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Cat. No. 16-635 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read before using this equipment . Model 66 Hi-Fi Stereo VCR wit h Fo ur-Hea d Dou ble Azi m ut h 16-6 35 .f m Pag e 1 Wedne sday , Jul y 21, 19 99 9:0 3 AM[...]

2 IMPO RT ANT SA FETY INSTRU CTIONS 1. Re ad in str uct ions — All 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 o ns — Th e safet y and op era tin g instruc- ti ons sh ould be reta ined for fu tur e refe rence . 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 recei ver duri n g a li g htnin g sto rm , o r w hen it is lef t un at tende d a nd unu sed f or lon g per i ods of tim e, un pl u g it from the w a ll outlet and d isconn ect the antenna or cab le s y stem. T his will pr event dama g e to t he V CR due t o l i g htnin g and power -li ne su[...]

4 FEA TURES Your Optimus Model 66 Hi-Fi St ereo VCR of - fers some of the most advanced feature s avail- able in home video cassette reco rders. The VCR Plus+  Ea sy Tapi ng feat ure le ts you easily set the VCR to record program s without tedious programm ing, and the Comm ercial Ad- vance  and M ovie Advance  f eatures let you quickly sk[...]

5 T APE CONTROL Index Search — le ts y ou qu ickly locat e th e beginning of a s pecific recording. A lso, you can have the VCR pl ay the first 10 seconds of each recording so you can locate the one you want. Prog ram Index — lets y ou sele c t and search for a s p ecific program after timer recording. Fast-Forw ard /Rewin d with Visual Search [...]

6 CONTENTS Before Y ou Be g in ... ....... ........ .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ........ ...... 8 Supp lied Accessorie s .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..[...]

7 Spe c ia l Func ti ons ... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... ....... ....... ....... ...... . .. ..... . 31 Speci al Displ a ys .... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. .....[...]

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

9 IN STALLATI ON BASIC CONNECT IONS Refer to the illustration on Page 10 f or these connections. Note: S ome conn ections shown in this section might require addi tional supplies, avai lable from your local Ra dioShack s tore. þ Connect the VCR to y our TV for pla y - back. You can connect (choose one): • Y our V CR’ s VHF/ UHF OUT TO TV jac k[...]

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11 HOME TH EATER CONNECT IONS Refer to this illustration to connect your VCR to a home theat er system . Cable Box Model 66 (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 the s[...]

12 CAMCORDER CO NNECTIONS Your VCR ha s jacks on it s front panel that let you easily connect a cam corder or other video source. Y ou can also connect a c amcorder t o the R-AUDI O-L I N 1/V IDEO I N 1 ja ck s o n th e b ac k o f the VCR. Note: Alt hough you ca n connect you r cab le box or direct-to-home sat ellite receiver to the ja cks on the V[...]

13 VCR SET UP SETTI NG THE VCR’S OU TPUT CHANNEL SWITCH If you connect ed the VCR ’s VH F/ U H F OU T TO TV term inal to a TV or another V CR, s et 3- CH-4 on the back of the VCR to 3 or 4 , whichever i s not an active c hannel in your a rea. When V CR ap pears, the VCR s ends t he signal from the video source connect ed to its IN FR OM ANT . j[...]

14 POSITI O NING THE VCR AN D CABLE BOX O R SATELLITE RECEIVER Your VCR is d esigned to send rem ote control signals for m any types o f cable boxes or direct - to -h ome satell ite recei vers. To tr ansmit t hese signals, the VCR bounc es the signals of f of the wall facing it to th e cable box or dire ct-to-home satellite receiver. Your VCR a lso[...]

15 • If you con nected a c abl e box or a direct- to-home satellite receiver to the V CR then connect ed the VCR to a TV , select CABL E/ DSS BOX VCR TV . • If y o u conn ected the VCR to a cable box or a direct-to-home satellite receiv er then connect ed the cable box/direct-t o- home satellite rec eiver to a TV , select VCR C AB LE/D SS BOX T[...]

16 GC Bra nd 04, 3 0, 42 , 4 4, 52 , 63 Gemi ni 04 Ge ner al El ect ric 01, 57 General I nstru- me nt 01, 0 2, 03 , 0 4, 34 , 55, 65, 6 7, 68 8 3 Ham li n 14, 1 5, 28 , 4 1, 10 2, 103, 10 4 Hi tach i 31, 79 Ja sco 0 4 Jerro ld 01, 0 2, 03, 0 4, 34 , 5 5, 65, 6 7, 68,8 3 Ma co m 31 Ma gnav o x 26 Mats ush ita 16, 1 7 No vavi sion 08, 09, 53, 61 Mo v[...]

