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LOW POWER FEATURE

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SHARP SUPER PICTURE

VC-M311AHM

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

OPERATION MANUAL

Summary of Contents for VC-M311AHM

Page 1: ... LOW POWER FEATURE CHILD LOCK SHARP SUPER PICTURE VC M311AHM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...CR Copyright Audio visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded without the authority of the owner of the copyright Please refer to the relevant laws in your country 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 trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation syste...

Page 3: ... REWIND 25 FAST FORWARD 11 STOP 12 TAPE SPEED 13 SLOW 28 DPSS SLOW SPEED 2 INPUT SELECT 6 MENU 18 SET 20 CLEAR 10 RECORD 17 SKIP SEARCH 14 BASIC SHARP TV CONTROLS 1 STANDBY 4 TIMER ON OFF 7 SV V TIMER 24 INPUT SELECT 29 TV VCR This button has no function with this model VCR REMOTE CONTROL VCR FRONT PANEL REMOTE CONTROL EQUIVALENT FUNCTIONS If you prefer or if remote control batteries fail you will...

Page 4: ...le to resolve a problem using the TROUBLESHOOTING guide do not remove the cabinet or attempt to service this VCR yourself For service please contact your dealer If this is not possible please call our Customer Information Centre for details of your nearest Sharp Service Centre Please note that for repairs during the guarantee period you will need to produce proof of purchase SCART leads can be obt...

Page 5: ... 15 ADVANCED OPERATION Playback of a video tape 16 Checking the amount of tape remaining 16 Playing back a Video tape repeatedly 16 Digital Display 17 Blue Mute 18 Colour 18 Searching the video tape 19 Skip searching the Video tape 19 Digital programme search system DPSS 20 Recording from other equipment 21 SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR Low Power Feature 22 Child Lock 22 CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION Man...

Page 6: ...iquid drops inside the VCR unplug immediately and contact your SHARP dealer Do not use the VCR insert or drop anything into the tape compartment or through the air vents as this could result in serious damage fire or an electric shock POWER SOCKETS To avoid overheating or even fire insert the plug correctly into the socket DO NOT overload power sockets this may cause a fire or electric shock pull ...

Page 7: ...ight or any other strong light Replace both alkaline batteries type AA R6 UM3 if the remote control fails Remove the batteries and keep in a safe place if you do not plan to use the VCR for several months Remove and dispose of flat batteries safely and promptly Incorrect use of batteries may cause them to leak or burst Battery cover To fit the batteries into the remote control Remove the battery c...

Page 8: ...STALLING YOUR VCR CONNECTING THE CABLES Connect your TV to the VCR using the supplied RF connection cable i e connect the VCR RF OUT socket to the TV AERIAL IN socket BACK OF TELEVISION Connect the VCR to the mains 2 3 1 AERIAL OR CATV CABLE Optional SCART not supplied If you have a scart lead connect it to your TV and LINE 1 IN OUT socket on the VCR ...

Page 9: ...display the ideal RF channel 4 Tune the selected channel on your TV refer to your TV manual until the menu screen appears 5 Press SET to store the RF channel and to place the VCR back into STANDBY IMPORTANT NOTE By pressing the STANDBY button the VCR will toggle between STANDBY and LOW POWER modes The VCR display will not be illuminated in low power mode e g T I M E R M O D E S E T U P S E L E C T...

Page 10: ...matically due to for example poor reception You wish to re arrange the channel order You wish to change the time on the clock or if the VCR could not set the time AUTO INSTALLATION PRESS SET KEY TO START SET ENTER MENU EXIT If the screen above does not appear follow the procedure VCR RESET below The screen opposite should be showing on your TV Follow the instructions from the screens Auto sort wil...

Page 11: ...f cleaning is necessary it is not covered by the guarantee Use video tapes which carry the mark BEFORE YOU PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE Condensation forms in the VCR when it is moved out of or into a warm place If you try to playback or record the video tape and VCR may be damaged Turn the VCR on and wait for about two hours until the VCR reaches room temperature before operating PLAYBACK 1 Switch on you...

Page 12: ...may need to manually track the video tape During PLAYBACK of a video tape Press CHANNEL or to position picture interference off the TV screen Manual Tracking Press CHANNEL and buttons together to start Auto Tracking PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION 1 Press PLAY X2 to start the video tape playing 2 To pause the video tape press PAUSE STILL To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press CHANNEL or Press PLAY ...

Page 13: ...ND on the remote control or turn the shuttle ring on the VCR to the right left and release 3 To stop fast forward rewind press STOP FORWARD REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH 1 During playback press FAST FORWARD REWIND on the remote control or turn the shuttle ring fully to the right left 2 To lock search mode turn the shuttle far right left and release 3 To decrease the speed press FAST FORWARD REWIND again o...

