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Dimensions: 257 

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 182 mm

Printelligence (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

V C - H 8 1 8 U   ( 0 1 - 1 0 )

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

OPERATION MANUAL

Please read this operation manual carefully

before using the VCR.

General

Information

Setting Up

Basic

Operations

Special

Functions

Helpful

Hints

Recording

MODEL

VC-H818U

[IMPORTANT] / 

[IMPORTANTE]

EZ SET UP

 (AUTO CHANNEL /CLOCK SET UP)

EZ SET UP

 (PROGRAMACIÓN AUTOMÁTICA DE CANAL/PUESTA EN HORA DEL RELOJ)

!

Connect Antenna/Cable
to VCR first.

En primer lugar conecte
la antena/el cable a la
videograbadora.

@

Then, plug into AC
Power Outlet.

A continuación,
enchúfelos al
tomacorriente de CA.

#

Do not press the 

POWER

button until completion of
EZ SET UP.

No pulse el botón de

ALIMENTACIÓN
(POWER)

 hasta haber

terminado la EZ SET UP.

$

EZ SET UP complete.

EZ SET UP completo.

Detail: Please see page 16

Detalle: véase la página 16

Current time will be displayed
and flashing.
La hora actual aparecerá
parpadeando en el visor.

Summary of Contents for VC-H818U

Page 1: ...STA EN HORA DEL RELOJ Connect Antenna Cable to VCR first En primer lugar conecte la antena el cable a la videograbadora Then plug into AC Power Outlet A continuación enchúfelos al tomacorriente de CA Do not press the POWER button until completion of EZ SET UP No pulse el botón de ALIMENTACIÓN POWER hasta haber terminado la EZ SET UP EZ SET UP complete EZ SET UP completo Detail Please see page 16 D...

Page 2: ... ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark WHAT IS ENERGY STAR TVs and VCRs use energy both when they are on and when they are off Americans spend more than 1 billion a year on energy consumed by TVs and VCRs when they are not in use The new ENERGY STAR models will reduce that energy leakage by up to 75 percent Ultimately this will mean more than 500 million...

Page 3: ... humidity sudden temperature changes or temperature extremes Dew may form inside your VCR or on the cassette 6 To avoid costly damage or injury place your VCR flat on a solid stable surface free from vibrations do not place any heavy objects on top of it Use only a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer follow all instructions regarding their use exactly 7 An appliance ...

Page 4: ...horts could result and possibly cause fire or shock hazards Unplug your VCR immediately and have it inspected by a qualified service technician IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRECAUTIONS OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING AND POWER LINES 1 If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to your VCR be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded thus providing some protection against voltage surges and built ...

Page 5: ...tting the 3 4 Output Channel Selector Cable TV Connections 11 Menu Screen 15 OSD On Screen Display 15 How to Display Indicators EZ Set Up With Auto Clock Setting 16 Setting the Language 17 Setting the Clock 17 Auto Clock Setting Manual Clock Setting Automatic Daylight Saving Time D S T Adjustment Setting the Channels 20 Adding Channel Memory Erasing Channel Memory Mode Selection 22 Setting up Play...

Page 6: ...ccessories are all included with your VCR Accessories Round coaxial cable 75 Ohm 1 m 3 1 4 ft QCNW 0262AJZZ or QCNW 0298AJZZ or QCNW 0322AJZZ or QCNW 8115AJZZ Blue Screen Noise Elimination Auto Tracking Control System Automatically adjusts tracking during playback Digital Program Search System DPSS Quickly locates the beginning of a specific recording Skip Search Quickly operates a forward video s...

Page 7: ...Frame Advance Tamper Proof Active Unit in VCR mode Record VCR Display Symbol Function Status REC REC Rec Pause The display will return to the original mode counter or clock display 3 seconds after the VCR enters the operation mode Rear 3 4 OUTPUT CHANNEL selector see Setting the 3 4 Output Channel Selector Connection terminals see Tape Dubbing Connection terminals see Connecting the VCR and Cable ...

Page 8: ...he remote control After changing the batteries in the remote control the code settings for the TV cable box and Digital Satellite Receiver must be re entered The operating life of the batteries will shorten if the Light Up function is frequently used The operating life of the batteries will shorten if the Remote Pager function is frequently used Do not subject the remote control to shock water or ...

Page 9: ...buttons Ex 02 4 0 2 on the remote control within 10 seconds after releasing TV and CH Point the remote control towards the TV Press TV and release Press POWER If the TV turns on off setup was successful If not repeat the procedure using another code Refer to the code list for the buttons which work with each brand How to operate the VCR TV Cable Box or Digital Satellite Receiver To operate the VCR...

