Sanyo VHR-H530 Bedienungsanleitung

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHR-H530 Vi deo Casset te Recor der English Magn ét o sc o p e à ca ss et te Français Vi deogra bador Espa ñol Only cass ettes marked w can be used with this video cassette recorder . Please read this manual and accompanying “IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” sheet carefully before connecting your VCR and operating it for t[...]

PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PART S INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The l ightnin g flash w ith arro whead symbo l, within a n equilate ral triangle, is i ntended to alert the u ser to the prese nce of[...]

FEA TURES TIMER/CLOCK œ Selec tabl e stan dard/d ayli ght saving time œ 1-year /8-eve nt pro gram ti mer wi th d aily/w eekly set tings œ Smart Speed Record functi on œ Remain ing tape duratio n disp lay œ Quic k time r rec ord ing (QT R) œ Off timer (up t o 6 hours) AUDIO/VIDEO œ VHS Hi-Fi ste r e o au di o re co rd in g an d pl ay ba ck œ[...]

VHS VIDEO CASS ETTE T A PE S Record/Play Times Tape Leng th T-60 T-12 0 T-16 0 Tape Speed SP Mode 1 hour (60 minutes) 2 hours (120 minutes) 2- 2 ⁄ 3 hours (160 minutes) highest video quality LP Mode (playback only) 2 hours (120 minutes) 4 hours (240 minutes) 5- 1 ⁄ 3 hours (320 minutes) excellent video qual ity SLP Mode 3 hours (180 minutes) 6 [...]

LOCA TI ONS OF CO NTROLS AND INDI CA TORS Front Panel Reference pages are shown in square brackets . 1 Cassette loading sl ot 2 STOP/EJECT button [3, 21] 3 FF (fast forward) button [29] This button is used both for fast forward and forward picture search. 4 PLAY button [21] 5 REW (rewind) button [29] This button is used both for rewind and reverse [...]

LOCA TIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS Back Panel 1 AC power input 2 Rear-panel AUDIO/VIDE O input jacks Connect the audio and video outputs from an external unit (i.e. a video c amera, second VCR) to these jacks. To recor d the signals coming from the external unit, press the INPUT button on the remote control to displ ay “L1” instead of a cha[...]

REMOTE CONTROL Locations of Controls Reference pages are shown in square brackets . 1 Number buttons (0 – 9) [13, 18] 2 100 button [13] 3 MENU button [15] 4 PAUSE/ST ILL • û button [15, 23, 29] 5 REW (rewind) • < button [16, 29] 6 PLAY • OK button [15, 21] 7 REC (record) button [23, 34] 8 x2 button [29] 9 TYPE button [26] F SP/SLP butto[...]

REMOTE CONTROL Battery Installation and Operation 1 Install the two suppl ied AA batteries as shown. 2 Aim the remote control at the V CR and press the desired buttons to operate. IMPORTANT NOTE: SPENT OR DISCHARGED BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE MANNER IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT Y[...]

BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an antenna (or a cable TV system) to the VCR. 2 Connect the VCR to the TV with the 75 ohm coaxi al cable (supplied). 3 Plug the power cord (supplied) into the A C power input (AC IN ~) on the VCR back panel. Insert the plug firmly. 4 Insert the plug end of this power cord into a wal l outlet. NOTES: œ If y[...]

AL TERNA TIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Your VCR can recei ve all unscr ambled cable channels without the use of an external conv erter. If you wish to view and record sc rambled cable channel s, you must connect a converter/decoder as described below. Your local cable TV c ompany will advi se you of the channels avail able in your area. We recommend th[...]

AL TERNA TIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Cable converter/decoder output channel setup 1 Be sure the cable connecti ons are correct. (See page 9.) 2 Turn on the TV, VCR and cable converter/dec oder. 3 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. 4 If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/ VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. NOTE: If the initial [...]

AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS Stereo Connections Connecting your VCR to your stereo TV through audio/video jac ks usually provides better picture and sound quality. It al so enables you to play back stereo broadcast programs in ster eo. When you have a stereo monitor TV When you have a monitor TV and a stereo system Be sure to turn the TV volume al l the[...]

