Sharp VC-M333HM, Operation Manual

Page 1: ... 2 HEAD LONG PLAY VPS PDC AUTO SORTING CLOCK SET POWERSAVE FEATURE CHILD LOCK SHARP SUPER PICTURE POST CODE SECURITY NTSC SIMPLE PLAYBACK VC M333HM S VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...refully 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 prior permission from SHARP Electronics Europe GmbH and PlusCode are regi...

Page 3: ...STOP button is also used to switch 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 PLUSCODE 25 INPUT SELECT 30 TV 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 VCR front...

Page 4: ...tape repeatedly 17 Playing back an NTSC tape 18 Digital Display 19 Blue mute 20 Colour 20 Searching the video tape 21 Skip searching the video tape 21 Digital programme search system DPSS 21 Recording from other equipment 22 Decoder switching operation 23 SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR Post code security 24 Powersave mode 25 Child lock 26 CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION Manually tuning a channel 27 Manually...

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: ...emote 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 V...

Page 7: ...LINE1 I IN OUT SON VIDEO L1 I AERIAL OR CATV CABLE Optional Connect your Satellite receiver or decoder to the VCR using a scart lead to LINE 2 IN DECODER socket on the VCR Connect your existing aerial cable to the ANTENNA IN socket on your VCR DECODER UNIT OR SATELLITE SYSTEM 1 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 ...

Page 8: ...mple of TV channels 5 Tune the selected channel on your TV until the screen below appears Store this as your VCR channel Refer to your TV manual for instructions on how to tune in your TV 6 Press the button to place the VCR back into STANDBY The MENU screen will not be displayed when the VCR is in STANDBY mode NOTES If you have a preferred channel the RF channel can be set manually 21 69 after Ste...

Page 9: ...ing the SET button Auto tune may take a few minutes 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 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 ...

Page 10: ...5 1 1 1 7 6 1 2 1 8 SE L ECT SE T ENT ER MENU EX I T MENU DISPLAY REMOTE CONTROL if you wish to change the channel order refer to MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS Sorting the channels into your preferred order To check the clock has been set correctly press DISPLAY until the time appears on the VCR display If the clock is not automatically set the clock screen will appear refer to MANUALLY SETTING THE CL...

Page 11: ...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 VCR on If the record protection tab has been removed the VCR will start playback as soon as the v...

Page 12: ...of a video tape Press CHANNEL or to position picture interference off the TV screen Manual Tracking Press CHANNEL and buttons together to start Auto Tracking PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION 1 Press PLAY X2 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 PLAY X2 to resume playback 3 To playback in slow motion without...

Page 13: ...WIND again 3 Press PLAY X2 to resume playback OR Shuttle Dial Operation As the Shuttle dial is rotated a soft click can be felt During playback rotating the dial one click clockwise will make the VCR enter Visual search x 3 mode An additional click clockwise or counter clockwise will change the operation as illustrated above The start position shown above is only an example The Shuttle dial can be...

Page 14: ...g 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 NOTES If the tape ends before the recording is complete the VCR will stop recording rewind eject the tape and place the VCR ...

Page 15: ...EEKLY or DAILY option as appropriate 5 Press SET to confirm NOTE The first time that you use VIDEOPLUS to make a recording on each channel Preset PR may be highlighted on the On Screen Display 6 Enter the channel you wish to record using the NUMBER BUTTONS for example if you wish to record channel 2 press 0 2 The VCR will remember this for the future See next page to continue An ERROR message will...

Page 16: ...following procedure i Press MENU ii The VIDEOPLUS option will be highlighted Press SET to confirm Continue from step 2 above VPS PDC is a signal broadcast by some TV stations which adjusts the start and stop time of your VCR recording This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your programme the VCR will still record the whole programme It is essential that the start time as it a...

Page 17: ... menu select buttons to select TIMER Press SET to confirm 4 Press SET 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 ...

Page 18: ... that the tape on which you wish to record is inserted into the VCR then press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER POWERSAVE TIMER STANDBY mode will be shown on the display NOTES VPS PDC is a signal broadcast by some TV stations which adjusts the start and stop time of your VCR recording This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your programme the VCR will still record t...

