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S-VHS PLAYBACK

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NTSC SIMPLE PLAYBACK

VC-GH611GM

VC-GH61GM

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

OPERATION MANUAL

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AUTO CLOCK

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AUTO TUNING

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VPS/PDC

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SHARP SUPER PICTURE

VC-GH611GM

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Page 1: ... PLAY NTSC SIMPLE PLAYBACK VC GH611GM VC GH61GM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL AUTO CLOCK AUTO TUNING VPS PDC SHARP SUPER PICTURE VC GH611GM TINS A083UMZZCoverGB 11 11 02 11 23 am Page 1 Downloaded from http www usersmanualguide com ...

Page 2: ...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 SHOWVIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation THIS MANUAL COVERS A RANGE OF MODELS ALL OF...

Page 3: ... 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 SHOWVIEW 24 INPUT SELECT 29 TV VCR VCR FRONT PANEL REMOTE CONTROL EQUIVALENT FUNCTIONS If you prefer or if the remote control batteries fail you will need to use the VCR front panel controls The only differences in function are shown below FUNCTION ...

Page 4: ...conforme ai requisiti delle direttive 89 336 EEC e 73 23 EEC come emendata dalla direttiva 93 68 EEC Este equipamento obedece às exigências das directivas 89 336 CEE e 73 23 CEE na sua versão corrigida pela directiva 93 68 CEE Este aparato satisface las exigencias de las Directivas 89 336 CEE y 73 23 CEE modificadas por medio de la 93 68 CEE Denna utrustning uppfyller kraven enligt riktlinjerna 89...

Page 5: ... GmbH Sonninstraße 3 20097 Hamburg Germany SHARP CORPORATION 100 of the pulp used in making this paper comes from sustainable forests TINS A083UMZZCoverGB 11 11 02 11 23 am Page 5 Downloaded from http www usersmanualguide com ...

Page 6: ...laying back a video tape repeatedly 18 Playing back an S VHS tape 19 Playing back an NTSC tape 19 LCD Display 20 Tape counter and zero back 20 Searching the video tape 21 Skip searching the video tape 21 Digital programme search system DPSS 21 Recording from other equipment 22 Colour 23 Blue mute 23 SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR Child lock 24 Decoder switching operation 25 CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION M...

Page 7: ...act 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 the power cord to disconnect the plug from the mains b...

Page 8: ...t 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 VCR for several months Remove and dispose of flat batteries safely and promptly Incorrect use of bat...

Page 9: ...iver or decoder to the VCR using a scart lead to LINE 2 IN DECODER socket on the VCR Connect the VCR to the mains Optional SCART not supplied If you have a scart lead connect it to your TV and LINE 1 IN OUT socket on the VCR Connect your TV to the VCR using the supplied rf connection cable i e connect the VCR AERIAL OUT socket to the TV AERIAL IN socket AERIAL OR CATV CABLE DECODER UNIT OR SATELLI...

Page 10: ... the menu screen appears 5 Press SET to store the RF channel setting and continue with the installation If the above screen does not appear follow the procedure RESET THE VCR NOTE The TV is tuned to the VCR If the clear button is pressed at this point it will not allow the TV to be tuned to the VCR Refer to RF through ON OFF below If you have a preferred channel the RF channel can be set manually ...

Page 11: ...ock is not automatically set the clock screen will appear refer to MANUALLY SETTING THE CLOCK If you wish to customise the channel order refer to MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS All the programmes should now be correctly tuned in and the clock set Refer to the CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION chapter if Your VCR could not tune automatically due to for example poor reception You wish to re arrange the channel ord...

Page 12: ...he heads cleaned by a SHARP 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 3 To start playback press PLAY X2 w once BEFORE YOU PLAYBACK A...

Page 13: ...or L to position picture interference off the TV screen Manual Tracking Press CHANNEL K and L buttons together to start Auto Tracking PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION 1 Press PLAY X2 w to start the video tape playing 2 To pause the video tape press PAUSE STILL II To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press CHANNEL K or L Press PLAY X2 w to resume playback 3 To playback in slow motion without sound press ...

Page 14: ...ayback for continuous search mode press FAST FORWARD q REWIND e on the remote control or on the VCR front panel 2 To decrease the speed press FAST FORWARD q REWIND e on the remote control or VCR front panel again 3 Press PLAY X2 w to resume playback NOTE There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using Visual Fast Forward Rewind functions TINS A083UMZZEngli...

