Radio Shack 65, 64 User Manual

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Cat. No. 16-634/16-636

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Model 64/Model 65

Hi-Fi Stereo VCR

With Four-Head Double Azimuth

GROUND CLAM PS

NEC - NATI ON AL ELE CTRI CAL C ODE

EXAMPLE OF ANT ENNA GROUNDI NG AS P ER

NATIONAL ELE CTRICAL CODE

WIRE

DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21)

ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H)

SERVICE EQUIPMENT

CLAMP

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

ANTENNA

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

GROUND

ELECTRIC

FIGURE A

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read instructions

— All the safety and operatin instructio ns shou ld b e read b efore t he ap pli ance is operated.

Retain Instructions

— The safet

and opera ting instruc-

tions should be retained for future reference.

Heed Warnings

3. the operatin

Follow Instructions

— All warnin

s on the ap plianc e an d in

instructions should be adhered to.

— All operatin

and use instructions

should be followed.

Cleaning

5. cleanin ers. Use a damp cloth for cleanin

Attachments

6. mended b

— Unplu

the VCR from t he wall outle t before

it. Do no t use liq uid clea ners or ae rosol clea n-

— Do not use attachments not recom-

the VCR manufacturer as they may cause

hazards.

Water and Moisture

— Do not us e thi s V CR nea r w ater — for e xample, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen si nk, or laundr

tub, in a wet base ment, or near a swi mmin

pool.

Accessori es

— Do not plac e this VCR on an unstable

cart, stand , tripod, brac ket, or table. The VCR ma

serious injury to someone an d serious damage

causi n to the appliance. Use onl bracket, or t able recommend ed b sold with the VCR. An

with a cart, stand, tripod,

the manufacturer or

mounting of the appliance should follow th e manufacturer ’s instructi ons and should us e a mountin

accessory recommend ed by the manu facturer. An applianc e and cart com bi nation shou l d be moved with care.

Quick sto ps, excessiv e force, a nd uneven su rfaces ma cause an appl i ance and cart co mbination t o overturn.

fall,

This VCR sho uld ne ve r be pl aced ne ar or ov er a radi ator or heat re

ister. This VCR should not be placed in a builtin install ation such as a boo kcase or rac k unless prop er ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have bee n adhered to.

Power Sources

10.

— This VCR should be operated on l from the type of po wer source indicated o n the marki n labe l. I f you are not sur e of th e type of power s upplied to

our home, consul t your appli ance deale r or loca l power

. For VCRs intended to operate from batter

compan power or other sources, refer to the o perating instructions.

Grounding and Polarization

11 .

with a polarized alternatin in

one b lade wi der t han th e ot her). Th is plug will fit into

the power ou tle t o nl

one way. This is a safety feature. If

— Thi s VCR is equipp ed

-curren t line plug (a plug hav-

ou are unable to insert the plug fully into the outle t, tr

reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact

our electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not

defeat the safet

Power-Cord Protection

12. be routed so the pinched b

purpose of the polarized pl ug.

— Power-suppl

cords s hould

are not likely to be walked on or

items placed upon or against them , payin particula r atte ntion t o cords at plugs, conven ience re ce ptacles, and the point where the

Outdoor Antenna Grounding

13. or cable s

stem is con nected to the VCR , be sure the antenna or cable s some protection a char

es.

ainst v oltage surges and built-up sta ti c

stem is grounded so as to provide

exit from the appliance.

— If an outside antenna

Section 81 0 of the Natio nal Ele ctrical Code, ANSI/N FPA No. 70-198 4, prov ides in format ion wi th re spec t to pr oper

rounding of the mast and sup porting structure, ground-

of the le ad- in wi re t o an an tenn a d isc harge unit, size

in of

rounding conduct ors, location o f antenna-disch arge unit, connection to ments for the

rounding electrodes, and require-

rounding electrode.

Ventilation

— Slots and o pen in

s in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable ope ration of t he VCR and t o prot ect it from o ve rheatin

. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openin VCR on a bed, sofa, ru

s should never be blocked by placing the

, or ot he r s i mi l ar surf ace.

Optimus and RadioShack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.

Commercial Advance and Movie Advance are trademarks of Arthur D. Little Enterprises,

a Jerry Iggulden invention licensed by Arthur D. Little Enterprises.

y by

CAUTION

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Lightning

14. durin unused for l on outlet and d isconn ect the antenna or cabl e s will prevent dama power-line sur

Power Lines

15. be locate d i n t he vicinit electric li such power lines or circuits. When installin antenna s from touchin them mi

Overloading

16. sion cords as this can re sult in a risk of fire or elec tric shock.

Object and Liquid Entry

17. kind into this VCR through openings as they may touch dan result in a fire or electric shock. Never s pill liquid of an kind on the VCR.

Servicing

18. as openin

qualifie d service pers onnel.

Damage Requiring Service

19. the wall outlet and refer servicin sonnel under the followi n

• When the power -suppl

• If liquid has been spilled or objects have falle n into the

• If the VCR has been exposed to ra i n or water.

• If the VCR does not ope rate no rmal l

• If the VCR has been dropped or the cabinet has been

• When the VCR exhibits a distinct chan

Replacement Parts

20. required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts, specified b have the sa me c harac teri stic s as the ori thorized substitutions ma injur

— For added protecti on for this VCR receiv er

a lightning storm, or when it i s left unattended and

erous voltage points o r short out parts that could

erous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to

ed.

fra

VCR.

operatin are covered b adjustment of other controls ma and will often require extensive work b technici an to restore th e VC R to its normal operation.

dama

mance — t hi s indicates a n eed for service.

to persons or other hazards.

periods of time, unplug it from the wall

e to the VCR due to lightning and

es.

— An outside antenna s

of overhead power lines or other

ht or power circuits, or whe re it can fall into

stem, extreme care should be taken to keep

such power lines or circuits as contact with

ht be fatal.

— Do not overload wall outlets and exten-

— Neve r push ob jects o f an

— Do not attempt to service this VCR

or remov ing covers may expose you to dan-

— Unplu

conditions:

cord or plug is damaged or

instructions. Adjust only those c ontrol s that

the operating instructions, as improp er

ed.

— When replacement parts are

result in fire, electric shock,

stem should not

an outside

this VCR from

to qualified service per-

following the

result in damage

a qualified

e in perfor-

the manufacturer, that

inal part. Una u-

stem. This

ourself

Safety Check

21. repairs to this VCR, ask the service technician to perform routine safet proper operatin

Heat

22.

— This V CR pr odu ct s houl d be s it uated awa heat sources such as radiat ors, heat re other products (includin

— Upon completion of an

checks to determine that the VCR is in

conditi on .

amplifiers) that produce heat.

service or

from

isters, stoves, or

Note to the cable TV system installer:

This reminder is to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Section 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Warning

: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER -SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This sy mbo l is in t en de d to al er t y ou t o the pr es ence of uninsula ted dan gerous voltage w ithin the product’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. Do not open the product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform you that importa nt op erati ng an d maint enanc e ins truct ions

are incl uded in the l itera tur e accom panyi ng th is prod uct.

g Sy

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FEATURES

Your Optimus Model 64/Model 65 Hi-Fi Stereo VCR With Four-Head Double Azimuth offers some of the most advanced features avai lable in home video cassette recorders.

Your VCR’s PLL (phase-locked loop) tuning ensures extremely a ccurate tuning of up to 68 VHF and UHF channels and up to 125 cable channels. The VCR’s full-function universal remote control and on-screen programming make the VCR easy to use.

Your VCR offers all these features:

Along with the Models 64’s fea tures, the

Note:

Model 65 includes Commercial Advance™ and Movie Advance™ f eatures that let you qu ickly skip over commercials and previews recorded on tapes.

RECORDING/PLAYBACK

26-Micron Record/Play Head

the picture quality at the SLP (Super Long Play) playback speed.

Four Double-Azimuth Video Heads

vide superior picture quality and special ef fects compared with standard single-azimuth fourhead VCRs.

— enhances

— pro-

Time Stamp

cording information (such as date, start time, and channel) for the first 7 seconds during playback.

Auto Repeat Pla

winds the tape for repeat playback when the tape reaches the end of the recording during playback.

Eas

-to-Use Immediate Recordin

you start a recording immediately and have the VCR automatically stop recording after a length of time you select.

1-Month, 8-Event Di

program the VCR to make up to eight unattended recordings (daily, weekly, or one-time).

Automatic Pla

matically plays, rewinds, and ejects a tape.

Fast-Response S

next to the playback/record head for immediate playback or recording.

Real-Time Counter with Zero Back

displays the actual l ength of time a tape plays or records, and allows you to mark and return to a location on the tape.

— the VCR displays useful re-

— automatically re-

back

— lets

ital Timer

back/Rewind/Eject

— positions the tape

stem

— lets you

— auto-

—

AI (Artificial Intelli duction S

screen when playing back a worn or partially damaged tape.

Commercial Advance (Model 65 Onl

automatically detects and skips over most

commercials when you play back a tape.

Movie Advance (Model 65 Onl

go directly to the start of a movie or select which preview to view on a purchased or rented tape.

Auto Trackin

justs tracking when you start playback.

stem

ence) Video Noise Re-

— reduces noise on the

— lets you

)

— automatically ad-

stem

—

)

TUNING

179-Channel, Digital-PLL, Cable-Compatible Tuner

UHF channel s , and up to 125 cable c hannels.

Tuner Memor

ly stores all the active channels in your area into me mory.

Channel Caption

ters to a channel so the call letters appear on the TV screen with the channel number when you select the channel.

— lets you tune to up to 68 VHF and

Programming

— lets you assign call let-

— automatical-

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TAPE CONTROL

One-Minute Skip (Model 64 Only)

fast-forward the tape for exactly 1 minute to let you easily skip over commercials.

Ind ex S e ar ch

ginning of a specific recording. Also, you can have the VCR play the first 10 seconds of each recording so you can locate the one you want.

Program In dex

for a specific program after timer recording.

Fast-Forward/Rewind with Visu al Search

Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance/S low-M otion

Automatic Rewind

— lets you quickly locate the be-

— lets you select and search

— lets you

OTHER FEATURES

Multichannel Television Sound (MTS)

decodes stereo broadcasts for listening or recording. This VCR can also recei ve and reco rd special audio programs (SAP) that accompa ny some MTS broadcasts.

Front and Rear Audio/Video Input Jack s

let you quickly connect an audio/v ideo device, such as a camcorder, to the VCR without disconnecting other devices.

