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Summary of Contents for VC-A53X

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Page 2: ... Any selected mode can be locked in to prevent accidental change POWER SUPPLY The voltage supply of this VCR is AC 240 V 50 Hz CASSETTE TAPE This VCR uses f standard video signals Use only video cassette tapes that carry the m mark G code is a trademark applied for by Gemstar Development Corp The G code System is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation GENERAL INFORMATION l...

Page 3: ...ler or a service centre approved by Sharp immediately 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 cleaning tapes is not recommended as they may cause damage to your machine 3 6 Service Do not attemp...

Page 4: ...tion to authorize the recording of copyrighted works and nothing in this operation manual should be read or implied as giving that authority i This VCR is not equipped with a mains power switch Accordingly nominal current to drive the clock is drawn at all 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 3 ...

Page 5: ...R is ON this indicator where a channel position number is usually displayed will light up When the power is OFF this part will not be lit ml Cassette In 1 Slow TIMER Timer standby Indicator mode Play Double speed playback IIF Frame Advance I Child proof lock 44 REW Video Search Rewind Record Auto Repeat REC bb FF Video II Search Forward Ret Pause REC I II I I REM 1 Tape Remaining I When AC power c...

Page 6: ...hing the polarities indicated in the remote control TIMER ON OFF button MODE OSD button INPUT button CHANNEL O O buttons CLEAN PICTURE button SET button A v I 4 I b buttons PAUSE STILL button Numeric buttons AM PM button ZERO BACK button d NOTE AUDIO OUT button does not work with this model ti NOTES l Do not subject the remote control to shock water or excessive humidity l The remote control may n...

Page 7: ...ORDMEND 3 or 4 SONY 8 BRANDT 3 or 4 TOSHIBA 9 SABA 3 or 4 PANASONIC 0 or _ _ TELAVIA 3 or 4 SANYO Vol v GRUNDIG 5 HITACHI CHANNEL BLAUPUNKT 5 MITSUBISHI CHANNEL 0 FERGUSON 6 JVC INPUT ITT NOKIA 7 TV Functions to be Controlled I I I Switch to TV control mode I I _ Return to VCR control mode l Press the TV button to select the TV control mode l Press the VCR button to select the VCR control mode J T...

Page 8: ...and tune it to the output of your VCR factory preset to UHF channel 37 ti NOTE l TUNE THE TV NOT THE VCR 0 Select an unused channel on your TV and press the OPERATE button on the VCR to turn on the power 0 Set the TEST SIG switch to ON Adjust the tuning of the selected TV channel until the test pattern two vertical bars appears on the screen Set the TEST SIG switch to OFF ti NOTE l If interference...

Page 9: ...ITALIAN0 ESPhfiOL SELECT IA V ENTBR rStT EXIT MENIJ A Or I SET v 0 OPERATE SET Numeric buttons Press the MENU button Select the language with the A V buttons and press the SET button Ex ENGLISH l If the language has already been set previously and you want to change it follow the steps below UENU Q CODE TIMER CRANNEL PRESET LhNt3UAQE DEVTSCA FRANChIS ITALIAN0 CSPAROL SELECT A V ENTER SET EXIT r lE...

Page 10: ...et the present time with the numeric or d b buttons on the remote control and then press the V button First set the hour digits and then the minute If there is only one hour or one minute digit enter a 0 first Ex 70 28AM Numeric buttons Set the date with the numeric or d b buttons on the remote control and then press the v button First set the day digits and then the month If there is only one day...

Page 11: ... from the one preset or if you wish to reset a skipped channel reset the channel as follows AUTO TUNING PREPARATION Select the video channel on your TV Press the OPERATE button to turn on the VCR Press the MENU button MENU Q CODE Select item CHANNEL PRESET with the A T TIMER MENU d A SET buttons and press the SET button 0 CLOCK Or I LANOUAUE v 0 SELECT A 7 ENTER tSET EXIT tHENU CHANNEL PRESET MANU...

Page 12: ...press CHANNEL 01 Numeric the V button rfNE TUNINQ 4 b buttons I v SKIP O N m SELECT A V DATA r4 b ENTER SET EXIT IMENU Broadcast CH Hold down the numeric or 4 b buttons until PRESET CR cSANNEL A Numeric you see the desired broadcast channel on your TV and then press the v button FINE TURIN0 4 b buttons I v SKIP O N w SELECT rl V DATA r4 b k ENTER SET EXIT MENU Fine tuning Q For fine tuning press t...

Page 13: ... with the A or v O N m button Press the 4 or b button to select SKIP ON 4 OFF If you wish to set more channels to be skipped press the v button and repeat steps through SET 0 Normal Screen Cancelling channel skip Press the SET button to return to the normal screen PREPARATION Turn on your TV and VCR and select the video channel on your TV 1 Example Reset channel position 12 I Follow the same proce...

Page 14: ...R mode can be shown on the screen while you are playing back a tape or watching a broadcast on the video channel Display example Operating mode F 2 Programme channel position Tape Speed SP FISTART 8 4oin 1 STOP 9 3OAllI Simple Recording timer Clock display Calendar display 8 OOAM REM 2 ool 15 12 96 o oo oo Tape remaining or DPSS I Real time counter NOTE l If the clock is not set the time and date ...

Page 15: ...d then press the I button CjCOLOUR PAL BLUE BACK OFF For details see Colour Mode AUTO Usually select AUTO mode PAL Strict PAL colour mode 8ELECT A V DATAr4b ENT ER SET EXIT cMENU Select the BLUE BACK mode by pressing the 4 Blue back p buttons and then press the v button AUTO Usually select AUTO COLOUR PAL BBLUK BACK Or A blue screen will appear when 4 your VCR receives no TV signal or an unrecorde...