Page 15: ...hannel you wish to record on the VCR 3 To start recording press REC Æ 4 To pause during recording press PAUSE STILL II 5 To continue recording press REC Æ 6 To stop recording press STOP r once SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING 1 To specify a stop time press REC Æ 2 Each additional press of REC Æ will delay the stop time by 10 minutes 3 To stop recording at any time press STOP r once NOTES If the tape ends be...

Page 16: ...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 NOTES An ERROR message will appear if you have entered a number that is not a current SHOWVIEW number If this happens press CLEAR to delete the numbers as required and enter the correct SHOWVIEW number Check that the menu list agrees with the...

Page 17: ...s the start and stop time of your VCR recording This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your programme the VCR will still record the whole programme It is essential that the start time as it appears in the TV listing is used to program the VCR as this information is used to identify the VPS PDC signal corresponding to your programme If flashes a video tape has not been inserte...

Page 18: ...ET to confirm this The display will automatically show today s date Either If this is the date you wish to make the recording on press SET to confirm this Or enter the recording date using the K L 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 5 Then press SET to confirm 6 If you want to make additional recordings at t...

Page 19: ... the VCR in TIMER STAND BY mode will be shown on the display NOTES VPS PDC is a signal broadcast by some TV stations which adjusts the start and stop time of your VCR recording This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your programme the VCR will still record the whole programme It is essential that the start time as it appears in the TV listing is used to program the VCR as thi...

Page 20: ...ht the setting to be changed and correct it by using the K L or the NUMBER BUTTONS 4 When all corrections are complete press SET then press MENU CANCELLING A RECORDING 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of CHECKING A RECORDING 2 If you wish to cancel a delayed recording press K L to highlight the recording to be cancelled then press CLEAR 3 Press MENU NOTE If there are some programmes to be recorded do not for...

Page 21: ...r from the VCR display Pressing AUDIO OUT a fourth time normal Hi Fi stereo sound will be heard L and R will appear on the VCR display IGR Hi Fi STEREO SOUND Your VCR can receive and record IGR sound The VCR is normally set so that IGR sound is possible if it is present on the receiving signal otherwise the VCR will automatically switch to receive the mono signal NOTES If the tape being played bac...

Page 22: ...ers AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE LINE1 I IN OUT SON VIDEO L1 I AA013 LINE2 II IN DECODER CANAL PLUS L2 II AUDIO OUT SORTIE SON L G R D BACK OF EXISTING AERIAL CABLE RF CONNECTION CABLE AERIAL OUT AUDIO OUT AMPLIFIER L and R TELEVISION AERIAL IN AUDIO PHONO LEADS NOT SUPPLIED TINS A083UMZZEnglish book Page 17 Monday November 11 2002 9 39 AM Downloaded from http www usersmanual...

Page 23: ...aining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and minutes For example if 1 hour 23 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 replay the entire tape again REPEAT will appear on the on screen display when selected To use this feature 1 Press MENU to display the main menu on the screen ...

Page 24: ...es onto other VCR s from this VCR You cannot use Slow speed Still frame Double Speed Frame Advance or Tape Remaining with a pre recorded NTSC tape On some televisions the picture may appear in black and white or there may be no picture This does not indicate a fault with your VCR On some televisions the picture may shrink vertically causing black bands to appear at the top and bottom of your scree...

Page 25: ... example 2 To identify the current position on a video tape press the CLEAR button 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 NOTE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS The LCD display brightness can be changed to suit the ambient lighting in the room Switch on the VCR ensure the menu screen is not on then pre...

Page 26: ...2 Press DPSS three times DPSS 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 DPSS 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 r or PLAY X2 w NOTES Recordings must be longer than 3 min...

Page 27: ...o the sockets on the front of the VCR and S VIDEO connection lead select L3 5 Press REC to start the recording NOTES There are many different ways of connecting external equipment to your VCR Please refer to your equipment operation manuals for further information AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE LINE1 I IN OUT SON VIDEO L1 I AA013 LINE2 II IN DECODER CANAL PLUS L2 II AUDIO OUT S...

Page 28: ...ECAM 6 Press SET and then MENU to return to the normal screen BLUE MUTE The TV screen will be blue if a TV channel with no signal is selected an unrecorded section of tape is played or the quality of the recording on the tape is poor Select OFF to disable this feature 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 from COLOUR 2 Press K L to select BLUE MUTE 3 Press H J to select OFF 4 Press SET and then MENU to return to ...

Page 29: ...rate 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 to change modes by pressing another button while CHILD LOCK is on the indicator will f...