—

Memory Sentinel

tuner programming information, and timer memory settings in case of a power loss. The VCR holds the current time for 1 minute, and tuner programming information and timer memory settings are kept for up to 24 hours.

Automatic/Manual Clock Setting

set the VCR to automatically update its clock using EDS (Extended Data Service) signals sent by some TV station s. You can also manually set the clock.

Note:

EDS is provided by some broadcasters and includes various types of information, including the current time. If no broadcast ers in your area transmit EDS signals, you must manually set the clock.

Automatic DST (Daylight Saving Time) Adjustm ent

cally adjust the displayed time for Daylight Saving Time.

Alert Tone

you enter invalid information or do an incomplete operation. You can turn the alert tone on or off.

VCR Lock

vent young children from operating it.

Note:

AA batteries (not included) for operation.

— lets you se t the VCR to automati-

— the VCR alerts you whenever

— lets you set the VCR to help pre-

Your VCR’s remote control requires two

— protects clock settings,

— lets you

Trilingual On-Screen Programming

vides helpful instructions on the TV screen f or setting the clock and timers. You can select English, French, or Spanish instructions.

Universal Remote Control

your VCR, as well as TVs, cable boxes, and direct-to-home satellite systems produced by other manufacturers.

— lets you control

— pro-

We recommend you record the VCR’s model and serial numbers here. This information is on the VCR’s back panel.

Model:

Serial Number:

_______________________________

______________ __________

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CONTENTS

Before Yo u Begin ...... ................ ................. ......... ................. ................ ................. ................. ...... 8

Supplied Accessories .............................................................................................................. 8

Moisture Condensation ............................................................................................................ 8

Using This Manual ................................................................................................................... 8

Installation .................................................................................................................... ................ 9

Basic Connect ions ......... ................. ................ .......... ................ ................. ................ ........ ...... 9

Home Theater Connections ......................................................................... ....... ....... ..... ....... 11

Camcorder Connec tions ....... ................. ................ ................. ......... ................. ................. .... 12

Connecting Power .............................................................................................................. ... 12

VCR Setup ....... ................. ................ .......... ................ ................. ................. ................ . ............. 13

Setting the VCR’s Output Channel Switch ............................................................................ 13

Remote Control ...... .......... ................ ................. ................ ................. ......... ................. ......... 13

Installing Batteries ........................................................................................................... 13

Using the Remote Control ............................................................................................... 13

Initial Set Up .......................................................................................................................... 14

Setting the On-Screen Language/Channels/Clock ......................................................... 14

Manually Setting the Clock ............................................................................................. 15

Turning On Auto Clock Set ............................................................................................. 16

Adding/Erasing Channels ............................................................................................... 16

Reprogramming Tuner Memory ...................................................................................... 16

Changing the On-Screen Language ............................................................................... 17

Resetting the VCR’s Memory .......................................................................................... 18

Turning the Error Beep On/Off ............................................................................................... 18

Using the VCR Remote Control With Your TV and Cable Box or Satellite Receiver ............. 18

Operation .................................................................................................................................... 21

Watc h i ng TV ......................... ................. ......... ................. ................ ................. ..................... 21

Using the TV’s Tuner ...................................................................................................... 21

Using the VCR’s Tuner ................................................................................................... 21

Channel Caption .................................................... .......... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... .. .......... .. 21

Viewi ng a Video Tape .... ................. ................ ................. ................ .......... ................ ............ 23

Loading a Video Tape ..................................................................................................... 23

Playing a Video Tape ...................................................................................................... 23

Special Functions ................... ................ ................. ......... ................. ................. ....................... 24

Special Displays .................................................................................................................... 24

Blue Screen Display ........................................................................................................ 24

On-Screen Display .......................................................................................................... 24

Function Indicators .......................................................................................................... 24

Tape Motion Controls ............................................................................................................ . 25

Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual Search ........................................................................ 25

Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance ....................................................................................... 25

Slow Motion .................................................................................................................... 25

One Minute Skip (Model 64 Only) .. ................................................................................. 25

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Real-Time Counter .... ............................................................................................................ 25

Using the Counter ........................................................................................................... 25

Using the Zero Search Function ..................................................................................... 26

Skipping Commercials (Model 65 Only) ................................................................................ 26

Setting Up Commercial Advance Marking ...................................................................... 26

Selecting a Commercial Advance Tape Playback Option ............................................... 27

Questions and Answers about Commercial Advan ce .................................................... 27

Skipping/Selecting Previews (Model 65 Only) .............................................................. ....... . 28

Using Index Search ............................................................................................................... 29

Direct Access Index Search ........................................................................................... 29

Index Scan ...... ................ ................. ................ ................. .......... ................ ................. . .. 30

Program Index Search (Timer Recording Only) ............................................................. 30

Repeat Play .......................................................................................................................... 30

Time Sta mp ........ .......... ................ ................. ......... ................. ................. ................ ............. 31

Tracking ................................................................................................................................ 31

VCR Lock .............................................................................................................................. 32

Recording ................................................................................................................................... 33

Recording Speeds/Tape Selection . ....................................................................................... 33

Erase Protection ................................................................................................................... 33

Selecting the Signal to Record .............................................................................................. 34

Receiving/Recording Stereo/SAP Broadcasts ...................................................................... 34

Immediate Recording ............................................................................................................ 34

Recording a Program as You Watch It ........................................................................... 34

Recording One Program on the VCR While You Watch Another on the TV ................... 35

Automatic Timer Recording ................................................................................................... 35

Setting a Timer ............................................................................................................... 36

Monitoring an Automatic Timer Recording ..................................................................... 37

Checking/Changing Timers ............................................................................................ 37

Clearing a Timer .................... .......... ................ ................. ................. ................ .......... ... 38

Dubbing ....................................................................................................................... .......... 38

Audio-Onl y Rec ording .................. ................. ......... ................. ................. ................ ............. 39

Additional Information .............................................................................................................. 40

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 40

Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................................... 42

Servicing Your VCR ........................................................................................................ 43

Cleaning the Video Heads .................................................. .......... ....... ....... .. .......... ....... . 43

Storing Your Video Cassettes ......................................................................................... 43

Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 44

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Be sure to remo ve the rem ote control and 7 5ohm coaxial cable before you store the packing material.

Depending upon your audio/video system setup, you might need add itional cables or a dapters (available at your local RadioShack store). Read “Installation” on Page 9 to determine your specific needs.

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

Condensation inside the VCR can cause tape jams or video head damage. When you move the VCR from a cold area to a warmer one, let it sit for about 2 ho urs before y ou plug it in and begin operation. This allows any moisture inside the VCR to completely evaporate.

USING THIS MANUAL

This manual has these major sections:

Installation

VCR to your audio/video system and a camcorder.

— shows you how to connect the

Additiona l Informatio n

shooting section, care and maintenance procedures, and the VCR’s specifications.

We recommend you thoroughly read at least “Installation” on Page 9 and “VCR Setup” on Page 13, to be sure you correctly install and set up your VCR.

When reading through this manual, keep the following in mind:

• Some buttons on the remote control also appear on the VCR. You can use these buttons to operate the same functions. Other procedures use only the VCR’s buttons, or only the remote control’s.

• Some buttons are labeled differently on the VCR and on the remote control. Since y ou use the remote control most often to change settings and f unctions , this ma nual refers only to the remote control’s labels. Unless otherwise noted, however, you can use either the remote control’s or the VCR’s buttons at any time.

• All buttons, switches, and jacks on the VCR and all buttons on the remote control are shown in this manual.

— includes a trouble-

BOLD UPPERCASE

letters in

VCR Setup

the output channel swit ch, prepari ng and us ing the remote control, setting the on-screen programming language, setting the channe ls your VCR can tune, and setting the clock.

Operation

the TV’s or VCR’s tuner, set the channel caption, and load and play a video tape.

Special Functions

on the VCR’s display and the TV screen, and how to fast-forward and rewind a tape, use the VCR’s special playback, display, and search features, set the tracking manually, and use i ndex search.

Recordin

methods.

— includes procedures for setting

— explains how to watch TV using

— describes what appears

— describes the different recording

• Information that appears on the TV screen is shown in this typeface:

• Information that appears on the VCR’s display is shown in this typeface: VCR

• The VCR displays menu s and opt ions on the TV you connect it to, and other information (such as tape motion indicators, the real-time counter, etc.) on its display.

If a menu disappears before you finish entering information, simply locate the step where you first pressed the remote control, then begin again at that step.

PLAY

MENU/ACTION

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INSTALLATION

BASIC CONNECTIONS

Refer to the illustrations on Pag e 10 for these connections.

Some connection s shown in this section

Note:

might require additional supplies, available from your local RadioShack store.

Connect the VCR to your TV for pla

back. Yo u can connect (choose

one):

• Your VCR’s TV’s antenna jack, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable

Caution:

OUT TO TV

an antenna already connected. Doing so can interfere with other receivers.

• Your VCR’s TV’s separate VHF/UHF antenna jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner

• Your VCR’s jacks to your TV’s audio/video jacks, using a stereo audio/video cable

For the best quality recordings,

Note:

use high-quality A/V cables to make these connections.

Connect a signal source to the VCR for recordin (choos e one):

• An outside antenna , using a 75-ohm coaxial cable, to the VCR’s

ANT.

jack

• An outside antenna, using 300-ohm lead-in wire and a 300-to-75 ohm transformer, to the VCR’s

ANT.

jack

• Your CATV (cable) source, using the 75-ohm coaxial cable directly from the cable company, to the VCR’s

FROM ANT.

OUT TO TV

Never connect the VCR’s

jack to a te rmina l that h a s

OUT TO TV

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

. You can connect

jack

jack to your

IN FR OM

IN FROM

Caution:

direct connections to cable wires (connections that do not go through a cable box). Check the laws in your area before you make connections.

• A cable converter box to the VCR’s

FROM ANT.

There are many cable TV sys-

Note:

tems in use. If you subscribe to cable TV service and cannot record c abl e T V programs, contact your local cable TV service provider. Most cable TV service providers offer connection help.

Connection Notes:

Because of the complexity of the variations possible when using additional video acce ssories, such as video signal switches, splitters, and combiners, we do not attempt to show such configurations in this manual.

You can also connect an optional video source, such as a camcorder, another VCR, or a direct-to-home satellite s A/V cables. Simply connect it as shown.

• You can connect three sources directly to your VCR. To do so, you connect one source

R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1

to the the back of the VCR using A/V cables, another source to the using a 75 -ohm coaxial cable, and another source to the jacks on the front of the VCR (see “Camcorder Connections” on Page 12). If the source’s audio is monaural, connect its audio output to the left audio input jack only.