INITIAL SETUP When you are setting up the VCR for the first time, or after the power has failed for more than 5 seconds, foll ow the steps below. This AUTO S ETUP operation automatically sets the RF output channel , enters all available channel s in your area into the VCR tuner memory and sets the VCR internal cl ock. Many TV stations transmit a s [...]

INITIAL SETUP To modify the RF output channel setting after the Auto setup is completed 1 With the VCR turned off, press the SET button for about 3 seconds or more. The current RF output channel setting indic ator will flash on the front panel and will appear on-s creen. 2 Press the number button 3 (or 4 ). After about 5 seconds, the RF channel set[...]

MUL TIFUNCTION ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS Various display s appear, superimposed over the sc reen image, indicating the operation mode and featur es in use. Operation Mode Display When an operation button is pressed, the cor responding operation mode icon is dis played in the top left corner of the screen for about 3 seconds. NOTE: The recording pause mod[...]

ON-SCREEN MENU Your new VCR is desi gned with user-friendly on-screen menus to help you operate its many features. Color-coded menus prompt you step-by- step through operations by highli ghting the sections awai ting your entries. Displaying the On-Screen Menus 1 Turn on the power (TV and VCR). 2 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. 3 If the VCR indicator[...]

ON-SCREEN MENU Displaying the VCR Setup Menus œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/ VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote contr ol. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the VCR setup opti[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK Generally, during the ini tial setup, your VCR wil l automatically set the c lock by detecting a channel that is transmitting the XD S (Extended Data Services ) signal. However, if the XDS si gnal necessary for Automatic Clock Setti ng was poor or unavailable at the time, Automatic Cloc k Setting may not have been pos sible. Follo[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK Manual Clock Setting 1 Follow the steps in Before starting . 2 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. If the clock has not y et been set, the Clock set menu appears. 3 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the Clock s et option, then press the OK button. The Clock set menu appears. @@@@@@ @Clock @set @MM/DD [@@@]@ @YY@HH :[...]

CHANGING THE MENU LANGUAGE English, Spanis h or French can be selected by the user. œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator li ghts. 1 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the[...]

VIEWING TV ONL Y You do not need to disconnect the V CR from the TV in order to watch a TV program without recording it. 1 Turn off the VCR. 2 Turn on the TV and set it to the channel you want to watch. PLA YING A RENT AL T APE When you load a cassette with the s afety tab removed, the VCR starts playing i t automatically. œ Turn on the TV. œ Set[...]

NORMAL PLA YBACK œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ Load a cassette. œ Select the desi red audio output mode. (See “AUDIO OUTPUT MODE” on page 28.) 1 Press the PLAY button. Normal playbac k begins. The tape stops and rewinds when the end of the tape is reached. 2 Press the STOP button (or STOP /EJEC T on the[...]

TRACKING CONTROL Tracking Control Adjustments When you play a tape that was not recor ded on this VCR, some noise may appear in the pic ture due to incorrect head-to-tape tracking. The VCR will automatically adjust the tracking for the optimum results. If noise still appears: MANUAL TRACKING CONTROL 1 Press and hold the CH/TRACK l or j button ( or [...]

RECORDING œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator li ghts. œ Press the INP UT button on the remote control to select the tuner mode. (See “Recordi ng Input Options”.) A channel number appears. œ Load a cassette. 1 Selec[...]

RECORDING Smart Speed Record Function When the Smart Speed Record functi on is set, the VCR automatically calc ulates the remaining time left on the tape during recording. If there is not enough time left for the program to be recorded, the VCR switches the recording speed from SP (standard pl ay) to SLP (super long play) to enable the entire progr[...]

Rec. List SUPER Rec. List (Recording Contents List) Super Every time a recordi ng is made with this VCR, the channel number, date and start time i nformation is automatically recorded on the tape. W hen you call up the Rec. List super menu, the VCR s cans the information on the tape and displays it on screen. You can then use the menu to easily fi [...]

