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Summary of Contents for VC-A410X

Page 1: ...SHARR _ f U I I VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL I I a I 3 I I J ...

Page 2: ...nd Frame Advance l Double Speed Playback l Colour Mode lNTSC Tape Playback on PAL TV l Auto Tracking Control System l Auto Head Cleaning System Auto Rental Mode Quick Start with Full Loading Mechanism l Blue Back l Full Auto Playback Oni y for VC H61UX l Playback of Hi i Recorded Tapes l Audio Output Mode Adjusting Hi Fi Audio Tracking 2 qRECORDING Recording a TV Programme L _ 22 l Cassette Erase ...

Page 3: ... inside result in electric shock and or damage to the VCR adjustment inside the cabinet call a qualified dealer approved by Sharp the cabinet could For service and or service centre The use of head cleaning tapes is not recommended as they may cause damage to your machine Do not place any object containing water or other liquids on the VCR In the event that liquid should enter the cabinet unplug t...

Page 4: ...ll times when the AC power cord is plugged into a wall socket If the VCR is not to be used for an extended period be sure to unplug the cord ONLYFORVC HGIOX WHS Hi Fi Stereo Sound lGR System COMMON FEATURES MID Drive New Centre Mounted Mechanism l H High Quality Circuity Multi Language On Screen Display English French Spanish Chinese New Sharp Super Picture Enhances picture quality during playback...

Page 5: ... be iIt When the power IS OFF thrs part will not be II Cassette In Indicator Slow Only for VC H61 OX Audio Output P I_ 8 j Play Double speed i 1 1 I Record Ell8 mode playback IT I_ I_ iWhen operatmg mode ISdrsplayed I I i 1 0 u _I r Video Search Rewind 17 E 1J Rewind 1 i fi 1 1 1 I I_ _I I_ Ret Pause 1I I I d I I_ Video Search Forward F F Fast Forward I T i 1 l 7 3 _ stop I New Child Proof lock 51...

Page 6: ...two digit numbers I button SLOW button TIMER ON OFF button MODE OSD button 3 s buttons SLOW s s DPSS 4 s Inserting the Batteries First install the batteries properly Fit two R6 UM SUM 3 AA 1 5 volt batteries included or equivalent If the remote control stops working insert new batteries Ensure the batteries are inserted correctly matching the polarities indicated in the remote control l Do not sub...

Page 7: ...A I 7 I TELEFUNKEN I 1SELECO NORDMEND 3 or4 1SONY i BRANDT I 3 or4 TOSHIBA I 9 I i SABA 1 3 or4 1PANASONIC f 0 or I TELAwA 1 3 or4 1SANYO 1 VOLUME v 1 IGRuND G t 5 1HtTACHl 1 INPUT SELECT 1 IBIAUPUNKT I 5 tMITSUBISHI i CHANNEL t t FERGUSON 1 6 IJVC 1 CHANNEL 1 1I TTNOKIA I 7 TV Functions to be Controlled Switch to TV control mode _ Return to VCR control mode l Press the TV button to seiect the TV ...

Page 8: ...he selected TV channel until the MENU pattern appears on your TV screer Refer to your TV Operation Manual for tuning procedures Disconnecting TV Cable Disconnect the aerial cable from the back of your TV set Connecting Aerial Cable to VCR Connect the aerial cable to the ANTENNA IN terminal of your VCR 0 ANTENNA IN Connecting VCR to TV Connect the supplied coaxial cable to the RF OUT terminal of th...

Page 9: ...T terminais Sound from the radio frequency converter RF OUT is mono onfy The power cord should not be plugged into the power outlet until the above connections have been completed 1If TV reception is weak use a TV signal booster not suppiied Connecting toTV And Audio Equipment This picture is for VC t 610X From AUDIO OUT R l_ From VIDEO OU 1 I I 1 T From RF OUT 1 To VIDEO IN 9 ...

Page 10: ...he front panel 1 Buttons on the remote control are in green A UP v Down 4 Left b Right 2 Buttons on the front panel are A Channel up v Channel down REW b FWD Initial Setting of Language Press the MENU button Select the language with the A V buttons and press the SET button Ex ENGLISH l Refer to page 11 to set the clock LANGUAGE FRANCAIS ESPAROL z SELECT A V ENTER SET EXIT MENU MENU 0 I A SET Or r ...

