICO CUALIFICADO.

CAUTION: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE.

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

HOWVIEW is a registered trademark of

Gemstar Development Corporation. The S

HOWVIEW system is manufactured

under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

R D

L G

AUDIO OUT SORTIE SON

AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE

LINE2(II)IN/DECODER CANAL PLUS/L2(II)

AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE

BACK OF TELEVISION

AERIAL OR

CATV CABLE

VCR BACK PANEL

Connect the VCR to the mains

Optional:

SCART (not supplied). If you have a scart lead, connect it to your TV and LINE 1 IN/OUT socket on the VCR. The advantage of a Scart connection is improved picture and sound quality during playback.

Connect your TV to

the VCR using the

supplied RF connection

cable, i.e. connect the

VCR AERIAL OUT socket

to the TV AERIAL IN

socket.

Connect your existing

aerial cable to the AERIAL IN socket

on your VCR

This drawing is an example only. If your television set has more than one scart socket, please see the TV operation manual for correct connections.

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INSTALLING YOUR VCR

CONNECTING THE CABLES

OTHER CONNECTIONS

LINE1(I)IN

/OUT

SON/VIDEO

(L1/I)

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE GRABADOR 230V 50Hz

MODEL NO. No DE MODELO

SERIAL NO. No DE SERIE

SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) LTD MADE IN U.K. FABRICADO EN REINO UNIDO

HOWVIEW es una marca registrada por

Gemstar Development Corporation. El sistema S

HOWVIEW está fabricado bajo

licencia de Gemstar Development Corporation.

PRECAUCION:TENSION PELIGROSA EN EL INTERIOR

PARA EVITSR SACUDIDAS ELECTRICAS NO QUITE LA TAPA. EN EL INTERIOR NO HAY PIEZAS QUE PUDEA REPARAR EL USUARIO. SOLOCITE REPARACIONES AL SERVICIO TECNICO CUALIFICADO.

CAUTION: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE.

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

HOWVIEW is a registered trademark of

Gemstar Development Corporation. The S

HOWVIEW system is manufactured

under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

R D

L G

AUDIO OUT SORTIE SON

AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE

LINE2(II)IN/DECODER CANAL PLUS/L2(II)

AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE

BACK OF TELEVISION

VCR BACK PANEL

2nd Television

SATELLITE SYSTEM

Telephone Line

Dish Input

RS-232

Telephone

Line

WARNING

DISCONNECT RECEIVER FROM THE

MAINS BEFORE REMOVING.

ACCURATELY FOLLOW THE MODULE

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.

DIGITAL INTERFACE

432

987

VCR SCART

TV SCART

RF OUT - 2

RF OUT - 1

AERIAL IN

AUDIO

OUT

LEFT

RIGHT

230V ~ 50Hz

Connect to the mains

Satellite Dish

Connect the VCR to the mains

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

Optional:

SCART (not supplied). If you have a scart lead, connect it to your TV and LINE 1 IN/OUT socket on the VCR. The advantage of a Scart connection is improved picture and sound quality during playback.

Optional:

SCART (not supplied). Connect your Satellite receiver or decoder to the VCR using a scart lead to LINE 2 IN/DECODER socket on the VCR.

RF lead (to VCR input socket)

Terrestrial Aerial

This drawing is an example only. If your television set has more than one scart socket, please see the TV operation manual for correct connections.

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INSTALLING YOUR VCR

AUTO TUNING

PROCEDURE

This model automatically tunes the TV channels for your area. If the VCR has not previously been tuned-in, instructions will be given on screen to guide you through this procedure.

Ensure your VCR is still in the STANDBY mode.

Switch on the

Select the next available or unused channel on your TV, this will become the dedicated video channel.

Example of TV channels

Press the

STOP

button. The VCR will search and display an ideal RF channel. Wait for the flashing channel number to appear on the VCR display, this number will be between 21 and 69.

•

If you are connected via a scart lead, go to step 6.

CAUTION:

Tune the selected channel on your TV. (Refer to your TV manual for instructions on how to tune in your TV).

Store this as your VCR channel.

NOTE:

See next page to continue

If the clear button is pressed at this point it will not allow the TV to be tuned to the VCR. Refer to RF THROUGH ON/OFF on page 35.

If the AUTO INSTALLATION screen doesn’t appear when you switch on your VCR or you wish to reset your VCR and start the installation again, refer to VCR RESET at the back of the book.

1 = BBC1 4 = Channel 4 2 = BBC2 5 = Channel 5 3 = ITV ? = VCR

STOP

AUT O I NS T AL L AT I ON

PRESS SET KEY TO START .

SET : ENT ER MENU : EX I T

Blue background with White Text

TV SCREEN

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AUTO TUNING CONTINUED

Press the

SET

button to store the RF channel setting and continue with the installation.

Ensure your Aerial/Scart cables are

connected to your VCR and then

press the

SET

button to confirm.

Auto install will now search for and tune in

all available channels.

(This may take a few minutes.)

See next page to continue

SET

ZERO BACK

TIMER

ON/OFF

AUDIO

OUT

SKIP

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

SET

MENU SELECT BUTTONS

PL EASE BE SURE THE AER I AL / SCAR T CABL E I S CONNECT ED TO YOUR VCR .

PRESS SET TO CONT I NUE

SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

1CH22

AUTOMAT I C TUN I NG .

PL EASE WA I T .

ME NU : EX I T

Button positions for your reference.

REMOTE CONTROL

SET

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On completion the MOVE MENU will appear showing all the channels the VCR was able to

tune in. By pressing the

MODE OSD

button, the VCR will change to a blue background.

This may help you see which channel your VCR has tuned in. Using the [ / /

] menu

select buttons scroll through the channels to find BBC1. Some channels may be duplicated

but with more interference than others. Search for the best quality picture and using the

procedure below, move this channel to Preset 1. Repeat this procedure for BBC2 - Preset 2, ITV

- Preset 3, etc.

