VCR/DVD COMBINATION MODEL DV-NC100X OPERATION MANUAL Please read this Operation Manual carefully before using your VCR/DVD COMBINATION. DV-NC100 OPERATE OPEN/CLOSE PULL OPEN REW FF STOP/ EJECT OUTPUT PLAY REC TIMER CH VCR DVD STOP PLAY (TRACKING) 4 The region number for this VCR/DVD is 4. Downloaded From Disc-Player.
SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING: FOR YOUR SAFETY (in Australia): Install any external aerial to AS 1417.1 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This VCR/DVD can be used only where the power supply is AC 220V-240V, 50Hz. It cannot be used elsewhere. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY.
SAFETY INFORMATION Location and Handling • Do not cover or place the VCR/DVD in enclosed spaces to prevent excessive temperature build up. • Do not place the VCR/DVD in direct sunlight, or near heat sources. • Keep the VCR/DVD away from strong magnetic objects. • Do not place any object containing water or other liquids on the VCR/DVD. In the event that liquid should enter the cabinet, unplug the VCR/DVD immediately and contact the retailer or service centre approved by SHARP immediately.
FEATURES ¡Search DVD Chapter search / Title search / Track search / Time search ¡Dolby Digital sound ¡Repeat This VCR/DVD can handle Dolby Digital surround sound having 5.1 channels when connected to a Dolby Digital decoder. Chapter / Title / Track / Group / All / A-B ¡Zoom ¡Marker ¡Still/fast/slow/step playback ¡Rapid Play The part designated by user can be called back. Playback in slightly faster/ slower speed while keeping the sound quality as in the normal playback.
INTRODUCTION Supplied Accessories • Remote control • Two “AA” size (R-6) batteries • Operation manual • Round coaxial cable • Video cable • Audio cable Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS ■ SAFETY INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ■ FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ABOUT THE DISCS Playable Discs The following discs can be played back on this VCR/DVD. ¡DVD video ¡DVD-RW/R* ¡DVD+RW/R* ¡Audio CD ¡Kodak Picture CD ¡CD-RW/R* ¡MP3* ¡Video CD ¡JPEG* * Depending on the types or the writing method of the medium some discs cannot be played. For DVD+RW/R, only discs recorded in the Video mode can be played back.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW FRONT PANEL 2 1 4 5 3 6 DV-NC100 OPERATE OPEN/CLOSE PULL OPEN REW FF STOP/ EJECT OUTPUT PLAY REC TIMER CH VCR DVD STOP PLAY (TRACKING) 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 11 player, video disc player, etc.) here. 28 DVD DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 8 7 13. TIMER indicator The indicator is on when the VCR/DVD is in standby mode for a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording. 14.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW REMOTE CONTROL 1 35 OPERATE 1. DISPLAY Button • Press to display the current playback mode.(DVD) • Press to display the current time, tape counter and channel number.(VCR) 2. OPERATE Button Press to turn the power on and off. 3. ANGLE Button Press to change the camera angle to see the sequence being played back from a different angle.(DVD) 4. SUBTITLE Button Press to select a desired subtitle language or to change the Panel Display settings. (DVD) 5.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Display VCR output mode DVD output mode Lights up when the A-B repeat function is on. Lights up when the ALL repeat function is on. GROUP Lights up when the inserted disc comes to a pause. *Lights up when the timer recording or an OTR recording has been set. *Lights up when a tape is inserted. Lights up when the repeat function is on. REC DVD VCD Displays the elapsed time of the title or track.
SETTING UP YOUR VCR/DVD COMBINATION CAUTION: • Be sure to turn off the VCR/DVD and equipment to be connected before connecting. • Read through the operation manual for the equipment to be connected. • Be sure to keep the VCR/DVD connection cables separate from the TV antenna cable when you install the VCR/DVD, because it may cause electrical interference when you are watching television programmes. • DTS audio cannot be produced with an analogue connection.
SETTING UP YOUR VCR/DVD COMBINATION Connecting to Audio Equipment Connecting the VCR/DVD to audio equipment provides normal stereo sound, plus powerful stereo sound enhanced by Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound, DTS, and MPEG Audio.