Page 10: ...eo input mode or A V input mode on your TV See the TV operation manual for details If your VCR is a monaural model connect the audio cable to AUDIO OUT on the VCR Coaxial cable Antenna ANTENNA IN antenna or cable input TV OUT Coaxial cable supplied Audio Video cable not supplied VCR Rear TV Setting the 3 4 Output Channel Selector The 3 4 OUTPUT CHANNEL selector changes the VCR OUTPUT to standard T...

Page 11: ...e VCR YES Go to Step W NO Go to Step E Step W Does your CATV system have some or all channels scrambled YES Go to NO Go to Step E Does your CATV system have some or all channels scrambled YES Go to NO Go to Step R Step R Choose the type below Basic connection only for descrambled CATV signals Go to or To watch a CATV program while recording a TV program by using the A B switch Go to Connection wit...

Page 12: ...sible to watch a TV program different from the one being recorded Depending on which terminals the TV has a separate combiner mixer or separator splitter may be necessary Connect as shown With this connection it is not possible to record CATV programs which have been scrambled but is possible to record one channel and watch the other one Then go to After the Connection Coaxial cable Not supplied C...

Page 13: ...oaxial cable Not supplied Coaxial cable Supplied TV Rear Using the A B Switch 1 Set the A B switch to the A position in the following situations To watch a cable TV program while recording another program To watch a scrambled cable TV program To watch a cable TV program when the VCR is turned off Use the cable box to change channels If you turn off the cable box you cannot watch a CATV program 2 S...

Page 14: ...ed TV Rear Using the A B Switch 1 Set the A B switch to the A position in the following situations To watch a cable TV program while recording another program To watch a cable TV program when the VCR is turned off 2 Set the A B switch to the B position in the following situations To play back a cassette on the VCR To watch a program being recorded or to change or watch channels with the cable box ...

Page 15: ...stem see page 30 TIMER Setting a timer recording and checking it See page 32 SET UP VCR operating conditions are set according to the broadcast reception and tape playback conditions See page 22 CHANNEL PRESET Setting the channels See page 20 CLOCK Setting the present time See pages 17 19 LANGUAGE Selection of language to be used for the MENU screen See page 17 Press ƒ and then SET The screen chan...

Page 16: ...signals but if you are in a hurry to use timer recording or know the channel of the EDS signal carrier in your area follow the procedure in Auto Clock Setting or Manual Clock Setting If power is supplied to the VCR before the cable is connected EZ Set Up will not be able to preset the channels into memory If this occurs unplug the VCR from the power source and wait a few minutes Check the cable an...

Page 17: ...a cable is connected and connect the power cord Turn on your TV and select the video channel See Setting the 3 4 Output Channel Selector Press POWER and then TV VCR to select VCR VCR will light on the multi function display IMPORTANT When using a cable box See Cable TV Connections Leave POWER on the cable box turned on and select a channel that carries EDS signals Press MENU Select CLOCK with ƒ an...

Page 18: ...er failure of more than 60 seconds the LANGUAGE screen will appear If you entered incorrect data during the setting procedure re enter the correct data in the following manner 1 Use ß to select the data to be corrected 2 Set the correct data with ƒ 3 After correcting the data in Step 2 press SET to enter If you press MENU in Step the data will not be stored If a button is not pressed within 3 minu...

Page 19: ...s do not show the time change until the next morning In that case when programming a timer use the CLOCK screen to set the D S T mode to OFF so the time change will not be carried out In Step if you press MENU when operating the screen setting for the first time or after the power is interrupted for more than 60 seconds the LANGUAGE screen will appear If you entered incorrect data during the setti...

Page 20: ...SET Set CH SET to AUTO with ß and then press SET The auto tuning will start The channel display will count up and when finished the screen returns to normal AIR CATV AIR CATV CHANNEL PRESET CHANNEL PRESET CH SET AUTO MANUAL ß g ƒ g AIR CATV AIR CATV CH SET AUTO MANUAL ß g Normal Screen AUTOMATIC TUNING 02 PLEASE WAIT Automatic tuning will not start unless the arrow is at CH SET AUTO position If a ...

Page 21: ...elect CH SET with ƒ and then select MANUAL with ß Then press SET Select ADD if you want to add the channel memory or ERASE if you want to erase the channel memory with ß Press MENU to return to the normal screen AIR CATV AIR CATV CHANNEL PRESET CH SET AUTO MANUAL ƒ ß g CHANNEL SELECT ADD 03 ADD ERASE EXIT MENU ADD ERASE ERASE 03 Normal Screen g If the power is interrupted for more than 60 seconds ...