Press the [ / /

] menu select

buttons to highlight the channel to be

moved.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

Press the [ / /

] menu select

buttons to highlight the new position for

the channel.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

If any more channels are to be moved,

repeat procedure from step 3.

Press the

button to exit if you

are happy with the channel order.

All the programmes should now be correctly tuned!

If you wish to, delete or change the channel

order at a later date please refer to

MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS towards the

back of this book.

See next page to continue

MODE OSD

SET

ZERO BACK

TIMER

ON/OFF

AUDIO

OUT

SKIP

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

SET

MENU SELECT BUTTONS

MOVE 1/5 1 CH 2 1 713 2CH32 8 14 3CH43 9 15 4CH54 10 16 5CH65 11 17 61218

CL EAR :CHANNE L SORT   : SELECTED SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

MOVE 1/5 1CH32 7 13 2CH43 8 14 3CH54 9 15 4CH65 10 16 5 CH 2 1 11 17 61218

SELECTED :CH5

  : SELECTED

SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

REMOTE CONTROL

SET

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The clock setting screen will now appear.

To set the time and date follow the steps

below:

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons

to select either 12 or 24 hour clock

operation.

Press the [

] menu select buttons

to select TIME. Enter the time using the

NUMBER

buttons or the [ / ]

menu select buttons. If the minutes or

hours are less than 10, enter the

leading 0. If using the 12 hour clock

enter AM or PM by pressing the

AM/PM

button on the remote

control.

Press the [

] menu select buttons

to select DATE. Enter the date using the

NUMBER

buttons or the [ / ]

menu select buttons. For example, for

1st April enter

01 04

Press the [

] menu select buttons

to select YEAR. Enter the last two digits

of the year using the

NUMBER

buttons or the [ / ] menu select

buttons. For example, for 2003 enter

. For the year 2004 enter

Press the

SET

button to store the

time and date.

NOTE:

✔

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

• You will need to update the clock for Winter/Summer daylight saving.

12 hour example:

24 hour example:

CLOCK

MODE T I ME DAT E YEAR

24H 15:0501/0403

MODE : 2 4H / 1 2H  : SELECT  : CHANGE SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

CLOCK

MODE T I ME DATE YEAR

12H 03:05PM 01/ 04 03

MODE : 2 4H / 1 2H  : SELECT  : CHANGE SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

AM/PM

SET

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BASIC OPERATION

SCART LEAD CONNECTION (NOT SUPPLIED)

A scart lead can be connected at any time. It is recommended to connect your TV and VCR in this way as it will provide improved picture and sound quality. Please refer to the connection diagram on page 4.

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.

HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

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.

Press the

PLAY/X2

button to

start playback.

See next page to continue

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.

SECAMPAL

Record Protection Tab

PLAY/X2

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HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

• For double speed playback (without sound), press the

PLAY/X2

button again.

• To revert to normal playback, press the

PLAY/X2

button again.

• To stop the video tape, press the

STOP

button.

• To eject the tape press the

EJECT

button on the VCR.

SHARP SUPER PICTURE

SHARP SUPER PICTURE should enhance the picture quality during playback. It is normally set to

ON. To turn SHARP SUPER PICTURE

on or off press the

SUPER P.

button on the VCR front

panel.

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 the

CHANNEL

or buttons to position picture interference off the TV

screen. (Manual Tracking)

• Press the

CHANNEL

and buttons together to start Auto Tracking.

PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION

Press the

PLAY/X2

button to start the video tape

playing.

To pause the video tape, press the

PAUSE/STILL

button.

• To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press the

CHANNEL

or buttons .

• Press the

PLAY/X2

button to resume playback.

To playback in slow motion (without sound) press the

SLOW

button on the remote

control. Slow motion speed can be adjusted using the or buttons next to the

SLOW

button. Picture disturbance can be improved by using the

CHANNEL

or buttons during slow motion playback.

• Press the

PLAY/X2

button to resume playback.

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.

PLAY/X2

STOP

7 EJECT

SUPER P.

CHANNEL

REW FF

STOP

TAPE

SPEED

PAUSE/STILL

REC

SLOW

DPSS

PLAY/X2

PAUSE/STILL

CHANNEL

PLAY/X2

SLOW

DPSS

SLOW

CHANNEL

PLAY/X2

REMOTE CONTROL

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE

FAST FORWARDING/REWINDING A VIDEO TAPE

Press the

STOP

button to stop the video tape.

Press the

FAST FORWARD

REWIND

buttons on the remote control or on

the VCR front panel.

To stop fast forward/rewind, press the

STOP

button.

FORWARD/REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH

During playback to select search mode, press the

FAST FORWARD

REWIND

buttons on

the remote control, or on the VCR front panel.

Press the

PLAY/X2

button to resume playback.

To decrease the speed, during visual search mode press the

FAST FORWARD

REWIND

buttons again.

Press the

PLAY/X2

button.

NOTE:

IMMEDIATE RECORDING

SELECTION OF A CHANNEL

Select the channel you wish to record by using the

NUMBER

buttons on the VCR remote

control, or select the next/previous channel by pressing the

CHANNEL

/ buttons on

the remote control or on the VCR front panel.

To change between single digit and 2-digit channel numbers, press the

AM/PM

button.

For example, for channel 24, press the

AM/PM

button then press

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

STOP

REW

STOP

REW FF

STOP

PAUSE/STILL

REC

PLAY/X2

REW

PLAY/X2

REW

PLAY/X2

CHANNEL

AM/PM

REMOTE CONTROL

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IMMEDIATE RECORDING CONTINUED

TAPE SPEED SELECTION

Your VCR has three tape speeds: SP (Standard Play) , LP

(Long Play) and EP (Extended Play). Press the

TAPE

SPEED

button on the remote control to select the

desired setting.

It is recommended that EP recordings are only played back on the VCR on which they were

originally recorded.

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

Insert a video tape into your VCR.

Select the channel you wish to record on the VCR as

above.

To start recording, press the

REC

button.

To pause during recording, press the

PAUSE/STILL

button.

