Sharp VL-Z300E Watching Playback on a TV, Open the terminal cover on the camcorder see, TV or VCR

Watching Playback on a TV

You can connect the camcorder to a TV to allow a larger audience to enjoy playback.

1 Open the terminal cover on the camcorder (see page 2).

Terminal cover

2 Connect the camcorder to your TV (or VCR) with the supplied audio/video/S- video cable, as shown.

TV or VCR

VIDEO (MONO)L-AUDIO-R

S-VIDEO AV-IN

Black: To S-video input socket

Yellow: To video input jack

White: To audio input (L) jack

Red: To audio input (R) jack

Audio/video/S-video cable (supplied)

To AV terminal

: The arrow shows the signal flow.

Note:

•Check that the camcorder, TV, VCR and other equipment to be used are turned off before making any connections.

Picture noise or malfunction may occur if any of the above is left on while making a connection.

3 Turn on the TV and set it to the “AV” or “VIDEO” channel. (See the operation manual of your TV.)

•When connecting to a TV via a VCR, turn on the VCR and set it to the “AV” or “LINE” input channel. Operate the TV as you normally do to view the signal from the VCR. (See the operation manuals of your TV and VCR.)

4 Set the Power switch on the camcorder to w, and begin playback (see page 25).

Notes:

•If your TV or VCR has only one audio input jack, use the white plug for the audio connection on the TV or VCR.

•If your TV or VCR has an S-video input socket, you do not need to connect the yellow video plug.

•Close the terminal cover after use.

About the S-video socket

S-video sockets are used to separately pass the chroma (colour) and luminance (brightness) components of video signals. They serve to improve the picture quality in both recording and playback.

Basic Operations

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