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
R
-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
... . _-. . . -. .. -. - -
~[-I&
>-,
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
(This pictureIS
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)
/
ConnectIon terminals (SeeCONNECTIONSon page 8 )ConnectIon terminals (See CONNECTIONS onpage8)
III
I
III
I1
RFconverteroutputchannel ,
\RFconverter output channel I
(CHANNEL) adjuster (CHANNEL) adjuster
(UHFchannel31to40) \(UHFchannel311040)
IiI
TEST SIG ON/OFFswitch ;TESTSIGON/OFFSYVltCh
s
5

~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
I
-W
VtMOCWS~ERECOROER
I\ /
(ThispictureISfor VC-H600X)
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
6

~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
I
,
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
7

UC onnections
o
Q
o
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
8

UC onnectingtoaStereoTV I
(This pictureISfor
\/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
‘mp’’f’er~
I11i
~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
I
DEUTSCH
FRANCA1 S
ITAL IANO
ES PANOL
SELECT A ~
ENTER SET EXIT MENU
ASET
or $
vo
(VCRshuttle
on the tiolt)
—
I
(This picture IS‘or VC-H600XJ
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

~Setting the Clock
When you use the VCRfor the first t!me or after apower failure of more ~.,-- —-’% OPERATE
than 60 seconds the clock WIIIDe rese;
I]&
Apply power to the unit to “:ICR”EVR~~~r\\,
bQo
switch It on and press the MENU button Then perform the tollowlng ~~ ~ ~ ~ !~
procedure :% m;1
v
VC-H600X)
~First set the language (Referto page 10) Then press the SET buttotl
{
f MODE TIME DATE YEA: ;
Aim 12 0 OAM i/0: Oc :
or !:*E
vMODE :24H/ 12E
SELECT .4 } CHANGE A V
;ENTER SET EX 1TFE::.
,.—— —-—%
Numeric
buttons ;CLOCK
A‘V
SET *MENU
o0
@Select whether the clock should show 12-hour
AM/PM time or 24-hour time by pressing the A)
7buttons. and then press the pbutton
Ex 12H
KNOTE:
.“24H” 24-nour alsplay
●l~H’ 12-~our AL1/PMdIs~lav
QSet the present time with the numeric or A/~
buttons on the remote control and then press the
➤button (Firs?set the ‘hour’ dlglts and then the
‘minute’ If there ISonly one ‘hour’ or one ‘minute’
dlglt, enter aOfirst )Set AM or PM using the
AM/PM button (12 hour)
Ex 10.28AM
dNOTE:
●If 12Hmoae ~’.as seIecte oIhen set tne AL41~1
IndIcatoi
@Set the year cgts vIIth the numeric or A~
buttons on tne remote con~rol (If there IS onl~
one ‘year dlgl: el[e* aOfirst )
Ex 96
@Press the SET button To return to tne ttiormal
screen press the MENU button
~ruceoures abovy
/’ MEN, ~ Pressthe MENU button
~
TIMES
MENU cMODF ASET Select Item “CLOCK ~IIItPIthe A‘T buttons ana
0+ ]CHANh Z. PRESF-
].
1AN GL’AGL $0 press the SET butter,
;,
11

~Setting the Channel~
your VCR can receive VHF channels OtO 12. and UHF channels 28 to 6g your VCR has 48
programmable channel positions. each of which can be set to any of the above broadcast channels
The channel pos[tlons have been preset al the factory as shown below
YNOTES:
POslt10. Prese$ fV Channe Posl,lo. Prese ‘\ Cnalne ●use ttIeAV4 p Duttons or Ine re~o{~
——————-— —–
8Sm,c9ec cha,l.e COntrOlIC se?the ~SD
1SklPPed Channe gvHF q.Channel ~osltion nJmbers 1 3 4 E11 to ~~ ana
—————— 29 to 46 have ~een factor} se: tGDe s~l~peo when
2VHF 2IC, ,IHC ,~—
Sk,pped Channe the CHANNEL So’ ;button ISused
11.27 SKPDe$Cra.~C
-.—.—- — — -—— ●If tne plctu re IS no! clear
4SKIPpedchan.e 28 UHF 2E
—
“ }’ou want a dIfterent
channel fro~, !+e one preset or Ifyou wlsn ICIreset a
<VHF 5A
–4 —-—–– –– 2Q.46 Sk8cDecch?..el% skipped channe reset the channel as followS
6VHF b
— - ——— ..—— ——— —4 —— -
vHF ?47
AUTO TUNING
PREPARATION
●Selectthe video channel on your TV. Pressthe OPERATE button to tur~ on the VCR
~~ Pressthe MENU button
MENU
TIMER Select Item “CHANNEL PRESET’ with the A~
buttons and press the SET b~tton
0
F:
oSelect Item “AUTO w[th the A‘~ buttons and
cHANNEL PRESET ~
*press the SET button
MANUAL
ASET
od
NOTE:
;I●CHANNELPRESET+as beep ~rese’ to MANU4L at
1SELECT :A V thefactory
ENTER SET Ex?? :MENU ;
t/’
{~, @The channel dls~lay or the TV screen WIII
I:CHC2 \Icontinue through al of the channels and when
~A3TOMAT 1C TUN 1PJG
PLEASE WATT flnlshed the T\/ screen WII!reTurr 10the normal
<
k~*;:;:: I
?screen
?