Page 16: ... will automatically rewind the tape to the beginning eject the cassette and turn off the power Video Search with the remote control Use the following procedure to quickly find the section you want while viewing the picture During playback press the FF button for forward video search or the REW button for reverse search There are 2 search speeds in each direction The VCR switches between them each ...

Page 17: ...n the ring to the right for slow motion playback VSR q I r Slow 0 I II Z f h G Select from two speeds by turning the ring more or less Release the ring the shuttle ring returns to centre to return to still low Turning the ring all the way to the right locks the VCR in SLOW Press PLAY x2 the PLAY X2 or PAUSE STILL button to return to regular playback or n STOP still EJECT S l o w playback If the ri...

Page 18: ... the picture may turn black and white In this event set the COLOUR mode on the MODE selection screen to PAL strict PAL colour mode Normally the colour mode should be set to AUTO mode See MODE SELECTION Auto 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 ...

Page 19: ...EC button If the erasure protection hole is uncovered the cassette will be ejected To pause during recording press the PAUSE STILL button To resume recording press the PAUSE STILL button again To stop recording press the STOP button ti NOTES l The pause mode disengages automatically after about 5 minutes and the VCR enters stop mode To record audio and video from an external source through the AUD...

Page 20: ...y Set the ending time by pressing the REC button Ex Ending time 9 30 NOTES l Each press of the REC button increases the stop time by 10 minutes l If necessary press the CHANNEL O O buttons to change the minutes setting Press the OPERATE button to turn off the power Ex Present time 828 ti NOTES l After the Simple Recording Timer is set the channel position cannot be changed l To confirm the startin...

Page 21: ...P Standard Play l LP Long Play 20 MENU UENU TIMER M ODE CHANNEL PREBET CLOCK LANQUAOE SELECT ENTER LA v SET EXIT rMENU SET 0 G CODE o m DATA rd b EXIT IMENU Channel Once SET ro Daily Weekly Tape Speed Numeric buttons I I 4 PR 47 BP L P 0 Press the MENU button 0 Select G CODE setting mode and then press the SET button Set the G CODE number with the numeric 0 to 9 buttons t NOTE l For the G CODE num...

Page 22: ...ntrol has been designed to accept the basic individual G CODE number only If the recording periods of two programmes overlap the beginning of the second programme will not be recorded Setting the Program Number In Step 5 When using G CODE for the first time the Program number Pr on the screen shows two dashes and is highlighted white Set it to be the same as the Pr number to which your broadcastin...

Page 23: ...LT LXIT r MLN Date Set the date for timer recording with the numeric DAY MONTH buttons and then press the v button DAILY WEKKLY STA RT Numeric STO P buttons CHANNKL TAPE S P E E D m BP L P 9 I v S E L E C T A V D A T A r4 b E N T E R I SET E X I T rMENU ______ ___ ___ Once If you want to record only once press the v button and go to step 0 Otherwise select D DAILY to record at the same time each d...

Page 24: ...positions have already been set timer position number 1 is displayed The old timer settings in position 1 are cancelled l If the video cassette runs out before recording all the programmes your VCR will stop eject the cassette and shut off automatically l If power is interrupted for more than 1 minute power failure etc all timer settings will be cancelled l If the TIMER ON OFF button is pressed wh...

Page 25: ...andard Play LP Long Play MENU 0 Pressing the MENU button will clear the screen I Normal Screen After checking or correcting the programme contents press the TIMER ON OFF button to enter the Timer Standby mode Perform the following procedure to cancel timer programmes that have already been set PREPARATION Turn on your TV and VCR and select the video channel on the TV Press the MENU button Select t...

Page 26: ...I SP standard play mode LP long play mode r Total 120 minutes I NOTES l This function may not properly work for video tapes other than 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 of each timer set programme but not for the total length of all programmes l When the LP mode i...

Page 27: ...ct the index number of the desired programme using the DPSS fl or R button on the remote control Search starts immediately after you release the button When a signal is located the displayed number decreases When the selected index signal encoded section is found playback begins automatically ti NOTES l DPSS may not function properly if the index signals are too close together within 3 minutes of ...

Page 28: ...ton is pressed it is possible to set the reverse video search time to approx 20 40 60 or 80 seconds of recorded material D 00 0 Any selected mode on the VCR can be locked in to prevent accidental change to another mode by simply pressing the h button on the remote control All modes remain locked including power off until the Child proof lock is dis engaged except when the VCR is in the full auto f...

Page 29: ... When computation is completed tape remaining will be shown on the OSD and VCR display for 5 seconds l If the REM mode is selected with the MODE OSD or DISPLAY button and the VCR is in stop mode the tape will automatically fast forward or rewind for a few seconds and then the VCR will begin computing the amount of tape remaining l During computation the REC button will not function and pressing th...

Page 30: ...e Video input output Audio input phono type output phono type Dimensions Weight Supplied accessories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice VHS PAL standard Two rotary heads helical scan PAL colour or monochrome signals 625 lines 480 min with E 240 video cassette in LP mode 12 7 mm 23 39 mm set SP 11 70 mmlsec LP 75 Ohm unbalanced VHF channel 0 to 12 UHF channel 28 to 69 UH...

Page 31: ... inside l Make sure the cassette is properly positioned and reinsert Picture does not change even though l Make sure the VCR is not in the timer setting or clock setting mode CHANNEL G O buttons are pressed l Make sure the VCR is not in the channel setting mode 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...

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