17 7. A t t hi s sc ree n (depending on your setup), set your c able bo x to chann el 02 or direct- to-h ome s ate llite re ce iver to cha n nel 2 70 . Then press . NOW TRA NS MI TT ING appears , and t he VCR se n ds a test signal t o your cab le box or direct-to-hom e satellite rec eiver . 8. A fter sending the test signa l , the VCR d is- plays e[...]

18 Note: Usi ng this set up method do es not store any chan nel in the VCR ’s m emory. Ins tead, you select c hann els using the cable box. See “Using t he VCR’ s Remote Control wi th Your TV and Cable Box or Satellite Receiver” on Page 22 f or how t o use the VCR ’s remo te co n- trol to cha nge the c hannels o n t he c able box . Altern[...]

19 Instead, you see: Man ua l ly Se tt in g th e Cl oc k Follow these s teps t o manual ly set the clock if EDS is not available in your area, if you do not want the V CR to search for an EDS signal, or if you skipped tuner programm ing. Notes: • The clock m ust be acc urately set for prop er automatic time r recording. We suggest you refer t o a[...]

20 When th e information is correct and the time reac hes the minute y ou set in S tep 6, press MENU/ACTION twice. The time you set appears and the clock starts running. Note: Seconds begin count ing from 00 when you press MENU/A CTION the second ti me. Adding/Era sing Channels If you followed the s teps listed i n “Alternate Setup” on Page 18,[...]

21 7. When t he VCR finishes sc anning and st or- ing channels, it searches for an ED S signal and shows: It can take u p to 1 0 m in u tes for the VC R to set t h e cl o ck u sing the EDS signal. If the VCR fi nds a si gnal, it autom ati cally s ets i ts clock to the correct time, and AU TO CL OCK SET COMP LE TED app ears. If the VC R doe s not de[...]

22 Cha n gin g t he On- Sc r ee n La ng ua g e Follow these steps to c h ange the on-screen programming langua ge. 1. P ress MENU/ACTION to displa y the main menu. 2. Repeat edl y press or to h ighlight the fifth menu selection, then press . (The title of the fifth menu selection differs depending on the l anguage currently sele cted. ) 3. Repeat e[...]

23 Mit sub ishi 0 7, 1 3 Pan asoni c 0 1, 0 2 Qu as ar 01, 02 Ra di oSh ac k 01 , 02 , 1 5, 16 , 1 7 RCA 03 Re alis tic 01, 02 , 15, 16 , 1 7 Sam sung 14 Sanyo 10 Sh arp 06 , 07 So ny 08 Sy lva nia 05 To s h i b a 0 9 Zeni th 04 CABLE BOX BRAND CODE Ar cher 01, 2 9, 44 , 88, 91 Ca bl evie w 04, 30 , 4 2, 44 , 5 2, 63 , 85, 88 Ci tizen 04 , 30 , 4 2[...]

24 2. Whil e holding down TV , enter the code number for your TV using the num ber but- ton s. Or , w hile h old in g dow n DSS/ CABLE enter the code number for you r cabl e 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 , the[...]

25 RESETTI NG THE VCR’ S MEM ORY You can erase all s ettings (inclu ding the time, local channels, and progra mmed ev ents) at any tim e. Eject any loaded t ape, then hold down PLA Y and CHANNEL s on the VCR for about 5 seconds until it turns itself off. All set- tings are cleared. The next time y ou turn on the VC R, it pe rforms its initial set[...]

26 OPE R ATION WA T C H I N G T V Usin g the TV ’ s T u ner To watch a broadcast using t he TV’s tuner, turn off the VCR or repe atedly press TV/VCR until VCR disa ppears. Note: If you are usi ng a TV/mon it o r connected to th e VC R ’ s R-AUDIO-L/VI DEO OUT jacks, be sure to s et t he TV /moni tor to its TV m ode. The anten na or cable sign[...]

27 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 , the n p re s s . Y ou see: 3. If neces sary , repeatedly p ress or to highlight CHAN NE L CAPT ION , then press . 4. If neces sary[...]

