User manual SHARP VC-785S

[. . . ] 5 Auto installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BASIC OPERATION Important notes on your VCR and video tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 How to playback a video tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Pausing and slow motion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] settings, press MENU to remove the menu from the TV screen. 1/2 DA T E P R S T AR T S T OP 21 / 06 02 12 : 00 13 : 00 9 / 0 7 D 0 3 2 1 : 0 5 22 : 3 0 --/-- --:--:---/-- --:--:-SP * LP ----- 13. When you have completed entering timer 14. Press TIMER ON/OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STAND-BY mode. will be shown on 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 the whole programme. It is essential that the start time as it appears in the TV listing is used to program the VCR, as this information is used to identify the VPS/PDC signal corresponding to your programme. 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 removed. During recording, press STOP ( ) to cancel the recording. If there are further recordings to be made, the VCR will return to TIMER STANDBY. · · · GB-14 VC-785S ENGLISH. book Page 15 Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:52 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING CHECKING, CHANGING AND CANCELLING A RECORDING CHECKING A RECORDING MENU SCREEN T I ME R MOD E SE T UP 1. If in TIMER STANDBY mode, press TIMER ON/OFF to exit. 2. Press MENU to display the main menu on the screen. 2. 6. Press [ Press [ / ] to select MODE. ¨N I CAM AU T O OF F CO L OUR AU T O P A L ME S E CAM Press SET. NICAM will be selected. / ] to select OFF. Press SET, to return to the menu screen. Press MENU, 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 CHANNEL / . If the poor quality is for a long period the VCR will automatically select the mono track and the sound will be in mono. Not all TV transmitters provide NICAM or IGR sound. In this case the VCR automatically switches to receive the mono signal. NICAM sound may not be stereo. GB-16 VC-785S ENGLISH. book Page 17 Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:52 AM ADVANCED OPERATION AUDIO AND YOUR VCR (Hi-Fi VCR'S ONLY) 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 AERIAL IN RF-OUT AUDIO OUT L and R AUDIO PHONO LEADS (NOT SUPPLIED) + AMPLIFIER GB-17 VC-785S ENGLISH. book Page 18 Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:52 AM 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. [. . . ] ANSWER · Make sure the VCR is not in LOW POWER mode. · Make sure the power cord is plugged in. · Make sure the wall socket has power (plug another appliance in). · Press the TIMER ON/OFF button to disengage timer. VCR will not operate appears in VCR display. VCR will not respond to · Check CHILD LOCK is not engaged. [. . . ]