• You can connect additional 75-ohm coaxial sources to your system using a high-isolation A/B switch to switch between the sources.

• You can connect one 75-ohm coaxial source to more than one device using a video splitter.

Some state laws restrict

jack

stem to your VCR usin

jacks on

IN FROM ANT.

AV2 VIDEO IN/L-AUDIO IN-R

jack

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Outside Antenna

Cable

(CATV)

Company

Model 64/65 (rear)

Cable Box

OUTI N

Antenna InAudio InVideo In

OUT

IN 1

R - AUDIO - L

MONO

75-Ohm Coax Cable

Stereo Audio/Video Cable

VIDEO

OUT TO TV

IN FROM ANT.

VHF/UHF

3 CH. 4

75-Ohm Coax Cable

or or

300-Ohm Lead-In Wire

300-to-75 Ohm Transformer

(Optional Camcorder/2nd VCR/DSS System)

Stereo Audio/Video

Audio

Video

Cable

75-Ohm Coax Cable

Antenna In

Optional TV

Antenna In

VHF/UHF Splitter/Combiner

Connection

UHF

VHF

Antenna In

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HOME THEATER CONNECTIONS

Refer to this illustration to connect your VCR to a home theater system.

Outside Antenna

A/V RECEIVER

Speakers

Front

Right

Left

–

Rear

Right

Left

–

Cable

(CATV)

Company

Center

–

TV/Monitor

R - AUDIO - L

OUT

IN 1

Cable Box

VIDEO

Video Cable

75-Ohm Coax Cable

OUTI N

Stereo Audio/Video Cable

R - AUDIO - L

OUT

IN 1

Stereo Audio/Video Cable

75-Ohm Coax Cable

or or or

Select the signal source you have

VIDEO

IN FROM ANT.

MONO

VHF/UHF

OUT TO TV

3 CH. 4

75-Ohm Coax Cable

300-Ohm Lead-In Wire

300-to-75 Ohm Transformer

Model 64/65

(rear)

Speakers

Antenna InAudio InVideo In

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CAMCORDER CONNECTIONS

Your VCR has jacks on its front panel that let you easily connect a camcorder or other video source. You can also connect a camcorder to the

R-AUDIO-L AUDIO IN 1

the back panel of your VCR. You need a stereo A/V cable (not supplied) with plugs that fit the VCR’s jacks and the camcorder’s

jacks for this connection.

and

VIDEO IN 1

jacks on

PLAY

REWIND

AV 2

VIDEO IN L – AUDIO IN – R

POWER

TV/VCR

1. Insert the plugs at one end of the cable into the

AV 2 L-AUDIO IN-R

RECORD/TIME

front panel. If the camcorder’s audio is monaural, connect the audio cable to

FAST-F

STOP EJECT

CHANNEL

and

VIDEO IN

L-AUDIO IN

jacks on the

jack

only.

2. Insert the plugs at the other end of the cable into the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks on your camcorder or other video source. Be sure to connect VIDEO to VIDEO and A UDIO t o AUDIO (use the plug’s color codes as a guide).

CONNECTING POWER

To power the VCR, plug its power cord into a standard AC outlet.

Note:

The VCR prompts you to select a language, then starts to search for a channel that has an

Extended Data Service (EDS) signal (see “Initial Set Up” on Page 14) when:

• You plug in the VCR for the first time, then press

POWER

• You unplug the VCR and reconnect it (within 24 hours) then press

• There is a power failure (of less than 24 hours) then you press

--:--

appears on the display.

to turn it on.

POWER

to turn it on.

to turn on the VCR.

• You reset the VCR’s memory (see “Resetting the VCR’s Memory” on Page 18).

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VCR SETUP

SETTING THE VCR’S OUTPUT CHANNEL SWITCH

If you connected the VCR’s nal to a TV or another VCR, set back of the VCR to active channel in your area.

When VCR appears on the display, the VCR sends the signal from the video source connected to its

VIDEO IN 1

to the TV on the channel you selected.

Setting

Note:

when the VCR is off or if you connected a T V with separate audio/video input jacks to the VCR’s

IN FROM ANT.

(or

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

or 4, whichever is not an

AV2

on the front panel) terminals

3-CH-4

has no effect on the T V

OUT TO TV

3-CH-4

R-AUDIO-L IN 1/

jacks.

termi-

on the

REMOTE CONTROL

Installing Batteries

The remote control requires two AA batteries (not supplied). For the longest operation and best performance, we recommend alkaline batteries (such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-557).

2. Put fresh batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside.

3. Replace the cover.

When the remote control stops working

Note:

or operates poorly, replace both batteries.

Cautions:

• Never leave dead or weak bat teries in the remote control. Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage your remote control.

• Dispose of dead batteries promptly and properly; do not bury or burn them.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type.

• Do no t mix old and new ba tteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.

1. Press the tab on the battery compartment cove r and lift o ff the cove r in the di rection of the arrow.

Ta b

Using the Remote Control

To use the remote control, aim it at the front of the VCR and press the desired function buttons.

AUTO CLOCK SET PROCEEDING

CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY

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INITIAL SET UP

Setting the On-Screen Language/ Channels/Clock

When you first plug in the VCR and turn it on, when you turn it on after power was interrupted for longer than 24 hours, or when you reset the VCR’s memory, the VCR prompts you to select a language, then scans f or active channels in your area and stores them.

In many areas, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station broadcasts an electronic data signal (EDS) with its regular broadcast. This signal can automatically set your VCR’s clock to the correct time. If a station in your area has EDS signals, the VCR automatically sets the clock.

Note:

The VCR is preset to automatically set the clock, but you can change this. If no stations in your area broadcast EDS signals, see “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15.

1. Press

2. Turn on your TV and set it to the same

3. Select a language by pressing

POWER

channel as the VCR’s

to turn on the VCR.

3-CH-4

switch, or select its line input if you connected the VCR to the TV’s audio/video input jacks. Then press

select English),

TV/VCR

so VCR appears.

CH t

(to select Spanish), or

(to select French) when you see:

(to

4. At this screen, set your cable box to the local PBS station, then press do not have a cable box, sim ply press

. (If you

UTO SET

A CABLE A

CABLE

THEN. . .

UP KEY

Notes:

• You can also set your direct-to-home

• If you have already set the channels and

After you press

CEEDING

appear on the TV s creen as the VCR scans through the chan nels and memo rizes all the active channels in your area.

5. When the VCR finishes scanning and storing channels, it searches for an EDS signal and shows:

satellite receiver to a PBS station in this step. However, since satellite broadcast services broadcast nationwide and usually do not offer local PBS programming, the VCR will not be able to receive an EDS signal with the correct local time.

just want to manually set the clock,

MENU/ACTION

press

to skip tuner programming. Then see “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15.

AUTO SET PRO-

, CH

and the curre nt channel nu mber

UAG

ENGL I SH

ESPAÑOL

F RANÇA I S

It can ta ke up to 1 0 min u tes for the VCR to set the clock using the EDS signal. If the VCR finds a signal, it automatically sets its clock to the correct time and date, then the time and date, current channel setting, and

AUTO CLOCK SET COMPLETED

appear.

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If the VCR does not detect an EDS s ignal within this time,

INCOMPLETE

AUTO CLOCK SET

appears. There is probably not an EDS signal available in your area. Press

MENU/ACTION

, then see “Man-

ually Setting the Clock” to set the clock.

Notes:

• Your VCR protects tuner programming

for up to 24 hours in case a power failure occurs or if the power cord becomes unplugged. After about 24 hours without power, the VCR loses the programming.

• If you have not connected the VCR to an

antenna, cable TV, direct-to-home satellite receiver, or other signal source through the

IN FROM ANT.

jack, the VCR does not store any channel in memory. Instead, you see:

NO CH FOUND PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTION THEN

PUSH VCR CH UP KEY AGAIN

- - - - - - - - -

EL E : ENGL I S

KEY

To exit the programming mode at

Note:

any time, press

MENU/ACTION

2. Repeatedly press (marked above

again.

PLAY

on the remote control) or (marked

STOP

below

SET CLOCK

light to the right of

on the remote control) to high-

, then press (marked

FAS T-F

on the remote con-

trol).

3. Repeatedly press or to highlight

MANUAL

, then press .

K SET

KEY

- - - - - -

Manually Setting the Clock

Follow these steps to m anually set the clock if EDS is not available in your area, if you do not want the VCR to search for an EDS signal, or if you skipped tuner programming.

Notes:

• The clock must be accurately set for proper automatic timer recording. We suggest you refer to a radio station or time/temperature service for the correct time.

• If you do not press a button within 5 minutes in Steps 2–9, the clock is not set. Start again from Step 1

1. Press

MENU/ACTION

to display the main

menu.

4. Repeatedly press or to select the correct month, then press .

- - - - - -

DST : O

- -- - - - -

KEY

5. Repeat Step 4 to select the correct date, year, and hour , then press .

6. Repeatedly press or to select a minute that is 1 or 2 minutes after the current time, then press . (For example, if it is 42 minutes past the hour right now, enter 43 minutes now.) This gives you time to complete this procedure before starting the clock. clock. Be sure you correctly set AM or PM.

7. Repeatedly press or to set (daylight saving time) to ON or

Your VCR uses a 12-hour

Note:

OFF

DST

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When you set

DST

to ON, the VCR automatically adds 1 hour on the first Sunday in April, and subtracts 1 hour on the last Sunday in October.

8. Press .

SET COMPLETED

appears.

9. Review the information you entered.

- - - - - -

12: 0 0 P

DST :

- -- - - - - -

KEY

If the information is not correct, repeatedly press

(marked to the left of

REW

remote control) or to move the cursor to the incorrect entry , t hen enter the correct information.

When the information is correct and the time reaches the minute y ou set in S tep 6,

MENU/ACTION

press

twice. The currently set time appears and the clock starts running.

Note:

when you press

Seconds begin counting from 00

MENU/ACTION

twice.

on the

4. Press CH s. The VCR searches for an EDS signal and, if it finds one, automatically sets its clock to the corr e ct time. If th e VCR does not find an EDS signal, follow the steps under “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15.

Adding/Erasing Channels

We recommend you check the channels the VCR automatically stored. It might have stored distant, weak channels that you normally would not watch, or it might have missed channels you want t o store.

If the tuner stores a channel that you do not want, repeatedly press (or hold down) or use the remote control’s numb er buttons to tune to that channel, then press

CHANNEL nn DELETED

appears, and t he unwanted channel is erased from the tuner’s memory.