To continue recording, press the

REC

button.

To stop recording, press the

STOP

button once.

SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING:

Press the

REC

button.

To specify a stop time, each additional press of

the

REC

button will delay the stop time by

10 minutes.

To stop recording at any time, press the

STOP

button once.

NOTES:

• If the tape ends before the recording is complete the VCR will stop recording, rewind,

eject the tape and place the VCR into STANDBY mode, or just eject the tape and place

the VCR in STANDBY timer mode if the VCR is in timer record mode.

• If the VCR ejects the video tape when you press the

REC

button, the tape is record

protected. i.e. record protection tab has been removed.

Cassette Length

Recording Time

E-240 In Minutes

SP 240 LP 480 EP 720

TAPE

SPEED

REW FF

STOP

TAPE

SPEED

PAUSE/STILL

REC

SLOW

DPSS

PLAY/X2

REC

PAUSE/STILL

REC

STOP

STOP 15:30

REC

STOP

REC

REMOTE CONTROL

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING

You can make a maximum of eight delayed recordings up to a year in advance. The example shown is for 24-hour clock operation. To change to12-hour clock operation refer to the MANUALLY SETTING THE CLOCK

section of this manual.

12-hour clock am/pm can be selected using the

AM/PM button on the remote control.

Before you start!

• If the Timer Standby symbol

appears on the VCR display, press the

TIMER ON/OFF button to remove the

symbol.

• Check that the VCR clock is displaying the correct time.

SETTING A RECORDING

For example: Recording a programme on channel 3 from 21:05 to 22:30 on July 9th.

1. Press the STOP button to ensure that the

VCR is switched on.

2. Press the MENU button.

3. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select TIMER. Press the

SET button to

confirm.

4. Press the SET button again. The on-screen

display will now show today’s date. If you wish to change the date use the [ / ] menu select buttons or

NUMBER buttons. If you use

the number buttons, enter two digits for the day, then two for the month. For example for July 9th, press

0 9 (9th), then 0 7 (July). When

the correct date for your recording is shown, press the

menu select button to move to the

next setting.

5. If you want to make additional recordings at

the same time each day or week, use the [ / ] menu select buttons to select D (daily) or W (weekly). Then press the

select button to move to the next setting.

6. Enter the channel number using the [ / ]

menu select buttons or the

NUMBER buttons.

For example to record a programme on channel 3, press

0 3. Then press the menu

select button to move to the next setting.

See next page to continue

AM/PM

TIMER

ON/OFF

TIMER

MOD E

SET UP

MENU SCREEN

1/2

DATE PR START STOP

21/060212:0013:00SP

9/07D -- -:-- -:-- --

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

REMOTE CONTROL

1/2

DATE PR START STOP

21/060212:0013:00SP

9/07 -- -:-- -:-- --

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

SET

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

DISPLAY

STOP

SET

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING

7. Enter the start time using the [ / ] menu

select buttons or

NUMBER buttons, hours first

then minutes (when entering less than 10 hours

or minutes add a '0' before the number), for

example for 21:05 start, press

2 1 0 5. Then

press the

menu select button to move to the

next setting.

8. Enter the stop time, for example for 22:30 stop,

press 2 2 3 0.

9. If you wish to change the RECORDING SPEED,

use the

[/] menu select buttons to highlight

SP. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select either standard play (SP), long play (LP)

or extended play (EP) as required.

10. Press the SET button to confirm.

• The MENU now shows all the timer settings you

have entered. If you wish to make additional

timer recordings, repeat this procedure.

11. When you have completed entering timer

settings, press the

MENU button to remove

the menu from the TV screen.

12. Ensure that the tape on which you wish to

record is inserted into the VCR, then press the

TIMER ON/OFF button once to place

the VCR in TIMER STANDBY mode. The

symbol

will be shown on the display.

NOTES:

• If the GGGG symbol 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 the

STOP button to cancel the recording. If there are

further recordings to be made, the VCR will return to Timer Standby.

1/2

DATE PR START STOP

21/060212:0013:00SP

9/07D03 21:05 -:-- SP

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

1/2

DATE PR START STOP

21/060212:0013:00SP

9/07D03 21:05 22:30 LP

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

SET

TIMER

ON/OFF

STOP

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BASIC OPERATION

HOW TO CHECK, CHANGE AND CANCEL A DELAYED RECORDING

Before you start!

• If the Timer Standby symbol

appears on the VCR display, press the

TIMER ON/OFF button to remove the

symbol.

CHECKING A RECORDING

1. Press the STOP button to switch on the VCR.

2. Press the MENU button.

3. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select

TIMER. Press the SET button to confirm.

• All the delayed recordings in the VCR’s memory will be shown.

4. If the settings are correct press the MENU

button to exit.

• If you wish to change or cancel any settings, follow the procedures below.

CHANGING A RECORDING

1. Follow steps 1 to 3 of CHECKING A RECORDING

above.

2. To change a delayed recording, press the

[ / ] menu select buttons to highlight the recording, then press the SET button to select.

3. Press the [/] menu select buttons to highlight the setting to be changed and correct

it by using the [ / ] menu select buttons or the NUMBER buttons.

4. When all corrections are complete press the SET button to confirm, then press the

MENU button to exit.

CANCELLING A RECORDING

1. Follow steps 1 to 3 of CHECKING A RECORDING

above.

2. To cancel a delayed recording, press the

[ / ] menu select buttons to highlight the recording to be cancelled, then press the

CLEAR button.

3. Press the MENU button to exit.

NOTE:

• If there are some programmes to be recorded, do not forget to press the TIMER ON/

OFF button to return the VCR to Timer Standby mode.