28 5. Repeat edly press to h ighlight a cha n- nel numb er , t hen repeat St eps 3 and 4 to cre ate more call l etter c om bination s (up to 10). 6. When you finish, p r e ss MENU/ACTION fo ur ti mes to e x it . VIEWING A VIDEO T APE Load ing a V ideo T a pe 1. Turn on t he TV and s et it to the s ame c han- nel as the V CR’s 3-CH-4 switc h. Note[...]

29 To us e visua l search so you can see t he pic- ture, be sure V CR appears, then b egin tape playback. P ress FA S T - F t o search fo rward or REW to search in reverse. Press PLA Y to r e tu rn to normal playback. During visual search, the sound is m uted and the picture quality is lower than durin g no rmal playback. The search pi cture is bes[...]

30 2. When you w ant to return t o the sel ected location, stop the tape, then press C/A SKIP/ZERO . The tape rewin ds or fast - forwards and a utomatically st ops wh en it reaches 0: 00:0 0 . Notes: • If you press REW to rewind the tape past 0:00 :0 0 , th e time appe ars with a m inus (–) sign. • The counter do es not work with blank tapes [...]

31 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SPECIAL DISPLAYS Blue Screen Display Th e VCR disp lays a blu e scree n o n th e T V whe n you s el ect the VCR m ode, pl ay un re- cor ded po rti ons of a ta pe, or whe n yo u tu ne to a weak TV s tati on. Ho weve r, yo u can tur n the blu e sc ree n di sp la y f e atu re on or of f . Notes: • Y ou cannot record the blue scr[...]

32 SKIPPING COMMERCIA LS Your VCR’s Co mmercial A dvance  fe a tu re lets you qu ickly skip over c o mmercials reco rd- ed onto a tape while you v iew it, wit hout having to continually press FA S T - F or C/A SKIP/ZERO . During rec o rdin g, Co m me rc ial A d v ance st ores in mem ory th e locatio ns of the beginn ing s and end- ings of comm[...]

33 • The VCR can store up to ei g ht timer recording settings and 45 commerc ial loca- tions in memory at one time. When the memory becom es full, the re maining com- mercials are not marked. • The Commercial Advance feature setting returns to OF F i f t h er e is a po we r f a i lu r e. • If you rewin d the tape and st art another recording [...]

34 SKIPPING / SELECTING PREVIEWS Your VCR’s M ovie Adv ance  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 Adv anc e w orks only wi th tapes re cor d ed in t he S P spee d th at h ave the er a s e - protec tion tab removed. 1. Load a t a pe. Whe[...]

35 Dir ect Access Index S earch 1 . Press I NDEX/M/A SKIP . Y ou see: Notes: • PROG RA M IN DE X SE ARCH app ears only when there is timer recording on the program index list. See “Autom atic T i mer Recording” o n Page 43. • This screen app ears only if the video cassette you u se h as the erase-prot ec- tion tab in pl ace. • MOVI E ADVA[...]

36 2. P ress or t o highlight PROGRA M INDE X SE ARCH , the n press . Y ou see: 3. Repeat edly press or t o select the program you wan t, then press to start the search. When the tape reaches the select ed program, the VCR starts normal playback. REPEAT PLAY Follow these st eps to have t he VCR autom ati- cally rewind and repeat playback of a t ape[...]

37 3. If neces sary press or to h ighlight TIME ST AM P , then pres s to select ON or OFF . Note: T he VCR still re cords time stam p information even if y o u select OFF (t o tu rn off the d isplay feature) in Step 3. 4. P ress MENU/AC TION twice to exi t. O FF C I AL ADV . A T URE - - - - Y KEY 16-6 35 .f m Pag e 37 Wedne sday, Ju ly 21 , 1999 9:[...]

38 RECORDING There are four ways to rec ord us ing your V CR: • Imm ediate recordi ng — to record a broad- cast as you watch it or record on e program on the VCR whil e you watch anot her on the T V . • V CR P lus+ reco rding — to rec ord a broa d- cast us ing the V CR Plus+ feature. • A utomatic tim er recording — to record a broadcast[...]

