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Summary of Contents for VC-A250X

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Page 2: ...e Contro Shuttle System S Motion Playback with the Remote Contro Still Picture and Frame Advance Double Speed Playback Auto Tracking Control System Auto Head Cleaning System Auto Rental Mode Quick Start with Full Loading Mechanism Blue Back FuIIAuto Playback aRECORDING Recording a TV Programme 21 Cassette Erase Protection To Watch Another TV Programme While Recordina Simple RecordingTimer 23 Progr...

Page 3: ...event that liquid should enter the cabinet unplug the VCR immediately and contact the retailer or a service centre approved by Sharp immediately 1 6 Do not remove the VCR cabinet Touching parts inside the cabinet could result in electric shock and or damage to the VCR For service and adjustment inside the cabinet call a qualified dealer or service centre approved by Sharp 7 The use of head cleanin...

Page 4: ...gged into a wall socket If the VCR is not to be used for an extended period be sure to unplug the cord T p I f V F COMMON FEATURES G for Instant Video Programme System MID Drive New Centre MOunted Mechanism HQ High Quality CirCUity Shuttle System Sharpsuper picture Enhances picture quality during playback OSD on Screen Display with Menu Screen Guidance DPSS Digital Programme SearchSystem Q u s t w...

Page 5: ... VCR is ON this indicator where a channel QWhen the VCR ISON this Indicator where a channel position number is usually displayed will light up posltlon number ISusually displayed WIIII ght up When the power ISOFF this part will not be Ilt When the power is OFF this part will not be lit m Ck nm J o S r t P l s 1 s TIMER T s p R S R I F A C l F b S F R e A R R I S I R P R I 1 15HH RP I W A p c i f p...

Page 6: ... TIMER ON OFF button MODE OSD button INPUT SELECT button CHANNEL 340 buttons SET button REW button 4 on MENU screen FF button on MENU screen PAUSE STILL F ADV butte Numeric buttons AM PM button DIgIt select When Inputting to two digit numbers ZERO BACK button O O buttons SLOW O O9 DPSS 3 s I NOTES l Do not subject the remote control to shock water or excesstve humlclty l The remote control may not...

Page 7: ...RAETZ 7 PHILIPS 2 LUXOR 7 THOMSON 3 or 4 SALORA 7 TELEFUNKEN 3 or 4 SELECO 7 NORDMEND 3 or 4 SONY 8 BRANDT 3 or 4 TOSHIBA 9 SABA 3 or 4 PANASONIC O or TELAVIA 3 or 4 SANYO VOLUME GRUNDIG 5 HITACHI CHANNEL BLAUPUNKT 5 MITSUBISHI CHANNEL FERGUSON 6 J INPUTSELECT ITTNOKIA 7 TV Functions to be Controlled I 1 1 I Switch to TV control mode Pressthe TV button to select the TV control mode w TV function c...

Page 8: ...e output of your VCR factory preset to UHF channel 37 Y NOTE TUNE THE TV NOT THE VCR Select an unused channel on your TV and press the OPERATE button on the VCR to turn on the power Set the TEST SIG switch to ON o Adjust the tuning of the selected TV channel until the test pattern two vertical bars appears on your TV screen O Set the TEST SIG switch to OFF WNOTE If Interference or a beat pattern i...

Page 9: ... only possible using the AUDIO OUT terminals Sound from t raalo trequency converter RF OUT is mono only The power cord should not be plugged Into the power outlet until the above connections have been completed If TV reception is weak use a TV signal booster not supplied P ...

Page 10: ...uage VCR shuttle and clock again on the unit Initial Setting of Language n Press the MENU button L A Select the language with the A buttons and MENU F A SET 0 0 press the SET button I T A E P A or Ex ENGLISH v NOTE M Refer to page 11 to set the clock Changing Language If the l a n g h already been set previously and y want to change it follow the steps below 7 0 Press the MENU button M Select item...

Page 11: ...re IS only one hour or one minute buflons MODE T D Y d enter a o first 1 1 SetAM or PM using the AM PM button 12 hour A k Ex 10 28AM Y NOTE If 12H mode was selected then set the AM PM Indicator T O Setthe date with the numericor A buttonson the Numeric C butions NODE TIME remote control and then press the button First D Y 1 28 set the day dlglts and then the month If there IS onlyone day or one mo...

Page 12: ...channel as follows 6 V 6 7 v 7 AUTO TUNING P R Select the video channel on your TV Press the OPERATE button to turn on the VCR 1 M G 1 MENU n o 1 A SET C or L v o ISELECT AV E S E M I A C P M S A T 8 S E M SET o 1 C A T U P L W Normal Scr n Press the MENU button Select item CHANNEL PRESET with the A buttons and press the SET button Select item AUTO with the A buttons and press the SET button NOTE ...

