Optimus 114 (16-551) Servicing Your VCR, Cleaning the Video Heads, Storing Your Video Cassettes

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Servicing Your VCR

There are no user-serviceable parts inside your VCR. If you encounter a problem that you can- not correct using this manual and its trouble- shooting guide, take the VCR to your local RadioShack store for assistance.

Cleaning the Video Heads

When video head cleaning becomes neces- sary, the following message appears on the TV screen while playing back a recorded tape.

Video head cleaning kits are available from your local RadioShack store. Clean the heads only when the VCR displays the message shown above. Be sure to use the “dry” type cleaning cassette.

Serious problems require cleaning by a trained technician. For more head cleaning informa- tion, contact your local RadioShack store.

Storing Your Video Cassettes

Unless you are making an automatic timer re- cording, eject and store the cassette before you turn off the VCR. This helps protect the cassette and the VCR’s internal mechanisms.

Place your video cassettes in their protective boxes and store them in a cool, dry, dust-free environment. Store the cassettes on end, not on their sides, to prevent improper settling of the cassette’s spools.

Note: Tape can become wound too tightly around the cassette’s spools after many play- ings. This can make the cassette load improp- erly and automatically eject when you insert it. On most cassettes there is a brake-release plunger on the bottom center of the cassette. Use the tip of a pen or pencil to press the plunger. This loosens the tape.

Brake-Release Plunger

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Contents Head VHS HQ VCR Important Safety Instructions Product Features TuningRECORDING/PLAYBACK Tape Control Other FeaturesContents Function Indicators Using this Manual Supplied AccessoriesBefore YOU Begin Moisture CondensationCommon Connections InstallationCable Box Model 63 ConnectionsOptional Camcorder/2nd VCR/DSS System Model 114 ConnectionsCatv Home Theater Connections Model 63 ShownCamcorder Connections Connecting PowerSetting the VCR’S Output Channel Switch VCR SetupRemote Control Installing BatteriesVCR CABLE/DSS BOX TV Initial SET UPAuto SET Manually Setting the ClockAdding/Erasing Channels 1200PMAuto Clock SET Incomplete Reprogramming Tuner MemoryTurning On Auto Clock Set Setting the Cable BoxChanging the On-Screen Language Resetting the VCR’s MemoryTV Brand Code Using the VCR’S Remote Control with Your TV or Cable BOXFm Page 22 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 513 PM Operation Watching TVViewing a Video Tape Tape Motion Controls Playing a Video TapeFast-Forward/Rewind and Visual Search Using the Zero Search Function Using the CounterREAL-TIME Counter Freeze-Frame/Frame AdvanceTracking Special Functions Special DisplaysSkipping Commercials Marking an Unmarked Tape Stop to highlight SET UP COMMER- Cial ADVQuestions and Answers about Commercial Advance SKIPPING/SELECTING PreviewsPlaying Back with Commercial Advance Marking Direct Access Index Search Using Index SearchIndex Scan Repeat PlayRecording Recording SPEEDS/TAPE SelectionErase Protection Selecting the Signal to Record Immediate RecordingRecording a Program As You Watch It Recording with VCR PLUS+ Setting the VCR Plus+ Guide ChannelsSET UP CHANNEL, then press FF Timer Recording with VCR Plus+200P Checking/Changing VCR Plus+ Programs Automatic Timer RecordingSAT Setting a TimerSAT Monitoring an Automatic Timer Recording Checking/Changing TimersClearing a Timer AUDIO-ONLY Recording Model 63 only DubbingAdditional Information TroubleshootingVCR Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Video Heads Servicing Your VCRStoring Your Video Cassettes Specifications Frequency Response Regular Audio Hz-10 kHz Hz-5 kHz Fm Page 48 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 513 PM Fm Page 49 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 513 PM Fm Page 50 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 513 PM Fm Page 51 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 513 PM RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas