Page 2 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is oper-ated. 2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instruc- tions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings — All warnings on the applianc...
Page 3 - CAUTION
3 14. Lightning — For added protection for this VCR receiver during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended andunused for long periods of time, unplug it from the walloutlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. Thiswill prevent damage to the VCR due to lightning andpower-line surges....
Page 4 - FEATURES; TAPE MOTION CONTROLS
4 FEATURES Your Optimus Model 109 4-Head HQ VHSVCR offers some of the most advanced fea-tures available in home video cassette record-ers. Your VCR’s PLL (phase-locked loop)tuning ensures precise tuning of up to 68 VHFand UHF channels and up to 125 cable chan-nels. Its full-function remote control a...
Page 5 - OTHER FEATURES
5 OTHER FEATURES On-Screen Programming — provides helpfulinstructions on the TV screen for setting theclock, program timers, and quick timer record-ing. Trilingual Instructions — lets you select En-glish, French, or Spanish on-screen instruc-tions. Memory Sentinel — protects clock settings,tuner pro...
Page 6 - CONTENTS
6 CONTENTS Before You Begin ......................................................................................................................... 8 Supplied Accessories .............................................................................................................. 8Using this Manu...
Page 8 - BEFORE YOU BEGIN; SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES; 5-ohm Coaxial Cable — connects the VCR’s; terminal to your TV’s an-; USING THIS MANUAL
8 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you begin, please read this owner’smanual carefully. It has been prepared to helpyou with initial setup procedures and in the ev-eryday operation of your VCR. Caution: Moisture condensation can some-times accumulate on the video heads whenyou move your VCR from a cold locat...
Page 9 - CONNECTIONS
9 CONNECTIONS Before you connect the VCR, read throughthese sections to determine the appropriateportions and the best connections for the typeof terminals on your TV and other equipmentyou are connecting. Keep in mind that not allsections will apply to your installation. Notes: • If your audio/vide...
Page 11 - Connecting an Antenna; Using the TV’s Audio/Video Input Jacks
11 CONNECTING THE VCR FOR PLAYBACK AND RECORDING To record using the VCR, you need to connectan external signal source such as an antenna(see “Connecting an Antenna”) or cable system(see “Connecting Cable” on Page 13). You donot need to connect both. Connecting an Antenna If you use an antenna only,...
Page 12 - Use the supplied 75-ohm cable to connect
12 Using the TV’sSingle VHF/UHF F-Connector 1. If your antenna has 75-ohm cable, connect the antenna cable directly to the VCR’s VHF/UHF CATV IN input terminal. If your antenna has 300-ohm lead-in wire,you need to first convert it to a 75-ohmcable by connecting a 300-to-75-ohmmatching transformer (s...
Page 13 - Connecting Cable
13 If your antenna has 300-ohm lead-in wire,you need to first convert it to a 75-ohmcable by connecting a 300-to-75-ohmmatching transformer (such as Cat. No.15-1253, not supplied) following thesesteps. a. Connect the antenna’s lead-in wire to the transformer’s 300-ohm input termi-nal screws. b. Conn...
Page 14 - If you use a cable box:
14 If you use a cable box: • You must select channels using the cable box. • The cable box unscrambles premium cable channels. To watch or record premiumchannels, you must already subscribe tothem from your cable company. Important: Some states have laws restrictingdirect connections to cable wires ...
Page 16 - CONNECTING POWER
16 Connecting an A/B Switchand a Signal Splitter You can record a scrambled channel andwatch an unscrambled one using a high-isola-tion A/B switch (such as Cat. No. 15-1249, notsupplied) and a hybrid splitter/combiner (suchas Cat. No. 15-1141, not supplied). Notes: • This connection requires up to f...
Page 17 - PREPARATION; Installing the Batteries
17 PREPARATION USING THE REMOTE CONTROL Installing the Batteries To power the remote control, you need two AAbatteries (not supplied). For the best perfor-mance, use alkaline batteries (such as Ra-dioShack Cat. No. 23-557). Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type. • Never ...
Page 21 - If you connected the VCR to your TV’s; VCR; appears on the VCR’s display.; to display the main menu on
21 For the best results, aim the remote control’ssignal emitter (on the remote control’s top end)toward the VCR’s display, and press the de-sired function button(s). SETTING THE ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE 1. Press POWER . 2. If you connected the VCR to your TV’s audio/video input jacks, proceed ...
