User manual SHARP VC-FH300SM

[. . . ] The only differences in function are shown below: 11 How to use to make a recording . On a flat level surface away from radiators or other heat sources and out of direct sunlight. Away from curtains, carpets or other materials and allow ventilation space around the VCR. If liquid drops inside the VCR unplug immediately and contact your SHARP dealer. [. . . ] Press [ / ] to select standard play (SP) or long play (LP) as required. If you wish to enter further SHOWVIEW recordings repeat this procedure. VPS/PDC is a signal broadcast by some TV stations which adjusts the start and stop time of your VCR recording. This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your programme the VCR will still record the whole programme. It is essential that the start time as it appears in the TV listing is used to program the VCR, as this information is used to identify the VPS/PDC signal corresponding to your programme. If the video tape is ejected when the VCR tries to record the record protection tab has been removed. If there are further recordings to be made, the VCR will return to TIMER STAND-BY. You can make a maximum of eight delayed recordings up to a year in advance. 12-hour clock operation can be selected from the manual clock setting menu. 12-hour clock am/pm can be selected using the AM/PM · Next available timer record entry. Either: If this is the date you wish to make the recording on, press SET to confirm this. When connected in this way stereo sound is possible from the speakers. When you load a video tape into the VCR it can calculate approximately the amount of video tape remaining in hours and minutes. When you wish to return to this position on the video tape, press ZERO BACK. 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. Press SET and then MENU to return to the If the VCR is playing poor quality recording, the picture may turn black and white. Selecting PAL/MESECAM may improve this (depending on the recording), although coloured speckles may appear on black and white recordings. 9) which should automatically change the picture size setting on a wide screen TV. To allow the operation of this feature, ensure 16:9 mode is set to AUTO in the MODE menu. A scart connection must be used between the VCR (SOCKET L1) and the TV. During PLAYBACK of a 16:9 encoded tape the TV should switch to (Widescreen) 16:9 mode. The number of times you press SKIP SEARCH determines the forward search time. [. . . ] For example, for 1st April enter Enter the last two digits of the year using the NUMBER BUTTONS or [ / ]. If AUTO CLOCK is set to OFF (- is OFF) then you will need to update the clock for daylight saving. Some models do not have all the features shown, therefore, they will not appear on the display. 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 the playback picture is shown on the TV. [. . . ]