Page 11: ...H 12 hour AM PM display l 12H AM PM mode is preset at the factory Set the present time with the numeric or A V but tons on the remote control and then press the b button First set the hour digits and then the min ute If there is only one hour or one minute digit enter a 0 first Set AM or PM using the AM PM button 12 hour Ex 10 28AM pam l If 12H mode was selected then set the AM PM indicator Set th...

Page 12: ...ne preset or if you wish to reset I 29 46 Skipped channels skipped channel reset the channel as follows 6 VHF 6 7 VHF 7 47 I AUTO TUNING PREPARATION l Select the video channel on your TV Press the OPERATE button to turn on the VCR UENU SELECT A V ENTER SET EXIT PENU A SET A MANUAL ISELECT A V ENTER rSET EXIT umau SET 0 0 AUTOMATIC TUNING PLEASE WAIT ______________________ EXIT MENU Normal Screen P...

Page 13: ...Press the MENU button Select item CHANNEL PRESET with buttons and press the SET button the A I V Select item MANUAL with the A or v buttons and press the SET button l CHANNEL PRESET has been preset to MANUAL at the factory Select the preset channel position number with the numeric or 4 b buttons and then press the v button Press the numeric buttons or the 4 buttons until you see the desired broadc...

Page 14: ...h the b or numeric buttons Ex 12 Select SKIP setting mode with the A or v but ton Press the or b button to select SKIP ON and press the SET button If you wish to set more channels to be skipped repeat steps through 0 To return to the Normal Screen press the MENU button Cancelling skip PREPARATION Turn on your TV and VCR and select the video channel on your TV Example Reset channel position 12 Foll...

Page 15: ...ET CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT A v ENTER SHT EXIT MENU IOSD On Screen Display The tape counter and VCR mode can be shown on the screen while you are playing back a tape or watching a broadcast on the video channel Display example S PICTURE New Sharp Super Picture Audio output indicator Only for vc fi610x Auto Repeat display l If the clock IS not set the time and date WIII not be displayed How to Display...

Page 16: ...creen Press the MENU button Select the MODE selection mode with the A V buttons and then press the SET button Select the COLOUR mode by pressing the 4 buttons and then press the v button For details see Colour Mode on page 19 AUTO Usually select AUTO mode PAL Strict PAL colour mode Select the BLUE BACK mode by pressing the 4 b buttons and then press the v button AUTO Usually select AUTO A blue scr...

Page 17: ...on If the tape reaches its end the VCR will automatically rewind the tape to the beginning eject the cassette and turn off the power Video Search with the Remote Control Jse the following procedure to quickly find the section you want while viewing the picture 0 During playback press the FF button for forward video search or the REW button for reverse search There are 2 search speeds in each direc...

Page 18: ...ward or VSR Video Search Reverse mode Select from two speeds by turning the ring Release the ring the shuttle ring return to centre to return to playback During playback turning the ring all the way to the left or right locks the VCR in VSF Video Search Forward or VSR Video Search Reverse mode Press the PLAY X2 button to return to regular playback TAPE SPEED Slow Motion Playback with the Remote Co...

Page 19: ...our mode should be set to AUTO mode See Mode Selection on page 16 l When the colour mode is set to fixed colour mode while the VCR is playing back a black and white tape or is receiving a black and white broadcast the picture may be coloured In this event set the COLOUR mode on the MODE selection screen to AUTO mode COLOUR m PAL BLUE BACK m OFF AUTO RENTAL m OFF REPEAT ON m JUST REC m OFF SELECT A...

Page 20: ... back After pressing the REC or PLAY X2 button it takes about 2 seconds until recording or playback is en gaged when in the standby mode Auto Rental Mode This function only works when AUTO RENTAL mode on the MODE selection screen is set to ON The convenient auto rental mode lets you enjoy playback with ease When you insert a cassette with the erasure protection tab removed rental videos etc your V...

Page 21: ...t is only possible using the AUDfO OUT terminals Sound from the radio frequency converter RF OUT is mono only A blue screen will appear if audio only Hi Fi tapes are played back Audio Output Mode The audio output mode is controlled by the AUDIO OUT button on the remote control The VCR is nor maHy set to the Hi Fi mode with Q and q displayed on the VCR display and normal stereo sound 3utput Select ...

Page 22: ...he longest recording time Press the REC button If the erasure protection hole is uncovered the cassette wilt be ejected Tc pause during recording press the PAUSE STILL F ADV button To resume recording press the PAUSE STILL F ADV button again To stop recording press the STOP button l The pause mode disengages automatically after about 5 minutes and the VCR enters stop mode l To record audio and vi ...

Page 23: ...o and audio signals can be recorded as shown in the following chart a Selecting a channel will record both video and audio from the VCR tuner b Selecting an external source position to select an external source position press the 1NPUT SELECT button or select a channel situated between the last channel and the first channel with the CHANNEL buttons will record both video and audio from an externat...

Page 24: ...O buttons to adjust the minutes if necessary Set the ending time by pressing the REC button Ex Ending time 9 30 AM I WTF l Each press of the REC button increases the stop time by 10 minutes l If necessary press the CHANNEL 010 buttons to change the minutes setting Press the OPERATE button to turn off the power j Ex Present time 8 28 AM I I l After the Simple Recording Timer is set the channel posi...

Page 25: ..._ __I__ __ _ ___ _ _____ Set the date for timer recording with the numeric Numeric or A v buttons on the remote control and then buttons press the b button I b l First set the day digits and then month If there is only one day or one month digit enter a 0 first If you want to record only once press the PIST R SIOP Once _i__ sp b button and go to step 0 Otherwise select ID __ __ __ _ ___ _ _____ _ ...

Page 26: ... indicating that timer recording is not possible l If the TIMER ON OFF button is pressed while a cassette with an uncovered erasure protection hole is loaded E3 flashes and the cassette is ejected l When D is lit regular VCR operation clock setting and setting cancelling confirming timer positions are not possible For regular VCR operation clock setting and setting cancelling confirming timer posi...

Page 27: ...ess the TIMER ON OFF button to enter the Timer Standby mode Cancelling Timer Programmes erform the following procedure to cancel timer programmes that have already been set REPARATION Turn on your TV and VCR and select the video channel on the TV A ZIElU I i IrODE SET CR LNNXL PRESET CLOCX LANCUAOE O 0 SELECT NTER SET EXIT Sta PR START STOP CLEAR 0 ME Normal Screen 0 Press the MENU button If the Q...

Page 28: ...set to LP mode as shown bellow r About 60 minutes l About 30 minutes1 SP standard play mode LP long play mode Total 120 minutes 1 l This function may not properly work for video tapes other than E60 E90 El 80 and E240 l This tape may not be completely used up l When more than one programme is set on the timer the automatic recording function will work for the length o each timer set programme but ...

Page 29: ...es the O OO OO position the tape automatically stops The zero back function does not operate during recording The function works during the playback stop fast forward rewind and video search modes m DPSS Digital Programme Search System With this feature you can quickly locate a desired section of the tape The DPSS feature makes use of VISS index signals to search for a specified tape segment and b...

Page 30: ...R will perform a forward video search for a fixed interval of playback time before resuming playback Depending on how many times the button is pressed it is possible to set the forward video search time to approx 30 60 90 or 1 X seconds of recorded material Number of Times Pressed Forward Video Search Time 1 On the VCR display I 1 time Approx 30 sec of playback time 2 times Approx 60 sec of playba...

Page 31: ...n the VCR display e sl Press ti button again rol ti remains lit on the VCR display confirming that New Child Proof Lock has been actiT Now regardless of what other operating buttons are touched the VCR will continue to T_ the present mode If New Child Proof Lock is activated during playback once the tape reaches its end the VCR automatically rewinds the tape ejects it and turns the power off Disen...

Page 32: ...gfor tapes recorded I OSDI KR Dlspiayj In NTSC 0 MESECAM modes L When you mser the iape and the VCR is rn the stop mode the taoe remaining cannot be computed The followlng mdlca o ICshxlr M W e tax walning has not yf been computed or cannot be computed l Whenyou start recording or playback the VCR will begin the computation However this may take some time When computation IScompleted tape remainin...

Page 33: ... Storage temperature Video input output Audio input phono type output phono type A II _ _ _ Hi Fiaudio r iiy fo VGH6lOX f Dimensions Weight Supplied accessories VHS PAL standard Two rotary heads helical scan PAL colour or monochrome siqnals 625 lines Deep layer recording system conforming to stereo I Ii Fi VHS standard 480 min with E 240 video cassette in LP mode 12 7 mm 23 39 mm set SP 11 70 mm s...

Page 34: ...nge even though l Make sure the VCR is not in the timer setting or clock setting mode CHANNEL O O buttons are pressed l Make sure the VCR is not in the channel setting mode l Desired channel position cannot be The channel has been set to be skipped Cancel the skip mode for selected that channel NO COLOUR OR POOR PICTURE l No colour or poor TV picture on normal l Make sure all the cables are connec...

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