Optimus 114, 63 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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