To add a channel, enter the desired channel number using the number b uttons. Then p ress

ADD/DLT

CHANNE L nn ADDED

the channel is added to memory.

s or t

ADD/DLT

appears, and

Turning On Auto Clock Set

If you turned off the auto clock set feature and manually set the VCR’s clock, then find that EDS is available in your area, you can turn the auto clock set feature back on. This ensures that the VCR automatically sets itself to the correct time after a power failure of less than 24 hours.

Follow these steps to turn on auto clock set.

1. Press menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET CLOCK

3. If necessary, press or to highl ight

AUTO CLOCK SET

MENU/ACTION

, then press .

to display the main

Reprogramming T uner Memory

You might want to reprogram the VCR’s tuner memory if you move or change from an antenna connection to a cable TV connection.

You can also quick ly erase all settings,

Note:

including the time, local channels, and programmed events, then reprogram the tuner’s memory. See “Resetting the VCR’s Memory” on Page 18.

Follow these steps to reprogram the tuner.

1. Press menu.

Note:

ing Steps 2–5, press

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET UP CHANNEL

MENU/ACTION

to display the main

To exit the p rogramming mode du r-

MENU/ACTION

again.

, then press .

English

RE EL

E : ENGL I S

KEY

- - - - - - - - -

Espa

C I ON

ESP

AÑO

- - - - - - - - -

Français

UPPLE

: FRANÇA I

- - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - - - -

E : ENGL I S

KEY

3. Press again to select the broadcast

system (

4. Press to highlight

CABLE)

NNE

- - -

KEY

AUTO SET

, then press

. You see:

UTO SET

CABLE

THEN. . .

UP KEY

clock to the correct time and

COMPLETED

SET

appears. Afterwards,

AUTO CLOCK

the VCR resets the clock by the received EDS signal the first time you turn it off during a day. If the VCR does not detect a signal within this time,

INCOMPLETE

appears. There is probably

AUTO CLOCK SET

not an EDS signal available in your a rea. Press

MENU/ACTION

, then see “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15 to set the clock.

Changing the On-Screen Language

Follow these steps to change the on-screen programming language.

1. Press menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight the fifth menu selection, th en press . (The title of the fifth menu selection differs depending on the language currently selected.)

MENU/ACTION

to display the main

5. Set your cable box to th e local PBS sta tion , then press cable box, simply press

After you press

CEEDING

. (If you do not have a

s.)

AUTO SET PRO-

, CH

and the curre nt channel num ber appear on the TV scre en as t he V CR s cans through the channe ls and memo rizes all the active channels in your area.

6. When the VCR finishes scanning and s toring channels, it searches for an EDS signal and shows:

AUTO CLOCK SET PROCEEDING

CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY

It can take up to 10 minutes for the VCR to set the clock using the EDS signal. If the VCR finds a signal, it automatically sets its

ñol

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3. Repeatedly press until the desired language appears next to the fifth item.

4. When you finish, press

MENU/ACTION

Resetting the VCR’s Memory

You can erase all settings (including the time and date, local channels, and programmed events) at any time. Eject any loaded tape, then hold down

PLAY

and

CHANNEL

on the

VCR for about 5 sec onds until it turns itself off. All settings are cleared.

The next time you turn on the VC R, it pe rforms its initial setup sequence. See “Setting the O nScreen Language/Channels/Clock” on Page

14.

TURNING THE ERROR BEEP ON/OFF

Your VCR is preset to s ound a beep through your TV when you ente r invalid or incomplete information. However, you can turn the beep off or on at any time.

Follow these steps to turn off the beep.

1. Press menu.

2. If necessary, repeatedly press or to highlight

3. Repeatedly press or to highlight

BEEPER

4. Press

To turn on the bee p again, repea t these steps and select

MENU/ACTION

SET UP VCR

to display the main

, then press .

. Then press to select

- - - - - -

: O

CK : O

KEY

MENU/ACTION

in Step 3.

twice to exit.

OFF

N N N

USING THE VCR REMOTE CONTROL WITH Y OUR TV AND CABLE BOX OR SATELLITE RECEIVER

In addition to controlling your VCR, the remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV and cable box or direct-to-home satellite receiver. Follow these steps to program the remote control with the correct manufacturer’s code number for that TV, cable box, and directto-home sa te llite receive r.

Some brands have more than one c ode

Note:

listed in the charts. If a code does not work with your TV, cable box, or direct-to-home satellite receiver, try another. The listed codes might not work with all models from th e listed manufacturers.

1. Find the code for your TV and cable box or direct-to- home satellite rec eiver in the following charts.

TV BRAND CODE

Fisher 10 GE 03 Goldstar 15, 16, 17 Hitachi 12 JVC 1 1 Magnavox 05 Mitsubishi 07, 13 Panas on ic 01, 02 Quasar 01, 02 RadioShack 01, 02, 15, 16, 17 RCA 03 Realistic 01, 02, 15, 16, 17 Samsung 14 Sanyo 10 Sharp 06, 07 Sony 08 Sylvania 05 Toshiba 09 Zenith 04

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CABLE BOX

BRAND

Archer 01, 29, 44, 88, 91 Cableview 04, 30, 42, 44, 52, 63,

Citizen 04, 30, 42, 44, 52, 63,

Curtis 08, 09, 56, 61, 87, 90 Diamond 01, 29, 44, 88, 91 Drake 37, 67, 71 Eagle 13, 20, 22, 26, 40, 58,

Eastern 28 GC Brand 04, 30, 42, 44, 52, 63,

Gemini Regal 04, 85 General Electric 57 General Instru-

ment Hamlin 14, 15, 28, 41, 97, 100,

Hitachi 31, 79 Jerrold 01, 02, 03, 04, 34, 55,

Macom 31, 79 Magnavox 25, 26 Matsushita 16, 17, 101 Movietime 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 42,

NSC 32, 38, 40 Oak 10, 11, 46, 99 Optim u s 44, 88 Panasonic 16, 17, 101 Philips 13, 20, 23, 24, 96 Pioneer 05, 06, 78 Pulsar 04, 30, 42 , 44, 52, 63,

RadioS h ac k 44, 88 RCA 16, 17, 101 Realistic 44, 51, 88 Regal 1 4, 41 Regenc y 28

CODE

85, 88

62, 98

85, 88

01, 02, 03, 04, 34, 55, 83, 85, 91, 93, 95

102

83, 85, 91, 93, 95

44, 88

85, 88

CABLE BOX

BRAND

Rembrandt 29, 32, 39, 42, 44, 88 Salora 68, 72 Samsung 32, 40, 42, 78 , 94 Scientific Atlanta 08, 09, 56, 61, 87, 90 Sheritech 27 SL Marx 32, 40, 42, 78, 94 Sprucer 16, 17, 101 Stargate 04, 30, 32, 40, 42, 44,

Sylvania 19 Teknika 74 Telecaption 77, 92 Teleview 32, 40, 42, 78, 94 Texscan 18, 19 Tocom 01, 33, 34, 42, 48, 49,

Toshiba 36 Uniden Satellite 65, 69 Unika 01, 29, 44, 88, 91 Universal 42, 43, 44, 52, 63, 88 Viewstar 13, 20, 22, 26, 40, 58,

Videoway 07, 23, 50 Vid Tech 64 Vidter 64 Zenith 07, 23, 50

CODE

52, 63, 78, 85, 88, 94

62, 98

SATELLITE

RECEIVER

CODE

BRAND

Hitachi/Hughes 104 Magnavox/Uniden 1105

Magnavox/Uniden 2106

Panasonic 109 RCA 108 Sony 107 Toshiba 103

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2. While holding down TV, enter the code number for your TV using the number buttons Or, while holding down

DSS/CABLE

enter the code number for your cable box or direct-to-home satellite receiver.

Precede a single-digit code number wi th 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 code number.

3. Try operating your TV and cable box or direct-to-home satellite receiver using the VCR’s remote control. First press

DSS/CABLE INPUT, CH

operation; or

, then try pressing

s or CH t, and

POWER

VOL +/–

and CH s or CH t for

POWER

for TV

cable box or direct-to-home satellite receiver operation.

If the device does not function, repeat Step 2 and try other codes for the m anuf acturer. If it still does not function, you must use the original remote control supplied with your TV and cable box or direct-to-home satellite receiv e r.

• You can use the number buttons to select a channel number on y our TV an d c abl e box

or direct-to-home satellite receiver. However, some TVs and cable boxes or directto-home satellite receivers might require that you press

DISP/ENT

after entering the

channel number.

VOL +/–

•

works to adjust the TV volume in any operation mode (VCR, TV, or DSS/ CABLE).

• When you press

MENU/ACTION

press

CABLE/DSS

KEY CAbL

appear. Press

REMOTE

flash for about 5 seconds then dis-

MODE PLEASE PUSH VCR

VCR

DSS/CABLE

PROG

then

NOW TV/

, appears, and TV or to set the remote con-

trol to VCR operation mode.

To use the remo te control, press the button for the device you want to control—

VCR

. Then press the desired function button.

TV, DSS/CABLE

Notes:

• The codes you programmed might be erased if you remove the batteries from the remote control (to replace them, for example). If this happens, re-enter the codes after you replace the batteries.

• Some TVs, cable boxes, and direct-tohome sat ellite recei vers migh t require t hat you manually turn on the power for that device.

• Your TV, cable box, or direct-to-home satellite receiver might have functions that the VCR’s remote control will not operate.

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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 VCR disappears from the VCR’s display.

If you are using a TV/monitor con nected

Note:

to the VCR’s sure to set the TV/monitor to its TV mode.

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

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

Using the VCR’s Tuner

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

TV/VCR

jacks, be

until

If you are using a TV/monitor con-

Note:

nected to the VCR’s jacks, set the TV/monitor to its video mode.

2. Repeatedly press appears.

3. To manually select a channel, you can

press matically advance to the next channel stored in the tuner’s memory.

Note:

at the highest programmed channel or when the tuner is at the lowest programmed channel, the VCR enters the audio/video mode and appears on the TV (see “Select ing the S ignal to Record” on Page 34). Continue to press programmed channel appears.

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

s or CH t to have the tuner auto-

If you press

s or t until the highest or lowest

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

TV/VCR

until VCR

s when the tuner is

LINE 1

LINE 2

Notes:

• Channe ls 2–13 are the same for VHF and cable TV, and cable companies usually number them as they appear on the display.

• Since cable companies sometimes designate cable channels with letters or letternumber 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 experiment to determine the proper c able channel designations for your cable system. For more information, contact y our local cable company.

• Two of the cable cha nnels are designated for audio only.