SETTING UP YOUR VCR/DVD COMBINATION Playing Dolby Digital (5.1 channel), DTS or MPEG audio Connecting an amplifier with a Dolby Digital/ DTS/ MPEG Audio digital surround processor to your VCR/DVD’s coaxial digital jack provides richer and more powerful audio play. C Digital connection to a processor or amplifier with an optical/ coaxial digital input jack You can make this connection using either a coaxial digital cable or an optical digital cable.
VCR/DVD SET UP Setting the Clock This VCR/DVD incorporates a 24-hour clock. The clock must be set for the Timer Recording function to operate correctly. 1 Press VCR, then MENU. 2 Press K or L to select INITIAL, then press B. 3 Press K or L to select CLOCK, then press B. 4 Press K or L until the relevant year appears, then press B. 5 Press K or L until the relevant month appears, then press B. 6 Press K or L until the relevant day appears, then press B.
VCR/DVD SET UP 6 Press numerical buttons, K or L to select relevant position number, then press B. 7 Press K or L to select SKIP, then press B to select ON. • To memorise the channel again, press B. ON will change to OFF. 8 Press MENU to exit. To Skip a Preset Channel The channels you can no longer receive or seldom watch can be set to be skipped when you access channels with o/p p). CH (o 1 Press VCR, then MENU. 2 Press K or L to select INITIAL, then press B.
VCR OPERATION Recording one Programme while viewing another You can record one programme while viewing another. To start recording, follow steps 1 to 4 under “Viewing and Recording the same Programme”. Then, set the TV to the channel you want to watch. To monitor the progress of your recording Select the video channel on the TV. Assemble Function You can record in continuation from previous programme on a pre-recorded tape. 1 Insert a pre-recorded tape. Press PLAY to start playback.
VCR OPERATION Auto Repeat Playback Timer Recording The VCR/DVD has an auto repeat function that allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without touching PLAY. 1 Insert a pre-recorded tape and press VCR, then MENU. 2 Press K or L to select SET UP, then press B. 3 Press K or L to select AUTO REPEAT. 4 Press B so that ON appears next to AUTO REPEAT on the TV screen. When in Stop mode, Auto Repeat mode will start automatically. If the on-screen menu still remains, press MENU to exit, then press PLAY.
VCR OPERATION To stop a Timer Programme which has already started Press STOP/EJECT on the VCR/DVD. NOTE: STOP on the remote control will not function in the “Timer Recording” mode. To correct timer programmes If you want to correct an automatic timer after you finished setting programme, 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 in the “Timer Recording” section. 2 Select the setting you want to change using s or B. 3 Enter the correct numbers using K or L, then press B. 4 Press MENU to exit.
VCR OPERATION Recording from DVD to VCR Status Display 1 To activate DVD function, press DVD. 2 Insert a non-copyright-protection DVD, then press PAUSE at the point where you want to start recording. 3 Press VCR, then insert a tape with its erase-prevention tab in place. Make sure the VCR function is in Stop mode after you find your recording point. 4 Press TAPE SPEED to choose your recording speed. SP or LP appears on the front panel display.
PLAYING A DISC Basic Playback DVD CD General Features MP3 DVD-RW VCD VR mode JPEG Getting started • Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other components which are connected to the VCR/DVD. • Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially available) are set to the correct channel. • When you play NTSC recorded discs, the default setting converts this to a modified PAL (Refer to page 28 “Display Setting”). 1 Press OPERATE, then DVD. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open disc loading tray.
PLAYING A DISC Title Menu Resume DVD 1 Press TITLE. • The title menu will appear. 2 If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on the TV screen. 3 Press Arrow ( K/L/ s / B ) to select an item, and ENTER to confirm selection. • Playback will begin at the selected Title. To call up a menu screen during playback • Press MENU to call up the DVD main menu. • Press TITLE to call up the title menu.
PLAYING A DISC Fast Forward / Reverse Search DVD CD MP3 DVD-RW Track Search VCD CD MP3 VR mode 1 During playback, press FWD g or REV h repeatedly to select the required forward or reverse speed. • For DVDs, fast forward or reverse search speed is different depending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1 (x2), 2(x8), 3 (x50), and 4 (x100). • For Video CDs, fast forward or reverse search speed is different depending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1(x2), 2(x8), 3(x30).
PLAYING A DISC Time Search A-B REPEAT DVD CD DVD-RW VCD VR mode without PBC function 1 During playback, press DIRECT SKIP repeatedly until the Time Search screen appears. 2 Within 30 seconds, enter a desired disc time using numerical buttons. • Playback will start at the specified time. • When there is no need to enter a number, “0” appears automatically. For example, “0:0_:_ _” appears in the Time Search display if the total time of the disc is less than 10 minutes.
