Sharp VC-H600X User manual

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CONTENTS
fl GENERAL INFORMATION ❑RECORDING
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND
PRECAUTIONS............................................. 3
Features .......................................................... 4
Accessories.................................................... 4
Major ComponentsofYour VCR ......... 5
Remote Control .............................................. 6
●Inserting the Batteries
On&forVC-H60UX
Using the Remote Control for
TVOperation .●*....*......●,.....*,.*....................●.. ?
Recording aTV Programme.......................... 21
●Cassette Erase ProtectIon
●To Watch Another TV Programme While
Recording
Only for VC-H600X
Recording Hi-Fi Stereo Sound...................... 22
Simple Recording Timer ................................ 23
Recordingwith the Timer .............................. 24
●Confirming Timer Programmed
●Cancell/rig Timer Programmed
●Intelligent Timer Recording (JUSTREC)
MSETTING UP mSPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Connections ................................................... 8
Adjusting the Video Channel ........................ 8
Connectingto aStereo TV ............................ 9
Connecting to TV And Audio Equipment..... 9
Setting the Language..................................... 10
Setting the Clock............................................ 11
Setting the Channels ..................................... 12
Channel Skip/Cancelling Skip....................... 14
Menu Screen................................................... 15
OSD (On Screen Display) .............................. 15
sHow to Display Indicators
Mode Selection............................................... 16
Sharp Super Picture....................................... 28
Zero-Back Function ....................................... 28
DPSS (Digital Programme Search
System) ......................................................... 28
Auto Repeat.................................................... 29
Skip Search..................................................... 29
Instant Replay................................................. 29
Child-Proof Lock ............................................ 30
VCR Display.................................................... 30
Tape Remaining Display................................ 31
Editingfrom aCamcorder to Your VCR.......32
Specifications................................................. 32
Before Calling for Service ............................. 33
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-BASIC OPERATIONS HHELPFUL HINTS
Playback.......................................................... 17
●Inserting aVideo Cassette
●Playback
●Video Search (with the RemoteControl)
●Fast Forwarding and Rewinding (w[ththe
RemoteControl)
●Shuttle System
●Slow Motion Playback (with the Remote
Control)
●Still Picture and FrameAdvance
●Double Speed Playback
●Colour Mode
●Auto Tracking Control System
●Auto Head Cleaning System
●Auto Rental Mode
●Quick Start with Full Loading Mechanism
●Blue Back
●FullAuto Playback
Only for VC-H600X
●Playback of Hi-Fi Recorded Tapes
●Audio Output Mode
●Adjusting Hi-Fi Audio Tracking

~IMPOmANTSAFEGUARDsANDprecautions
CAUTION
BEFOREOPERATINGYOUR NEWVCR PLEASECAREFULLYREADTHIS OPERATIONMANUAL AND
THEN SAVE IT FOR FUTUREREFERENCEAS IT WILL BE USEFUL IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
OPERATINGYOURVCR IN THE FUTURE
Location and Handling ,
1
2
AIr vents are provided In the VCR cabinet to prevent excessive
temperatures inside the unit. Do not place your VCR In closed spaces,
cover It, or otherwise block the vents
Do not place the VCRIn direct sunllght, or near heat sources
3Keep the VCRand tapes away from strong magnetic objects
4
5
6.
7
Do not Insert or drop anything Into the VCR through the air vents or
cassette compartment as this could cause serious damage, possibly
resulting [nfire,
Do not place any object containing water or other liquids on the VCR, In
the event that liquid should enter the cabinet, unplug the VCRImmediately
and contact the retailer or aservice centre approved by Sharp
Immediately,
Do not remove the VCR cabinet, Touching parts Inside the cabinet could
result in electrlc shock and/or damage to the VCR For service and
adjustment Inside the cabinet, call aqualified dealer or service centre
approved by Sharp,
1I
—.A-A-G
The use of head cleanlng tapes ISnot recommended as they may cause damage to your machine
Caution—Prevent Condensation
When moving the VCR from acold place to awarm one,
condensation (dew) ISIlkelyto form on the VCRdrum and heads
If you try to play back or record In these circumstances, the
videotape and VCRmay be damaged.
To prevent [hIs, turn the power switch on and wait for afew hours for
the VCR to warm up and dry before attempting playback or
recording
This IS particularly Important before Ioadlng acassette for the first
time after purchasing the VCR.
