User manual SHARP VCMH835 COMPLETE OPERATION MANUAL

[. . . ] TINS-A082UMN1Cover 4/11/02 2:38 pm Page 1 VC-MH835HM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL G SATELLITE/CABLE BOX CONTROL G NEXTVIEW LINK G S-VHS PLAYBACK G16:9 PLAYBACK/RECORDING G PROGRAMME DELIVERY CONTROL G AUTO SORTING G AUTO CLOCK G NTSC SIMPLE PLAYBACK G SHARP SUPER PICTURE G CHILD LOCK G AUTO HEAD CLEANING G POST CODE SECURITY TINS-A082UMN1Cover 4/11/02 2:38 pm Page 2 Dear SHARP Customer Thank you for buying this SHARP VCR. Given proper care it will provide years 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. [. . . ] The sound output from the VCR is controlled by the AUDIO OUT button on the remote control. If you wish to change the sound output you button as follows: can use the AUDIO OUT · button once. The LEFT audio channel will be sent to BOTH Press the AUDIO OUT speakers. The RIGHT audio channel will be sent to BOTH Press the AUDIO OUT speakers. button a third time and the MONO track will be sent to BOTH Press the AUDIO OUT speakers. L and R will not appear on the VCR display. Pressing the AUDIO OUT button a fourth time, normal Hi-Fi stereo sound will be heard. L and R will appear on the VCR display. · · · NICAM Hi-Fi STEREO SOUND Your VCR can receive and record NICAM sound. The VCR is normally set so that NICAM sound is possible if it is present on the receiving signal, otherwise the VCR will automatically switch to receive the mono signal. If you wish to do this follow the procedure below: 1. Press the [ button to display the main menu on the screen. / ] menu select buttons to SET select MODE then press theSET button to confirm. N I CAM CO L OUR AU T O AU T O OF F PAL · The MODE menu will be displayed with NICAM selected. 3. Press [ / ]to select OFF. SET 4. Press the MENU NOTES: · · · · button to confirm and return to the main menu screen. button to exit to normal screen. 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 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 22 TINS-A082UMN1. book Page 23 Monday, November 4, 2002 2:33 PM 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 LINE1(I)IN /OUT SON/VIDEO (L1/I) AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE LINE2(II)IN/DECODER CANAL PLUS/L2(II) AUDIO OUT SORTIE SON AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE AERIAL IN A2230 RD LG AERIAL OUT AUDIO OUT L and R AUDIO PHONO LEADS (NOT SUPPLIED) + AMPLIFIER www. sharp. co. uk/support 23 TINS-A082UMN1. book Page 24 Monday, November 4, 2002 2:33 PM ADVANCED OPERATION PLAYBACK OF A VIDEO TAPE PLAYING BACK AN S-VHS TAPE S-VHS (super -VHS) pre-recorded tapes give you a better quality playback picture with increased detail and depth. Your VCR will automatically recognise which type of tape is being used, VHS or S-VHS and playback the appropriate standard accordingly. NOTES: · All of the VCR's playback functions can be used during S-VHS playback, SLOW, PLAY/X2 VISUAL SEARCH, etc. · · Your VCR is S-VHS playback only, it will not record S-VHS. Some picture noise may be observed on the screen in Long Play (LP) mode. PLAYING BACK AN NTSC TAPE NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is a different TV standard to PAL and is used in some Non-European Countries. Your VCR can playback pre-recorded NTSC tapes onto a PAL system TV, but cannot record an NTSC signal onto a video 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. [. . . ] 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. This guarantee is offered as an additional benefit to your statutory rights and does not affect these rights in any way. No person has any authority to vary the terms or conditions of this guarantee. [. . . ]