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- Page 1 VC-MH741SM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL SHARP SUPER PICTURE 4 HEAD LONG PLAY AUTO CLOCK AUTO TUNING...
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Page 3: Vcr Remote Control
VCR REMOTE CONTROL STANDBY 14. BASIC SHARP TV OPERATE 1. STANDBY CONTROLS 2. INPUT SELECT 15. VOLUME INPUT SELECT 16. ZERO BACK 3. CHILD LOCK ZERO SKIP TIMER AUDIO ON/OFF SEARCH BACK 4. TIMER ON/OFF 17. SKIP SEARCH 5.AUDIO OUT MENU 18. - Page 4 This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG-Richtlinien 89/336/EWG und 73/23/EWG mit Änderung 93/68/EWG. Ce matériel répond aux exigences contenues dans les directives 89/336/CEE et 73/23/CEE modifiées par la directive 93/68/CEE. Dit apparaat voldoet aan de eisen van de richtlijnen 89/336/EEG en 73/23/EEG, gewijzigd door 93/68/EEG.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
741 eng.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM CONTENTS BEFORE USING YOUR VCR Important notes on your VCR ....................... 2 Unpacking the accessories......................3 INSTALLING YOUR VCR Connecting the cables ......................... 4 Tuning the TV into the VCR......................5 Auto installation.......................... -
Page 6: Before Using Your Vcr Important Notes On Your Vcr
• ... place any heavy object or liquid on top of the VCR. If liquid drops inside the VCR unplug immediately and contact your SHARP dealer. Do not use the VCR. • ... insert or drop anything into the tape... -
Page 7: Unpacking The Accessories
741 eng.book Page 3 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BEFORE USING YOUR VCR UNPACKING THE ACCESSORIES CHECK ALL THESE ACCESSORIES ARE SUPPLIED WITH YOUR VCR. CONTACT YOUR DEALER IF ANY ARE MISSING. (TYPE AA/R6/UM3) BATTERIES (X2) REMOTE for the remote control unit. CONTROL RF CONNECTION For a more... -
Page 8: Installing Your Vcr Connecting The Cables
741 eng.book Page 4 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM INSTALLING YOUR VCR CONNECTING THE CABLES AERIAL OR CATV CABLE Connect your existing aerial ANTENNA IN cable to the socket on your VCR. Connect the VCR to the mains Optional: Connect your Connect your TV Satellite receiver or decoder to... -
Page 9: Tuning The Tv Into The Vcr
741 eng.book Page 5 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM INSTALLING YOUR VCR TUNING THE TV INTO THE VCR IMPORTANT NOTE: By pressing the STANDBY button, the VCR will toggle between STANDBY and LOW POWER modes. The VCR display will not be illuminated in low power mode. -
Page 10: Auto Installation
741 eng.book Page 6 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM INSTALLING YOUR VCR AUTO INSTALLATION Press STOP to switch on your VCR. This model will automatically tune in the TV channels in your area, sort them into a standard order and set the clock. The screen opposite should be showing on your TV. -
Page 11: Basic Operation
To remove minor contamination run a video tape in visual search mode. If this fails, you will need to have the heads cleaned by a SHARP Service Facility. Please note, if cleaning is necessary it is not covered by the guarantee. -
Page 12: Pausing And Slow Motion
741 eng.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE SHARP SUPER PICTURE should enhance the picture quality during playback. It is normally set to ON. To turn SHARP SUPER PICTURE on or off press SUPER P. -
Page 13: Fast Forwarding/Rewinding A Video Tape
741 eng.book Page 9 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE FAST FORWARDING/REWINDING A VIDEO TAPE Press STOP ) to stop the video tape. Press FAST FORWARD REWIND ) on the remote control or turn the shuttle ring on the VCR to the Right/Left and release. -
Page 14: Immediate Recording
741 eng.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION IMMEDIATE RECORDING SELECTION OF A CHANNEL Select the channel by using the number buttons on the remote control, or select the next/previous channel by pressing CHANNEL AM/PM To change between single digit and 2-digit channel numbers, press For example, for channel 24, press AM/PM then press... -
Page 15: How To Use To Make A Recording
741 eng.book Page 11 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO USE TO MAKE A RECORDING • appears on the VCR display, press TIMER ON/OFF before starting. • Check that the clock is displaying the correct time. SHOWVIEW allows you to program the VCR to record up to eight programmes using the SHOWVIEW numbers published in TV listings... - Page 16 741 eng.book Page 12 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO USE TO MAKE A RECORDING If your VCR has long play facility and you wish to change the RECORDING SPEED , use the [ ] to highlight SP. Press [ 1 / 2 to select standard play (SP) or long play (LP) DA T E...
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Page 17: How To Set A Delayed Recording
741 eng.book Page 13 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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. 12-hour clock operation can be selected from the manual clock setting menu. - Page 18 741 eng.book Page 14 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING Enter the start time using the [ ] or the NUMBER BUTTONS hours first then minutes 1 / 2 (when entering less than 10 minutes add a '0' DA T E P R S T AR T S T OP before the number), for example for 21:05 start,...