ii
~f
EXI T:MEIJU ~
k)
MNOTES:
●If additional unwanted channels are found, refer to page 14 to skI~ unwanted channels
●If some charmeIswere unabIeto be found please refer to page 13 for ManualTunIng
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QSetting the Channels
MANUAL TUNING
PREPARATION
●Selectthe \~ldeochannel on your TV Pressthe OPERATE outton :0 turn on the VCR
~Example: Tuning Channel Posit/on3to Broadcast TVChannel 7
I
!\~Pressthe MENU ~utton
MENU
f?IMER \Select tern “CHANNEL PRESET”with the A~V
~MODE
MENU !;::::AGE [A SET buttons and Dressthe SET button
o+~ or $
~v o
j
:
SELECT A~
‘ENTER :SET EXIT MENU i
T\
cHANNEL PRESET oSelect item MANUAL with the Aor 7o~[tons
;AUTO
i~~ Aand press the SET button
SET
f, *O dNOTE:
\i? ●CHANNEL ?~ESET ‘~asoeerl ~reset :0 hIIAhlL’+La:
&\
~SELECT .A~ thefac[or~
;ENTER SET EXIT MENU ~
~
[Preset CH] IQSelect the preset channel pos!tlon number w!th
,~,
~
~PRESET cH mthe numeric or +‘➤buttons and then press
Numeric ~,~A,N,~ ,, the 7button
buttons \FINE TUNING ..1
i
or >$7
SKIP ON ml
</> SELECT :A V cHANGE :4 b
1,
ENTER :SET EXIT :MENU
[Broadcast CH] ~Pressthe numeric buttons or hold down the 4‘
?~
\PRESETCH 3I➤buttons until you see the desired brcadcast
Numeric /~C,A.NE. ~channel on your TV, and then press the Y
buttons ;FINE TUNING 4>
\button
or /*v
SKIP
41 ➤~,ELECT ,A .‘N -~
CHANGE :4b
/ENTER SET EXIT MENU \
L;
[Fine tuning]
n.
~Forfine tuning. Dressthe +or ➤button until the
broadcast channel comes Inclearly on your TV
\=~
INE TUNING m{
i/or
SKIP ON ~‘➤
:SELECT .A ~
/CYANGE :4b
>ENTER
{% SET EXIT :XENU
J
SET
O* Next @If you wish to preset more channels, press SET
Screen button and repeat steps Othrough 6
MENU Normal ~To return to the Normal Screen, press the MENU
0$ Screen buttons
dNOTE:
.Numerlc buttons on the remote Controi can also be used to select chaf~r,e ‘-‘drnbers Press tbIe -- bUttofi to sv\I[ch
between one and two dlglt numbers

~Channel Skip/Cancelling Skip
Channel skip
If there are channel posltlons that are not preset you can skip them with the follov~lngprocedure
PREPARATION
●Turn or)your TVand VCR and selec[ the ~’!deochannel on your TV
~Example: Skip channel posltlon 12 1
MENU ?