PLAYING A DISC Random Playback (CD) Information on MP3 and JPEG files CD This shuffles the playing order of tracks instead of playback in the sequence. 1 In stop mode, press MODE repeatedly until the RANDOM screen appears. 2 Press PLAY to start random playback. NOTES: • To repeat the current track in the random selection, press REPEAT repeatedly until TRACK appears during playback. To repeat the entire random selection press REPEAT repeatedly until ALL appears during playback.
PLAYING A DISC • Every press on B will turn the image clockwise by 90 degrees when an image is displayed. A press on s will turn the image counterclockwise by 90 degrees. • If a group is selected, press K or L to select a desired group, then press B, PLAY or ENTER to select a track. Slide Show Mode JPEG You can switch to the slide show mode during playback. 1 Press MODE during playback. • The slide show mode screen will appear.
PLAYING A DISC Subtitle Language Changing the On-Screen Display DVD DVD DVD-RW DVD-RW VR mode VR mode The VCR/DVD allows you to select a language for subtitle during DVD disc (if available) playback. 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback. 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select your desired subtitle language. • The selected language will be displayed on the display bar at the top of the screen. 3 To turn off subtitles, press SUBTITLE repeatedly until OFF appears.
PLAYING A DISC Virtual Surround Marker Setup Screen DVD CD DVD-RW VCD VR mode without PBC function Use markers to memorise your favourite places on a disc. 1 Press MARKER during playback. • The display screen and Markers will appear on the TV screen. 2 Press s or B to select a Marker (1 ~ 10), and ensure that “- : - - : - -” appears in the display. 3 When it reaches the desired point, press ENTER. • Selected number will turn to and the point will be marked.
DVD SETUP Parental Control Audio Setting Choose appropriate settings for best sound reproduction dependent on your externally connected equipment. These settings only affect DVD playback. Parental Control prevents disc being viewed that exceed the set limit, unless a password is used. This feature allows you to prevent discs with unsuitable scenes from being played by your children. 1 Press SETUP in STOP mode. 2 Press s or B to select (CUSTOM), then press ENTER. • On screen menu will appear.
DVD SETUP Language Setting Display Setting Language options are not available with some discs. You can change certain aspects of the DVD display screens, on-screen messages and the display panel on the front of the VCR/DVD. 1 Press SETUP in STOP mode. 2 Press s or B to select (CUSTOM), then press ENTER. • On screen menu will appear. 3 Press s or B to select (DISPLAY), then ENTER to confirm. 4 Press K or L to select the below items, then press ENTER.
DVD SETUP Language Code List Language Code A-B Abkhazian Afar Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Basque Bengali;Bangla Bhutani Bihari Bislama Breton Bulgarian Burmese Byelorussian C-E Cambodian Catalan Chinese [CHI] Corsican Croatian Czech Danish [DAN] Dutch [DUT] English [ENG] Esperanto Estonian F-H Faroese Fiji Finnish [FIN] French [FRE] Frisian 4748 4747 4752 6563 4759 4764 5471 4765 4771 4772 4847 5167 4860 5072 4854 4855 4864 4853 5971 4851 5759 4947 7254
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the VCR/DVD does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Operation Manual, check the VCR/DVD, consulting the following checklist. Problem No power No picture Solution –Check if the AC power cord is properly connected. –Check if the TV is switched on. –Check if the cable is connected to the correct device. (See “Connecting to a TV or a stereo TV”) Distorted picture –Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This is not a malfunction.
SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCT TYPE DVD Player with Video Cassette recorder NUMBER OF VIDEO HEADS 4 VIDEO SIGNAL STANDARD PAL colour system AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEM 1 Stationary head for liner audio 2 Rotary heads for Hi-Fi stereo CHANNEL COVERAGE VHF L: 45.75~138.25MHz VHF H: 140.25~423.25MHz UHF: 427.25~855.
WARRANTY Consumer Electronic Products Congratulations on Your Purchase! This Sharp product is warranted against faults in materials and manufacture for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of original purchase. If service is required during the warranty period, please contact your nearest Sharp Approved Service Centre. These repairs would be carried out at no charge to the owner, subject to the conditions specified herein.