TIMER

ON/OFF

MENU SCREEN

TIMER

MOD E SET UP

 : SELECT SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

STOP

SET

1/2 DATE PR START STOP 21/060212:0013:00SP

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

SET

1/2

DATE PR START STOP

21/060212:0013:00SP

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

CLEAR

TIMER

ON/OFF

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ADVANCED OPERATION

AUDIO AND YOUR VCR

HI-FI STEREO SOUND

Stereo sound is possible from this VCR if you have a stereo TV connected to the VCR with a

scart lead, or audio equipment connected with audio phono leads. The VCR is normally set

so that stereo sound is possible. The sound output from the VCR is controlled by the

AUDIO OUT

button on the remote control. If you wish to change the sound output you

can use the

AUDIO OUT

button as follows:

• Press the

AUDIO OUT

button once. The LEFT audio channel will be sent to BOTH

speakers.

will appear on the VCR display.

• Press the

AUDIO OUT

button

again. The RIGHT audio channel will be sent to BOTH

speakers.

will appear on the VCR display.

• Press the

AUDIO OUT

button a third time and the MONO track will be sent to BOTH

speakers.

and

will not appear on the VCR display.

• Pressing the

AUDIO OUT

button a fourth time, normal Hi-Fi stereo sound will be

heard.

and

will appear on the VCR display.

NICAM Hi-Fi STEREO SOUND

Your VCR can receive and record NICAM sound. The VCR is normally set so that NICAM sound is possible if it is present on the receiving signal, otherwise the VCR will automatically switch to receive the mono signal. NICAM sound can be turned off. If you wish to do this follow the procedure below:

Press the

button to display the main

menu on the screen.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select MODE then press the

SET

button to

confirm.

• The MODE menu will be displayed with NICAM selected.

Press the

[ / ] menu select buttons to select OFF.

Press the

SET

button to confirm and return to the main menu screen.

Press the

button to exit to normal screen.

NOTES:

• If the tape being played back does not carry sound recorded on Hi-Fi tracks, L and R

will not appear on the display.

• lf the sound contains ‘crackling’ or ‘popping’ noises the sound quality may be

improved by adjusting the tracking using the

CHANNEL

/ buttons.

• If the poor quality is for a long period the VCR will automatically select the mono track

and the sound will be in mono.

• NICAM sound may not be stereo.

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

➝NICAM AUTO OF F

COLOUR AUTO PAL

SET

CHANNEL

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ADVANCED OPERATION

AUDIO AND YOUR VCR

CONNECTING TO AUDIO EQUIPMENT

The diagram below shows how to connect your VCR to audio equipment. When connected in this way stereo sound is possible from the speakers.

LINE1(I)IN

/OUT

SON/VIDEO

(L1/I)

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE GRABADOR 230V 50Hz

MODEL NO. No DE MODELO

SERIAL NO. No DE SERIE

SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) LTD MADE IN U.K. FABRICADO EN REINO UNIDO

HOWVIEW es una marca registrada por

Gemstar Development Corporation. El sistema S

HOWVIEW está fabricado bajo

licencia de Gemstar Development Corporation.

PRECAUCION:TENSION PELIGROSA EN EL INTERIOR

PARA EVITSR SACUDIDAS ELECTRICAS NO QUITE LA TAPA. EN EL INTERIOR NO HAY PIEZAS QUE PUDEA REPARAR EL USUARIO. SOLOCITE REPARACIONES AL SERVICIO TECNICO CUALIFICADO.

CAUTION: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE.

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

HOWVIEW is a registered trademark of

Gemstar Development Corporation. The S

HOWVIEW system is manufactured

under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

R D

L G

AUDIO OUT

SORTIE SON

AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE

LINE2(II)IN/DECODER CANAL PLUS/L2(II)

AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE

Jack and Plug Colours

Audio left : White Audio right : Red

Cables Required

VIDEO/AUDIO cable (commercially available)

White (left)

Red (right)

White (left)

Red (right)

VIDEO/AUDIO cable (commercially available)

Back of Television

Amplifier of stereo system, etc.

To amplifier

audio input

jacks

(White)

(Red)

(White)

(Red)

VCR Back Panel

To an AC outlet

Antenna

Aerial Cable

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ADVANCED OPERATION

PLAYBACK OF A VIDEO TAPE

CHECKING THE AMOUNT OF TAPE REMAINING

When you load a video tape into the VCR it can calculate approximately the amount of video tape remaining in hours and minutes. This is useful in determining whether or not there is sufficient tape left to make a recording. When a video tape is playing, the amount of tape remaining is calculated for you automatically. To display the amount of video tape remaining:

1. Load the video tape into the VCR

2. Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control as many times as necessary until

“R” appears on the VCR display. The tape will wind forward and then return to its original position. The tape remaining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and minutes. By pressing the

TAPE SPEED button on the remote control the remaining time will

change between extended play, long play and standard play. For example:

In standard play mode, 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape:

In long play mode, 2 hours 46 minutes is left on the tape:

In extended play mode, 4 hours 9 minutes is left on the tape:

NOTES:

PLAYING BACK A VIDEO TAPE REPEATEDLY

You can set your VCR to automatically rewind at the end of playing a video tape and replay the entire tape again. REPEAT will appear on the on-screen display when selected.

To use this feature:

1. Press the MENU button to display the main

menu on the screen.

2. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select MODE.

3. Press the SET button.

4. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select REPEAT.

5. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select ON.

6. Press the SET button to confirm and return to the main menu screen.

7. Press the MENU button to return to normal screen.

• If tape remaining function is interrupted, the remaining time will not be displayed.

• If less than 5 minutes of tape remains the display will flash.

DISPLAY

TAPE

SPEED

MODE MENU SCREEN

BLUE MUTE AUTO OF F

➝REPEAT ON OFF

 : SELECT  : CHANGE S E T : E N T E R ME N U : E X I T

SET

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ADVANCED OPERATION

PLAYBACK OF A VIDEO TAPE

PLAYING BACK AN NTSC TAPE

NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is a different TV standard to PAL and is used

in some Non-European Countries. Your VCR can playback pre-recorded NTSC tapes onto a

PAL system TV, but cannot record an NTSC signal onto a video tape.

Note that..

• You cannot record NTSC signals or dub NTSC tapes onto other VCR’s from this VCR.