Page 22: ...SET to enter The screen returns to normal ƒ SELECT CHANGE BLUE SCREEN ON OFF AUTO REPEAT ON OFF ENTER SET EXIT MENU EXACT REC ON OFF AUDIO OUTPUT SAP ON OFF MONO LR L R SET UP MENU ENTER SET EXIT MENU CHANNEL PRESET SELECT CLOCK LANGUAGE TIMER VCR PLUS BLUE SCREEN ON OFF AUTO REPEAT ON OFF EXACT REC ON OFF AUDIO OUTPUT SAP ON OFF MONO LR L R BLUE SCREEN ON OFF AUTO REPEAT ON OFF EXACT REC ON OFF A...

Page 23: ...he VCR will automatically rewind the tape to the beginning eject the cassette and turn off the power If noise should remain on the TV screen after tracking adjustment has been completed by the Automatic Tracking Control System use the manual tracking mode Press CH ƒ during playback mode to change to manual tracking mode Adjust the tracking using CH ƒ until the noise is minimized or eliminated For ...

Page 24: ...ill Picture and Frame Advance Press PAUSE STILL during playback This will freeze the picture on your TV If the picture vibrates vertically during still mode use CH ƒ to adjust for minimum distortion If noise bars appear on the screen during still mode set your VCR to the slow mode and press CH ƒ to make the noise disappear Then press PAUSE STILL again Press PAUSE STILL during still mode for frame ...

Page 25: ...r If the erasure protection hole is covered press PLAY after the power turns on automatically Automatic Head Cleaning System When the tape is inserted or ejected this system automatically cleans the drum and heads with a special roller before recording or playback begins protecting the heads and drum from dirt and preserving beautiful sound and picture quality Audio Output Mode Your VCR has 3 chan...

Page 26: ...t CH of cable box or digital satellite receiver Set the cable box or digital satellite receiver to the desired channel to record Press REC If the erasure protection tab has been removed the cassette will be ejected To stop recording press STOP You will be unable to watch a scrambled channel while recording It is not necessary to set the clock to use this recording operation PAUSE will flash on the...

Page 27: ... the MAIN and the SAP sound by using the SET UP selection screen to set the SAP mode to ON If the broadcast is in stereo SAP you can record either the SAP sound by using the SET UP selection screen to set the SAP mode to ON or stereo sound by setting the SAP mode to OFF See Mode Selection MTS SAP RECORDING The monitor output listed in the table shows that the audio output mode is in the Hi Fi mode...

Page 28: ...ill picture video search frame advance and variable slow motion during dubbing a blue screen may appear Set BLUE SCREEN mode on the dubbing VCR for recording to OFF See Mode Selection To use the TV as a monitor while dubbing press TV VCR to VCR on the dubbing VCR Use an RCA pin type connection cable not supplied with VCR but supplied with VIEWCAM to connect source VCR to dubbing VCR Refer to the m...

Page 29: ...annel 02 Set the recording speed SP or EP with TAPE SPEED on the remote control Ex SP Press REC to enter the recording mode Then press REC again to enter the simple recording timer mode The recording stop time is displayed Ex 8 50 AM Each press of REC increases the stop time by 10 minutes Ex 9 50 AM When the stop time comes recording is finished and the power turns off 02 Recording Speed SP SP STO...

Page 30: ...d in the listings for your area they are sure to be introduced in the near future so please contact your local newspaper or cable TV station for further details VCR Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Press VCR PLUS The VCR PLUS system setting screen will appear Enter t...

Page 31: ... Step In Step input the channel number you want to record Once the preset channel has been input you will not need to set the preset channel for that station again In Step if the VCR cannot decode the PlusCode number or if the combination of PlusCode number and Program mode does not exist then ERROR will appear as shown below To correct press CANCEL and re enter the PlusCode number Reasons for Err...

Page 32: ...Press SET Select the desired month day DATE with ƒ and then press The cursor will move to the next column Ex August 10th If you want to record every day or week at the same time hold ƒ when you select the date Select the desired channel with ƒ and then press Ex Channel 07 Set the recording start time hour digits and minute digits with ƒ and then press Ex 9 05 PM Press the ENT AM PM 100 to select A...

Page 33: ...he time after the power is returned the timer indicator on the multi function display will flash but the timer settings will be cancelled Numbered buttons can be used instead of ƒ to set the data If the cassette ends before recording all the programs the VCR will stop eject the cassette and turn the power off automatically In Step Q if POWER is pressed with no cassette inserted the TIMER indicator...