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

40 • T o display the remai ning re c ordi ng t i me, pre ss D ISP/E NT duri ng a t i m ed r ecord ing. • T o temp orarily stop the tape d uring a recording, press P AUSE . Pr e ss P AUSE again to resume recording. I f you leave the VCR paused for a bout 5 m inutes, the VCR automa tically stops. • If the cassette’s erase protection t ab has [...]

41 2. For each s tation, c ompare the station’s guide channel num ber with the number you sel ect on the TV , cable box, or VCR to tune to t he stat ion. If th e numbers matc h, cross that station of f of the list. 3. If a tape is p laying, press STOP . 4. P ress MENU/ACTION to displa y the main menu. 5. Repeate dly pre ss or t o highl ight SET U[...]

42 4. P ress PROG. Y ou see: Note: I f th e c loc k i s n o t se t, P LEA SE SE T CLOC K BEFO RE PRO GRA MM IN G ap- pears, then the clock -setting screen a p- pears. Set t h e clock as described in “Man- ually Setting the Clock” on Page 19, then continue with Step 5. 5. If neces sary , press or to highlight VCR Pl us+ PRO GR AM , then press . [...]

43 Ch ecking/Ch angin g VCR Plu s+ Prog ra ms 1. Turn on t he TV and s et it to the s ame c han- nel as 3-CH-4 on t he back of the VCR. Note: If you are using a TV/m onitor that i s connected t o th e VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks, set th e TV/moni tor to its vi deo mode. 2. Turn on the VCR and repea tedly press TV/ VCR u ntil VCR appea rs. 3. [...]

44 Set tin g a Tim er 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 i ts video mode an d skip Steps 2 and 3. 1. Turn on the V CR and t he TV . 2. S et the TV to the s ame c hannel as 3-CH-4 on the back of the VCR. 3. Repeat edly press TV/ V CR until VCR appears. 4. S et the audio re[...]

45 Press to store your selection. 10. Repeat edly press or to select the start hour . When the correct hou r a ppears, press . Then repea tedly press or to select the minute a nd p ress . 1 1. R epeat Step 9 to set the stop time. 12. Repeat edly press or to select the channel. The n press . T o record from a source co nnecte d to t he R- AUDIO-L IN[...]

46 4. Repeat edly pres s or to select TIME R PROG RAM , then pres s . The first four timer settings appear . 5. Repeat edly press or t o select the setting you wan t to cha nge, then press . 6. Fol low Steps 8–1 3 under “Setting a T imer” on Page 44 to correct the selected setting. 7. When you finish, press PROG a gain, t hen turn off the VCR[...]

47 AUDIO-ONLY RECORDING Because of the superio r quality of VHS Hi-Fi audio reco rdings, you migh t want to use your VCR as an audio-o nly recorder. You can also make live recordings by connecting a pre- amplifier or mixer to the VCR’ s R-AU DIO-L IN 1 or A V 2 L-AUDIO IN-R j acks. Simply selec t the line input and record as usual. Cautio n : Do [...]

48 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 this 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 conn[...]

49 . Remote control bu ttons d o not work whe n the power is on and a cas sette is loaded (continue d) Bright light is shining o n th e VC R’s remo te control sensor wi ndow. Block the light sou rce, ge t closer to t he VCR, or change the V CR’s lo catio n. The rem ote cont rol might be set for a nother device’ s operat ion. Try pressing VCR [...]

50 CARE AND MAI NTENANCE Your Optim us Model 66 Hi-Fi Stereo V CR is an exa mple of superior de sign and craftsmanship. The following sugg estions will help you care for your VCR s o y ou can en joy it fo r years. Keep the VCR dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liquids might cont ain min- erals that c a n corrode the electronic circuits[...]

51 Servicin g Y o ur VCR There are no u ser-serviceable pa rts inside 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 He ads When v ideo head c leaning b ecomes neces- sary, the following message a[...]

52 SPECIFICATIONS T el evisi on Syst em .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ....... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... NT SC Stan dard Co lor Signa l Recor ding Syste m .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .. Fou r-Head Double Azimu th T ape Wi dth ... ... ..... .... ..[...]

53 Frequency Respon se , Regular Audio SP ... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ....... ...... 100 H z–5 kHz SLP .... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ....... ... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ...[...]

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Ra dioS ha ck A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 VQTS3447 (A) 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 against manufac turing defects in mate rial and wor kman- ship under norm al u se for nin ety (90) days from the dat e of purchas e from R adi o Shack com pany-[...]