Optimus 64 manual

Cat. No. 16-634/16-636 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. Model 64/Model 65 Hi-F i Stereo VCR With Four-Head Dou ble Azimuth 16-6 34 .f m Pag e 1 T ue s day , July 20, 19 99 5:3 7 PM[...]

2 IMPO RT ANT SA FETY INSTRU CTIONS 1. Re ad in st ruct ions — A ll the safet y and o per at in g ins tructio ns shou ld b e r ead b ef ore t he ap pli ance is ope r- ated . 2. Reta in Ins tructi ons — Th e safet y and op era tin g instruc- ti ons sh ould be re tain ed for futu re re feren ce. 3. Heed Warn ings — All warnin g s on the ap plia[...]

3 14. Li ghtning — For add ed prot ect ion for thi s VCR receiv er duri n g a li g htnin g sto rm , o r w hen i t is lef t un at te nde d a nd unu sed f or lon g per i ods of ti me , un pl u g it from the w a ll outlet and d isc onnec t the an t e nna or cab le s y stem. T his will pr event dama g e to t he VCR due to li g htnin g and power -l in[...]

4 FEA TURES Your Optimus Model 64/Mod el 65 H i-Fi Stereo VCR W ith Four-Head Do uble Azimuth offers some of the m ost adv anced feat ures avai lable in home video cassette recorders. Your VCR’s PLL (phase-locked loop ) tuning ensures e x trem ely accurate t un ing of up to 68 VHF and UHF chann els and up to 125 cable channels. The VCR’s full-f[...]

5 T APE CONTROL One -Minu t e Sk ip (M ode l 64 On ly) — le ts y o u fast-forward the tape for exactly 1 minute to let you e asily skip ov er commercial s. I nd e x Se ar ch — l e ts yo u qu ic k ly lo ca te th e be - ginning of a specific recording. Also, you can have the VCR pl ay the first 10 seconds of each recording so you can locate the o[...]

6 CONTENTS Before Y ou Be g in ... ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ....... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 8 Supp lied Accessori es .. ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

7 Rea l-T ime Co unter ..... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. . 25 Usin g the Count er .... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ... 2 5 Usin g the Zero Sea rch Funct[...]

8 BEFORE Y OU BEGIN SUPPLI ED ACCESSORIES Be sure to rem o ve the remote control and 75- ohm coax ial cable before yo u store the packing ma teria l. Depending u pon your audio /video s ystem set - up, you m ight need add itional cables or a dapt- ers (avail a ble a t you r local RadioSha ck store). Read “I nstallation” on Page 9 to d etermine [...]

9 IN STALLATI ON BASIC CONNECT IONS Refer to the il lustrations on P age 10 for these connections. Note: S ome conn ections shown in this section might require addi tional supplies, avai lable from your local Ra dioShack store. þ C onnect the VCR to y ou r TV f o r pla y bac k. Yo u c a n co nn ect (cho ose one) : • Y our V CR’ s OUT TO TV ja [...]

10 Cable Box Model 64/65 (rear) Optional TV Antenna In Connection (Optional Camcorder/2nd VCR/DSS System) Stereo Audio/Video Cable Stereo Audio/Video Cable VHF/UHF Splitter/Combiner OUT I N UHF TV Antenna In TV Antenna In Audio In Video In LR L Audio Video R VHF Antenna In 1 2 3 75-Ohm Coax Cable or or or or 300-Ohm Lead-In Wire Outside Antenna 300[...]

11 HOME TH EATER CO NNECTIONS Refer to this illustration to connect your VCR to a home theater syst em . Cable Box Model 64/65 (rear) TV/Monitor A/V RECEIVER TV Stereo Audio/Video Cable Stereo Audio/Video Cable Speakers OUT I N Antenna In Audio In Video In LR 75-Ohm Coax Cable Video Cable or or or Outside Antenna 300-to-75 Ohm Transformer Select th[...]

12 CAMCORDER CO NNECTIONS Your VCR ha s jacks on its front panel that let you easily connect a cam corder or other video source. You can also connect a camcorder to the R-AUDIO-L AUDIO IN 1 and VIDEO IN 1 jacks on the ba ck panel of your V CR. You ne ed a stereo A /V cable (not supp lied) with pl ugs that fit the V CR’s jacks a nd the camcorder?[...]