• You cannot use Slow speed, Still frame, Double Speed, Frame Advance or Tape

Remaining with a pre-recorded NTSC tape.

• On some televisions, the picture may appear in black and white or there may be no

picture. This does not indicate a fault with your VCR.

• On some televisions, the picture may shrink vertically causing black bands to appear at

the top and bottom of your screen.

• On some televisions, the played-back picture may roll vertically, this does not indicate a

fault with your VCR.

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ADVANCED OPERATION

LCD DISPLAY

TIME OF DAY

Shows current time of day, if the clock is set.

Press the

DISPLAY button until the time of day

appears. For example, 21:20 appears:

CHANNEL STATUS

Shows the current VCR channel preset. Press the

DISPLAY button until the channel number

appears, for example PRESET 1:

TAPE COUNTER AND ZERO BACK

Tape counter measures the current position of the video tape in real time. ZERO BACK uses the tape counter to determine a specific point on a tape you may wish to return to.

1. Press the DISPLAY button until tape counter

appears, for example:

2. To identify the current position on a video tape

press the

CLEAR button and the tape

counter will appear:

When you wish to return to this position on the video tape, press

ZERO BACK button.

The tape will rewind/advance to this point.

NOTE:

TAPE REMAINING

Shows the amount of video tape remaining, as previously explained in CHECKING THE

AMOUNT OF TAPE REMAINING.

DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS

The LCD display brightness can be changed to suit the ambient lighting in the room. Switch on the VCR (ensure the menu screen is not on) then press and hold the DISPLAY button for approximately 2 seconds. This will reduce the brightness of the VCR display. Repeat the process to change the display back to the previous setting.

• The tape counter will only operate on recorded sections of tape.

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ZERO

BACK

DISPLAY

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ADVANCED OPERATION

BLUE MUTE

The TV screen will be blue if a TV channel with no signal is selected, an unrecorded section of

tape is played or the quality of the recording on the tape is poor. Select OFF in the mode

menu to disable this feature.

Press the

button to display the main

menu on the screen.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select MODE.

Press the

SET

button.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select BLUE MUTE.

Press the

[/]

menu select buttons to select

AUTO or OFF.

Press the

SET

button to confirm and then the

button to return to the normal screen

COLOUR

If the VCR is playing poor quality recording, the picture may turn black and white. Selecting

PAL may improve this (depending on the recording), although coloured speckles may appear

on black and white recordings.

Follow steps 1 to 3 from BLUE MUTE above.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select COLOUR.

Press the

[/]

menu select buttons to select AUTO or PAL.

Press the

SET

button to confirm and then the

button to return to the

normal screen.

MODE MENU SCREEN

NICAM AUTO OFF COLOUR AUTO PAL BLUE MUTE AUTO OFF REPEAT ON OFF

SET

TIMER

ON/OFF

OUT

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

DISPLAY

SET

REMOTE CONTROL

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ADVANCED OPERATION

SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE

SKIP SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE

You can search the tape in 30 second time intervals. To do this follow the procedure below:

1. Press the PLAY/X2 button to start the video

tape playing.

2. Press the SKIP SEARCH button on the remote

control. The number of times you press the

SKIP

SEARCH button, determines the forward search time.

• After searching, normal playback will resume automatically

DIGITAL PROGRAMME SEARCH SYSTEM (DPSS)

Your VCR records a marker signal on the tape at the start of each recording. These signals can be used later to locate the starting point of a recording.

Press the

DPSS / buttons to locate a previous programme or the next programme.

For example,

1. Load the video tape into the VCR.

2. Press the DPSS button three times. DPSS 3 will appear on the on-screen display, and

the VCR will fast forward to locate the third recording after the current one.

3. Press the DPSS button once. DPSS -1 will appear on the on-screen display and the

VCR will rewind to locate the beginning of the current recording.

4. To cancel the search before it has finished, press the STOP button or the

PLAY/X2 button.

NOTES:

• Recordings must be longer than 3 minutes.

• The starting point of playback may vary.

• This feature will only work with video tapes recorded on a VCR with the DPSS feature.

1 press = 30 seconds 2 presses = 1 minute 3 presses = 1 minute 30 seconds 4 presses = 2 minutes

PLAY/X2

SKIP

DPSS DPSS

DPSS

-1

RECORDING 5

RECORDING 4

RECORDING 3

RECORDING 2

RECORDING 1

Rewind

DPSS Signals

Fast Forward

DPSS Number

Current tape position

STOP

PLAY/X2

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OTHER FEATURES ON YOUR VCR

CHILD LOCK

You can lock your VCR with this feature. It will work even when the VCR is in STANDBY,

preventing children from operating the VCR.

TO ENGAGE CHILD LOCK

Press and hold the CHILD LOCK button on the remote control for about 2 seconds. The

indicator flashes and then remains lit on the VCR display, confirming that CHILD LOCK

has been activated.

Regardless of what other operating buttons are touched, the VCR will continue to operate in

its present mode. If CHILD LOCK is activated during playback, once the tape reaches its end,

the VCR will automatically rewind the tape, eject it, and turn the power off.

TO DISENGAGE CHILD LOCK

Press and hold the CHILD LOCK button for about 2 seconds.

The indicator starts flashing and then disappears. CHILD LOCK is disengaged.

NOTES:

• If you attempt to change modes by pressing another button while CHILD LOCK is on, the indicator will flash on the VCR display.

• If power is interrupted for more than 60 seconds (due to power failure etc), CHILD LOCK may disengage.

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OTHER FEATURES ON YOUR VCR

DECODER SWITCHING OPERATION

If you have a separate decoder connected to the VCR’s L2 input as previously shown in the “Connecting the Cables” section, you will need to set the decoder function to ON in order to record the descrambled signal and/or watch it on your TV. Now, when the VCR receives a scrambled signal it is output via LINE 2 terminal to the decoder. The decoder then outputs the descrambled signal back to LINE 2 terminal and the signal can be recorded. The VCR outputs the descrambled signal to your TV through the LINE1 terminal and you can watch the descrambled picture.

