Sharp VC-M303HM, Operation Manual

Page 1: ... 2 HEAD LONG PLAY CHILD LOCK SHARP SUPER PICTURE VC M303HM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...of entertainment for the whole family Please read this operation manual carefully before attempting to operate the VCR Copyright Audio visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded without the authority of the owner of the copyright Please refer to the relevant laws in your country No part of this publication may be reproduced stored or transmitted in any form without...

Page 3: ... on the VCR 12 TAPE SPEED SP LP 13 SLOW 29 DPSS SLOW SPEED 2 INPUT SELECT 6 MENU 19 SET 21 CLEAR 10 RECORD 18 SKIP SEARCH 15 BASIC SHARP TV CONTROLS 1 STANDBY 4 TIMER ON OFF 7 SV V TIMER 25 INPUT SELECT 30 TV VCR This button has no function with this VCR VCR REMOTE CONTROL VCR FRONT PANEL REMOTE CONTROL EQUIVALENT FUNCTIONS If you prefer or if remote control batteries fail you will need to use the...

Page 4: ... of a video tape 16 Checking the amount of tape remaining 16 Playing back a video tape repeatedly 16 Digital Display 17 Blue mute 18 Colour 18 Searching the video tape 19 Skip searching the video tape 19 Digital programme search system DPSS 19 Recording from other equipment 20 SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR Child lock 21 CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION Manually tuning a channel 22 Manually sorting channels ...

Page 5: ... 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 cau...

Page 6: ...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 batte...

Page 7: ... 2 3 Connect your TV to the VCR using the supplied RF connection cable i e connect the VCR RF OUT socket to the TV AERIAL IN socket Connect the VCR to the mains BACK OF TELEVISION 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 SCART LEAD AERIAL R...

Page 8: ...f 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 30 3 Switch on the TV 4 Select the next available or unused channel on your TV this will become the dedicated video channel Example of TV channels 5 Tune the selected channel on your TV until the screen below appears Refer to your TV manual for instructions on how to tune ...

Page 9: ...utes NOTE 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 STOP STOP SET SET P L EASE BE SURE THE AER I AL SCART CABL E I S CONNECT ED TO YOUR VCR PRESS SE T TO CONT I NUE SE T ENT ER MENU EX I T AUTO I NS TAL LAT I ON PRESS SE T KEY TO S TART SE T ENT ER MENU EX I T ...

Page 10: ...o confirm 5 Press to highlight the new position for the channel 6 Press the button to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be moved repeat procedure from step 3 8 Press the button to exit if you are happy with the channel order If you wish to change the channel order at a later date refer to MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS Sorting the channels into your preferred order MENU SELECT BUTTONS MENU SET MOVE...

Page 11: ...buttons For example for 1st April enter 01 04 4 Press to select YEAR Enter the last two digits of the year using the NUMBER BUTTONS or the buttons For example for 2000 enter 00 For the year 2001 enter 01 5 Press the 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 MENU SE...

Page 12: ...deo 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 1 Switch on your TV and select the video channel 2 Carefully push a pre recorded video tape into the tape compartment This will switch the V...

Page 13: ...TV screen Manual Tracking Press CHANNEL and buttons together to start Auto Tracking PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION 1 Press the PLAY X2 button to start the video tape playing 2 To pause the video tape press PAUSE STILL To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press CHANNEL or Press the PLAY X2 button to resume playback 3 To playback in slow motion without sound press the SLOW button on the remote control S...

Page 14: ...he VCR front panel 3 To stop fast forward rewind press STOP FORWARD REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH 1 During playback press the FAST FORWARD REWIND buttons on the remote control or on the VCR front panel 2 To decrease the speed press FAST FORWARD REWIND again 3 Press PLAY X2 to resume playback NOTE There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using Visual Fast Forward ...

Page 15: ... To pause during recording press PAUSE STILL 5 To continue recording press REC 6 To stop recording press STOP once SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING 1 Press REC 2 To specify a stop time each additional press of REC will delay the stop time by 10 minutes 3 To stop recording at any time press STOP once NOTES If the tape ends before the recording is complete the VCR will stop recording rewind eject the tape and...