Page 19: ...G 2 To change a delayed recording press to highlight the recording then press SET 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 SET to confirm then press MENU to exit CANCELLING A RECORDING 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of CHECKING A RECORDING 2 To cancel a delayed recording press to highlight the record...

Page 20: ...n hours and minutes By 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 e...

Page 21: ...o 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 ca...

Page 22: ...ERO 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 ZER...

Page 23: ...t 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 COLOUR 3 Press ...

Page 24: ...ious programme or 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 A 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 befo...

Page 25: ... until the VCR display shows L2 4 Press REC to start recording OTHER CONNECTIONS POSSIBLE If you wish to record from a source connected to LINE 1 IN OUT select L1 Press REC to start recording If you wish to record from a source connected with audio phono leads to the sockets on the front of the VCR if fitted select L3 Press REC to start recording NOTE There are many different ways of connecting ex...

Page 26: ...rminal 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 b...

Page 27: ...This must be a 4 digit number in the range 0000 9999 5 Using the buttons enter your Postcode Press SET to confirm 6 Record your PIN number in the box provided for future reference NOTE If you wish to change your PIN number at any time 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 above 2 Enter your current PIN number Press SET to confirm 3 Press to re select PIN number 4 Enter your new PIN number Press SET to confirm IMP...

Page 28: ...E AUTO POWERSAVE If the VCR is not operated for more than 3 hours the VCR will go into POWERSAVE mode and the digital display will appear blank DISENGAGING POWERSAVE MODE Press STOP to use the VCR Other keys may also disengage POWERSAVE such as the CHANNEL STANDBY MODE The POWERSAVE feature must be OFF for the STANDBY mode to function This will allow viewing through the VCR without AUTO POWERSAVE ...

Page 29: ...tivated 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 for about 2 seconds starts flashing and then disappears CHILD LOCK is disengaged NOTES If you att...

Page 30: ... 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 8 Press to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the channel can be selected when using the CHANNEL instead of the NUMBER BUTTONS 9 Press to select ON or OFF for this option 10 Press SET to confirm 11 Press MENU to leave this function IMPORTANT ...

Page 31: ...nfirm 4 The MOVE position will be highlighted Press SET to confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be moved Press SET to confirm 6 Press to highlight the new position for the channel Press SET 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 MENU to leave the MENU function MENU SCREEN 2 MODE SE T UP 5 MOVE ...

Page 32: ...Press SET to confirm 4 Press to select CANCEL Press SET to confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be cancelled 6 Press SET twice to cancel the channel 7 When all the channels you wish have been cancelled press MENU CANCE L 1 5 1 BBC 1 7 1 3 2 BBC 2 8 1 4 3 I T V 9 1 5 4 CH 4 1 0 1 6 5 1 1 1 7 6 1 2 1 8 5 6 MENU SCREEN 2 T I MER MODE SE T UP CANCE L 1 5 1 BBC 1 7 1 3 2 BBC 2 8 1 4 3 CH 5 9 1 5...

Page 33: ...SORT Press SET to confirm 4 Press to highlight NAME Press SETto confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be named Press SETto confirm 6 Press to rename the channel Press SET to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be renamed repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are named correctly press MENU to leave the MENU function MODE SE T UP 5 MENU SCREEN 2 6 NAME 1 5 1 BBC 1 7 2 BBC 2 8 ...

Page 34: ... enter the leading 0 If using the 12 hour clock enter AM or PM by pressing 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 8 Select for AUTO CLOCK on off is ON is OFF Then ...

Page 35: ...ow 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 SP AM PM LP L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 STOP 1 AUDIO OUTPUT indicators 2 TIMER indicator 3 PLAY indicator 4 RECORDING indic...

Page 36: ...r 3 seconds 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...

Page 37: ...imum 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 POWERSAVE 1 5W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 55 C V...

Page 38: ...ld the MENU and CHANNEL buttons together on the front of the VCR for 10 seconds Now continue from step 1 of TUNING THE TV INTO THE VCR 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 c...

Page 39: ...erted correctly VCR is positioned in strong light OTHER PROBLEMS Picture does not change even though 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 properl...

Page 40: ...ice 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 SHARP Helpline on the telephone number given below 6 This guarante...

Page 41: ...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 42: ... 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 wh...