When making recordings using a separate decoder connected as shown remember to leave the decoder function ON.

If you connect a decoder unit to the VCR, the decoder unit provides a switching signal which will automatically allow your TV to display the descrambled signal routed through the VCR. To use this feature make sure that the VCR is connected to both TV and decoder unit by SCART leads. Then:

• Press STANDBY to place the VCR in STAND-BY mode. OR

• Press TV/VCR on the remote control to place the VCR in ‘VCR mode’. ‘VCR’ will appear on the display.

STANDBY

TV/VCR

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CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION

MANUALLY TUNING A CHANNEL

• It should not be necessary to tune in a broadcast channel manually except in unusual

circumstances such as poor signal.

To manually tune in a channel follow the procedure below.

Press the

button.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select SET UP.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

CHANNEL PRESET will be highlighted.

Press the

SET

button.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select CHANNEL.

Press the

[/]

menu select buttons to

start tuning in either direction. Tuning will

stop when a channel is received. If it is not

the desired channel, press the

[/]

menu select buttons to continue tuning.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select FINE TUNING. Press and hold the

[/]

menu select buttons

until the

sharpest colour picture is obtained.

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you connect an independent decoder,

you must press the [ / ] menu select

buttons to select DECODER, then press the

[/]

menu select buttons to turn the

decoder function ON.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select SKIP. The SKIP function determines

whether the channel can be selected when using the

CHANNEL

/ buttons

instead of the

NUMBER

buttons. Press the

[/]

menu select buttons to select ON or

OFF for this option.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

10.

Press the

button to leave this function.

CHANNE L PRESE T

CHANNE L SORT

CLOCK

➔

PRESET 1 CHANNE L CH 2 1 FINE TUNING

▲

DECODER ON OFF SKIP ON OFF

SET

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

DISPLAY

CHANNELAM/PM INPUT SELECT

REMOTE CONTROL

SET

CHANNEL

SET

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MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS

SORTING THE CHANNELS INTO YOUR PREFERRED ORDER

Press the

button.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select SET UP.

Press the

SET

button

to confirm.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select CHANNEL SORT.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

The MOVE position will be highlighted.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

Press the [ / /

] menu select buttons

to highlight the channel to be moved.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

Press the [ / /

] menu select buttons

to highlight the new position for the channel.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

If any more channels are to be moved, repeat

procedure from step 5.

When all the channels are in your preferred

order, either press the

CLEAR

button to

return to the CHANNEL SORT menu or press the

button to leave the MENU function.

NOTES:

If when moving channels the picture becomes

unclear and the on-screen display is

unreadable, the

MODE OSD

button can

be used to toggle between a blue background

and the normal picture.

The blue background will be shown until either

another channel is selected or the

MODE OSD

button is pressed again.

SET

ZERO BACK

TIMER

ON/OFF

AUDIO

OUT

SKIP

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

SET

MENU SELECT BUTTONS

MOVE 1/5 1CH43 7 13 2CH54 8 14 3CH65 9 1 5 4CH21 10 1 6 5CH50 11 17 6 CH 3 2 12 18

MOVE 1/5

1 CH 3 2 713 2CH43 8 14 3CH54 9 1 5 4CH65 10 1 6 5CH21 11 1 7 6CH50 12 18

Remote Control

MENU SCREEN

TIMER

MOD E

SET UP

SET

CLEAR

MODE OSD

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CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION

MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS

DELETING CHANNELS

If there is a channel you wish to delete from the VCR memory, you can follow the procedure below.

Press the

button.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select SET UP.

Press the

SET

button

to confirm.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select CHANNEL SORT.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select CANCEL.

Press the

SET

button to confirm.

Press the [ / /

] menu select buttons

to highlight the channel to be cancelled.

Press the

SET

button twice to cancel the

channel.

When all the channels you wish have been

cancelled, either press the

CLEAR

button

to return to the CHANNEL SORT menu or press

the

button to leave the MENU

function.

NOTES:

If when deleting channels the picture

becomes unclear and the on-screen display is

unreadable, the

MODE OSD

button can

be used to toggle between a blue

background and the normal picture.

The blue background will be shown until either

another channel is selected or the

MODE

OSD

button is pressed again.

CANCE L 1 / 5 1 CH 5 0 713 2CH32 8 14 3CH43 9 15 4CH54 10 1 6 5CH65 11 1 7 6CH21 12 18

CANCE L 1 / 5 1CH32 7 13 2CH43 8 14 3CH54 9 1 5 4CH65 10 1 6 5CH21 11 17 61218

MENU SCREEN

TIMER MOD E

SET UP

Remote Control

SET

ZERO BACK

TIMER

ON/OFF

AUDIO

OUT

SKIP

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

SET

MENU SELECT BUTTONS

SET

CLEAR

MODE OSD

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CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION

MANUALLY SETTING THE CLOCK

This procedure will allow you to set the clock manually.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select SET UP.

Press the

SET button to confirm.

3. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select CLOCK.

Press the

SET button to confirm.

4. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to

select either 12 or 24 hour clock.

5. Press the [/] menu select buttons to select

TIME. Enter the time using the

NUMBER

buttons or the [ / ] menu select buttons. If

the minutes or hours are less than 10, enter the

leading 0. If using the 12 hour clock enter AM or

PM by pressing the

AM/PM button on the

remote control.

6. Press the [/] menu select buttons to select

DATE. Enter the date using the

NUMBER

buttons or the [ / ] menu select buttons.

For example, for 1st April enter

01 04.

7. Press the [/] menu select buttons to select

YEAR. Enter the last two digits of the year using

the

NUMBER buttons or [ / ]. For

example, for 2003 enter

03. For the year 2004

enter

04.

8. Press the SET button to confirm.

NOTE:

• You will need to update the clock for Summer/Winter daylight saving.