1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same channel as the VCR’s

3-CH-4

switch.

Notes:

• Precede a single-digit number with a 0 — for example, 01, 02, and so on.

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

• If you receive MTS stereo or SAP broadcasts, see “Receiving/Recording Stereo/ SAP Broadcasts” on Page 34.

100

Channel Caption

You can assign call letters (such as ABC or CBS) to a channel so the call letters appear with the channel number on the TV when you select the channel. You can select from the VCR’s 24 preset call letter combinations and create up to 10 call letter combinations of your own.

I ON

- - - -

KEY

APT I ON

- - - -

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Follow these steps to assign any of the VCR’s 24 preset call letter comb inations to stat ions in your area.

1. Press

MENU/ACTION

to display the main

menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET UP CHANNEL

, then press . You

see:

NNE

- - -

KEY

3. If necessary, repeatedly press or to highlight

CHANNE L CAPTION

, then press

4. If necessary, repeatedly press or to highlight

PRESET CAPTION

, then press

. You see:

T I ON

- - - -

- -

, , , or to highlight the wrong

entry. Use or to change the number,

ADD/DLT

9. Press

to delete the number.

MENU/ACTION

four times to exit.

Follow these steps to manually create up to 10 of your own call letter combinations.

1. Repeat Steps 1–3 of the previous section.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

MANUAL CAPTION

, then press . You

see:

3. Repeatedly press or to select a channel number, then press . The cursor moves to the dashes to the right of the channel number.

Channels already assigned with pre-

Note:

set call letters or deleted from the VCR’s memory do not appear as you press

KEY

5. Press . The cursor moves to the dashes to the right of

ABC

6. Repeatedly press or to change the channel number. When the correct channel number for the ABC station in your area appears, press .

Only the channel num bers stored in

Note:

VCR tuner memory appear.

–

7. Repeat Steps 1

6 to assign call letters to all channel numbers in you r area, up to 24 stations. Or, continue with Step 8 to assign call letters to all channel numbers without exiting the PRESET CAPTION screen.

8. Review the entered information. If any number is not correct, repeatedly press

4. Repeatedly press (or hold down) or to display the first character of the station’s name. Then press to set the character.

The characters change in the following order.

A B C Z BLANK — &

9 2 1 0 / !

5. Repeat Step 4 to enter other characters (up to four total).

To correct an error, repeatedly press or

to move the curs or to the right or left then enter the correct character. To clear the call letters, press

ADD/DLT

6. Repeatedly press to highlight a chan-

–

nel number, then repeat Steps 3

5 to cre-

ate more call letter combinations (up to

10).

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7. Press

MENU/ACTION

four times to exit.

VIEWING A VIDEO TAPE

Loading a Video Tape

1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same channel as the VCR’s

If you are using a T V/monitor that is

Note:

connected to the V CR’s

OUT

jacks, set the TV/monitor to its video

mode.

2. Hold t he cassette with the main label facing up and the spine facing out from the VCR. Then insert the cassette into the VCR’s compartment and gently push the center of its spine until the VCR draws it in.

3-CH-4

switch.

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO

Notes:

NO CASSETTE PLEASE INSERT A

•

CASSETTE

PLAY, REW, FAST-F,

appears when you press

REC/TIME

without

inserting a cassette.

• During playback, the VCR automatically adjusts tracking, but you can manually adjust it if necessary (see “Tracking” on Page31).

3. To choose the type of audio you want the VCR to play back, press

SAP/HiFi

until an arrow appears next to the desired audio mode indicator (

HIFI

NORMAL

) on the

TV screen.

If you play a tape recorded on a

Note:

standard VCR, your VCR plays the standard audio track, regardless of the audio outp u t s e tting.

4. To stop playback before the end of the

STOP

tape, press

5. To eject the tape, press

STOP EJECT

the VCR.

The VCR automatically turns on. I f the eraseprotection tab has been removed from t he cas sette, playback automatically begins (see “Erase Protection” on Page 33).

Caution:

Never insert anything except a VHS video cassette into the cassette compartment. Anything else might damage the VCR.

Playing a Video Tape

1. Load a video tape.

2. If playback does not automatically begin,

PLAY

press

. The VCR plays the tape.

Notes:

• If the tape reaches the end before you

STOP or STOP EJECT

press

on the VCR, the VCR automatically stops the tape and completely rewinds it. If the erase-protection tab has been removed, the VCR then ejects the cassette.

• When the V CR is off, you can press

EJECT

on the VCR to eject a tape. The VCR turns on, ejects the tape, then turns itself back off.

STOP

: O

ACK : O

KEY

- - - - - -

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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

SPECIAL DISPLAYS

Blue Screen Display

The VCR displays a blue screen on the TV when you select the VCR mode, play unrecorded portions of a tape, or when you tune to a weak TV station. However, you can turn the blue sc reen disp la y f e at u r e on or off.

4. Press

MENU/ACTION

twice to exit.

Notes:

• You cannot record the blue screen on a tape in the VCR.

• If you tune to a weak TV st ation, the VCR mutes the sound when it dis plays the blue screen.

• The blue screen also appears if you set the VCR to the audio/video mode when

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO IN 1

the

jacks are not receiving any signals. Y ou cannot turn off the blue screen in this case.

Follow these steps to turn the blue screen feature on or off.

1. Press

MENU/ACTION

to display the main

menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET UP VCR

, then press .

- - - - - - - - -

RE EL

E : ENGL I S

KEY

On-Screen Display

To view your VCR’s current operating mode and other information about your VCR, press

DISP/ENT

audio mode the VCR is set to (

MONO

or counter, and tape speed. Press

(display/enter). You see the current

STEREO, SAP

), the current function, time, channel,

DISP/ENT

again to clear the display.

Notes:

• The current audio mode disappears after about 5 seconds.

• You also see the remaining recording time while a timed recording is in progress (see “Immediate Recording” on Page 34).

Function Indicators

When you press a function button (such as

STOP

), the selected function’s indicator (such

STOP

as 4 seconds. When you change the chann el, the new channel number (and call letters, if you set them) appear on the TV screen for about 3 seconds.

) appears on the TV screen for abo ut

3. Repeatedly press or so

BLUE

BACK

is highlighted. Then pres s

to select

OFF

NOISY CH

If you play back a poo r quality or dam-

Note:

aged tape, the function indicat or might not appear.

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TAPE MOTION CONTROLS

Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual Search

While a tape is stopped, press vance the tape quickly or cannot see the picture or hear sound when you use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the counter to locate a specific section of tape.

Note:

If you press winding, The VCR automatically turns itself off when rewinding is complete.

To use visual search so you can see the p icture, be sure VCR appears then begin tape playback. Then press

REW

or turn to normal playback.

During visual search, the sound is muted and the picture quality is l ower than during normal playback. The search picture is best with tapes recorded at the SP or SLP speed (see“Recording Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 33).

REWIND

to search in reverse. Press

REW

POWER

POWER OFF

FAST-F

FA S T -F

to rewind it. You

while a tape is re-

to search forward

to ad-

appears.

PLAY

to re-

• To reduce or eliminate jitter in the freezeframe picture, hold down picture is clear.

During freeze-frame, you can adv ance the picture one frame at a time by repeatedly pressing

SLOW

. This feature works best wi th video cas-

settes recorded at the SP or SLP speed. Press

PAUSE

PLAY

to return to normal playback.

s or t unti l the

Slow Motion

To start slow motion playback, while a tape is playing, press

PLAY

to return to normal playback. During slow motion, the sound is muted and the picture quality is lower than during normal playback. Slow motion picture quality is best wi th tapes recorded at the SP or SLP speed.

Notes:

• If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing the tape to protect the video heads.

• If the slow-motio n pict ure is poor, hold down

s or t until the picture improves.

SLOW

. Press

SLOW

again or

Freez e-F rame/Fra me Adv an c e

Freeze-frame lets you pause the tape to view a single frame. Press freeze the picture. Pres s to return to normal playback.

During freeze-frame, picture quality is lower than during normal playback. The picture quality is best with recordings made at the SP or SLP speed (see “Recording Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 33).

Notes:

• If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing the tape to protect the video heads.

PAUSE

during playback to

again or

PLAY

One Minute Skip (Model 64 Only)

You can skip over unwanted material on the recorded tape, such as commercials. Press

ZERO/1MIN

wards over the next minute of recording, then resumes normal playback.

during playback. The VCR fast for-

REAL-TIME COUNTER

Using the Counter

Your VCR’s counter shows how long a tape has been running. To see the counter on the TV screen, press trol.

DISP/ENT

on the remote con-

OFF

AL ADV

URE

- - - -

KEY

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The counter resets to

0:00:00

when you put

in a new tape. To manually reset the counter,

COUNTER RESET

press

The real-time counter might stop if you

Note:

fast-forward or rewind through a blank section on the tape. This is normal.

Using the Zero Search Function

You can reset the counter to position on the tape and then return to that position. This lets you quickly return to a selected place on the tape later.

Follow these steps to use the zero search function.

1. Press

COUNTER RESET

want to return to later. The counter resets to

0:00:0 0

2. When you want to return to the selected location, stop the tape, then press

1MIN

on the Model 64 or the Model 65. The tape rewinds or fa st-forwards and automatically stops when it reaches

0:00:00

Notes:

• If you press

0:00:00

REW

, the time appears with a m inus

(–) sign.

• The counter do es not work with blank tapes or blank portions of partially recorded tapes.

0:00:0 0

at any

at the location y ou

ZERO/

C/A SKIP/ZERO

to rewind the tape past

beginnings/endings on the tape itself. Then, when you play back the recording, you can set the VCR so it automat ically detects and skips over the marked commercials

only skips over the marked comm ercials when you press a key.

Notes:

• The recording must b e at leas t 15 min utes long for Commercial Advance to work.

• The effectiveness of Commercial Advance varies with the different methods stations use to broadcast commercials. It is po ssible that Commercial Advance might not work with every broadcast you watch.

• Commercial Advance might skip part of a program if there are frequent dark and quiet scenes.

• Commercial Advance d oes not eras e c ommercials from the tape; it simply marks them.

Setting Up Commercial Advance Marking

Follow these steps to have t he VCR automa tically memorize the be ginning a nd e nd of c ommercials while it records a progra m, so it can mark the tape later.

1. Press menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET UP FEATURE

MENU/ACTION

, then press .

to display the main

3. If necessary, repeatedly press or

SKIPPING COMMERCIALS

to highlight

SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

(MODEL 65 ONLY)

Your VCR’s Commercial Advance feature lets you quickly skip over commercials recorded onto a tape while you view it.

