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Page 1: ... VIDEOPLUS 2 HEAD LONG PLAY CHILD LOCK SHARP SUPER PICTURE VC M313HM VC M313LM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...refully 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 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 Europe GmbH and PlusCode are regi...

Page 3: ...ton is also used to switch on the VCR 12 TAPE SPEED SP LP 13 SLOW 29 DPSS SLOW SPEED 2 INPUT SELECT 6 MENU 19 SET 21 CLEAR 10 RECORD 18 SKIP SEARCH 15 BASIC SHARP TV CONTROLS 1 STANDBY 4 TIMER ON OFF 7 PLUSCODE 25 INPUT SELECT 30 TV VCR This button has no function with these models VCR REMOTE CONTROL VCR FRONT PANEL REMOTE CONTROL EQUIVALENT FUNCTIONS If you prefer or if remote control batteries f...

Page 4: ...rding 17 ADVANCED OPERATION Playback of a video tape 18 Checking the amount of tape remaining 18 Playing back a video tape repeatedly 18 Digital Display 19 Blue mute 20 Colour 20 Searching the video tape 21 Skip searching the video tape 21 Digital programme search system DPSS 21 Recording from other equipment 22 SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR Child lock 23 CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION Manually tuning a c...

Page 5: ... or liquid on top of the VCR If liquid 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 cau...

Page 6: ...emote control unit RF CONNECTION CABLE connects the VCR to the TV Remote Control Remote Control must be pointed towards the VCR to operate Do not expose to liquid or shock May not function if the VCR is in direct sunlight 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 V...

Page 7: ...ENNA IN socket on your VCR 1 2 3 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 Connect the VCR to the mains BACK OF TELEVISION Optional SCART not supplied If you have a scart lead connect it to your TV and LINE 1 IN OUT socket on the VCR The advantage of a Scart connection is improved picture and sound quality during ...

Page 8: ...le of TV channels 5 Tune the selected channel on your TV until the screen below appears Store this as your VCR channel Refer to your TV manual for instructions on how to tune in your TV 6 Press the button to place the VCR back into STANDBY The MENU screen will not be displayed when the VCR is in STANDBY mode NOTES If you have a preferred channel the RF channel can be set manually 21 69 after Step ...

Page 9: ...utes NOTE If the AUTO INSTALLATION screen doesn t appear when you switch on your VCR or you wish to reset your VCR and start the installation again refer to VCR RESET at the back of the book P L EASE BE SURE THE AER I AL SCART CABL E I S CONNECT ED TO YOUR VCR PRESS SE T TO CONT I NUE SE T ENT ER MENU EX I T AUTO I NS TAL LAT I ON PRESS SE T KEY TO S TART SE T ENT ER MENU EX I T Press the SET butt...

Page 10: ...to be moved repeat procedure from step 3 8 Press MENU to exit if you are happy with the channel order If you wish to change the channel order refer to MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS Sorting the channels into your preferred order MENU SELECT BUTTONS MENU SET MOVE 1 5 1 CH 2 1 7 1 3 2 CH 3 2 8 1 4 3 CH 4 3 9 1 5 4 CH 5 4 1 0 1 6 5 CH 6 5 1 1 1 7 6 1 2 1 8 SE L ECT ED CH 6 5 M N O P SE L ECT ED SE T ENT E...

Page 11: ...ect DATE Enter the date using the NUMBER BUTTONS or the buttons For example for 1st April enter 01 04 4 Press to select YEAR Enter the last two digits of the year using the NUMBER BUTTONS or the buttons For example for 2000 enter 00 For the year 2001 enter 01 5 Press the SET button to store the time and date NOTE All the programmes should now be correctly tuned in and the clock set You will need t...

Page 12: ...Service Facility Please note if cleaning is necessary it is not covered by the guarantee Use video tapes which carry the mark HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE PLAYBACK 1 Switch on your TV and select the video channel 2 Carefully push a pre recorded video tape into the tape compartment This will switch the VCR on If the record protection tab has been removed the VCR will start playback as soon as the v...

Page 13: ...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 X2 to resume playback 3 To playback in slow motion without...

Page 14: ...CR front panel 3 To stop fast forward rewind press STOP FORWARD REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH 1 During playback press FAST FORWARD REWIND on the remote control or on the VCR front panel 2 To decrease the speed press FAST FORWARD REWIND again 3 Press PLAY X2 to resume playback NOTE There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using Visual Fast Forward Rewind functions...

Page 15: ...ause during recording press PAUSE STILL 5 To continue recording press REC 6 To stop recording press STOP once SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING 1 To specify a stop time press REC 2 Each additional press of REC will delay the stop time by 10 minutes 3 To stop recording at any time press STOP once NOTES If the tape ends before the recording is complete the VCR will stop recording rewind eject the tape and plac...

Page 16: ...Y or DAILY option as appropriate 5 Press SET to confirm NOTE The first time that you use VIDEOPLUS to make a recording on each channel Preset PR may be highlighted on the On Screen Display 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 See next page to continue An ERROR message will app...

Page 17: ...sh to record is inserted into the VCR then press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STANDBY mode will be shown on the display NOTES You may also access the VIDEOPLUS menu by the following procedure i Press MENU ii The VIDEOPLUS option will be highlighted Press SET to confirm Continue from step 2 above If flashes a video tape has not been inserted into the VCR If the video tape is ejected ...

Page 18: ...enu select buttons to select TIMER Press SET to confirm 4 Press SET again the on screen display will now show today s date If you wish to change the date use the or the NUMBER BUTTONS Enter two digits for the day then two for the month For example for July 9th press 0 9 9th then 0 7 July When the correct date for your recording is shown press the menu select button to move to the next setting 5 If...