SET UP

CHANNEL PRESET CHANNEL SORT

CLOCK

 : SELECT  : CHANGE

SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

CLOCK

MODE T I ME DAT E YEAR

24H 0:00 01/04 03

MODE : 24H / 12H  : SELECT  : CHANGE SET : ENTER MENU : EX I T

Remote Control

SET

ZERO BACK

TIMER

ON/OFF

AUDIO

OUT

SKIP

SV/V+/ TIMER

CLEAR

MODE OSD

SET

MENU SELECT BUTTONS

SET

AM/PM

SET

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VCR DISPLAY

NOTE:

SELECTING THE OUTPUT FROM THE VCR

If your VCR is connected to your TV with a scart lead, when you start to play a video tape the VCR will automatically switch its output so that playback picture is shown on the TV.

In this case ‘VCR’ will appear on the VCR display.

You can manually override this by pressing

TV/VCR on the remote control. Now the TV

broadcast channel will be seen on the TV screen and ‘VCR’ will disappear from the VCR display.

• Pressing

TV/VCR again will return the TV picture to the playback picture.

• Some models do not have all the features shown, therefore, they will not appear on the display.

1. TIMER RECORD indicator.

2. VCR MODE indicator.

3. TAPE MOTION STATUS

indicator

4. RECORDING indicator.

5. AUDIO OUTPUT indicator.

6. CHILD LOCK indicator.

7. TAPE SPEED indicator.

8. VIDEO PROGRAMMING

SYSTEM / PROGRAMME DELIVERY CONTROL indicator.

9. DECODER indicator.

10. CLOCK, TAPE COUNTER,

TAPE STATUS AND CHANNEL PRESET STATUS .

TV/VCR

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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

All the information you need on the VCR status will be summarised on the on-screen display.

If you are recording, playing back a tape or watching a broadcast on the video channel you

can call up three standard on-screen displays. The display can be selected by pressing the

MODE OSD

button on the remote control, 1,2,3 or 4 times.

AUTO

, the current mode and channel number will be displayed for 3 seconds when an operation or number button is pressed.

FULL

, all the active features will also be shown

on screen.

COUNTER

, this display will show the tape

counter and amount of tape remaining.

DISPLAY OFF

, this will remove the display

from the screen.

NOTES:

• The default time and date will not be displayed if the clock has not been set.

• The VCR will return to display

. each time it is switched on.

• If you are recording from this VCR to another, make sure you remove the display from the screen otherwise it will be recorded.

MODE OSD

■ 1CH59 NICAM ST EREO

SP L R

Programme number and channel Tape Status Sharp Super Picture Status NICAM signal Tape speed Audio output mode Time Date Tape remaining Tape counter

■ 1CH59 SUPER P . ON N I CAM

ST EREO

SP L R

22:00 REM1:05

9/07 03 0:00.00

REM 1:05

0:00.00

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SPECIFICATIONS

• Specifications are subject to change without notice as part of our policy of continuous improvement.

• No liability is accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions in this publication, although every possible care has been taken to make it complete and as accurate as possible.

Format: VHS PAL standard Number of heads: Six Video signal system: PAL colour or monochrome signal: 625 lines Maximum playing time: 240 min. with E-240 video cassette in Standard

Play (SP) mode 480 min. with E-240 video cassette in Long Play (LP) mode

720 min. with E-240 video cassette in Extended

Play (EP) mode Tape width: 12.7 mm Tape speed: 23.39 mm/s Standard Play (SP)

11.70 mm/s Long Play (LP)

7.8mm/s Extended Play (EP) Antenna: 75 Ω unbalanced Reception channels: UHF channel 21-69 RF output signal: UHF channel 21-69 Power requirement: AC 230-240V, 50 Hz Power consumption:

17 W approx. (Standby power consumption 2.5W) Operating temperature: 5 ˚C to 40 ˚C Storage temperature: -20 ˚C to 55 ˚C Video input: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω Video output: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω Audio input: Line1&2: -3.8 dBs, 10 kΩ, Line3: -3.8 dBs, 47 kΩ Audio output: Line1&2: -3.8 dBs, 1 kΩ, Audio out: -3.8 dBs, 1 kΩ Hi-Fi audio: Dynamic range: ~90dBs typ. (SP);

Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz;

Wow and Flutter: <0.005% Wrm (JIS A) Dimensions: 360(W) x 220(D) x 93(H) mm Weight: 2.6 kg (approx.) Supplied accessories: 75 Ω RF Connection cable, operation manual,

remote control, AA/R6/UM3 battery (x2)

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TROUBLESHOOTING

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE!

The following conditions do not always denote trouble. Therefore, perform the checks described below before calling for service. If the problem cannot be corrected by the use of this guide, remove the mains plugs from the wall socket and contact the dealer or supplier from whom the unit was purchased in order to obtain service. Where this is not possible, please contact the telephone number listed below, you will then be given details of how to obtain service.

Mastercare digital support line: Tel.

08700 100484

during office hours

or (01) 878 1630

if telephoning from

Ireland

AREA PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE/CURE

INSTALLATION TV will not tune in to

the VCR.

• Check all the cables are correctly connected.

• Check your TV manual for correct tuning of your TV.

Auto Installation screen does not appear when the VCR is switched on OR Auto Installation is not complete.

• Reset the VCR and complete AUTO INSTALLATION again. (Refer to VCR Reset at the back of the book.)

POWER

Display is not working. • Make sure the power cord is plugged in.

• Make sure the wall socket has power (check by plugging another appliance in).

VCR will not operate -

appears in VCR

display.

• Press the TIMER ON/OFF button to disengage timer.

VCR will not respond to any commands.

• Check the CHILD LOCK is not engaged.

• Safety device operating: unplug VCR for 2 hours.

PLAYBACK

No picture appears. • Make sure the TV is set to the video channel.

• Check all connecting cables.

Playback picture is snowy.

• Adjust the tracking using the

VCR CHANNEL

buttons

• Try another tape.

• The video heads may have been contaminated - refer to a SHARP Service Facility.