Rec. List S U PE R Entering the Program Type To have the program type included in the Rec . List super menu, you must enter the program type before proceeding to step 1 of “RECORDING” on page 23. œ The clock must be set before the program type c an be sele cted. 1 Press the TY PE button on the remote control. The Type input menu will be dis pl[...]

VHS Hi-Fi AUDIO AND MTS BROADCASTS VHS Hi-Fi V CRs record and play back two kinds of audio tracks: Hi-Fi s tereo tracks (left and right) and a normal (linear) audio track . œ The Hi-Fi tracks contain two separate signals (for example, the left and right channels of a stereo program or the main and second SAP* s ignals). œ The normal (linear) trac[...]

AUDIO OUTPUT MODE Use the VCR setup menu to selec t the desired audio output mode when playing a tape or viewing a tel evision broadcast. NOTE: Audio output mode selection i s not required when playing back a tape re corded in mono or viewing a mono TV program. 1 Follow the “Before starting” steps on page 16. 2 Press the MENU button. The main M[...]

SPECIAL PLA YBACK Picture Search (Forward and Reverse) 1 Press the FF or REW button duri ng normal playback. The picture plays forward or bac kward rapidly. 2 Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback. FR (Fast Response) Search 1 Press the FF button (in fast forward mode) or the REW button (in rewind mode). The forward or reverse picture can [...]

ZERO SEARCH Use the zero search function to go back to the beginning of a program immediately after you have recor ded it. 1 Press the DISP LAY button. The status displ ay appears. 2 Press the RES ET button. The tape counter resets to 0:00:00. 3 Begin playback or recording. 4 Press the ST OP button (or STOP /EJECT on the front panel) to stop playba[...]

PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING The Program Timer switches your VCR on and off to record a TV program at a preset time. On any oc casion, you can preset a maximum of 8 pr ograms to be recorded during the next 1-year period. You can also s et any of the 8 time slots to repeatedly record the same channel at the s ame time daily (Monday through Friday) or wee[...]

PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Setting a Program Timer Recording Using the Buttons on the VCR If the remote control does not operate or is not avail able you can use the buttons on the VCR front panel to s et a program timer recording. NOTE: Eject the cassette tape, before proceeding wi th the steps below. 1 Press and hold the RE C button on the front pan[...]

PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Using Timer Recording for Several Programs If two or more programmed recording times ov erlap on the same day, the VCR wil l not begin recording a new program until the previous pr ogram has ended (as shown below). Program Recor ding Orde r TIMER SETTING NOTES: œ If the programmed recording falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, [...]

QUICK TIMER RECORDING (QTR) As the name suggests, the QTR feature provides a quick and simple way to set the ti mer to record. A QTR setting overrides Program Timer settings . œ The clock must be set before Qui ck Timer Recording can be performed. œ To set the type of the recording, first foll ow the steps under Entering the Program Type on page [...]

CHILD LOCK With the Child Lock func tion on, the picture is blank ed and the sound muted, virtually blocking the ability to view a videotape or TV program received through the V CR tuner. 1 Press the ME NU button. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the VCR setup option, then press the OK button. The VCR setup menu appea[...]

COPYING A T APE You can copy recordings ( such as home videos) from one tape to another using two VCRs. 1 Connect the VCRs as shown. 2 Insert the recorded cassette into V CR 1. 3 Insert a blank tape into VCR 2. 4 Set the desired recording speed on V CR 2. 5 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4. If you use this model as VCR 2 to r ecord: œ P[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instr uctions in this manual and s till have diffi culty operating your V CR, check the steps below before getting help from a factory-authoriz ed service center. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No power. œ The power cord is not connected. œ Connect the power cord to the AC power input socke[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS General Specifica tions Televisi on system NTSC standard system Recording system Rotary helical sc an system Number of heads 4, Double azimuth video 2, Audio FM Format VHS standard Tape width 1/2 inch Tape speed SP : 33.35 mm/s ec. (1.31 ″ /sec.) LP : 16.67 mm/sec. (0.65 ″ /sec .) ..... (playback only) SLP : 11.12 mm/sec. (0.43 [...]

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