Page 19: ...r settings you have entered If you wish to make additional timer recordings repeat this procedure 11 When you have completed entering timer settings press MENU to remove the menu from the TV screen 12 Ensure that the tape on which you wish to record is inserted into the VCR then press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STANDBY mode will be shown on the display NOTES If flashes a video tap...

Page 20: ...CORDING 2 To change a delayed recording press to highlight the recording then press SET to select 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 to confirm then press MENU to exit CANCELLING A RECORDING 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of CHECKING A RECORDING 2 To cancel a delayed recording press to highlight the ...

Page 21: ...isplay in hours and minutes By pressing the TAPE SPEED button on the remote control the remaining time will change between long play and standard play For example in standard play 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape in long play 2 hour 46 minutes is left on the tape NOTES PLAYING BACK A VIDEO TAPE REPEATEDLY You can set your VCR to automatically rewind at the end of playing a video tape and repl...

Page 22: ...D ZERO BACK Tape counter measures the current position of the video tape in real time ZERO BACK uses the tape counter to determine a specific point on a tape you may wish to return 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 ...

Page 23: ... to select BLUE MUTE 5 Press to select OFF 6 Press SET and then MENU to return to the normal screen COLOUR If the VCR is playing poor quality recording the picture may turn black and white 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 the menu select buttons to select COLOUR...

Page 24: ...ious programme or the next programme For example 1 Load the video tape into the VCR 2 Press DPSS three times The number 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 befo...

Page 25: ...ommended cable not supplied 2 Ensure that the tape on which you wish to record is inserted into the VCR 3 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote control until the VCR display shows L1 4 Press REC to start recording OTHER CONNECTIONS POSSIBLE If you wish to record from a source connected with audio phono leads to the sockets on the front of the VCR select L2 Press REC to start recording NOTE There are ma...

Page 26: ...ed Regardless of what other operating buttons are touched the VCR will continue to operate in its present mode If CHILD LOCK is activated during playback once the tape reaches its end the VCR will automatically rewind the tape eject it and turn the power off TO DISENGAGE CHILD LOCK Press and hold for about 2 seconds starts flashing and then disappears CHILD LOCK is disengaged NOTES If you attempt ...

Page 27: ...ning will stop when a channel is received If it is not the desired channel press to continue tuning 7 Press to select FINE TUNING Press and hold until the sharpest colour picture is obtained IMPORTANT NOTE 8 If you connect an independent decoder you must press to select DECODER then select to turn the decoder function ON 9 Press to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the channel can b...

Page 28: ...o 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 MENU SCREEN 2 MODE SE T UP 5 MOVE 1 5 1 CH 2 1 7 1 3 2 CH 3 2 8 1 4 3 CH 4 3 9 1 5 4 CH 5 4 1 0 1 6 5 CH 6 5 1 1 1 7 6 1 2 1 8 6 MOVE 1...

Page 29: ... PM by pressing on the remote control 6 Press to select DATE Enter the date using the NUMBER BUTTONS or the For example for 1st April enter 01 04 7 Press to select YEAR Enter the last two digits of the year using the NUMBER BUTTONS or For example for 2000 enter 00 For the year 2001 enter 01 NOTE You will need to update the clock for Winter Summer daylight saving SE T UP CHANNE L PRESE T CHANNE L S...

Page 30: ...AM PM indicators 6 STOP indicator 7 VCR mode indicator 8 PRESET CHANNEL indicator 9 VIDEO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM PROGRAMME DELIVERY CONTROL indicator 10 LONG PLAY indicator 11 STANDARD PLAY indicator 12 VIDEO TAPE indicator 13 DECODER indicator NOTE Some models do not have all the features shown therefore they will not appear on the display SP Pr LP L R VPS PDC VCR AM PM ST ST OP OP D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 31: ...r 3 seconds when an operation or number button is pressed 2 FULL all the active features will also be shown on screen 3 COUNTER this display will show the tape counter and amount of tape remaining 4 DISPLAY OFF this will remove the display from the screen NOTES The default time and date will not be displayed if the clock has not been set The VCR will return to display 1 each time it is switched on...

Page 32: ... time 480 min with E 240 video cassette 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 VHF channels A J VC M313LM only RF output signal UHF channel 21 69 Power requirement AC 230 240V 50 Hz Power consumption 16 W approx STANDBY 3W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperatur...

Page 33: ...o the VCR Check all the cables are correctly connected Check your TV manual for correct tuning of your TV Auto Installation screen does not appear when the VCR is switched on OR Auto Installation is not complete Reset the VCR and complete AUTO INSTALLATION again Refer to VCR Reset at the back of the book POWER Display is not working Make sure the power cord is plugged in Make sure the wall socket ...

Page 34: ...R PROBLEMS Picture does not change even though CHANNEL buttons are pressed Make sure the VCR is not in Timer or Menu mode Desired channel position can not be selected The channel position has been set to be skipped Cancel the SKIP mode for that channel No colour or poor TV picture on normal viewing Make sure all the cables are connected properly Make sure the VCR power cord is properly plugged in ...

Page 35: ...ice 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 Helpline on the telephone number given below 6 This guarante...

Page 36: ...cut off the plug remove the fuse and dispose of the cut off plug safely The wires in the mains cable are colour coded as follows blue neutral brown live As the colours of the wires may not correspond with the terminals in your plug connect the wires following plug manufacturer s guide blue wire to the terminal marked N or coloured black or blue brown wire to the terminal marked L or coloured red o...

Page 37: ... 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 In the unlikely event of this equipment requiring repair during the guarantee period you will need to provide proof of the date of purchase to the repairing company Please keep your invoice or receipt wh...

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