During recording, Commercial Advance s tores in memory the locations of the beginnings and endings of commercials. After recording is over, the VCR replays the tape a nd marks the

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4. Press . You see:

SET UP COMM

C / A RECORD

C / A PLAYBACK : AUTO

SELECT : SET : KEY END

: ACT I ON

ERC I AL ADV

KEY

5. Repeatedly press or to highlight

C/A RECORD

OFF

STOP

— With this setting, when you press

to end a recording, the VCR asks

, then press to select

you if you want it to mark commercials when you stop recording or turn the VCR off.

OFF

— The VCR does not mark commer-

cials.

6. When you finish setting up Commercial Advance, press

MENU/ACTION

twice.

Notes:

• When recording ends, it takes several minutes for the VCR to mark the recording.

Selecting a Commercial Advance Tape Playback Option

Follow these steps to select how the VCR operates when you play any marked tape.

1. Press

MENU/ACTION

menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET UP FEATURE

3. Repeatedly press or to highlight

COMMERCIAL ADV.

SET UP

press .

4. Repeatedly press or to highlight

C/A PLAYBACK AUTO

AUTO

marked commercial blocks .

MANUAL

only when you press playback.

5. When you finish, press three times to exit.

MANUAL

— The VCR automatically skips

— The VCR skips commercials

to display the main

, then press .

, then

, t hen press to select

C/A SKIP/ZERO

MENU/ACTION

during

• The VCR marks commercials in a timer recording after the recording stops (see “Automatic Timer Recording” on Page 35).

• If the interval between two timer recordings is not long enough to allow commercial marking, the VCR waits until after the next timer recording.

• The VCR can store up to eight timer recording settings and 45 commercial locations in memory at one time. When the memory becomes full, the remaining commercials are not marked.

• The Commercial Advance feature setting returns to

OFF

if there i s a power fai l ure.

• If you rewind the tape and start another recording before power is turned off, commercials might not be correctly marked.

Questions and Answers about Commercial Advan ce

Questions and Answers about Commercial Advance

Question Answer

How fast does the VCR advance through commercials?

Are comm e rc ia ls still recorded on the tape?

The VCR advances through 3 minutes of commercials in about 8 to 12 seconds if the tape speed is SLP (see “Recordi ng Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 33). If it is SP, it takes about 25 to 35 seconds.

Yes.

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Question Answer

Does Commercial

Yes. Advance work at all recording speeds?

Does Commercial

Yes. Advance still work if I mark the tape and remove it from the VCR, then play it back later?

Can I play a Co m m ercial Advance marked tape in another VCR?

Yes, but commercials

will only be skipped if

the other VCR also

has Commercial

Advance. Can I mark a record-

No. ing that was made on another VCR?

SKIPPING/SELECTING PREVIEWS (MODEL 65 ONLY)

Your VCR’s Movie Advance feature lets you skip the previews at the beginning of many purchased or rented movies, or select a specific preview to watch.

4. Repeatedly press or to select

NCE

FF MOV I

/ A SK I P

or GO TO

— The VCR

PRE-

START OF MOVIE

VIEW

GO TO START OF MOVIE

automatically skips any previews at the beginning of the tape and advances to the start of the movie.

START

MOVIE

SEARCHING FOR

appears. When the

VCR finds the beginning of the movie,

MOVIE START

GO TO PREVIEW

READY. PUSH PLAY TO

IS appears.

— The VCR searches for and plays the first preview. If it does not find a preview, the VCR starts normal playback.

To skip to the next preview, press

A SKIP

INDEX/M/

5. When you finish, press .

THE

Note:

Movie Adva nce works on ly with tapes recorded in the SP speed that have the erase -protection tab removed.

1. Load a tape. When t he VCR automatically starts playback, press .

2. Press

INDEX/M/A SKIP

. You see:

ODE

/ A SK I

3. Repeatedly press or to highlight

MOVIE ADVANCE

, then press .

EGORY C

ORTS ABC

I E NBC

MEDY

CBC

S I C

NBC

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USING INDEX SEARCH

Your VCR has the VHS Index Search System. Each time you start recording, the VCR automatically marks the tape with an index mark at that location. You can locate the recording you want to play or skip the recording(s) you don’t want to watch b y ei ther ent ering the number of index marks or by scanning. The VCR searches forward or backward from the current location.

Notes:

• Since the V CR does not display the index marks, we recommend you list the recordings on each tape in order on the tape’s box, to make it easier to locate a pa rticul ar recording on the tape.

• Index search might not function properly when two or more index marks are close to each other.

• If you do not press any button within 10 seconds after you select

, the VCR cancels index search.

• If you activate the direct access index search at a tape position very close to an index mark, the VCR might not count that mark. See “Direct Access Index Search.”

• Recording over an index m ark erases t hat index mark.

Direct Access Index Search

1. Press Model 65). You see:

INDEX (INDEX/M/A SKIP

INDEX

on the

ODE

Notes:

PROGRAM INDEX SEARCH

•

appears only when there is a tim er recording on the program index list. See “Automatic Timer Recording” on Page 35.

MOVIE ADVANCE

•

appears only when the tape has its erase-protection tab removed.

• If you have a Model 64,

MODE

does not appear when

SELECT

there is no timer-recorded program in the program index list.

INDEX

appears on the top of the screen instead. Skip to Step 4.

For more information, see “Automatic

Timer Recording” on Page 35.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

INDEX SEARCH

Model 64

3. Press .

INDEX

. You see:

appears.

D EGORY C

ORTS ABC

V I E MEDY S I C

/A SKIP

Model 65

NBC

CBC

NBC

4. Use the number keys to enter the number of index marks you want to skip.

For example, if the tape is at the second recording (index mark 2) and you want to watch the seventh recording (at index mark

7), enter

to skip past index marks 3 through 6. Or, if the tape is at index mark 9 and you want to watch the recording at index mark 3, enter

to skip past index

marks 9 through 4.

SEA

RCH

5. Then press to skip forward to that index mark or to skip backward. When the tape reaches the selected index mark, the VCR starts normal playback.

Model 64

/ A SK I

Model 65

: O

ACK : O

KEY

- - - - - -

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Index Scan

1. Press Model 65) while the VCR is stopped or playing a tape. appears.

Note:

there is no timer-recorded program in the program index list. instead on the top of the screen. Skip to Step 3.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

INDEX SEARCH

appears.

3. Press

AUTO INDEX SEARCH

VCR starts to fast-forward or rewind. As the tape passes an index mark, the VCR plays at normal speed for 10 seconds, then resumes fast-forwarding or rewinding.

4. When you see the recording you want, press

INDEX (INDEX/M/A SKIP

SELECT SEARCH MODE

If you have a Model 64,

MODE

does not appear when

INDEX

, then press .

FAST-F

PLAY

REW

to start the scan.

appears and the

. Normal playback starts.

on the

SELECT

appears

INDEX

Program Index Search (Timer Recording Only)

The program index search looks for a timerrecorded program in a program index list, then searches for the specified program.

The VCR automatically adds recorded programs to the program index list. However, when you eject the tape or press any function button such as

REW

program using normal recording, any previous program is erased from the list.

PLAY

then record a new

ODE

SEA

RCH

/ A SK I

Model 64

2. Press or to highlight

INDEX SEARCH

, then press .

Model 65

PROGRAM

3. Repeatedly press or to select the program you want, then press to start the search.

When the tape reaches the se lected program, the VCR starts normal playback.

REPEAT PLAY

Follow these steps to have t he VCR automa tically rewind and repeat playback of a tape (from the beginning to the end of the recording), instead of having the tape automatically rewind and eject.

Portions of a tape that have been record-

Note:

ed once then erased are not considered blank.

1. While the tape is stopped, press

ACTION

2. Press or to highlight

to display the main menu.

SET UP VCR

then press . The VCR highlights

REPEAT PLAY

3. Press .

appears.

MENU/

1. Press

INDEX (INDEX/M/A SKIP

on the

Model 65). You see:

4. Press

MENU/ACTION

twice.

OFF

KEY

URE

- - - -

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5. Press

PLAY

to start repeat playback. REP

appears.

The VCR repeats playback from the beginning to the end of the tape, or to the first unrecorded portion that is at least 30 seconds long.

REPEAT

appears while the VCR rewinds the

AUTO

tape to the beginning. Once you select the repeat play mode, it re-

mains on even after you turn off the VCR. To turn off repeat play, repeat these steps and

OFF

select

in Step 3.

TIME STAMP

Your VCR is preset to automatically mark the tape at the beginning of each recording with this information:

•Date

• Start time

• Scheduled stop time (for timer recording only)

• Channel number

• Station name (if channe l caption is set)

Follow these steps to turn time stamp on or off.

1. Press

MENU/ACTION

to display the main

menu.

2. Repeatedly press or to highlight

SET UP FEATURE

, then press .

- - - - - - - - -

RERE

EL E : ENGL I S

KEY

3. If necessary, press or to highlight

TIME STAMP

OFF

Note:

Model 64

The VCR still records time stamp

, then press to select

Model 65

information even if you select

OFF

URE

- - - -

OFF

AL ADV

KEY

in Step

4. Press

MENU/ACTION

twice to exit.

• Category (for timer recording only)

Then, when you play the tape from the beginning, the information appears on the TV screen for about 7 seconds, then disappears.

TRACKING

The auto tracking system automatically adjusts tracking when you start playback.

When different parts of the tape are recorded at different speeds, the VCR automatically readjusts the tracking at the beginning of each recording.

If you need to manually adjust tracking, hold

down press or turn the power off then back on.

s or t. To return to automatic tracking,

s and t on the VCR at the same time,

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Notes:

• You might need to slightly readjust tracking for each tape you play .

• If the sound of a recording made on another VHS Hi-Fi VCR is poor (and

does not appear), you might be abl e to

improve it by adjusting the tracking.

appears when the tracking is correctly

adjusted.

Hi-

VCR LOCK

You can lock all of the VCR’s buttons except

s or t,

COUNTER RESET, ADD/DLT, POWER STOP EJECT.

from changing the VCR’s timer settings.

MENU/ACTION, PROG, TV/VCR

, and

This can help you keep children

Note: Even with the lock set, previously set timer recordings still record. You can also still insert or eject a tape.

To lock the VCR, eject a cassette if loaded, then hold down

VCR LOCK ACTIVATED

the VCR, hold down

VCR LOCK OFF

until Note: If the clock is set , the VCR c ancels VCR

lock automatically after about 24 hours.

