Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit VC-MH715HM du fabricant Sharp
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● AUTO TUNING ● SHARP SUPER PICTURE ● NICAM Hi-Fi STEREO ● 6 HEAD EXTENDED PLA Y ● CHILD LOCK ● NTSC SIMPLE PLA YBACK VC-MH715HM VC-MH705HM VC-MH705LM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERA TION MA.
SAFETY W ARNINGS Obser ve all warnings for your safety and to ensure trouble free use of your VCR. INFORMA TION Additional information complements instructions. Dear SHARP Customer Thank you for buying this SHARP VCR. Given proper care it will provide years of entertainment for the whole family .
VCR REMOTE CONTROL VCR FRONT P ANEL/REMOTE CONTROL EQUIV ALENT FUNCTIONS. If you prefer , or if remote control batteries fail, you will need to use the VCR front panel controls.
SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) Ltd . TINS-A079UMN1 Printed in U.K. This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. • Specifications are subject to change without notice as part of our policy of continuous improvement.
1 CONTENTS BEFORE USING YOUR VCR Important notes on your VCR ....................................................................................................... 2 Unpacking the accessories ..........................................................
2 www.sharp.co.uk/support BEFORE USING YOUR VCR IMPORTANT NOTES ON YOUR VCR IDEAL VCR LOCATION PLACE THE VCR.. • ... on a flat level surface away from radiators or other heat sources and out of direct sunlight. • ... and video tapes away from magnetic sources such as speakers or microwave ovens.
3 www.sharp.co.uk/support BEFORE USING YOUR VCR UNPACKING THE ACCESSORIES To fit the batteries into the remote control Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote control. Fit the batteries: to and to terminals. Place the battery cover back into position.
4 www.sharp.co.uk/support INSTALLING YOUR VCR CONNECTING THE CABLES ✔ The VCR is correctly connected. AERIAL IN ENTREE ANTENNE AERIAL OUT SORTIE ANTENNE LINE1(I)IN /OUT SON/VIDEO (L1/I) AA013 L IN E.
5 www.sharp.co.uk/support INSTALLING YOUR VCR AUTO TUNING PROCEDURE This model automatically tunes the TV channels for your area. If the VCR has not previously been tuned-in, instructions will be given on screen to guide you through this procedure. 1.
6 www.sharp.co.uk/support INSTALLING YOUR VCR AUTO TUNING CONTINUED 6. Press the SET button to store the RF channel setting and continue with the installation. 7. Ensure your Aerial/Scart cables are connected to your VCR and then press the SET button to confirm.
7 www.sharp.co.uk/support INSTALLING YOUR VCR On completion the MOVE MENU will appear showing all the channels the VCR was able to tune in. By pressing MODE OSD button, the VCR will change to a blue background. This may help you see which channel your VCR has tuned in.
8 www.sharp.co.uk/support INSTALLING YOUR VCR The clock setting screen will now appear. To set the time and date follow the steps below: 1. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select either 12 or 24 hour clock operation. 2. Press [ / ] to select TIME.
9 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION SCART LEAD CONNECTION (NOT SUPPLIED) A scart lead can be connected at any time. It is recommended to connect your TV and VCR in this way as it will provide improved picture and sound quality. Please refer to the connection diagram on page 4.
10 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE • For double speed playback (without sound), press the PLAY/X2 button again. • To revert to normal playback, press the PLAY/X2 button again. • To stop the video tape, press STOP .
11 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE FAST FORWARDING/REWINDING A VIDEO TAPE 1. Press STOP to stop the video tape. 2. Press the FAST FORWARD / REWIND buttons on the remote control or on the VCR front panel. 3. To stop fast forward/rewind, press STOP .
12 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION IMMEDIATE RECORDING CONTINUED TAPE SPEED SELECTION Your VCR has three tape speeds: SP (Standard Play) , LP (Long Play) and EP (Extended Play). Press the TAPE SPEED button on the remote control to select the desired setting.
13 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO USE THE VIDEO Plus+ ® SYSTEM TO MAKE A RECORDING (VC-MH715HM ONLY) Before you start! • If the Timer Standby symbol appears on the VCR display, press the TIMER ON/OFF button to remove the symbol. • Check that the VCR clock is displaying the correct time.
14 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO USE THE VIDEO Plus+ ® SYSTEM TO MAKE A RECORDING (VC-MH715HM ONLY) 6. If you wish to change the RECORDING SPEED , use the [/] to highlight SP. Press [ / ] to select either standard play (SP), long play (LP) or extended play (EP) as required.
15 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING You can make a maximum of eight delayed recordings up to a year in advance. The example shown is for 24-hour clock operation. To change to12-hour clock operation refer to the MANUALLY SETTING THE CLOCK section of this manual.
16 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING 7. Enter the start time using the[ / ] or NUMBER BUTTONS , hours first then minutes (when entering less than 10 hours or minutes add a '0' before the number), for example for 21:05 start, press 2 1 0 5 .
17 www.sharp.co.uk/support BASIC OPERATION HOW TO CHECK, CHANGE AND CANCEL A DELAYED RECORDING Before you start! • If the Timer Standby symbol appears on the VCR display, press the TIMER ON/OFF button to remove the symbol. CHECKING A RECORDING 1. Press STOP to switch on the VCR.