TIMER
.MODE
MENU .. ;A
;CLOCK SET
o~~ :LANGUAGE or $
vo
~ SELECT :A ~
‘ ENTEP :SET EXIT :MENU f
+/p >~.
or ~~PRESET cH ~
)
‘Numeric ~~
,
CHANNEL 02
,buttons /FINE TUNING 4b:
‘~”+Normal
Screen
)
~Press the MENU button The MENU screen iA:Il ~
appear
Select Item “CHANNEL PRESET” with the AI7
buttons and press the SET button I
I
~Select Item “MANUAL’ with A‘7buttons anc
press the SET button
oSet the channel posltlon you wish to skip with tOe
+/➤(or numeric) buttons
Ex 12
@Select SKIP setting mode with the A01 Y
button
QPressthe <or ➤button tc select SKlp ON an~
press the SET button
~If you wish to set more channels to be skl~pe~
repeatsteps~througho
@To return to the Norma’ Scree~ press the MENU
button
Canceling skip
PREPARATION
●Turn on your TVand VCR ana seIect the d~dec]channel on your TV
~Example: Resetchannel posltlon 12
●Follow the same procedure ~@InChannel skip and thet~the procedure ~–~ Delow
<’b —
or m:~oSelect tne channel posltlor yoL Lk!shto uns~i: ~
~ ~PREs ET cH
()
,
Numeric ~with the +‘➤(or numerlc)bu:?ons
CHANNEL 02 I
buttons IF I NE TU N I NG 4}. EA 1?
~OSelect SKIP setting mode by ~ressng the Aor I
IYbutton I
4~@Pressthe <OK ➤b“tton to seiect SKIP OFEanc ~
m, ;~SF IFoN ~~ipress the SET button
i’ @If ~oh w,s~-lto unsk,p more cran:les repeat i
steps othrough oI
MENU
0$ Normal t9To ret,rn to ?heNorma Screep Dressthe MENU
Screen button
I
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~M enu Screen
~Turnon your TVand select the video channel
~Press the OPERATE button to turn on the VCR and ~~enpress he
MENU button to dispiay the MENU screen
oSelect the Item you want by pressing the Aor Voulton 2F ;he
remote control Refer to the pages Ilsted be!ow ‘or aetalIs on =ach
Item
Thefollowlng 5Itemscan Deset by using the On Screen Display ~QSD)
1TIMER Se[tlng atimer recording (and :hec~ ‘~g It)
(See page 26 for the setting procedure )
2MODE VCR operating conditions are set accorc~ngto
MENU
the broadcast reception and tape ~lavback conditions (See page 16 )
3’ CHANNELPRESET Setting the channels (See page 12)
4CLOCK Setting the Presenttime (See Page ~~
5LANGUAGE SelectIon of language to be usec for the 2[1SCree~Display (See page 10 )
~Presstne SET button The screen changes to the tern wnlch ,c~ have selected
@To cancel the MENUscreen. press the MENU button
~OSD (On Screen Display)
The tape counter and VCR mode can be shown on the screen .vr11e you are pIaylng back atape cr
watching abroadcast on the video cnannel Display example rSPICTUREISharp
bPLAY.X2 ~SuDer PICt~re)
Programme c$annel
➤>VSF,FF Operating mode YU,o,l,lo”
1
qd VSR, REW i‘pj;;:::To!, :,,~~ , ;
■STOP.CASSETTE IN Tape speed —;sp ISTOP —Audio output Indicator
11:3OAM I L R ~
1~ (OnlyforVC-H600X~
[]pF.ADV Slmlple /
[[b SLOW Recording timer ;Tape remalrrg
?
II STILL Clock d!splay II::;;:A:6 ;‘REM ;::::00 :tor DPSS)
●REC Calendar display I
\H’
Real?Ime coi, --er JDPSS ~Dss ; ;
,11 REC PAUSE
ti NOTE:
. If the clock ISnot set, the time and date WIII not be displayed
How to Display Indicators
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Q
Q
Turn on your TVand select the video channel.
Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on the VCR Mode Indlcalcrs are displayed In the AUTO display
screen
Eachtime the MODE OSD button ISpressed the screen changes as follows
OAUTODisplay ~@FULLDisplay a 0 COUNTERDisplay –+ ~Displayoff
4——-— —
AUTO Display
When an operation button, numeric button or CHANNEL ~/~ D“:ton ISpressed, the current mode o“
the number of the channel VVIIIbe displayed Inthe upper section Q
‘:he TVscreen for about 3seconds
dNOTE:
●When you record avideo SIgnal outPuL
tfrom thIs VCR on another /C Poress ‘tie MODE OSD bu~?cIto seec‘
Dlsplav Off (If the mode ‘nd~caforis ds~la~ea on :he screen II saIsc e‘c’ded J’1 the {ape )
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~Mode Selection
You can set the basic functions IIsted Inthe table below on the MODEselection screen
PREPARATION
●Turn on your TVand select the video channel. Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on the VCR
\
MENU
MENU
i,ELECTAvi
;ENTERSET EX1-MENU
!