RECORD/TIME

appears. To unlock

RECORD/TIME

appears.

on the VCR until

on the VCR

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RECORDING

There are three ways to record using your VCR:

• Immediate rec ording — to record a broa dcast as you watch it or record one program on the VCR while you watch another on the TV.

• Automatic timer recording — to record a broadcast at a time you set.

• Dubbing — to record a broadcast from another tape or video source.

Notes:

• You can set the VCR so it st ops recording after a length of time you select.

• Your VCR automatically records the audio signal and adjusts the sound level while it records.

• The video cassette you use for recording must have the erase-protection tab in place. If the tab is removed, the cassette automatically ejects if you try to record on it (see “Erase Protection”).

RECORDING SPEEDS/TAPE SELECTION

Although T-160 video cassettes offer the longest recording time, they contain thinner tape that is more likely to jam. We suggest you use T-120 or shorter length tape.

This table shows the maximum recording times for different-length tapes at the various recording speeds.

TAPE

LENGTH

T-60 1 hour

T-120 2 hours

T-160 2

SP LP SLP

2 hours

(60 min.)

(120 min.)

/3 hours

(160 min.)

(120 min.) 4 hours

(240 min.) 51/3 hours

(320 min.)

3 hours (180 min.)

6 hours (360 min.)

8 hours (480 min.)

ERAS E PROTECTIO N

Video cassettes have an erase-protection tab to prevent accidental erasure of a tape. To prevent recording, break off the tab using a screwdriver. The cassette automatically ejects if you try to record on the tape.

This VCR can record at three speeds: SP (standard play), LP (long play), and SLP (super long play).

SP is the fastest recording speed and results in the highest quality picture. LP and SLP reco rd more slowly and use les s tape, but the picture quality is not as high as a recording made at the SP speed.

The quality of tape you use greatly affects record/playback quality and the life of the VCR. Use only video cassettes that display the official logo. High-grade tape has a better oxide coating that helps prevent dirty video heads and gives the best results.

If you want to record on a video cassette that does not have the tab, put a piece of heavy plastic tape over the erase-protection tab hole.

Tape

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SELECTING THE SIGNAL TO RECORD

You can select the signal to record — from the

IN FROM ANT.

in either of these ways.

• Repeatedly press input source appears —

for an audio/video source, or a channel

number for broadcast signals. Select

the back

LINE 2

or front

• Repeatedly press the desired broadcast channel or to one channel higher than the highest channel number (or one ch annel lower than the lowest channel number) for an audio/video source.

jack or an audio/video source —

INPUT

until the desired

LINE 1

AV 2

for recording signals from

R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1

for recording signals from the

jacks.

s or t to set the VCR to

LINE

jacks,

RECEIVING/RECORDING STEREO/SAP BROADCASTS

Your VCR has three channels for audio recording — two (left and right) stereo channel s on the Hi-Fi track, and one mona ural channel on the standard track.

IMMEDIATE RECORDING

Recording a Program as You Watch It

Follow these steps to record a program as you watch it. If you know how long the p rogram is, you can set how long the VCR records so it stops recording automatically.

Note:

If you are watching the program on a TV/

monitor that is connected to the VCR’s

DIO-L/VIDEO OUT

its video mode and skip Steps 2 and 3.

1. Turn on the VCR and the TV.

2. Set the TV’s tuner to the same channel as

3-CH-4

on the back of the VCR.

3. Press

4. Load a blank cassette, or one that you

5. Repeatedly press

6. Select the signal to record (see “Selecting

7. Set the audio recording mode to the

TV/VCR

want to record over, into the VCR.

control until the desired recording speed

SP, LP

(

the Signal to Record”).

desired setting. See “Receiving/Recording Stereo/SAP Broadcasts.”

jacks, set the TV/monitor to

until VCR appears.

, or

SLP

SPEED

) appears.

on the remote

R-AU-

DISP/ENT

Press available on the broadcast you are currently tuned to. the TV screen, and ST ER EO and/or SAP m ight appear on the VCR’s di splay. O n the TV screen ,

(((

appears on the left of when availabl e. For example, i f a station br oadcasts mono (monaural) and SAP signals,

SAP

appears on the TV screen and SAP appears on the VCR’s display.

The arrow mark on the right of the audio mode display indicates the current audio mode. To select the audio mode wh en t he broadcast has a stereo or SAP signal, press arrow mark points to the desired mode.

to display the audio programs

STEREO, SAP

, and

MONO

STEREO

SAP/Hi-Fi

appear on

and/or

SAP

(((

so the

8. Press

9. Press

REC/TIME

Note:

To record without a set duration, skip

Step 9.

REC/TIME

length appears on the TV screen. Repeatedly press to the desired recording length. The recording length advances in 30-minute increments up to 2 hours, then in 1-hour increments up to 4 hours.

. The VCR starts to record.

again. The recording

REC/TIME

to advance the timer

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Notes:

• To ensure that you record the entire program, set the recording length longer than the program length.

• To display the remaining recording time,

DISP/ENT

press

• To temporarily stop the tape during a recording, press again to resume recording. If you leave the VCR paused for about 5 minutes, the VCR automatically stops.

• If the cassette’s erase protection tab has been removed, the VCR ejects the cassette and

TAB

appears. Use another cassette, or place a piece of heavy plastic tape over the eras e -protection tab hole.

10. Press

STOP

before it automatically stops.

during a timed recording.

PAUSE

. Press

PAUSE

CHECK CASSETTE RECORD

to stop recording at any time

Recording One Program on the VCR While You Watch Another on the TV

1. Follow Steps 1–9 of “Recording a Program as You Watch It” on Page 34.

2. Repeatedly press pears.

Note: If you are watching the program on a TV/monitor that is connected t o the VCR’s

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

monitor to its TV mode.

3. Set the TV tuner to the channel you want to watch.

4. Press

STOP

before it automatically stops.

TV/V C R

to stop recording at any time

until VCR disap-

jacks, set the TV/

AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING

The VCR’s automatic timer lets you program it to select an input source, start recording from that source at a time you set, then stop recording at a time you set. You can set up to eight timers to record any combination of daily, weekly, or one-time events.

You can set the VCR to record at any time on a specific day within a 1-month period, at the same time Monday through Friday (DAILY), or at the same time on the same d ay every week (WEEKLY).

Notes:

• The VCR can record only one broadc ast at a time. If you set the VCR’s timer to record broadcasts on different channels that start at the same time, the VCR only records the broadcast that has the lowest timer number (see “Checking/Changing Timers” on Page37).

• If two t imer settings overla p, the one th at starts first has priority. The VCR begins recording the second broadcast after the set time for the first broadcast is over.

• The VCR must be o ff at the start time you set for it to begin an automatic timer recording.

• If there is a power failure of more than 1 minute during a timer recording, the recording does not resume afte r power is restored.

• If there is a power failure of more than 1 minu te before a start ti me, the VCR lose s the clock setting and therefore does not start automatic timer recording. However, if you have an EDS channel in your area and set the VCR to automatically set the clock from the EDS signal, the clock is reset within 10 minutes after power is restored, and the VCR records at the set time(s).

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Setting a Timer

If you use a TV/monitor that is connected

Note:

to the VCR’s the TV/monitor to its video mode and skip Steps 2 and 3.

1. Turn on the VCR and the TV.

2. Set the TV to the sam e channel as on the back of the VCR.

3. Repeatedly press appears.

4. Set the audio recording mode to the desired setting. See “Receiving/Recording Stereo/SAP Broadcasts” on Page 3 4.

5. Load a blank cassette, or one that you want to record over, into the VCR.

6. Press

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT

TV/VCR

PROG

. You see

RT STOPCH

-- --

--:-- --

- - - - - - -- - - - - -

RT DAT

KEY KEY OG

KEY

jacks, set

until VCR

SLP

3-CH-4

7. Repeatedly press or to select an empty timer number, then press . You see:

RT STOPCH

-- --

--:-- --

- - - - - - -- - - - - -

RT DAT

KEY KEY OG

KEY

8. Repeatedly press or

SLP

to select the

date when you want to record.

To record a broadcast at the s am e tim e on the same day every week

ton until

WEEKLY

flashes and the desired

, press either but-

day of the week appears.

RT STOPCH

-- --:-- --

- - - - - - -- - - - - -

RT DAT

KEY

SLP

To record a broadcast at the same time Monday through Friday

DAILY

until

flashes and

, press eith er button

MON-FRI

appears.

Or, if you have already entered timer settings, the current settings for up to the f irst four broadcasts appear.

If the clock is not set,

Note:

CLOCK

BEFORE PROGRAMMING

PLEASE SET

pears, then the clock setting screen appears. Set the clock as described in “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15, then continue with Step 7.

ap-

RT STOPCH

-- --

--:-- --

- - - - - - -- - - - - -

RT DAT

KEY KEY OG

KEY

SLP

To record a broadcast at a set time today

press either button until today’s date flashes and

TODAY

appears.

RT STOPCH

-- --

--:-- --

KEY

SLP

- - - - - - -- - - - - -

RT DAT

KEY

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To record a broadcast at a specific time and date

, repeatedly press or to

select the specific date. Press to store your selection.

9. Repeatedly press or hold down or to select the start hour. When the correct hour appears, press . Then repeatedly press or to select the minute and press .

Note: Your VCR uses a 12-hour clock. Be sure you correctly set AM or PM.

10. Repeat Step 9 to set the end time.

11. Repeatedly press or to select the channel and press .

To record from a source connected to the

R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1

repeatedly press or until

LINE 2

appears, and press .

AV 2

jacks,

LINE

1 or

12. Repeatedly press or to select a preset program category that you see when you view the program index —

MUSIC, COMEDY, MOVIE, SPORTS N/A

(not applicable). Then press .

DRAMA

, or

13. Repeatedly press or to select the tape speed (

SP, LP

, or

SLP

). Then press

14. Double-check all the set information.

• If the information is correct, press

PROG

Notes:

• Be sure that TIMER appears when you turn the VCR off. If it does not appear, check your entries.

• If you load a cassette with its erase-protection tab removed and set the VCR’s timer, the VCR ejects the cassette and TIMER and flash.

• If you set up the VCR to record a cable broadcast through a cable box, be sure to leave the cable box turned on and tuned to the desired station before the broadcast starts.

• You can manually turn on and operat e the VCR before the set times, but the VCR starts an automatic timer recording only if the power is off at the set start time.

Monitoring an Automatic Timer Recording

1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same chan-

3-CH-4

nel as Note: If you are using a TV/m onitor that is

connected to the VCR’s

OUT

jacks, set the TV/monitor to its video

mode.

