Optimus 114 (16-551), 63 (HI-FI) (16-633) owner manual Operation, Watching TV, Viewing a Video Tape

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OPERATION

WATCHING TV

Using the TV’s Tuner

To watch a broadcast using the TV’s tuner, turn off the VCR, or repeatedly press TV/VCR until VCR disappears.

Note: If you are using a TV/monitor connected to the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks, be sure to set the TV/monitor to the TV mode.

The antenna or cable signals pass through the VCR unaffected, as if the antenna or cable were connected directly to the TV. Use the TV as you normally would.

Using the VCR’s Tuner

Your VCR can receive up to 68 VHF and UHF channels, and up to 125 cable channels. The VCR displays the channels as 1–125.

Notes:

•Channels 2–13 are the same for VHF and cable TV, and cable companies usually number them as they appear on the dis- play.

•Since cable companies sometimes desig- nate cable channels with letters or letter- number combinations, a channel number you see on the VCR’s display might differ from the channel number displayed on your cable box. You might need to experi- ment to determine the proper cable chan- nel designations for your cable system. For more information, contact your local cable company.

•Two cable channels are designated for audio only.

1.Turn on the TV and set it to the same chan- nel as the VCR’s 3 CH. 4 switch.

Note: If you are using a TV/monitor con- nected to the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

jacks, set the TV/monitor to the video mode.

2.Repeatedly press TV/VCR until VCR appears.

3.To manually select a channel, you can press CH s or t to have the tuner automati- cally advance to the next channel stored in the tuner’s memory.

Note: If you press CH s when the tuner is at the highest programmed channel or CH t when the tuner is at the lowest pro- grammed channel, the VCR enters the audio/video mode and LINE1 or LINE2 appears on the TV (see “Selecting the Sig- nal to Record” on Page 33). Continue to press CH s or t until the highest or lowest programmed channel appears.

Or, to directly select a channel, press the number buttons on the remote control for the desired channel.

Notes:

•Precede a single-digit number with a 0

— for example, 01, 02, and so on.

•To enter a three-digit number, press 100, then enter the second and third digits in the channel number.

•(Model 63 only) If you want to receive MTS stereo or SAP broadcasts, see “Receiving/Recording Stereo/SAP Broad- casts (Model 63 Only)” on Page 33.

VIEWING A VIDEO TAPE

Loading a Video Tape

1.Turn on the TV and set it to the same chan- nel as the VCR’s 3 CH. 4 switch.

Note: If you are using a TV/monitor that is connected to the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV/monitor to the video mode.

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