3

8IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRECAUTIONS
Service
Do not attempt to service this VCR yourself Please carry out the user checks on ~age 33 If you still
experience aproblem, contact your dealer or nearest Sharp service faclllty
Others
Copyright may exist in material you wish to record Copying such material without permission of the
relevant licensee(s) or owner(s) of the copyright IS prohibltea by law. SHARP IS not In aposltlon to
aulhorlze the recording of copyright works and nothing In this manual should be read or Implled as
glvlng that authority,
OPERATEbutton(turnsVCRonloff)Clock
- -
dtsplayWIIIwork regardless of this Dutton
... . _-. . . -. .. -. - -
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Th/s olcfure ISfor VC-H600X
~Features
rThis VCR ISnot equipped with amains power switch
Accordingly, nominal current to drive the clock IS
drawn at all times when the AC power cord IS
plugged into awall socket If ?heVCR IS not to be
used for an extended period. be sure to unplug the
cord.
ONLY FOR VC-H600X
OVHSHi-Fj Stereo Sound/lGRSystem
COMMON FEATURES
●MID.Drive (New centre.Mounted Mechanism)
.Ha (High Quality) Circuity
.Shuttle System
.Sharp super picture— Enhances picturequalityduringplayback.
●OSD (on screen Display) with Menu Screen Guidance
.DPSS (Digital Programme Searchsystem)
.QUiCk start with Full Loading Mechanism
.365.Day, 8-programme Timer (DailyMeekly Programmable)
.Auto Channel Tuning
.48.Channel preset PLL Frequency Synthesized Tuner
POWER SUPPLY:
The voltage supply of this VCR ISAC 240 V, 50 Hz
CASSETTE TAPE:
This VCR uses vu%standard video signals Use only video cassette tapes that carry the W: mark
~A ccessories
Be sure that the followlng accessories are all Included with your VCR
F,P-
t,
Coaxla cable (T\j-VCRca~leIRemote co~trol UIIII
(This Dlcture ISonl\ fcr VC-H6~lQ)\I

Major Components ofYourVCR
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for\4c.H600x,)
OPERATE button(turnsVCRon/off)
Ciock d!splav ,$JIIIwork regardless of [h/s button ~— Basefunction
Cassettecompartment(See
Playback, Recording )
I
controlsISee
Playback.
Recording )
Channel :;nlng
controls(See
Setting the
Channels )
FrontAVjack Whenoressed.
(LINEIN2:VIDEO,AUDtO) cStopstheta~edurIPgplay~ack‘F
OnlyfarVC-H600X REWor REC
●Tape+se)ecleddurIngSTOPmoae
VCR Display (explained throughout the operation instructions)
~NOTE:~ #NOTE:~
.WhentheVCR ISON, this Indicator (where achannet ●When the VCR Is ON [$ISIndIcator [‘where achanne1
position number ISusualty displayed) WIIIlight up position num~er ISusually displayed) ,vIIIIlght Up
When the power ISOFF,fhlspartWIIInotbelit Whenthe power ISOFFthis ?art bvIllnot be It
BCassette-in mm Audtooutputmode o
JSimplerecording
Indicator (OnlyforVC-H~X) timer
➤Play/Doublespeed IF slow TIMER Timerstandby
playback mode
44 REW/Video
SearchRewind 11P FrameAdvance %Child-prooflock
➤FFFIVideo ➤
SearchForward Record rJ AutoRepeat
RFC
II Still II RecPause
REC
WhenACpowercord
5~~~~I,sfirstplugged,n. IREM, ITapeRemaln!ng I
Rear \
(VC-A400X) I(VC-H600X)
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ConnectIon terminals (SeeCONNECTIONSon page 8 )ConnectIon terminals (See CONNECTIONS onpage8)
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RFconverteroutputchannel ,
\RFconverter output channel I
(CHANNEL) adjuster (CHANNEL) adjuster
(UHFchannel31to40) \(UHFchannel311040)
IiI
TEST SIG ON/OFFswitch ;TESTSIGON/OFFSYVltCh
s