IColour] .
~ ~COLOUR
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~ ‘LUE BACK : :;;
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AUTO RENTAL ●OFF
REPEAT
!ON -
JUST REC ~oFF ~$v
t
I➤
1SELECT AVCHANGE 4b
~ENTER SET EXIT .MENU
[Blue back]
>cOLOUR
~~BLUE BACK mt~~ I
AUTO RENTAL -OFF
3REPEAT ~~ m
i‘UST ‘Ec -OFF
\I
I
~SELECT :A ~CHANGE :4 ●j
jENTER SET EXIT :MENU /
v
[Auto Rental]
iSELECT :A TcHANGE 4b~
‘ENTER SET EXIT MENU
[Repeat]
r)
[JustREC]
CO LOUR
BLUE BACK
AUTO RENTAL
REPEAT
~J.sT REc
sELECT A-
ENTER SET
CHANGE .4 b;
EXIT MENU !
SET
o$Normal
Screen
~Pressthe MENU button
~Select the MODE selectlorl moue with the AT
buttons, and then press the SET button I
oSelect the COLOUR mode by pressing the + ~
➤buttons, and then press the Vbutton
(For details, see Colour Mode onpage 19 )
I
AUTO. Usually select AUTO mode
PAL Strict ‘AL colour mode
oSelect the BLUE BACK mode by pressing the 4
/➤buttons, and then press the 7button
AUTO ,. Usually select AUTO
Ablue 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 playback of apoorly
recorded tape
@Select the AUTO RENTALmoue by pressing the
</➤buttons, and then press the 7button
(For details, see Auto Rental Mode on page 19 )
@Select the REPEATmode b~ oressln9 the 4‘➤
buttons. and then press the Vbutton
(For details see Auto Repeat on page 29 )
@Select the JUST RECmode by pressing the +/
➤buttons. and then press tne Vbutton
(For details see Intelligent Timer Recording
(JUST REC) on page 27 )
~Press the SET button tc ‘e~urp to the norn’a’
screen

~Playback
Inserting aVideo Cassette
Gen:] nsert the video cassette !nto the cassette compar~~,entThe VCR turns on automatlcallv lf lhe
casset!e ISinserted !ncorrectly the Ioaalng sys~emwII no~‘~.jnctlon Co nor tcrce the cassette nto ‘h-
VCR ‘~Vhenthe cassette nas neen procerlv IOaded appears on {he VCRdls~iay
To removethe cassette press the EJECT button during stoo mode
Playback
PREPARATION OPERATE–
QT~Jrl on your TVand select the VI deo channet
Insert acasse~te
IPLAY
JI
OPERATE S72?EJECT
(This ptctureISfor\JC-W600X)
RE\J~—
STOP—
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\-—-’
(This picture IS
ror \JC-H600X)
~Pressthe OPERATE button to turn on :he \JCR
@Insertacassette
oPress the PLAY/X2 button (The auto tracKlng control system engages and “➤“flashes on the
VCRdisplay for afew seconds )
@To stop playback, press the STOP button (If the tape reaches Its end, the VCR .vIII automatically
rewind the tape to the beglnnlng, eject the cassette, ana turn off the power )
Video Search (with the Remote Control)
Use the followlng procedure to quickly find the section you want. wh!le vlewlng !he picture
ODuring playback, press the FF button for forward video search, or the REW burton for reverse
search
There are 2search speeds In each dlrectlon The VCR switches between them each time the
button ISpressed,
@Pressthe PLAY/X2 button to resume normal playback
WNOTE:
●Durlng .ldeo searcnof atape recorded n[he LP moue the IUoGeroart of lhe~IctL~re mav be skej~~edto one sIde
Fast Forwarding and Rewinding (with the Remote Control)
~To move through the cassette faster Dressthe STOP burton and then press the FF or REW button
to fast forwara or rewind the cassette IThe ~lcture cannel be ~flewea In fh~smode )
@Press the STOP button to stop fast ~orwardor iewlnd
#NOTE:
●If you ~seother than E-90 -E-180 cassettes .ast ‘or~vardand re~~lrlJImav‘ake scr~~e~~};ailorlger
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mPlayback
Shuttle System
The shuttle system lets you control all the basic playback functions using just tne snuttle ring
dNOTE:
.~I,; st~jt+lsr~,g Goesno~rotale 360
DURING STOP MODE Fast Forward and Rewind
:.