Page 14: ... 3 To start recording press RECORD 4 To pause during recording press PAUSE STILL 5 To continue recording press RECORD 6 To stop recording press STOP once SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING 1 To specify a stop time press RECORD 2 Each additional press of RECORD will delay the stop time by 10 minutes 3 To stop recording at any time press STOP once STOP 15 30 SELECTION OF A CHANNEL Select the channel by using th...

Page 15: ...rding on each channel Preset PR may be highlighted on the menu 6 Enter the channel you wish to record using the NUMBER BUTTONS for example if you wish to record channel 2 press 0 2 The VCR will remember this for the future D 2 P S A 1 R E T T E 0 6 B S E P 0 B E N R 2 C L T 2 E E S 1 C R T 2 T A R 0 T 0 M S 1 N E T 3 U O P 0 C E S A I 1 P N T G 2 E 0 H X NOTE An ERROR message will appear if you ha...

Page 16: ... Press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STANDBY mode will be shown on the display D 2 T S A 1 A E T P T E 0 E 6 S S E P 0 P E N R 2 E L T E E E S 1 D C R T 2 T A R 0 S T 0 P M S 1 L N T 3 P U O P 0 C E S A I 1 P N T G 2 E 0 H X E NOTES 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 r...

Page 17: ...kly Then press SET to confirm 7 Enter the channel using the or NUMBER BUTTONS For example to record a programme on channel 3 press 0 3 Then press SET to confirm You can make a maximum of eight delayed recordings up to a year in advance The example shown is for 24 hour clock operation 12 hour clock operation can be selected from the manual clock setting menu 12 hour clock am pm can be selected usin...

Page 18: ...pleted entering timer settings press MENU to remove the menu from the TV screen 13 Press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STAND BY mode will be shown on the display D 2 A 1 9 T E 0 0 6 7 D P 0 0 R 2 3 S 1 2 T 2 1 A R 0 0 T 0 5 S 1 T 3 O P 0 S S 1 P P 2 0 D 2 A 1 9 T E 0 0 6 7 D P 0 0 R 2 3 S 1 2 T 2 1 A R 0 0 T 0 5 S 1 2 T 3 2 O P 0 3 S L 1 P P 2 0 0 BASIC OPERATION HOW TO SET A DELAYED...

Page 19: ... memory will be shown You can check the settings and change or cancel them CHANGING A RECORDING 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of CHECKING A RECORDING 2 If you wish to change a delayed recording press to highlight the recording then press SET 3 Press to highlight the setting to be changed and correct it by using the or the NUMBER BUTTONS 4 When all corrections are complete press SET then press MENU CANCELL...

Page 20: ...ny times as necessary until R appears on the VCR display The tape will wind forward and then return to its original position The tape remaining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and minutes For example if 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape 1 Press MENU to display the main menu on the screen 2 Press to select MODE 3 Press SET 4 Press to select REPEAT 5 Press to select ON 6 Press SET 7 Pr...

Page 21: ...rn to 1 Press DISPLAY until tape counter appears for example 2 To identify the current position on a video tape press CLEAR and the tape counter will appear When you wish to return to this position on the video tape press ZERO BACK The tape will rewind advance to this point Pr Pr Pr Pr TIME OF DAY Shows current time of day if the clock is set Press DISPLAY until the time of day appears For example...

Page 22: ... Selecting PAL may improve this depending on the recording although coloured speckles may appear on black and white recordings 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 from BLUE MUTE 2 Press to select COLOUR 3 Press to select AUTO PAL 4 Press SET and then MENU to return to the normal screen 1 Press MENU to display the main menu on the screen 2 Press to select MODE 3 Press SET 4 Press to select BLUE MUTE 5 Press to s...

Page 23: ...ess SKIP SEARCH on the remote control The number of times you press SKIP SEARCH determines the forward search time After searching normal playback will resume automatically SKIP SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE You can search the tape in 30 second time intervals To do this follow the procedure below 1 Press PLAY X2 to start the video tape playing ...

Page 24: ...ogramme For example 1 Load the video tape into the VCR 2 Press DPSS three times A 3 will appear on the on screen display and the VCR will fast forward to locate the third recording after the current one 3 Press DPSS once A 1 will appear on the on screen display and the VCR will rewind to locate the beginning of the current recording 4 To cancel the search before it has finished press STOP or PLAY ...