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~R emote Control
,+~ VCRbutton
EJECTbutton
OPERATE~utton
AUDIOOUTbutton
(Only for VC-H600X)
r
~~AE= %bulton (chlla-proof lock
je;
iDISPLAY
f
n~DISPLAYbutter
AVOLUMEv,’~ buttons
~VOLUME~CLEARbutter
,U ‘
~v~‘HARPSUPER“CTUREbu~or
(This picture MENUbutter
isforVC-A4~X) PLAY/x2butter
~(+ on MENUscree”
STOP~utton
(7 on MENU screen]
RECbutter
~TIME button
TAPE SPEED button
CJ button (AUTO REPEAT)
cREPLAYbutton
SLOWbutton
SKIPSEARCHbu?ton
MODE OSC ~utton
INPUT SELECT button
CHANtdEL ~/; buttons
SETbutton
REWbutton
(+on MENU screen)
FF but?on
(P onMENU screen)
PAUSE/STILL(F ADV) ~~
J@m Numeric.uttOnS
JttOR
A
~
9AMIPM button
MfPM Dlglt select (When Inputt[ng
)~ [-/- ]UDto two dlqlt numbers)
ZERO BACK button
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-W
VtMOCWS~ERECOROER
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Inserting the Batteries
First Instali the ~atterles properly FItIWOR6 (UM/SUM-3, AA) 15
VOIIbatteries [Included) or equivalent If the remote control stoos
worKlng Insertnew batteries
Ensurethe batteries are Inserted correctly, matching the polarlt[es
(+/–)lndlcated [nthe remote control
/NOTES:
●Dc~no!SUDIect Theremote contrG110shock water or excessIve hu m Id II\,
●The remote control mav not funcIIon If the VCRsensor Is In dIrect sunIIQ~: or ani 01herstroncIIQht
. IP,correct use ot batterIes ma\, cause 1hemto leak or burs? Reaa tne balte r, ~’t’arnIrgs a!7cuse !I-Iec~atle‘Ies
~ro~erl~
QDo noi mIxOICana new batteries o’ mIxbra11ds Inuse
●RF TICJVGThe b~t~er,esI.yoJ J,II~10: [jse the remote Centro~tor an exte nde:! De‘lC:<0’ !!me
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~Using the Remote Control forTV Operation
(OnlyforVC-H600X)
The provided remote control can operate the basic functions of your television. In addition to Sharp
televisions, other manufacturers’ televisions listed below can also be controlled by setting the remote
control to the corresponding TV brand. The remote control’s default brand is “SHARP”, which enabies
control of most Sharp televisions. When you replace the batteries in the Remote Control, the control’s
TVbrand setting will be reset to SHARP. I
SettingtheTV Brand
Turn on your TV.
Press the TV button and the button
simultaneously which corresponds to the
brand of your TV. Hotd the button down for
about one second.
Referto the table of brands below.
When setting is complete, the remote control
witl send a“power off” signal (b)to the TV
and it should turn off.
dNOTE:
. If theTVdoesnotturnoff in stepo, repeatthestep
@setting procedure and select the button for a
differentbrand. I
(For example)
TV brand: SHARP
(Corresponding
button is “1”)
Pressthese
buttons
simultaneously
and hold for more
than 1second.
—
TVBRANDNAMEtCorresWndlngbu~onIW BRANDNAME~CorresWndlngbutton
SHARP t1~GRAETZ 17
PHILIPS 2\LUXOR 7>
THOMSON I3or 4ISALORA I7
TELEFUNKEN 3or 4ISELECO 7
NORDMEND !3or 4ISONY ~8J
BRANDT \3or 4\TOSHIBA t9
SABA 3or 4PANASONIC Oor T-
TELAVIA I3or 4ISANYO VOLUME ~
GRUNDfG 5HtTACHl CHANNEL@
BLAUPUNKT I5[MITSUBtSHl CHANNELO
FERGUSON !6\JVC INPUTSELECT
In NOKIA t7I
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TV Functionsto beControlled
Switch to TV control mode. -Returnto VCR control mode.
●Pressthe TV button to select the TVcontrolmOde. ●Pressthe VCRbuttonto selecttheVCRcontrol mode
TV function control
@Press the TV bution to select the TV control
mode.
aUse the following buttons on your remote
control to operate your TVset.