RECORDING

Tape is automatically ejected when pressing the

REC or

TIMER ON/OFF

buttons.

• The record-protection tab has been removed from the cassette.

TIMER

ON/OFF

CHANNEL

REC

TIMER

ON/OFF

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AREA PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE/CURE

TAPE

TRANSPORT/

MECHANISM

Tape can not be loaded.

• Make sure there is no other tape in the VCR.

• Make sure you are loading the tape correctly.

Rewind is not possible.

• Make sure the tape is not at the start.

REMOTE

CONTROL

The VCR can not be operated by remote control.

• Remote control is too far away from the main unit.

• Point the remote control at the VCR.

• Batteries are flat - replace both.

• Batteries have not been inserted correctly.

• VCR is positioned in strong light.

OTHER

PROBLEMS

Picture does not change even though the VCR CHANNEL

buttons

are

pressed.

• Make sure the VCR is not in Timer or Menu mode.

Desired channel position can not be selected.

• The channel position has been set to be skipped. Cancel the SKIP mode for that channel.

No colour or poor TV picture on normal viewing.

• Make sure all the cables are connected properly.

• Make sure the VCR power cord is properly plugged in.

Not possible to view picture or playback through AERIAL OUT.

• Make sure the RF OUTPUT has not been switched off. (Refer to page 34, RF CHANNEL TUNING and RF THROUGH ON/OFF)

Desired channel has interference.

• Possible weak signal strength, the same channel with a better signal strength may have been tuned in on another VCR preset channel. Example; VCR preset 1 = BBC1 and VCR preset 14 = BBC1 (Refer to Manually Sorting Channels section to move the channel to your desired position.)

• TV aerial may need adjusting.

No picture appears. • Make sure the TV is on the video channel.

• Check all connecting cables.

CHANNEL

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VCR RESET

Press the

STOP

button on the front of the VCR.

Press and hold

and

CHANNEL UP

buttons together on the front of

the VCR for 10 seconds.

✔

VCR RESET IS NOW COMPLETE

Please continue with your previous procedure.

RF CHANNEL TUNING

If you have a preferred RF output channel this can be set manually between channels 21 and

69 by following the procedure below.

Press the

STANDBY

button.

Press and hold the

button for 3 seconds.

Wait for a flashing channel number to appear on the VCR display.

The channel number can now be changed by using the / menu select buttons.

Your TV will now require tuning to the new

channel. (The screen opposite should be

displayed on the TV)

Press the

SET

button to store.

RF THROUGH ON/OFF:

If you wish to connect your VCR to the TV with only a scart lead, the RF Output on your VCR

can be turned OFF and ON. To do this press the

CLEAR

button then the

SET

button

on the remote control at point 3 from RF CHANNEL TUNING

above, or at point 4 of AUTO

TUNING

on page 6. This will help minimise interference.

STOP

CHANNEL

STANDBY

VCR RF

SET : ENT ER MENU : EX I T

SET

CLEAR

SET

(White text blue background)

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GUARANTEE

SHARP Electronics (UK) Ltd. (hereafter called Sharp) guarantee to provide for the repair, or at its option the replacement, of this product subject to the conditions listed below:

1. This guarantee shall only apply to faults which are due to inferior workmanship or materials. It does not cover faults or damage by accident, misuse, fair wear and tear, neglect, tampering with the product, or repair other than by a Service Facility appointed by SHARP.

2. As this product is intended for private domestic use only, the guarantee will not apply if the product is used in the course of a business, trade or profession.

3. To benefit from this guarantee, any fault which occurs must be notified to SHARP, or its appointed Service Facility within one year from the date this product was purchased. Proof of purchase must be provided.

4. The guarantee does not cover carriage costs, batteries or video tapes.

5. In the unlikely event of this product requiring repair, please contact the

supplier from whom it was purchased. Where this is not possible, please contact the Mastercare digital support line on the telephone number given below.

6. This guarantee is offered as an additional benefit to your statutory rights and does not affect these rights in any way.

7. No person has any authority to vary the terms or conditions of this guarantee.

If you have any difficulty operating this product, or would like information on other SHARP products, please telephone the Mastercare digital support line on the number given below.

In the unlikely event of this equipment requiring repair during the guarantee period, you will need to provide proof of the date of purchase to the repairing company. Please keep your invoice or receipt which is supplied at the time of purchase.

Mastercare digital support line: Tel: 08700-100484 (office hours) or (01) 878 1630 if telephoning from Ireland

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CONNECTING TO THE MAINS

This VCR is suitable only for connection to UK mains. The unit is fitted with a moulded 3-pin mains plug with a 3-amp fuse. The VCR does not have a mains power switch. When connected to the mains, the unit will draw current at all times to power the clock. Be sure to unplug the VCR when it is not to be used for several months.

TO REPLACE THE FUSE:

You must use a 3-amp fuse, marked (ASTA) or (BSI) to BS-1362. Remove the fuse cover as shown. Replace the fuse and re-fit the fuse cover securely into the plug.

Never connect the plug to the mains without the fuse cover fitted.

TO REPLACE THE MAINS PLUG:

If the plug fitted is unsuitable for the mains socket in your home, cut off the plug, remove the fuse and dispose of the cut-off plug safely.

The wires in the mains cable are colour coded as follows: blue = neutral, brown = live. As the colours of the wires may not correspond with the terminals in your plug, connect the wires following plug manufacturer's guide:

• blue wire to the terminal marked N or coloured black or blue.

• brown wire to the terminal marked L or coloured red or brown.

Severe electric shock may occur if you connect the cut-off plug to a mains socket. If a new plug is fitted, observe the wiring code supplied by the plug manufacturer (and given below.) If you have any doubt, consult a qualified electrician.

• Ensure neither the brown nor the blue wire is connected to the earth terminal in your plug.

• Do not allow water to come into contact with the power supply cord or plug.

• A damaged power supply cord or loose plug may cause electric shock.

• Contact your SHARP dealer or a qualified electrician. Do not use the VCR.

ASA

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