VC-M303 (serv.man17). Operation Manual - Part 1 - Front cover and contents - Sharp VCR User Guide / Operation Manual

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● CHILD LOCK
● SHARP SUPER PICTURE

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SAFETY WARNINGS
Observe all warnings for your safety and to ensure trouble free use 
of your VCR.

INFORMATION 
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. Please read this operation manual carefully before
attempting to operate the VCR.

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3. CHILD LOCK

16. TV VOLUME

+

22. MODE ON SCREEN

DISPLAY

24. CHANNEL 

/

20. MENU SELECT 

28. PAUSE/STILL

8. AM/PM or

27. PLAY/X2

23. DISPLAY

17. ZERO BACK

5.AUDIO OUT 

(This button

has no function with this VCR)

9. REWIND

26. FAST FORWARD

11.STOP 

(The STOP button is

also used to switch on the VCR.)

12. TAPE SPEED (SP/LP)

13. SLOW

29. DPSS

SLOW SPEED 

/

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2. INPUT SELECT

6. MENU

19. SET

21. CLEAR

10. RECORD

18. SKIP SEARCH

15. BASIC SHARP TV

CONTROLS

1. STANDBY  

4. TIMER ON/OFF

7. SV/V+/TIMER

25. INPUT SELECT

30. TV/VCR 

(This button

has no function with this VCR)

/

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VCR FRONT PANEL/REMOTE CONTROL EQUIVALENT FUNCTIONS.
If you prefer, or if remote control batteries fail, you will need to use the VCR front panel controls. The only
differences in function are shown below:

FUNCTION

OSD

(On-Screen Display)

Moving UP/DOWN menu
Moving LEFT/RIGHT menu

OPERATION WITH REMOTE

CONTROL

/      Menu Select buttons
/      Menu Select buttons 

OPERATION WITH VCR

FRONT PANEL

buttons. 

Press the FF or REW buttons

on the front of the VCR

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14. TV CHANNEL 

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Important notes on your VCR ....................................................................................................... 2
Unpacking the accessories ........................................................................................................... 3

 

Connecting the cables ................................................................................................................. 4
Tuning the TV into the VCR ............................................................................................................ 5
Auto installation .............................................................................................................................. 6

 

Scart lead connection (Not supplied) ......................................................................................... 9
Important notes on your VCR and video tapes ......................................................................... 9
How to playback a video tape .................................................................................................... 9

Pausing and slow motion...................................................................................... 10
Fast forwarding/rewinding a video tape............................................................ 11

 

Playback of a video tape ........................................................................................................... 16

Checking the amount of tape remaining .......................................................... 16
Playing back a video tape repeatedly .............................................................. 16

Digital Display................................................................................................................................ 17
Blue mute ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Colour ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Searching the video tape ........................................................................................................... 19

Recording from other equipment .............................................................................................. 20

 

Child lock....................................................................................................................................... 21

 

Manually tuning a channel ......................................................................................................... 22
Manually sorting channels........................................................................................................... 23

Sorting the channels into your preferred order .................................................. 23

Manually setting the clock .......................................................................................................... 24

 

VCR digital display ....................................................................................................................... 25
On-screen display......................................................................................................................... 26
Specifications................................................................................................................................ 27
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 28
VCR reset ....................................................................................................................................... 30
RF channel tuning......................................................................................................................... 30
Guarantee .................................................................................................................................... 31
Connecting to the mains ............................................................................................................ 32

 

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