13 VCR SET UP SETTI NG THE VCR’ S OUTPUT CHANNEL SWITCH If you connected the VCR’s O U T TO TV termi- nal to a TV or another VCR, set 3- CH-4 on the back of t h e VCR to 3 or 4 , whichever is not an active channel in your area. When V CR appea rs on the di splay, the VCR sends the s ignal fr om the video s ou rce con- nected t o its I N FROM AN[...]

14 INITIAL SET UP Sett ing th e On -Screen Lan guage/ Channels/Clo ck When you first plug in t he VCR and turn it on, when yo u turn it on after p ower was inte rrupted for longer than 24 hours , or when you reset t he VCR’s memory, the VCR prompts you to select a language, then scans for act ive chan nels in your are a and s tores t hem. In many[...]

15 If the VCR does not detect an ED S signal w i t h i n th is time, AUT O CLOCK SET INCO MP LET E appears. Th ere i s prob a- bly not an ED S signal available in your area. Pres s MENU/ACTION , then s ee “Man- ually Setting the Clock” to set the clock. Notes: • Y our V CR protects tuner prog ramming for up t o 24 hours in case a power failur[...]

16 When you set DS T to ON , the VCR auto- matically adds 1 hour on t he first Sunday in April, a nd subtracts 1 ho ur on the last Sun- da y i n O c tob er . 8. P ress . SET COMPLE TED appears. 9. Rev iew th e information you entered. If the inf orm ation is not correct, repeatedly press (marked to the left of REW o n th e remote control) or to mov[...]

17 3. P ress ag ain to select the broadc ast syste m ( TV or CA BLE) . 4. P r es s to h i ghl i ght AUT O SET , then press . Y ou see: 5. Set your cable box to t he local PBS sta tion , t hen pres s CH s . (I f you do not h ave a cable box, simply press CH s.) After you press CH s , CH AUT O SE T PRO - CEED IN G a nd th e c urrent cha nne l num be [...]

18 3. Repeat edly press unt il t he desired lan- guage app ears next t o the fifth item . 4. When y ou finish, press MENU/ACTION . Res ett ing the VCR’ s Mem ory You can e rase all settings (in cluding the time and date, local channe ls, and programmed events) at any time. Ej ect any loaded ta pe, then hold down PLA Y and CHANNEL s on the VCR for[...]

19 CABLE BOX BRAND CODE Ar ch er 0 1, 29 , 4 4, 88 , 9 1 Ca bl ev ie w 0 4, 30 , 4 2, 44, 5 2, 63 , 85, 8 8 Ci tiz en 04, 30 , 4 2, 44 , 5 2, 63 , 85, 8 8 Cur tis 08 , 0 9, 56 , 61, 87 , 90 Di am on d 01, 29 , 4 4, 88 , 9 1 Dra k e 37, 67 , 7 1 Ea gl e 13, 20 , 2 2, 26 , 4 0, 58 , 62, 9 8 Eas tern 28 GC B ran d 04, 30 , 4 2, 44 , 5 2, 63 , 85, 8 8 [...]

20 2. Whil e holding down TV , enter the code number for your TV using the num ber but- tons Or , whil e holding down DSS/CABLE , enter the code number for you r cable box or direct-to-hom e satellite rec eiver . Precede a sin gle-digit code num ber with a 0 — f or example, 01, 02, and so on. T o enter a three-digit number , press 100 , then ente[...]

21 OPE R ATION WA T C H I N G T V Usin g the TV’ s T uner To watch a broadcast using t he TV’s tuner, t urn off the VCR or repe atedly press TV/VCR until VCR disa ppears from the VCR’s d isplay. Note: If you are usi ng a TV/mon it o r con nected to th e VC R ’ s R- AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks, be sure to s e t t he TV /monito r to its TV m ode.[...]

22 Follow these steps to as sign any of the VCR’s 24 preset cal l letter comb inations to stat ions in your are a. 1. P ress MENU/ACTION to display the main menu. 2. Repeat edly press or to highlight SET UP CHAN NEL , th e n pr e ss . Y ou see: 3. If neces sary , repeatedly p ress or to highlight CHAN NE L CAPT ION , then press . 4. If neces sary[...]