Page 13: ...ns and then press Numeric C the 7 button butions F T S S A W C 4 b K S H J Broadcast CH o Press the numeric buttons or hold down the P 3 p buttons until you see the desired broadcast Numeric HANNBL channel on your TV and then press the T butions F T U 4 button S S T C 4 B E M Fine tuning o For fine tuning press the or F button until the PR SKT CM 3 broadcast channel comes in clearly on your TV c B...

Page 14: ...ting mode with the A or 7 I button Q Press the or button to select SKIP ON and 4 I SET press the SET button If you wish to set more channels to be skipped repeatsteps Q throughe MENU 0 Normal To return to the Normal Screen press the MENU Screen button Canceling skip PREPARATION Turnony a V a s t v channel on your TV I Example Reset channel position 12 I Follow the same procedure in channel s k and...

Page 15: ...screen while you are playing back a tape or watching a broadcast on the video channel Display example b P x2 S PICTURE Sharp Super Picture bb VSF FF Programme channel position 44 VSR REW Operating mode S PICTURE ON S C I BSTART 11 o OAM I III AudioSystem Tape speed SP II F A STOP 11 3 OAM L R Audio mtgutindicato OniyforVC H65QX 1 b SLOW Simple II STILL Recording timer Clock display Tape remaining ...

Page 16: ... press the 7 button For details see Coiour Mode on page 19 AUTO Usually select AUTO mode PAL Strict PAL colour mode O Select the BLUE BACK mode by pressing the buttons and then press the T button AUTO Usually select AUTO A blue screen will appear when your VCR receives no TV signal or an unrecorded tape is played back OFF Select OFF if the screen turns blue due to weak TV signal reception or playb...

Page 17: ...n If the tape reaches ts end he JCR au cmatically rewind the tape to the beglnnlng eject the cassette and turn off the power Video Search with the Remote Control Use the followlng procedure Oquickly find the section you want while vlewlng the p c ure O During playback press the button for forward vld o search or the REW button or rejerse search There are 2 search speeds In each direction The VCR s...

Page 18: ...o 1 Search Forward or VSR Video Search Reverse mode Select from two speeds by turning the ring Releasethe ring the shuttle ring returns to centre to return to playback z 2 D p l t u t r a t w 1 t left or right locks the VCR in VSF Video Search Forward or VSR Video Search Reverse v l 2 mode Press the PLAYM2 button to return to regular playback TAPE SPEED m Slow Motion Playback with the Remote Contr...

Page 19: ...Eselectlonscreento AUTO mode Auto Tracking Control System This function automatically adjusts the tracking to match the recorded tape Auto tracking engages In the followingcases W y I t c a b p W y p t CHANNEL 9 andLabuttons atthesame t W t V h b p b a u s o t a t r a r s W a t e o t s f f a f s Poor Tracking Normal tracking I ti NOTE W a p r t p D a t m n o n I t e m a t t w t CHANNEL Sle buttons...

Page 20: ...NUE ter undoutput is niy po slbje f fromthe r frequency converter O i m only A blues W a I a u Hi Fitapes areplayed back Audio OutputMode The audio output mode is controlled by the AUDIO OUT button on the rem te c ntral The VCR is narrnajly set to the Hi Fi mode with and displayed on the VCR display and normal stereo sound output Select and only the Hi Fi Left channei audio is heard from both the ...

Page 21: ...e erasure protection hole is uncovered the cassette will be ejected To pause during recording press the PAUS STILL F ADV button To resume recording press the PAUSWSTILL F ADV button again To stop recording press the STOP button d NOTES The pause mode disengages automatically after about 5 minutes and the VCR enters stop mode To from an etiernat sourcethroughthe AUDIQNIDEO terminalon the f or fear ...

Page 22: ... H650X Various sources of video and audio signals can be recorded as shown in the fol owing chart a Selecting a channef wiIl record both video and audio from the VCR tuner b Selecting an external source position to seiect an external source position press the INPUT SELECTbutton or selecta channelsituatedbetween the last channel and the first channel with the CHANNEL e buttans will record both vide...

Page 23: ... pressing the aTIME button Ex Starting time 8 40AM d NOTES E p o t TIME button Increasesthe start time by 10minutes c Settingthe t w a 2 p I 1 I i p P t a b adjust the minutesIf necessary Set the ending time by pressing the REC button Ex Ending time 9 30 AM NOTES E p o t RECbuttonIncreases thestoptimeby 10minutes If necessary p t CHANNEL3 b t c t m s Press the OPERATE button to turn off the power ...

