Sharp VC-MH745SM, Operation Manual

Page 1: ... 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 Broadcast and CATV channels 23 Decoder switch...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...cts 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 ...

Page 4: ... the VCR using a scart lead to LINE 2 IN DECODER socket on the VCR 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 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 AERIAL OR CATV CABLE DECODER UNIT OR SATELLITE SYSTEM BACK OF TELE...

Page 5: ... the VCR Refer to RF through ON OFF 4 Tune the selected channel on your TV refer to your TV manual until the menu screen appears 5 Press SET to store the RF channel and to place the VCR back into STANDBY NOTE The TV is tuned to the VCR If you have a preferred channel the RF channel can be set manually 21 69 after Step 3 using keys RF THROUGH ON OFF If you wish to connect your VCR to the TV with on...

Page 6: ... CHANNEL buttons together on the front of the VCR for 10 seconds 3 The AUTO INSTALLATION screen should now be showing on your TV 4 Follow the on screen display to proceed with auto installation All the programmes should now be correctly tuned in and the clock set Refer to the CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION chapter if Your VCR could not tune automatically due to for example poor reception You wish to re a...

Page 7: ...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 video tape has been loaded 3 To s...

Page 8: ...deo tape During PLAYBACK 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 playba...

Page 9: ...OP FORWARD REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH 1 During playback press FAST FORWARD REWIND on the remote control or turn the shuttle ring fully to the Right Left 2 To lock search mode turn the shuttle far Right Left and release 3 To decrease the speed press FAST FORWARD REWIND again or turn the shuttle to the halfway position 4 Press PLAY X2 to resume playback NOTE There will be picture interference and possibl...

Page 10: ... channel you wish to record on the VCR 3 To start recording press REC 4 To pause during recording press PAUSE STILL 5 To continue recording press REC 6 To stop recording press STOP once SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING 1 To specify a stop time press REC 2 Each additional press of REC will delay the stop time by 10 minutes 3 To stop recording at any time press STOP once NOTES If the tape ends before the reco...

Page 11: ... highlighted is the next available timer record entry Press SET to confirm this The display will automatically show today s date Either If this is the date you wish to make the recording on press SET to confirm this Or enter the recording date using 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 5 Then press SET to...

Page 12: ...cordings repeat this procedure 12 When you have completed entering timer settings press MENU to remove the menu from the TV screen 13 Press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER POWERSAVE TIMER STAND BY mode will be shown on the display NOTES If flashes a video tape has not been inserted into the VCR If the video tape is ejected when the VCR tries to record the record protection tab has been...

Page 13: ...ighlight the recording then press SET 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 then press MENU CANCELLING A RECORDING 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of CHECKING A RECORDING 2 If you wish to cancel a delayed recording press to highlight the recording to be cancelled then press CLEAR 3 Press MENU NOTE If the...

Page 14: ... the factory pre set condition for NICAM is AUTO NICAM or IGR sound may not be stereo this depends on the programme being received Audio is automatically recorded in two different ways i Hi Fi Using specialised rotary heads two audio signals are recorded on to the tape These will be stereo mono or bilingual depending on the sound being received ii Normal A mono recording is also made on the conven...

Page 15: ...shows how to connect your VCR to audio equipment When connected in this way stereo sound is possible from the speakers RF OUT SORTIEANTENNE ANTENNAIN ENTREE BACK OF EXISTING AERIAL CABLE RF CONNECTION CABLE RF OUT AUDIO OUT AMPLIFIER L and R TELEVISION AERIAL IN AUDIO PHONO LEADS NOT SUPPLIED ...

Page 16: ...d forward and then return to its original position The tape remaining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and minutes For example if 1 hour 23 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 th...

Page 17: ... 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 BACK The tape will ...

Page 18: ...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 MESECAM 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 to select COLOUR 3 Press to select AUTO PAL or MESECAM ...

Page 19: ...gramme For example 1 Load the video tape into the VCR 2 Press DPSS 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 DPSS 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 STOP or ...

Page 20: ...SELECT on the remote control until the VCR display shows L2 3 If you wish to record from a source connected to LINE 1 IN OUT select L1 4 Press REC to start the recording NOTE There are many different ways of connecting external equipment to your VCR Please refer to your equipment operation manuals for further information RF OUT SORTIEANTENNE ANTENNAIN ENTREE Optional Scart connection not supplied ...

Page 21: ...ating 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 attempt to change modes by pressing anot...

Page 22: ... Press to start tuning in either direction Tuning will stop when a channel is received If it is not the desired channel press to continue tuning 7 Press to select FINE TUNING Press and hold until the sharpest colour picture is obtained 9 Press to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the channel can be selected when using the CHANNEL instead of the NUMBER BUTTONS 10 Press to select ON o...

Page 23: ...l 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 POWERSAVE mode or if disabled 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 If you switch the decoder function ON when connected to a decoder unit as shown you will NOT...

Page 24: ...to confirm 5 Press to highlight the new position for the channel Press SET to confirm 6 If any more channels are to be moved repeat procedure from step 4 7 When all the channels are in your preferred order press MENU to leave the MENU function MENU SCREEN 2 MODE SE T UP 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 1 1 1 7 6 1 2 1 8 5 MOVE 1 5 1 CH 6 5 7 1 3 2 CH ...

Page 25: ...SET to confirm 2 Press to select CLOCK Press SET to confirm 3 Press to select either 12 or 24 hour clock 4 Press to select TIME Enter the time using the NUMBER BUTTONS or If the minutes are less than 10 enter the leading 0 If using the 12 hour clock enter AM or PM by pressing on the remote control 5 Press to select DATE Enter the date using the NUMBER BUTTONS or For example for 1st April enter 01 ...

Page 26: ...LECTING 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 the 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 VC...

Page 27: ...ures 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 you are recording from this VCR to another make sure you remove the display from...

Page 28: ...SP mode 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 VHF channel 2 12 S1 S41 UHF channel 21 69 RF output signal UHF channel 21 69 Power requirement AC 230V 50 Hz Power consumption 16W approx STANDBY 3W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 5...

Page 29: ...rs Make sure the TV is set to the video channel Check all connecting cables Playback picture is snowy Adjust the tracking using CHANNEL buttons Try another tape The video heads may have been contaminated refer to a SHARP Service Facility Playback recording does not playback in stereo Ensure the VCR is connected to a stereo TV and SCART lead Programme may not carry stereo RECORDING Tape is automati...

Page 30: ...ower cord is properly plugged in Not possible to view picture or playback through RF OUT Make sure the RF OUTPUT has not been switched off Refer to note on RF THROUGH ON OFF in the TUNING THE TV TO THE VCR section of the manual 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 V...