23 7. P ress MENU/ACTION four times to exi t. VIEWING A VIDEO T APE Load ing a V ide o T a pe 1. Turn on t he TV an d set it t o the sam e cha n- nel as the V CR’s 3-CH-4 switc h. Note: If you are using a TV/m onitor that i s connected t o the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV/monit o r to it s vide o mode. 2. Hold the cas s ette w it[...]

24 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SPECIAL DISPLAYS Blu e Scr een Displa y Th e VC R dis p lays a bl ue scr een o n the TV whe n y ou sel ect the VC R mod e, pl ay un re - cor ded porti on s of a tape, or whe n yo u tu ne to a weak TV s tat ion. Ho wever, yo u c an t urn the blu e sc ree n di s p la y f e at u r e on or of f . Notes: • Y ou cannot record the b[...]

25 T APE MOT ION CONT ROLS Fast- Forwa rd/Rewind an d V isual Sear ch While a tape is sto pped, press FA S T - F to ad- vance the t ape qu ickly or REW t o r e wi n d it . Y o u cannot see t he picture or he ar sound when y ou use fast-forward or rewind, but y ou can use the counter t o locate a specific s ection of t ape. Note: If you press POW ER[...]

26 The count er resets to 0 :00 :0 0 whe n you put in a new tape. To manually reset the counter, press COUNTER RESET . Note: T he real-time co unter might stop if you fast-forward or rewind through a bla nk section on the tape. This is no rmal. Usin g the Zero S earch Fu ncti on You can r e set the c o unter to 0:00 :0 0 at any position on the tape[...]

27 4. P ress . Y ou see: 5. Repeatedly pr ess or to highli ght C/A RECO RD , t hen press to select ON or OF F . ON — W ith this s etting, when you press STOP to end a recording, the VCR asks you if you want it to mark com mercials when you stop recording or turn the VCR off. OFF — Th e VCR does not mark commer- cial s. 6. When y ou finish setti[...]

28 SKIPPING /SELECTING PREVIEWS (MOD EL 65 ONLY) Your VCR’s M ovie A dvance  feature le ts you skip the previews at the beginning of many pur- chased or rented mo vies, or select a s pecific preview to wat ch. Note: Mov ie A dva nce w orks on ly with ta pes re cor d ed in t h e SP sp eed t hat hav e th e er a s e - protec tion tab removed. 1. [...]

29 USING INDEX SEARCH Your VCR has the VHS Index Search Sys t em. Each time you start recording , the VCR auto- matically marks the t ape with an index mark at that location. You can lo cate the recording you want to play or skip the recordi ng(s) you don’t want to watc h b y ei ther ent ering the num ber of index marks or b y scanning. The VCR s[...]

30 Index Scan 1 . Press INDEX ( INDEX/M/A SKIP on th e Mod el 65) whi le th e VCR i s stopp ed or playi ng a tap e. SELE CT SE AR CH MODE appea rs . Note: If you h av e a Model 64 , SE LE CT SEAR CH MODE does not appear when there is no timer-recorded program in the program i ndex l ist. INDE X app ears instead on the top of the screen. Skip to Ste[...]

31 5. P ress PLA Y t o start repeat playback. REP appears. The VCR repeats playback from the beginning to the end of the tape, or to the fi rst unrecorded portion that is at least 30 s eco nds lon g. AU TO REPE AT appears while the VCR rewin ds the tape to the beginnin g. Once you select the repeat play mode , it re- mains o n even after you turn o[...]

32 Notes: • Y ou might need to slightly readjust tracking for each tape y ou play . • If the sound of a recordi ng m ade on another VHS Hi-Fi VCR is poor (and Hi- Fi does not appea r ), you m ight be able to improve it by a djusting the tracking . Hi- Fi appears when the tracking is correctly adjusted. VCR LOCK You can lock al l of the VCR’s [...]

33 RECORDING There are three ways to record using your VCR: • Imm ediate recordi ng — to record a broa d- cast as you watch it or record on e program on the VCR whil e you watch anot her on the T V . • A utomatic tim er recording — to record a broadcast at a time y ou set. • D ubbing — t o record a broad cast from another tape or video [...]