Page 16: ... 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 or 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 w...

Page 17: ...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 will be shown on the display NOTES If flashes a video t...

Page 18: ... delayed recording press to highlight the recording then press the SET button to select 3 Press to highlight the setting to be changed and correct it by using the 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 2 To cancel a delayed recording press to hi...

Page 19: ...y pressing the TAPE SPEED button on the remote control the remaining time will change between long play and standard play For example in standard play 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape in long play 2 hour 46 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 REPE...

Page 20: ... 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 DISPLAY until tape counter appears for example 2 To identify the current position on a video tape press CLEAR and the tape counter will appear When you wish to return to this position on the video tape press ZERO B...

Page 21: ...ons to select BLUE MUTE 5 Press to select OFF 6 Press SET and then MENU 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 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 from BLUE MUTE 2 Press the menu select buttons to select COL...

Page 22: ... the next programme For example 1 Load the video tape into the VCR 2 Press DPSS three times The number 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 DPSS once 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 ...

Page 23: ... to the desired scart socket on the back of the VCR using the manufacturers recommended cable not supplied 2 Ensure that the tape on which you wish to record is inserted into the VCR 3 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote control until the VCR display shows AV 4 Press REC to start recording NOTE There are many different ways of connecting external equipment to your VCR Please refer to your equipment o...

Page 24: ...ed 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 starts flashing and then disappears CHILD LOCK is disengaged...

Page 25: ...tuning in either direction Tuning will stop when a channel is received If it is not the desired channel press to continue tuning 6 Press to select FINE TUNING Press and hold until the sharpest colour picture is obtained 7 Press to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the channel can be selected when using the CHANNEL instead of the NUMBER BUTTONS 8 Press to select ON or OFF for this op...

Page 26: ...oved Press the SET button to confirm 6 Press to highlight the new position for the channel Press the SET button to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be moved repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are in your preferred order press the MENU button to leave the MENU function MENU SCREEN 2 MODE SE T UP 5 MOVE 1 5 1 CH 2 1 7 1 3 2 CH 3 2 8 1 4 3 CH 4 3 9 1 5 4 CH 5 4 1 0 1 6 5 CH 6 5...

Page 27: ...r PM by pressing the AM PM button on the remote control 6 Press to select DATE Enter the date using the NUMBER BUTTONS or the For example for 1st April enter 01 04 7 Press to select YEAR Enter the last two digits of the year using the NUMBER BUTTONS or For example for 2000 enter 00 For the year 2001 enter 01 NOTE You will need to update the clock for Winter Summer daylight saving SE T UP CHANNE L ...

Page 28: ...herefore they will not appear on the display 1 TIMER indicator 2 AUDIO OUTPUT indicators 3 RECORDING indicator 4 CHILD LOCK indicator 5 AM PM indicators 6 STOP indicator 7 VCR mode indicator 8 PRESET CHANNEL indicator 9 VIDEO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM PROGRAMME DELIVERY CONTROL indicator 10 LONG PLAY indicator 11 STANDARD PLAY indicator 12 VIDEO TAPE indicator 13 DECODER indicator ...

Page 29: ...econds when an operation or number button is pressed 2 FULL all the active features will also be shown on screen 3 COUNTER this display will show the tape counter and amount of tape remaining 4 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 1 each time it is switched on If y...

Page 30: ...al 625 lines Maximum playing time 480 min with E 240 video cassette in Long Play LP mode Tape width 12 7 mm Tape speed 23 39 mm s Standard Play SP 11 70 mm s Long Play LP 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 3W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20...

Page 31: ... 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 di...

Page 32: ...e 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 RF OUT Make sure the RF OUTPUT has not...

Page 33: ...ress and hold the MENU button on the VCR front panel for 3 seconds 3 Wait for a flashing channel number to appear on the VCR display 4 The channel number can now be changed by using the CHANNEL or buttons 5 Press the SET button to store 6 Your TV will now require tuning to the new channel 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 c...

Page 34: ... 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 SHARP Helpline on the telephone number given below 6 This guarantee is offered as an additional benefit to your s...

Page 35: ...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 o...

Page 36: ...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 suppl...

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