Optimus 109 owner manual Watching a Video Tape, Loading a Video Tape, Playing a Video Tape

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WATCHING A VIDEO TAPE

Loading a Video Tape

Insert the video cassette into the VCR’s com- partment with the label facing up and the tape swivel-cover facing into the compartment. Gen- tly push in the cassette until the VCR automati- cally draws it in.

Caution: Never insert anything except a VHS video cassette into the cassette compartment. You might damage the VCR’s internal mecha- nism.

When you load a tape that still has its record- protection tab (see “Record Protection” on Page 34), the VCR positions the tape next to the record/playback head for about 5 minutes. Within this period, if you start playback, record- ing, rewind, or fast-forward, the VCR responds more quickly.

When you stop the tape during playback, re- wind, or fast-forward, the tape remains posi- tioned next to the record/playback head for about 5 minutes. To protect the tape, the fast- response system releases after about 5 min- utes.

Playing a Video Tape

1.Load a video tape.

Note: If the record-protection tab has been removed from the tape, the VCR automati- cally turns on, the clock display changes to the tape counter, and playback automati- cally begins (see “Record Protection” on Page 34).

2.If you connected the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks to a TV/monitor’s audio/video input jacks, set the TV to the VIDEO mode.

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If you connected the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks to a TV/monitor’s single VHF/ UHF input F-connector or separate VHF F- connector and UHF input screw terminals:

a.Set the TV to the same channel (3 or 4) as OUTPUT CHANNEL.

b.Set the TV to the TV mode.

3.If playback does not automatically begin, press PLAY.

Note: During playback, the VCR automati- cally adjusts the tracking. However, you can also manually adjust it (see “Manual Tracking” on Page 31).

4.To stop playback before the end of the tape and eject the tape, press EJECT.

CASSETTE RECORDER

	MODEL 109
POWER	EJECT	TV/VCR MODE LOCK
ON SCREEN	1	2	3
DISPLAY	4	5	6
CH	7	8	9
	100/ AM/	0	INPUT

Notes:

•If the video tape reaches the end before you press EJECT, the VCR automatically stops the tape, completely rewinds it, ejects the cassette, then turns itself off.

• When the VCR is off, you can press EJECT to eject a tape. The VCR turns itself on, ejects the tape, then turns itself

off.