Page 34: ...CR Plus System g ƒ SET UP MENU ENTER SET EXIT MENU CHANNEL PRESET SELECT CLOCK LANGUAGE TIMER VCR PLUS g 2 2 SELECT 8 01 125 12 00A12 30EP 1 2 ENTER SET EXIT MENU 8 10 07 9 05P10 35SP DAILY 88 10 03P10 30EP DATE CH START STOP CLEAR CANCEL ƒ and ß g 2 2 SELECT 8 01 125 12 00A12 30EP 1 2 ENTER SET EXIT MENU 8 10 07 9 05P10 35SP DAILY 88 10 03P10 30EP DATE CH START STOP CLEAR CANCEL ƒ TIMER screen wi...

Page 35: ...te control will beep to reveal its location The Remote Pager function operates on radio waves The effective range of radio waves sent from the VCR is a radius of 7 meters in a straight unobstructed line however this may vary depending on the surrounding environment The remote control may not beep in the following situations When the remote control is in a different room from the VCR When the remot...

Page 36: ...tion Auto Repeat mode by selecting ON on the SET UP selection screen The AUTO REPEAT mode is preset to OFF at the factory The ON OFF status of the Recorded Section Auto Repeat can be checked when ON SCREEN is pressed to display OSD The mark lights when the Recorded Section Auto Repeat is on If the Recorded Section Auto Repeat is on and the tape is rewound to the beginning with rewind or reverse vi...

Page 37: ...the desired point DPSS is cancelled DPSS may not function for damaged or worn tapes DPSS cannot be used with tapes that contain no index signals The starting point of a program may vary slightly DPSS does not operate during the slow record timer stand by and timer recording modes or when there is no cassette loaded Index signals for DPSS cannot be entered manually On the TV screen g DPSS 3 DPSS 2 ...

Page 38: ...unction display Press TAMPER PROOF again ÿ remains lit on the multi function display confirming that Tamper Proof has been activated Now regardless of what other operating buttons are touched the VCR will continue to operate in the present mode If Tamper Proof is activated during playback recording fast forward or video search forward once the tape reaches its end the VCR automatically rewinds the...

Page 39: ...age VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 1 125 Antenna Input 75 Ohm Video Input 0 5 to 2 0 Vp p 75 Ohm unbalanced Video Output 1 0 Vp p 75 Ohm unbalanced Audio Input 18 dBs 47 kOhm unbalanced 0 dBs 4 0 775 Vrms Audio Output 18 dBs 1 kOhm unbalanced 0 dBs 4 0 775 Vrms Hi Fi Audio Dynamic Range 90 dB Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz Memory Backup 60 seconds Operating Temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage ...

Page 40: ... clock and try again Adjust the tracking manually by pressing CH ƒ In some cases with a worn or damaged tape noise cannot be eliminated completely The VCR may not be set to external input mode Press INPUT to set the VCR to external input mode See Tape Dubbing Keep your VCR away from electrical and magnetic appliances Be sure to position your VCR at least 89 away from your TV or video monitor See p...

Page 41: ...y utilizar señales de tiempo señales EDS proporcionadas por algunas emisoras de TV para ajustar automáticamente el reloj de la videograbadora Esta videograbadora busca automáticamente las señales EDS pero si usted tiene prisa para utilizar la grabación con temporizador o conocer el canal de la portadora de señal EDS en su área siga el procedimiento de Ajuste automático del reloj o Ajuste manual de...

Page 42: ...roducidos son correctos pulse SET del control remoto para volver a la pantalla normal y luego el reloj empezará a funcionar EN LA PANTALLA DEL TELEVISOR OPERACION PREPARAR MENU PREAJ CANAL RELOJ IDIOMA TEMP VCR PLUS g ƒ g 10 28AM 7 04MAR 00 ENC RELOJ HORA FECHA ANO DST ƒ f ß g Reproducción Conecte la alimentación de su televisor y seleccione el canal de vídeo Consulte Ajuste del selector 3 4 Outpu...

Page 43: ... de vídeo Inserte un casete con la abertura de la lengüeta de protección contra borrado tapada La alimentación se conectará automáticamente Pulse TV VCR para seleccionar VCR VCR se encenderá en el visualizador multifuncional Seleccione el canal deseado con los botones numéricos o con CH o ƒ Ajuste la velocidad de grabación SP o EP con TAPE SPEED del control remoto Pulse REC para entrar en el modo ...

Page 44: ...rrection of defects in the manner and for the period of time described herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all liabilities and responsibilities of Sharp to the purchaser with respect to the Product and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims whether based on contract negligence strict liability or otherwise In no event shall Sharp be liable or in any way responsible for any da...

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