18 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION AUDIO AND YOUR VCR HI-FI STEREO SOUND Stereo sound is possible from this VCR if you have a stereo TV connected to the VCR with a scart lead, or audio equipment connected with audio phono leads. The VCR is normally set so that stereo sound is possible.
19 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION AUDIO AND YOUR VCR CONNECTING TO AUDIO EQUIPMENT The diagram below shows how to connect your VCR to audio equipment.
20 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION PLAYBACK OF A VIDEO TAPE CHECKING THE AMOUNT OF TAPE REMAINING When you load a video tape into the VCR it can calculate approximately the amount of video tape remaining in hours and minutes. This is useful in determining whether or not there is sufficient tape left to make a recording.
21 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION PLAYBACK OF A VIDEO TAPE PLAYING BACK AN NTSC TAPE NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is a different TV standard to PAL and is used in some Non-European Countries. Your VCR can playback pre-recorded NTSC tapes onto a PAL system TV, but cannot record an NTSC signal onto a video tape.
22 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION LCD DISPLAY TIME OF DAY Shows current time of day, if the clock is set. Press the DISPLAY button until the time of day appears. For example, 21:20 appears: CHANNEL STATUS Shows the current VCR channel preset.
23 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION 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 in the mode menu to disable this feature.
24 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE SKIP SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE You can search the tape in 30 second time intervals. To do this follow the procedure below: 1. Press PLAY/X2 to start the video tape playing. 2. Press the SKIP SEARCH button on the remote control.
25 www.sharp.co.uk/support ADVANCED OPERATION RECORDING FROM OTHER EQUIPMENT You can record video and audio signals from various external sources, such as a camcorder, onto a video tape using your VCR. For example, recording from a camcorder connected to LINE 2 IN/DECODER on your VCR: 1.
26 www.sharp.co.uk/support OTHER FEATURES ON YOUR VCR CHILD LOCK You can lock your VCR with this feature. It will work even when the VCR is in STANDBY, preventing children from operating the VCR. TO ENGAGE CHILD LOCK Press and hold the CHILD LOCK button on the remote control for about 2 seconds.
27 www.sharp.co.uk/support OTHER FEATURES ON YOUR VCR DECODER SWITCHING OPERATION If you have a separate decoder connected to the VCR’s L2 input as previously shown in the “Connecting the Cables” section, you will need to set the decoder function to ON in order to record the descrambled signal and/or watch it on your TV.
28 www.sharp.co.uk/support CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY TUNING A CHANNEL • It should not be necessary to tune in a broadcast channel manually except in unusual circumstances such as poor signal. To manually tune in a channel follow the procedure below.
29 www.sharp.co.uk/support CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS SORTING THE CHANNELS INTO YOUR PREFERRED ORDER 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select SET UP. Press the SET button to confirm. 3. Press [ / ] to select CHANNEL SORT.
30 www.sharp.co.uk/support CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS DELETING CHANNELS If there is a channel you wish to delete from the VCR memory, you can follow the procedure below. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select SET UP.
31 www.sharp.co.uk/support CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SETTING THE CLOCK This procedure will allow you to set the clock manually. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the [ / ] menu select buttons to select SET UP. Press the SET button to confirm. 3.
32 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR VCR DISPLAY NOTE: SELECTING THE OUTPUT FROM THE VCR If your VCR is connected to your TV with a scart lead, when you start to play a video tape the VCR will automatically switch its output so that playback picture is shown on the TV.
33 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR ON-SCREEN DISPLAY All the information you need on the VCR status will be summarised on the on-screen display. If you are recording, playing back a tape or watching a broadcast on the video channel you can call up three standard on-screen displays.
34 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR SPECIFICATIONS • Specifications are subject to change without notice as part of our policy of continuous improvement.
35 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE! The following conditions do not always denote trouble.
36 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR TROUBLESHOOTING AREA PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE/CURE RECORDING The VIDEO Plus+ system does not record desired programme. (VC-MH715HM only) • Ensure date and time are correctly set on the VCR. TAPE TRANSPORT/ MECHANISM Tape can not be loaded.
37 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR VCR RESET 1. Press the STOP button on the front of the VCR. 2. Press and hold MENU and CHANNEL UP buttons together on the front of the VCR for 10 seconds. ✔ VCR RESET IS NOW COMPLETE Please continue with your previous procedure.
38 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR GUARANTEE SHARP Electronics (UK) Ltd. (hereafter called Sharp) guarantee to provide for the repair, or at its option the replacement, of this product subject to the conditions listed below: 1.
39 www.sharp.co.uk/support MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR CONNECTING TO THE MAINS This VCR is suitable only for connection to UK mains. The unit is fitted with a moulded 3-pin mains plug with a 3-amp fuse. The VCR does not have a mains power switch. When connected to the mains, the unit will draw current at all times to power the clock.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Sharp VC-MH715HM c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Sharp VC-MH715HM - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sharp VC-MH715HM, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sharp VC-MH715HM va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sharp VC-MH715HM, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Sharp VC-MH715HM.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Sharp VC-MH715HM. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sharp VC-MH715HM ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
