VC-M333 (serv.man2). Operation Manual - Part 1 - Front page and contents - Sharp VCR User Guide / Operation Manual

● 2 HEAD LONG PLAY
● VPS/PDC
● AUTO SORTING & CLOCK SET
● POWERSAVE FEATURE
● CHILD LOCK
● SHARP SUPER PICTURE
● POST CODE SECURITY
● NTSC SIMPLE PLAYBACK

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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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your country.

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prior permission from SHARP Electronics (Europe) GmbH.

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system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

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3. CHILD LOCK

16. TV VOLUME

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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 model.)

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. PLUSCODE

25. INPUT SELECT

30. TV/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

] buttons

[          ] buttons

OPERATION WITH VCR

FRONT PANEL

buttons. 

Rotate the shuttle dial COUNTER
CLOCKWISE/CLOCKWISE

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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

 

Important notes on your VCR and video tapes ......................................................................... 8
How to playback a video tape .................................................................................................... 8

Pausing and slow motion........................................................................................ 9
Fast forwarding/rewinding a video tape............................................................ 10

 

Playback of a video tape ........................................................................................................... 17

Checking the amount of tape remaining .......................................................... 17
Playing back a video tape repeatedly .............................................................. 17
Playing back an NTSC tape ................................................................................. 18

Digital Display................................................................................................................................ 19
Blue mute ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Colour ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Searching the video tape ........................................................................................................... 21

Recording from other equipment .............................................................................................. 22
Decoder switching operation..................................................................................................... 23

 

Post code security ........................................................................................................................ 24
Powersave mode ......................................................................................................................... 25
Child lock....................................................................................................................................... 26

 

Manually tuning a channel ......................................................................................................... 27
Manually sorting channels........................................................................................................... 28

Sorting the channels into your preferred order .................................................. 28
Deleting channels.................................................................................................. 29
Re-naming channels ............................................................................................. 30

Manually setting the clock .......................................................................................................... 31

 

VCR digital display ....................................................................................................................... 32
Selecting the output from the VCR ............................................................................................ 32
On-screen display......................................................................................................................... 33
Specifications................................................................................................................................ 34
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 35
VCR reset ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Guarantee .................................................................................................................................... 37
Connecting to the mains ............................................................................................................ 38

 

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