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Page 19: Checking, Changing And Cancelling A Recording
741 eng.book Page 15 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION HOW TO SET A DELAYED RECORDING CHECKING, CHANGING AND CANCELLING A RECORDING CHECKING A RECORDING MENU SCREEN If in TIMER STANDBY mode, press TIMER ON/OFF to exit. T I ME R Press STOP to switch on the VCR. -
Page 20: Advanced Operation
741 eng.book Page 16 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM ADVANCED OPERATION (HiFi VCR’S ONLY) 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. -
Page 21: Connecting To Audio Equipment
741 eng.book Page 17 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM ADVANCED OPERATION (HiFi VCR’S ONLY) AUDIO AND YOUR VCR CONNECTING TO AUDIO EQUIPMENT The diagram below shows how to connect your VCR to audio equipment. When connected in this way stereo sound is possible from the speakers. EXISTING AERIAL CABLE BACK OF... -
Page 22: Playback Of A Video Tape
741 eng.book Page 18 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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. -
Page 23: Playing Back An Ntsc Tape
741 eng.book Page 19 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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. -
Page 24: Digital Display
741 eng.book Page 20 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM ADVANCED OPERATION DIGITAL DISPLAY TIME OF DAY Shows current time of day, if the clock is set. Press DISPLAY until the time of day appears. For example, 21:20 appears: OPERATION MODE Shows status of tape. -
Page 25: Blue Mute
741 eng.book Page 21 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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 to disable this feature. -
Page 26: Searching The Video Tape
741 eng.book Page 22 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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: Press PLAY/X2 ) to start the video tape playing. -
Page 27: Recording From Other Equipment
741 eng.book Page 23 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM ADVANCED OPERATION RECORDING FROM OTHER EQUIPMENT You can record video and audio signals from various sources, for example a camcorder, onto a video tape using your VCR. For example, recording from a camcorder connected to LINE 2 IN/DECODER on your VCR: Optional Scart connection (not supplied) Mono/Stereo Camcorder Load tape into the VCR. -
Page 28: Decoder Switching Operation
741 eng.book Page 24 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM ADVANCED OPERATION DECODER SWITCHING OPERATION If you connect a separate decoder to the VCR connected to L2 as previously shown, you will need to set the decoder function to ON in order to record the descrambled signal and/or watch it on your TV. -
Page 29: Special Features On Your Vcr Low Power Feature
741 eng.book Page 25 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR LOW POWER FEATURE To meet new power regulations your VCR can be placed in LOW POWER mode. In LOW POWER mode the VCR power consumption is reduced to below 2 Watt. LOW POWER MODE Press STAND BY... -
Page 30: Customised Installation Manually Tuning A Channel
741 eng.book Page 26 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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. MENU Press Press [... -
Page 31: Broadcast And Catv Channels
741 eng.book Page 27 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION BROADCAST AND CATV CHANNELS Real Real Station Station Channel Channel Signals Signals Numbers Numbers S01/S21 CH:02 CH:75 S02/S22 CH:03 CH:76 /S03/ CH:04 CH:77 CH:05 CH:78 CH:06 CH:79 CH:07 CH:80 CH:08 CH:85... -
Page 32: Manually Sorting Channels
741 eng.book Page 28 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS SORTING THE CHANNELS INTO YOUR PREFERRED ORDER When your VCR tunes in broadcast channels automatically it sorts them into a standard order using teletext information. You can change the order of the channels with the following procedure. -
Page 33: Deleting Channels
741 eng.book Page 29 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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. Press MENU MENU SCREEN Press [ ] to select SET UP. -
Page 34: Re-Naming Channels
741 eng.book Page 30 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS RE-NAMING CHANNELS When your VCR tunes in broadcast channels automatically, it names them using teletext information. You can change the name of a channel with the following procedure. Press MENU MENU SCREEN... -
Page 35: Changing The On-Screen Display Language
741 eng.book Page 31 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION CHANGING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY LANGUAGE Changing the language used by the on-screen display will not change the operation of the VCR or make it suitable for any other broadcast standard. Press MENU Press [... -
Page 36: More Information About Your Vcr Vcr Digital Display
741 eng.book Page 32 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR VCR DIGITAL DISPLAY STOP 12 11 TIMER indicator. AUDIO OUTPUT indicators. RECORDING indicator. CHILD LOCK indicator. AM/PM indicators. STOP indicator. VCR mode indicator. PRESET CHANNEL indicator. -
Page 37: On-Screen Display
741 eng.book Page 33 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM 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. -
Page 38: Specifications
741 eng.book Page 34 Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:35 AM MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VCR SPECIFICATIONS Format: VHS PAL standard Number of heads: Four heads Video signal system:: PAL/MESECAM colour or monochrome signal: 625 lines Hi-Fi audio recording Deep layer recording system conforming to system: stereo Hi-Fi VHS standard. -
Page 39: Troubleshooting
• Adjust the tracking using CHANNEL snowy. buttons. • Try another tape. • The video heads may have been contaminated - refer to a SHARP Service Facility. Tape is automatically • The record-protection tab has been removed. ejected when pressing REC ( ) or TIMER ON/OFF buttons. - Page 40 SHARP CORPORATION SHARP ELECTRONICS (EUROPE) GmbH Sonninstraße 3, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Printed in U.K. TINS-3577UMZZ...