Page 30: ...dings using a separate decoder connected as shown remember to leave the decoder function ON If you connect a decoder unit to the VCR the decoder unit provides a switching signal which will automatically allow your TV to display the descrambled signal routed through the VCR To use this feature make sure that the VCR is connected to both TV and decoder unit by SCART leads Then Press STANDBY to place...

Page 31: ... If it is not the desired channel press H J to continue tuning 7 Press K L to select FINE TUNING Press and hold H J until the sharpest colour picture is obtained 9 Press K L to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the channel can be selected when using the CHANNEL K L instead of the NUMBER BUTTONS Press H J to select ON or OFF for this option 10 Press SET to confirm 11 Press MENU to le...

Page 32: ... of the setting Station Real Station Real Signals Channel Signals Channel Numbers Numbers 2 A CH 02 S01 S21 CH 75 3 B CH 03 S02 S22 CH 76 4 CH 04 C S03 S23 CH 77 V 5 D CH 05 S24 CH 78 H 6 3 CH 06 S25 CH 79 F 7 F CH 07 C S1 CH 80 8 CH 08 A 55 CH 65 9 G CH 09 T M1 S1 CC 01 10 H CH 10 V MS S2 CC 02 11 H1 CH 11 12 H2 CH 12 M10 S10 CC 10 S11 CH 13 U1 S11 CC 11 21 CH 21 22 CH 22 U10 S20 CC 20 U S21 CC 2...

Page 33: ...nnels are to be moved repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are in your preferred order press CLEAR to return to the CHANNEL SORT menu or press MENU to return to a normal screen NOTE If when moving channels the picture becomes unclear and the on screen display is unreadable the MODE OSD button can be used to toggle between a blue background and the normal picture The blue background...

Page 34: ...NEL SORT menu or press MENU to return to a normal screen NOTE If when deleting channels the picture becomes unclear and the on screen display is unreadable the MODE OSD button can be used to toggle between a blue background and the normal picture The blue background will be shown until either another channel is selected or the MODE OSD button is pressed again CANCE L 1 5 1 ARD 1 7 1 3 2 ZDF 8 1 4 ...

Page 35: ...step 5 8 When all the channels are named correctly press CLEAR to return to the CHANNEL SORT menu or press MENU to return to a normal screen NOTE If when re naming channels the picture becomes unclear and the on screen display is unreadable the MODE OSD button can be used to toggle between a blue background and the normal picture The blue background will be shown until either another channel is se...

Page 36: ...T UP Press SET to confirm 2 Press K L to select CLOCK Press SET to confirm 3 Press K L to select either 12 or 24 hour clock 4 Press H J to select TIME Enter the time using the NUMBER BUTTONS or K L 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 H J to select DATE Enter the date using the NUMBER BUTTONS or K L ...

Page 37: ...th a scart lead when you start to play a video tape the VCR will automatically switch its output so that the playback picture is shown on the TV In this case VCR will appear on the VCR display You can manually override this by pressing TV VCR on the remote control Now the TV broadcast channel will be seen on the TV screen and VCR will disappear from the VCR display Pressing TV VCR again will retur...

Page 38: ... 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 If you are recording from this VCR to another make sure you remove the display from the screen otherwise it w...

Page 39: ... Play EP mode Tape width 12 7 mm Tape speed 23 39 mm s Standard Play SP 11 70 mm s Long Play LP 7 8 mm s Extended Play EP Antenna 75 Ω unbalanced Reception channels VHF channel 2 12 S1 S41 UHF channel 21 69 RF output signal UHF channel 21 69 Power requirement AC 230V 50 Hz Power consumption 18 W approx Standby 3W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 55 C Video input 1 0 Vp...

Page 40: ...CK is not engaged Safety device operating unplug VCR for 2 hours PLAYBACK No picture appears Make sure the TV is set to the video channel Check all connecting cables Playback picture is snowy Adjust the tracking using CHANNEL K L buttons Try another tape The video heads may have been contaminated refer to a SHARP Service Facility Playback recording does not playback in stereo Ensure the VCR is con...

Page 41: ...sition 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 Not possible to view picture or playback through AERIAL OUT Make sure the RF OUTPUT has not been switched off Refer to note on RF THROUGH ON OFF in the TUNING THE TV TO THE VCR sect...

Page 42: ...a flashing channel number to appear on the VCR display 4 The channel number can now be changed by using the MENU SELECT K L buttons 5 Press the SET button to store 6 Your TV will now require tuning to the new channel White text with blue background RF THROUGH ON OFF If you wish to connect your VCR to the TV with only a scart lead the RF Output on your VCR can be turned OFF and ON by pressing the C...

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