34 SELECTI NG THE SIGNAL TO RECORD You can select the s igna l to record — f rom the IN FROM ANT . jack o r an audi o/ vide o source — in either o f these ways. • R epeatedl y press INPU T until the desired input source app ears — LINE 1 or LINE 2 for an a udio/video source, or a channel number for broadcast signals. Sele ct LINE 1 f or rec[...]

35 Notes: • T o ensure that you record the entire pr o- gram, set the recording length long er than the program lengt h. • T o display the rem aini ng reco rdi ng time , pr es s DISP/ ENT dur ing a ti m ed r ecord ing. • T o temp orarily stop the tape d uring a recording, press P AUSE . Pres s P AUSE again to resume recording. I f you leave t[...]

36 Set tin g a Timer Note: If you use a TV/monitor that is con nected to the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV/monitor to its video mode an d skip Steps 2 and 3. 1. Turn on the V CR an d the TV . 2. S et the TV to t he same c hanne l as 3-CH-4 on the back of the VCR. 3. Rep eated ly p ress TV/VCR until VC R appears . 4. S et the au dio [...]

37 To record a broadcast at a specific time and date , repeatedly press or to select the specific date. Press to store your selection. 9. Repeat edly press or hold down or to select t he start hour. When t he correct hour appears , press . Then repea tedly press or t o select t he minute and press . Note: Y our V CR uses a 12-hour clock. Be sure yo[...]

38 3. P ress PROG . The first four t imer settings appea r . 4. Repeat edly press or to select the setting you wan t to cha nge, then press . 5. Fol low Steps 8–1 3 under “Setting a T imer” on Page 36 to correct the selected setting. 6. When y ou finish, press PROG a gain, then turn off the VCR. Cl ear i ng a Ti me r If the time r recording h[...]

39 AUDIO-ONLY RECORDING Because of the superior quality of VHS Hi-Fi audio recordi ngs, you m ight want to us e your VCR as an audio-onl y recorder. You can also make live recordings by connecting a pre- amplifier or mixer to the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L IN 1 jacks. Simpl y sele ct the line i nput an d recor d as usua l. Cautio n: Do no t directly connect[...]

40 ADDITIONAL INF ORMATION T RO UBLESHOOTING If you f ollow the instructions i n this m anual an d still ha v e trouble ope rating you r VCR, l ook in thi s chart for the problem description and its solution. If your VCR still does not work properly, contact your loc al RadioShack store. PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION No power. The power cord is not con[...]

41 Cannot see broadcast TV programs us ing the VCR’s tuner. TV/VCR is not set correct ly. Repeat edly p ress TV / VC R until VCR appears . Audi o/video conn ections are incorrect. Check al l connections. Cannot record from the i nput jacks. Connections are incorrect. Check a ll connections. INPU T is not set corre ctl y. Select LINE 1 or LI NE 2 [...]

42 CARE AND MAI NTENANCE Your Optimus Model 64/Model 65 Hi-Fi Stereo VCR With Four-Head Double Az imuth is an example of superior design and cr aftsman ship. The following s uggestions will help y ou care f or y our VCR so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the VCR dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liquids might cont ain min- erals that [...]

43 Servicin g Y o ur VCR There are no u ser-serviceable pa rts ins ide your VCR. If you encounter a problem that you can- not correct usi ng this m anual and its troubl e- shooting gu ide, take the V CR to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Clea ning t he V ideo H eads When v ideo head c leaning b ecome s neces - sary, the VCR displ ays th[...]

44 SPECIFICATIONS T elevision System ....................... ........................ .......................... ..... NTSC Standard Color Signal Recor ding Syste m .... ... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. Four -Head Double Azim uth T ape Wi dth ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

45 Frequenc y Respon se: Regular A udio SP ..... .... ....... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .. 100 Hz–8 k Hz SLP .. ............ .. ............... ..................... .. ............ .. ................. ........................ 100 Hz–50 kHz Hi-Fi Audio In[...]

46 NOTES 16- 63 4. fm P a ge 4 6 T ue s day , J ul y 2 0, 19 99 5:3 7 PM[...]

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Ra dioS ha ck A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 VQTS343 5 4A8 Prin t e d in Ja p an Lim it ed Nine ty-Day W arranty Thi s produ ct is warranted by RadioSha c k agai nst manufactur ing defects in mate rial and wor k ma n- ship under norm al u se for nin ety (90) days fr om the dat e of purchase fr om Radio Shack company - [...]