Turn the ring either to the right or the left and release II (Ttle s~ut:le
ring WIIIreturn to centre )
PressIne STOP button to stoo fas?forward or re~~nd
DURING PLAY MODE Video Search
●Turn the ring to the left or the rlghi during playback to enter VSF(Vldec
Search Forward) or VSR (Video Search Reverse) mode Select fro~
two speeds by turning the ring Releasethe ring (the shuttle ring returns
to centre) to return to playback
““SF*1.During playback turning the ring alithe way to the left or right locks the
*VCR In VSF (Video Searc~ Forward) or VSR (Vlaeo Search Reverse)
.:q 2mode Pressthe PLAY/X2 button to return 10regular ~lavback
‘O’a,
TAPE SPEED
VSFIVSR VSFIVSR
,(1) (2) ,
SP/LP iX3 x7 ,
Slow Motion Playback (with the Remote Control)
~1 ~Press the SLOW buttop on the remote control Curing plavback1,.’-
,6w_dz~ ,@ ~::::::w:,::;, butIo(totn.,h@’+”~ s\:~Put:;~;;
vary tne SIow motlor ~Iavback speed between
~~ Pressthe PLAY/X2 butlon to resume normal plavback
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mPlayback
Still Picture and Frame Advance
o
Q
o
0
Q
Press the PAUSE/STILL (F.ADV) GIJ[tGn
during playback ThIs wII freeze the pIc:ure
Gnyour TV
if noise bars apoear on the screen aurlng SIIII
~lcture set your VCR to the slow moae anc
press the CHANNEL ;i; ~uttons TOmake
the noise disappear Then press the PAUSE/
STILL (F.ADV) button again
If there IS ver~lcal j!tter durlng StllIPICtIJre
Playback, press the CHANNEL ;,/; buttons
to stop the ~ltter
~ress the PAUSE/STl LL (F.ADV) []~~ton
dur!ng still moae for ‘rame adva~ce
Press the PLAY/X2 ~utlon again ;O ~es~,me
normal playback
Double Speed Playback
~Press the PLAY/X2 button during playback
The tape WIII be played back at twice the
normal speed,
@Press the PLAY/X2 ~u~ton to resume normal
playback
WNOTES:
cSound Is muted durlng vdeo searc nSIO’.Vmotion st!II
picture frameadvance and dou~le speed playback
.To avo Iddamage to the [ape jou r‘JCR~vIII fes ume
normal playback after about 5minutes of slow mctlon
playbackand still picture
●During slow motion stil Iirame advance ana double
speed playback filth atace recorded In [he LP moae
the upper part of the picture mav be skewed ‘o one
side
Colour Mode
If acolour recording”s quality ISpoor, 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 on page 16.)
~COLOUR -PAL
m
BLUE BACK . OFF
AUTO RENTAL ●OFF
REPEAT oN -
ZUST REC -OFF
SELECT :AwCHANGE :4 b
ENTER :SET EXIT :MENU
(Selectvvlth4orFbutton )
~AUTOmode
I*
Strict PALcolourrnoae
*
Then press SET button
rNOTE:
the \JCR IS playl ng oack ablack and ,vhlte :a~e cr ,s
recelvlng ablack and ,vhl[e brcadcast the picture mav
be coloured In this event set ih~ COLOURmode on th,;
MODEselectlonscreen[o AUTO mode
Auto Tracking Control System
I
II
I,.
Auto Head Cleaning System
When the tape Is Insertedor ejecte a, thIs s~s[e~
au[omatlcal Iy cleans the drum and heaas tiiItn a
special roller before recording or plavback begl~s
protecting the heads and drum from alrt ard
preserving beautiful ~lcture quallty
Quick Start with Full Loading
Mechanism
Your VCR has astandby function (Full Load II-,g
Mechanism) to allow Immediate recorclng and
playback
After pressing the REC or PLAY/X2 button It ta~es
about 2seconds until recording or playback s
engaged when In the standby mode
Auto Rental Mode
(This function only wcrks when AUTO RENTAL
mode on the MODEselectlonscreen ISset to ON )
The convenient auto rental mode lets you enjov
playback with ease When you insert acassette ~~lth
the erasure protection tab removed (rental Jldeos
etc ), your VCR automatlcal ly turns Gnthe pc,’~er
winds the tape forward to find the recorded sectlcn
and plays back the tape When the tape reaches the
end of recorded section, the VCR automatl ca!1~
re~vlndsthe tape, ejects It and turns off the power
YNOTES:
●/f there Is more than a 15 second unrecord ea see: c,.