Page 24: ... or W AILY WEEXLY guide If you want to record only once press the SET IONCE DAILYmEEKLY Once button and go to step o Otherwise press the A v SET or 7 button to select daily weekly setting mode G 1 1 and then select D DAILY or W WEEKLY by pressing the buttons And then press the s D A W IDailyWeekly SET button ET SELECT 4 b CHANGE V o To record only once E S E N D DAILY To record every day at the sa...

Page 25: ...ds of two programmed overlap the beginning of the second programme W not be recorded To cancel the programmed G CODE setting select the TIMER setting mode on the MENU screen Then select the programme number you wish to cancel with the A 7 buttons and press the CLEAR button See Canceling Timer Programmed o p 28 Setting the Programme Number In Step 5 When using G CODE for the first time the Programm...

Page 26: ...L CLEAR SELECT A ENTER SET EXIT MENU Date o Set the date for timer recording with the numeric r f on or A 7 buttons on the remote control and then First set the day digits and then month If there is only one day or one month digit If you want to record only once press the 1 DATE PR START STOP Once button and go to step Otherwise select D 15 12 DAILY to record at the same time each day or ONCE IDai...

Page 27: ...for more than 1 minute power failure etc all timer settings WIIIbe cancelled If the TIMER ON OFF button IS pressed when there IS no cassette loaded TIMER flashes for 5 seconds Indicating that timer recording ts not possible If the TIMER ON OFF button IS pressed while a cassette with an uncovered erasure protection hole IS loaded TIMER flashes and the cassette ISejected c When TIMER is lit regular ...

Page 28: ...Screen press the MENU button After checking or correcting the programme contents press the TIMER ON OFF button to enter the Timer Standby mode C a T P r Perform the following procedure to cancel timer programmed that have already been set PREPARATION Turnonyour TV and VCR and select the video channel on the TV SET CHANNEL PRISET to f 1 DATR PR START STOP A 1 ENTER SET EXIT MENU D A o V V N CANCEL ...

Page 29: ...omatic select is set to LP mode as shown below A 6 m 1 A 3 m 1 S s p m L p m T 1 m J d NOTES This function may not properly work for video tapes other than E60 E90 E180 and E240 This tape may not be completely used up Whenmore than one programme ISset on the timer the automatic recording function will work for the length of each timer set programme but not for the total length of all programmed Wh...

Page 30: ...s the ZERO BACK button on the remote control The VCR automatically detects the dlrectlon of the 0 00 00 position and fast forwards or rewinds the tape Whenthetape reachesthe 0 00 00 position thetapeautomaticallystops T z e f u a n o d r T I w d t p s f r n a v s m D P S S With this feature you can quickly locate a desired section of the tape The DPSSfeature makes use of index signals to search for...

Page 31: ...ode the VCR 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 120 seconds of recorded material NumberofTimesPressed Foward VideoSearch T theV display A 3 s 1 t p t A 6 s i l 2 t p t I A 9 s 1 I 3 t I p t 1 i A 1 s t I 1 4 t p t...

Page 32: ...2 seconds starts flashing disappears and the Child proof lock is disengaged If power ISInterrupted for more than 1 minute power failure etc the ChlId proof lock may disengage he clock and the timer memories must be reset V D When the DISPLAY button is pressed the display changes In the followlng way However the followlng ISthe case when the clock time ISset and displayed In the 12 hour system Exam...

Page 33: ...wind for a few seconds and then the VCR WIIIbegin computing the amount of tape remalnlng During computation the REC button WIIInot function and pressing the STOP PLAY x2 or other buttons WIII Interrupt the computation Setting the DPSSor ZERO BACK function during computation may cancel It The indicated length of tape remalnlng ISonly an approximate guide This function may not properly work for vide...

Page 34: ...dio Onlyfor VC H OX Dlmenslons Weight Supplled accessories Design and speclflcatlons VHS PAL standard Two rotary heads helical scan PAL colour or monochrome signals 625 Ilnes Deep layer recording system conforming to stereo Hi Fi VHSstandard 480 min with E 240video cassette In LP mode 12 7 mm 2339 mm see SP 11 70 mm see LP 75 Ohm unbalanced VHF channel Oto 12 UHF channel 28 to 69 UHF channel 31 to...

Page 35: ...ough Make sure the VCR ISnot In the timer setting or CIOCK setting mode CHANNEL 3 buttons are pressed Make sure the VCR ISnot In tbe cha ne setting mode Desired channel position cannot be The channel has been set to se skipped Cancel the sklR mode for selected that channel NO COLOUR OR POOR PICTURE I No colour or poor TV picture on normal s Make sure all the cables are connected properly viewing M...

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