2. Press

TV/V CR

on the back of the VCR.

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO

until VCR appears.

• If an entry is not correct, repeatedly press or to move the cursor to the incorrect entry, enter the correct information, then press

PROG

The timer settings appear on the TV screen. To enter another setting, repeatedly press or to select another timer number and repeat Steps 8–13.

15. Press

TIMER

16. Press

PROG

again.

RECORDING

POWER

TURN VCR OFF FOR

briefly appears.

to turn off the VCR. TIMER

appears.

Checking/Changing Timers

1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same channel as VCR.Note: If you are using a TV/monitor that is connected to the VCR’s

VIDEO OUT

video mode.

2. Turn on the VCR and repeatedly press

VCR

3-CH-4

on the back of the

jacks, set the TV/monitor to its

until VCR appears.

R-AUDIO-L/

TV/

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PROG

3. Press

. The first four timer settings appear.

If a timer recording is in progress:

4. Repeatedly press or to select the setting you want to change, then press .

5. Follow Steps 8–1 3 under “Setting a Timer” on Page 36 to correct the selected setting.

PROG

6. When you finish, press

again, then

turn off the VCR.

Clearing a Time r

If the timer recording has not yet started:

1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same chan-

3-CH-4

nel as

If you are using a T V/monitor that is

Note:

connected to the V CR’s

OUT

jacks, set the TV/monitor to its video

mode.

on the back of the VCR.

R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO

1. Press

CANCEL THEN

POWER

to stop timer recording.

TIMER REC PUSH POWER

STOP KEY

appears if you are

watching the signal from the VCR.

STOP

2. Within 10 seconds, press

. TIMER

disappears.

DUBBING

The process of recording from one audio/video device to another is called dubbing.

An audio/video device where a signal originates is called the dubbing source. You can use another VCR, camcorder, satellite receiver, or other device with A/V outputs as the dubbing source, connect the dubbing source and the VCR, then use your VCR to record the signal from the dubbing source. Or, you can use this VCR as the dubbing source for another VCR. See “Installation” on Page 9 for the various possible connections.

2. Turn on the VCR and repeatedly press

VCR

until VCR appears.

PROG

3. Press

. The first four timer settings

TV/

appear.

4. Repeatedly press setting you want to clear, then press

DLT

or to select the

ADD/

5. When you finish clearing the timer, press

PROG

Turn off the VCR if you still have at least one timer setting entered.

Note:

Always use video-quality shielded cables with phono-type connectors to connect the device to the VCR. Do not use standard audio patch cords.

ortant:

Most material performed in public, such as concerts, plays, and movies, or distributed on prerecorded v ideo tapes is copyrighted. The unauthorized recording or du plication of copyrighted material is a violation of the copyright laws of most countries and such duplication may result in fines and/or imprisonment. Note, however, that in the United States, it is not a violation of U.S. copyright laws for a consumer to record a broadcast television program for private (in-home) viewing.

To dub a tape, start playback on the dubbing source first (see that device’s instructions) then start recording on the recording VCR.

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AUDIO-ONLY RECORDING

Because of the superior quality of VHS Hi-Fi audio recordings, you might want to use your VCR as an audio-only recorder. You can also make live recordings by connecting a preamplifier or mixer to the VCR’s jacks. Simply select the line input and record as usual.

R-AUDIO-L IN 1

Caution:

to the VCR.

Note:

mend you use high -quality vid eo tape (such as Cat. No. 44-465) to make audio-only recordings.

Do not directly connect a microphone

For the best audio fidelity, we recom-

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you follow the instructions in this m anual an d still ha ve trouble ope rating you r VCR, l ook in this chart for the problem description and its solution. If your VCR still does not work properly, contact your local RadioShack store.

PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION

No power. The power cord is not connected. Plug the power c ord into an AC

outlet.

Timer recording did not work, or a broadcast was recorded at the wrong time.

Cannot record. The erase-protection tab is missing. Place a piece of tape over the

Picture is poor on playback. The TV is not set to the proper channel. Set the TV to Channel 3 or

The playback picture is distorted.

No picture on playback. The TV is not set to the proper channel. Set it to Channel 3 or 4, or

Remote control buttons do not work when the power is on and a cassette is loaded.

The power is on. Turn off the power.

The timer is not set or is set incorrectly. Check the timer settings.

tab hole.

4. The TV’s fine tuning is not set correctly. Fine tune your TV. Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections. The video heads are dirty. See “Cleaning the Video Heads” on

Page 43. The VCR might not have adjusted tracking correctly. You might

need to manually adjust tracking (see “Tracking” on Page 31 ).

to its audio/video input if you connected it to the VCR’s

VIDEO OUT

Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections. Something is blocking the path from the remote control to the

VCR.

jacks.

R-AUDIO-L/

Bright light is shining on the VCR’s remo te control sensor wi ndow. Block the light source, get closer to the VCR, or change the VCR’s location.

The remote control might be set for another device’s operation. Try pressing

The remote control’s batteries might be weak. Replace the batteries.

VCR

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PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Cannot see broadcast TV programs using the VCR’s tuner.

Cannot record from the input jacks.

No stereo sound for a stereo recording.

TV/VCR

is not set correctly. Repeat edly press

TV/V CR

until VCR

appears.

Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections. Connections are incorrect. Check all connections.

INPUT

is not set correctly. Select

You have not connected th e VCR’s

LINE 1

R-AUDIO-L OUT

LINE 2

jacks to a ste-

reo system or stereo TV. Connect the jacks to a stereo output. The audio out setting is not correctly set. Set it to

Hi-Fi

(see “Re-

ceiving/Recording Stereo/SAP Broadcasts” on Page 3 4). The VCR might not have adjusted tracking correctly. You might

need to manually adjust tracking (see “Tracking” on Page 31 ).

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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Your Optimus Model 64/Model 65 Hi-Fi Stereo VCR With Four-Head Double Azimuth is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care f or your VCR so you can enjoy it for years.

Keep the VCR dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liqui ds mig ht contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits.

Use and store the VCR only in normal tempe rature env ironment s. Temperat ure e xtremes can shorten t he life of electronic devices, damage batteries, and d istort or melt plastic parts.

Keep the VCR away from dust and dirt, which can cause premature wear of parts.

Handle the VCR gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the VCR to work improperly.

Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended ty pe in the remote control. Batteries can leak chemicals that damage your remote control’s electronic parts.

Wipe the VCR with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents to clean the VCR.

Modifying or tampering with the VCR’s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate your VCR’s warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. If your VCR is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance.

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Servicing Your VCR

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

Cleaning the Video Heads

When video head cleaning becomes necessary, the VCR displays the following message on the TV screen while pla ying back a recorded tape.

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

Storing Your Video Cassettes

Unless you are making an automatic timer recording, 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.

Tape can become wound too tightly

Note:

around the cassette’s spools a fter many playings. This can make the cassette load improperly and automatically eject when you inse rt 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

Serious problems require cleani ng b y a trained technician. For more head cleaning information, contact your local RadioShack store.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Television System .............................................................................. NTSC Stan dard Color Signal

Recording System ................................................................................ Four-Head Double Azimuth

Tape Width ............................................................................................................................

Tape Speed:

SP ............................................................................................ 1.31 Inch/second (33.35 mm/s)

LP ............................................................................................ 0.65 Inch/second (16.67 mm/s)

SLP ........................................................................................... 0.43 Inch/second (11.12 mm/s)

Tuner Channels:

VHF ................................................................................................................................... 2–13

UHF ................................................................................................................................. 14–69

CATV ............................................................................................................................... 1–125

RF Converter ............................................................................................... Built-in VHF Converter

Converter Output .............................................................. ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ...... Channel 3 or 4

/2 Inch

Terminals:

Antenna Input ............................................................................................... VHF/UHF: F Type

Antenna Output ............................................................................................ VHF/UHF: F Type

Video Input/Output ......................................................................................... Phono Connector

Audio Input/Output ......................................................................................... Phono Connector

Video Output Level .......................................... ........................................ ........................... 1.0 V

p-p

Video Output Impedance ......................................................................................................... 75 Ω

Audio Output Level ............................................................................................................ –10 dBV

Audio Output Impedance ......................................................................................................... 1 kΩ

Video Input Level .......................................................................................................... 0.5-1.5 V

p-p

Video Input Impedance ............................................................................................................ 75 Ω

Audio Input Level ............................................................................................................... –10 dBV

Audio Input Impedance .......................................................................................................... 50 kΩ

Video S/N Ratio (weighted):

SP ..................................................................................................................................... 43 dB

SLP ................................................................................................................................... 41 dB

Audio S/N Ratio, Regular Audio (weighted):

SP ..................................................................................................................................... 42 dB

SLP ................................................................................................................................... 40 dB

Hi-Fi Audio (Dynamic Range):

SP ................................................................................................................... More than 70 dB

LP ................................................................................................................... More than 70 dB

SLP ................................................................................................................. More than 70 dB

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Frequency Response:

Regular Audio

SP ................................................................................................................. 100 Hz–8 kHz

SLP ............................................................................................................. 100 Hz–50 kHz

Hi-Fi Audio In All Modes ..................................................................................... 20 Hz–20 kHz

Power Requireme n t .......................... .......... ................ ................. ................ ................ 120 V, 60 Hz

Power Consumption........................................................................................................... 23 Watts

Dimensions (HWD) ................................................ 3

/8 × 1415/16 × 1113/16 Inches (9.3 × 38 × 30 cm)

Weight ................................................................................................................. 7 lbs 9 oz (3.5 kg)

Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.

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NOTES

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This product is warra nted by RadioSha ck against manufacturin g defects in materi al and workma nship under norm al use for ninety (90) d ays from t he date of p urchase from RadioShack companyowned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO E XPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In the event of a product defect during the war ranty period, take the produc t and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of pur chas e date to any Radi oSha ck store. Rad ioS hack will, at its option , unless otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product repair withou t charge for par ts and labor; (b) replace the prod uct with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the purchase price. All replaced par ts and products, and pr oducts on which a refu nd is made, becom e the property of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and pr oducts may be used in the performa nce of warranty service. Re paired or replaced parts and pro ducts are warranted for the remaind er of the original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period. This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, imp roper or abno rmal us age, fa ilure to foll ow instr uctions, imp roper installati on or maintenance, alte ration, lightning or other incidence of exc ess voltage or current; (b) any repairs other than those prov ided by a RadioShack Aut horized Service Faci lity; (c) consumables such as fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product removal, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation. This warranty gives y ou specific legal rights, and y ou may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

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