TV function
cTV POWER(b)
.TVCHANNEL UP/DOWN
●TVVOLUMEUp/DOWN
●INpUTSELECTbutton (TV-AVselector)
●O–g:numeric buttons
●-/-- DIGIT SELECT button
@Press the VCR button
controt mode. to return to the VCR
I1
dNOTE:
●When you replace the batteries in the remote control,
if your television ISnot aSharp modet you must reset
the TV brand.
IMPORTANTNOTE:
Although the provided remote control unit is compatible
with SHARP televisions as welt as many TV models
manufactured by others. it is possibie that the provided
remote control WIIInotworkwith your TV or WIIIcontrol
only some of the functions
If the button listed In the table does not work with your
TV set. you may want to try another; occasionally,
models vary within abrand.
Consequently, Sharp’s warranty does not cover all of
the models under the brands Ilsted In the table
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UC onnections
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DisconnectingTV Cable -.
-. ,,
Disconnect the aerral cable from the back of -->:~.-
your TVset T&
Connecting Aerial Cable to VCR
Connect the aerial cable to the ANTENNA IN
terminal of your VCR
-a
1,
\5;gl ‘;j o
jmu— ANTENNA IN
Connecting VCR to TV
connect th= supplied coaxial cable to the RF OUT terminal of the VCR,Plug the other end Into your
TV’SANTENNA IN terminal.
TV back panel
ANTENNA IN ANTENNA IN
~Adjusting the Video Channel
To view the output of your VCRon the television screen you must select an unused
and tune IIto the output of your VCR(factory preset to UHFchannel 37)
#NOTE:
●TUNETHE TV NOTTHEVCR
~select an unused channel on your TV and press the OPERATE button on ihe
power
~set the TEST SIG switch to ON
@Adjus?the tuning of the selectea TV channei until the test pattern
your TVscreen.
@SeIthe TEST SIG switch to OFF
dNOTE:
●I; Interference or abeat pattern Is receIved wnen the tes~pattern Istuned In, US(
channel on your TV
VCR to turn on the
two vertical bars) appears on
converter output channel adjuster to change the VCRoutput cnannel and then retune your TL’as above
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UC onnectingtoaStereoTV I
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\/c-H600X) ~., ,“ _ -
From VIDEO OUT From AUDIO OUT LR
pW* From RFOUT
lf# .k} :‘1
o=*
,0
—
II
To VIDEO IN To ANTENNA IN
#NOTES:
●StereosounaoutputISonlypossible using the AUDIOOUTterminals Sound from the radio frequency converter
(RFOUT)ISmonoonly
●The power cord should not be plugged Into the power outlet until the above connections nave been com~leted
. If TV reception ISweak, use aTVsignal booster (not supplled)
~c onnecting toTV And Audio Equipment 1
FOUT
(This picture ISfor
VC-H600X)
From VIDEOOUT
*-
I‘7 OtiT L?R
“- ,,,.,.!!,,. !! To AIJDIO IN
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~ITOANTENNA IN

~Setting the Language
PREPARATION
sSelect the video channel on your TV Press the
OPERATE button to turn on the VCR
When you use the VCR for the first time or after a
power failure of more than 60 seconds the
language WIIIbe reset. Apply power to the un!t to
switch It on and press the MENU button Then
perform the following procedure.
dNOTE:
. If the power has been dIsconnected II Jf/\I I be
necessary to set the language and clock again
Initial Setting of Language
MENU
Oo
LANGUAGE
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DEUTSCH
FRANCA1 S
ITAL IANO
ES PANOL
SELECT A ~
ENTER SET EXIT MENU
ASET
or $
vo
(VCRshuttle
on the tiolt)
—
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OPressthe MENU button.
Select the language ivlth the A, 7buttons and
press the SET button
Ex. ENGLISH
YNOTE:
●Refer to page 11to set the clock
Changing Language
●If the language has already been set previously and you want to change II follow the steps ~elo~v
IHENU
TIMER
XODE
MENU CHANNEL PRESET
o * ~~
CLOCK
ISELECT A ~
ENTER SET EXIT :XENU
ASET
or $
vo
0Pressthe MENU button
Select Item “LANGUAGE with A, 7~uttons and
Pessthe SET button
~Select the language with the Ai~ buttons and
press the SET button
Ex ENGLISH
.
I$
SELECT A T
> SNTER SET EXIT MZNU 1