●
~et,veen recorded sections the tape vII autcma!lc av
stoDand rewind To }~atchthe nevl recoraed se:: c‘1
press the STOP button fast forivard to that sectic~ SI’LI
olay the tape
If t!le erasure orctectlon hole IScovered [jress ‘he PLAY/
x2button dtter the pov~er ‘~1rr;s.;~, au[crr atcaI/. ,#u‘~
Rentalh,lode does not f~ork )
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mPlayback
BlueBack
Set the BLUE BACK mode to AUTOon the MCDE-select!on screeP ISee ModeSelection~n cage :6~
This function eliminates mon!tor noise and mu[es sound during ~layback of unrecorded oor[lofls ;{ a
tape, and when recelv[ng anorl-broadcasting channel Blue Back VIII also a~cear f:~e VCR sse! ‘o
the AUXIIiary Input (LINT IN)mode but no video slgnal Is ted to the \~CR(The BLUE BACK mcde Is set
to AUTOat the factory, )
dNOTES:
sBIue Back does not functlon dur]ng stlII pIcture varlabIe slow motlon ar dJceo searcP
●BIue Back may lot ~unctlon ~roperIy If the 0roadcast slgna!s100s[rcng !;r:00 :~eak
●Blue Back cannot be recorUed
.If[he antenna sIgnal Is weak whIIe recoraIng a T\] ~rogramme Iorf‘~e 1P~tsIg‘a, s,ikeak .’~~1e ‘3Pe c~LQ~“;:
~hemonItor screen may IU rn bIue back sInc e[he IJr)it ~av fio[ rec)~~~Ize ,vpetr er Jr
recelvea In this event. set the BLUE SCREEPJmoae to OFF
Full Auto Playback
This function only works when AUTO RENTALmode on the MODE selec!~onIS
Full Auto Playback iets you enjoy playback ~lth ease ‘~~henyou insert acassette ,vlth the erasure
protection tab removed, your VCRautomatically turns on the ~ower and plays ~ack the tape ‘rVhent!le
tape reaches Its end, the VCRautomatically rewinds the tape e!ects it and [urns off the power
dNOTE:
●If the erasure protection hole Is covered press !be PLAY/X2 button after ~he~chverttirplson auto~at~caIl\J
(~n!y forVC=H600x)
Playbackof Hi-FiRecordedTapes
ThisVCRwill play back both video and audio-only tapes recorded in the Ht-Fimode.
#NOTE:
sStereosound output is anly passibieusing the AUDIOOUTterminals.Soundfrom fhe radiofrequencyconverter(RFOUT)
ISmonoonly.Ablue screenwill appear if audio-onlyHi-Fitapes are pfayedback
AudioOutputMode
The audio output mode is controlled by the AUDIO OUT button on the remote control. The VCR is
normalfy set to the Hi-Fi mode, with Mand Hdispiayed on the VCR display, and normal stereo sound
output.
Select ❑,and only the Hi-Fi Left channel aud~ois heard from both the Right and Left speakers.
Select H, and only the Hi-Fi Right channel audio is heard from both the Right and Left speakers.
If you select the mono linear track, Mand ~will disappear.
#NOTES:
●Shouldthe Hi-Fioutput level be poor,the VCRwilfautornattcallyselectthe monolineartrackoutput.
●Whenplayfng back tapes wh~chhaveonly Hi-Fisound recorded: if Hf-Fisound ISnot reproduced, or if thereis somenoise
inthe audio, presstheCHANNELISor@buttonUntilthesoundimProves
AdjustingHi-FiAudioTracking
(To adjust the Hi-Fi tracking manually when playing back apoorly recorded Hi-Fitape)
.~orma]ly you can simultaneously press and hold both CHANNEL@/@buttonstoobtaintheoPtiMal
Hi-Fi audio tracking.
. If H~-Fiaudio is unstable (frequent dropouts, etc. )with arental video, atape recorded on another
VCR, restore normal tracking white playing back the tape as described below:
o
@Simultaneously press the CHANNEL @/Qbuttons
Press the CHANNEL~button repeatedly at equal, short Intervals
disappear from the VCRdisplay.
Press the CHANNEL@button in the same manner while countin9
and Hindicators reappear and then disappear again.
Press the CHANNELGbutton again for half the number of times
obtain optimal tracking.
until the Qand HIndicators
button operations until the ❑
counted In step oabove to
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