Page 25: ...us sources for example a camcorder onto a video tape using your VCR For example recording from a camcorder connected to LINE 1 IN OUT on your VCR Optional SCART connection not supplied Mono Stereo camcorder NOTE There are many different ways of connecting external equipment to your VCR Please refer to your equipment operation manuals for further information RFOUT SORTIEANTENNE ANTENNAIN ENTREEANTE...

Page 26: ...e modes by pressing another button while CHILD LOCK is on the indicator will flash on the VCR display If power is interrupted for more than 60 seconds due to power failure etc CHILD LOCK may disengage To meet new power regulations your VCR can be placed in LOW POWER mode In LOW POWER mode the VCR power consumption is reduced to below 1 Watt LOW POWER MODE 1 Press STANDBY to place the VCR in STANDB...

Page 27: ...s to select CHANNEL 5 Press to start tuning in either direction Tuning will stop when a channel is received If it is not the desired channel press to continue tuning 6 Press to select FINE TUNING Press and hold until the sharpest colour picture is obtained PRESET 1 CHANNEL CH21 FINE TUNING SKIP ON OFF SELECT CHANGE ENTER SET EXIT MENU 7 Press to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the...

Page 28: ...tion will be highlighted Press SET to confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be moved Press SET to confirm 6 Press to highlight the new position for the channel Press SET to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be moved repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are in your preferred order press MENU to leave the MENU function MOVE 1 5 1CH5 7 13 2BBC1 8 14 3BBC2 9 15 4ITV 10 16 5CH...

Page 29: ...all the channels you wish have been cancelled press MENU DELETING CHANNELS If there is a channel you wish to delete from the VCR memory you can follow the procedure below CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS TIMER MODE SET UP 5 5 CANCEL 1 5 1BBC1 7 13 2BBC2 8 14 3CH5 9 15 4ITV 10 16 5CH4 11 17 6 12 18 SELECT SET ENTER MENU EXIT 6 CANCEL 1 5 1BBC1 7 13 2BBC2 8 14 3ITV 9 15 4CH4 10 16 5...

Page 30: ...Press to highlight NAME Press SET to confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be named Press SET to confirm 6 Press to rename the channel Press SET to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be renamed repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are named correctly press MENU to leave the MENU function CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS 5 6 NAME 1 5 1BBC1 7 2BBC2 8 3ITV 9 ...

Page 31: ...for Winter Summer daylight saving 1 Press MENU Press to select SET UP Press SET to confirm 2 Press to select CLOCK Press SET to confirm 3 Press to select either 12 or 24 hour clock 4 Press to select TIME Enter the time using the NUMBER BUTTONS or If the minutes are less than 10 enter the leading 0 If using the 12 hour clock enter AM or PM by pressing on the remote control 5 Press to select DATE En...

Page 32: ...e indicator PRESET CHANNEL indicator VIDEO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM PROGRAMME DELIVERY CONTROL indicator LONG PLAY indicator STANDARD PLAY indicator VIDEO TAPE indicator DECODER indicator 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 2 1 SP Pr LP L R VPS PDC VCR AM PM STOP D 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 10 2 NOTE Some models do not have all the features shown therefore they will not appear on the display 10 13 11 13 ...

Page 33: ...hree standard on screen displays The display can be selected by pressing the MODE OSD button on the remote control 1 2 3 or 4 times 1CH59 NICAM STEREO SP L R REM 1 05 0 00 00 1 3 Programme number and channel NICAM signal Tape speed Audio output mode Time Date Tape remaining Tape counter Tape Status These depend on model features 1CH59 SUPER P ON NICAM STEREO SP L R 22 00 REM 1 05 1 04 98 0 00 00 2...

Page 34: ... time 480 min with E 240 video tape in Long play LP mode Tape width 12 7 mm Tape speed 23 39 mm s Standard Play SP 11 70 mm s Long play LP Antenna 75 Ω unbalanced Reception channels UHF channel 21 69 RF output signal UHF channel 21 69 Power requirement AC 230 240V 50 Hz Power consumption 14 W Low power 1W Operating temperature 5O C to 40O C Storage temperature 20O C to 55O C Video input 1 0 Vp p 7...

Page 35: ...or 2 hours Make sure there is no other tape in the VCR Make sure you are loading the tape correctly Remote control is too far away from the main unit Point the remote control at the VCR Batteries are flat replace both Batteries have not been inserted correctly VCR is positioned in strong light Make sure TV is set to the video channel Check all connecting cables Make sure tape is not at the start M...

Page 36: ...ervice Facility within one year from the date this product was purchased Proof of purchase must be provided 4 The guarantee does not cover carriage costs batteries or video tapes 5 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 Customer Information Centre on the telephone number given...

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