User manual SHARP VCMH815 INSTALLING YOUR VCR

[. . . ] Please refer to the relevant laws in your country. G No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without prior permission from SHARP Electronics (UK) Ltd. ® and PlusCode® are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development G Corporation. G system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. This manual covers a range of models, not all of the features included will be relevant to your VCR. 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 08705 274277 during office hours (or (01)676 0648 if telephoning from Ireland). SAFETY WARNINGS Observe all warnings for your safety and to ensure trouble free use of your VCR. INFORMATION Additional information complements instructions. (i) TINS-3992UMZZ HM Final Cover 12/9/01 10:07 am Page 3 VCR REMOTE CONTROL 14. SV/V+/TIMER or PLUSCODE if you have a VC-MH714HM 15. STOP (The STOP button is also used to switch on the VCR. ) 11. [. . . ] Ensure that the tape on which you wish to record is inserted into the VCR, then press the TIMER ON/OFF shown on the display. button once to place will be the VCR in TIMER STANDBY mode. NOTES: · · · If the 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 STOP to cancel the recording. If there are further recordings to be made, the VCR will return to Timer Standby. www. sharp. co. uk/support 16 TINS-3992UMZZ English. book Page 17 Monday, June 4, 2001 9:21 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO CHECK, CHANGE AND CANCEL A DELAYED RECORDING Before you start! · If the Timer Standby symbol press the TIMER ON/OFF symbol. appears on the VCR display, button to remove the CHECKING A RECORDING 1. Press[ SET · SET to switch on the VCR. button. MENU SCREEN T I ME R MOD E SE T UP / ]to select TIMER. Press the button to confirm. 4. · All the delayed recordings in the VCR's memory will be shown. If the settings are correct press the MENU button to exit. If you wish to change or cancel any settings, follow the procedures below. SET : SE L ECT : ENT ER ME NU : E X I T CHANGING A RECORDING 1. Follow steps 1 to 3 of CHECKING A RECORDING above. 2. lf the sound contains `crackling' or `popping' noises the sound quality may be improved by adjusting the tracking using the VCR CHANNEL and the sound will be in mono. If the poor quality is for a long period the VCR will automatically select the mono track www. sharp. co. uk/support 18 TINS-3992UMZZ English. book Page 19 Monday, June 4, 2001 9:21 AM 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. EXISTING AERIAL CABLE BACK OF TELEVISION RF CONNECTION CABLE ANTENNA IN ENTREE AERIAL IN RF OUT SORTIE ANTENNE AUDIO OUT L and R RF-OUT AUDIO PHONO LEADS (NOT SUPPLIED) + AMPLIFIER www. sharp. co. uk/support 19 TINS-3992UMZZ English. book Page 20 Wednesday, May 9, 2001 12:25 PM 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. Press DISPLAY on the remote control as many times as necessary until "R" appears on the VCR display. The tape will wind forward for a few seconds 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 standard play, long play and extended play. For example, in standard play 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape: in long play 2 hours 46 minutes is left on the tape: in extended play 4 hours 9 minutes is left on the tape: NOTES: · · If tape remaining function is interrupted, the remaining time will not be displayed. [. . . ] (White text blue background) V CR R F SET : ENT ER ME NU : E X I T 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 then SET SET buttons on the remote control at point 3 from RF CHANNEL TUNING above. or at point 4 of AUTO TUNING on page 5. This will help minimise interference. www. sharp. co. uk/support 36 TINS-3992UMZZ English. book Page 37 Monday, June 4, 2001 9:43 AM GUARANTEE SHARP Electronics (UK) Ltd. [. . . ]