Page 22 - SETTING THE CLOCK
22 Note: If you have not selected a languagesince you connected power, the languagesetting menu automatically appears on theTV screen when you press MENU . Skip to Step 6. 5. Repeatedly press or until LANGUAGE is highlighted on the displayed menu. Thenpress SET . 6. Repeatedly press or until the lan...
Page 24 - Adding/Erasing Channels
24 5. Press or to highlight AUTO or MAN- UAL , then press SET . AUTO — The VCR’s tuner automatically scans through the channels (TV or CATV)and memorizes the active channels in yourarea. and the current channel number appear onthe TV screen, and CH and the current channel appear on the VCR’s display...
Page 25 - BASIC OPERATION; WATCHING TV; Using the TV’s Tuner; Using the VCR’s Tuner; Selecting Channels; AV
25 BASIC OPERATION WATCHING TV Using the TV’s Tuner 1. Turn off the VCR, or press TV/VCR so VCR disappears from the VCR’s display. 2. Set the TV to the TV mode. The antenna or cable signals pass through theVCR unaffected, as if the antenna or cablewere connected directly to the TV. Using the VCR’s T...
Page 26 - WATCHING A VIDEO TAPE; Loading a Video Tape
26 WATCHING A VIDEO TAPE Loading a Video Tape Insert the video cassette into the VCR’s com-partment with the label facing up and the tapeswivel-cover facing into the compartment. Gen-tly push in the cassette until the VCR automati-cally draws it in. Caution: Never insert anything except a VHSvideo c...
Page 27 - SPECIAL FUNCTIONS; DISPLAYS; Blue Screen
27 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS DISPLAYS Blue Screen The blue-screen display appears on the TVscreen when the VCR does not send a signalto the TV from either the VHF/UHF CATV OUT terminal or the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks, such as: • When you play unrecorded portions of a tape • When you tune the VCR to an unused c...
Page 28 - Tape Motion Indicators; MOTION CONTROLS
28 Tape Motion Indicators Any time a cassette is loaded in the compart-ment, appears on the VCR’s display whether power is on or off. The tape motion indicators on the VCR’s dis-play show you the current operating mode andthe tape’s playback direction. MOTION CONTROLS Fast-Forward/Rewind To advance ...
Page 29 - Visual Search; Variable-Speed Slow Motion
29 Visual Search Visual search lets you play a tape at a fasterspeed (either forward or backward) so you cansearch for a specific section of the tape. Youcan select normal or fast visual search speeds. For normal visual search speed, during play-back, press or once (or turn and hold the shuttle dial...
Page 30 - Automatic Repeat Playback; ON; Using the Zero Back Function; SET UP
30 Automatic Repeat Playback You can set the VCR to automatically repeat arecorded portion of a tape when the VCR findsa blank portion of more than 15 seconds. Follow these steps to turn automatic repeatplayback on or off. 1. Press MENU to display the main menu. 2. Press to highlight , then press SE...
Page 31 - INDEX SEARCH; AUTO TRACKING; Manual Tracking
31 INDEX SEARCH Your VCR has the Digital Program Search Sys-tem (DPSS). Each time you start recording, theVCR automatically marks the tape with an in-dex signal. You can use index search to: • Return to the beginning of the current recording. • Skip to the beginning of the next recording. • Locate a...
Page 32 - AUTO ENHANCED PICTURE; OFF; AUTO ENHANCE ON
32 AUTO ENHANCED PICTURE Your VCR automatically enhances the picturequality during playback. The auto enhanced picture function is set to ON at the factory. Normally leave it set to on. Whenyou play a tape for editing or when strong noiseappears on the screen, set it to OFF. During normal playback, ...
Page 33 - RECORDING; RECORDING SPEEDS
33 RECORDING You can make the following types of recordingswith your VCR. • Immediate recording • Quick timer recording • Automatic timer recording • Dubbing Notes: • Your VCR records the audio signal and automatically adjusts the sound level whileit records. • The video tape you use for recording m...
Page 34 - RECORD PROTECTION
34 RECORD PROTECTION Video cassettes have a record protection tab.With the tab in place, you can record on thetape. To help prevent accidentally recording over arecording, break off the tab using a screwdriv-er. With the tab removed, you cannot recordover a tape. The cassette automatically ejectsif ...
Page 37 - Setting the Program Timer
37 • Your VCR can hold up to eight timer pro- grams, each with two timer-settingscreens. Setting the Program Timer 1. Insert a blank cassette or one you want to record over into the VCR. appears on the VCR’s display. 2. Press MENU to display the main menu. TIMER appears highlighted. 3. Press SET to ...
Page 39 - Automatic Timer Recording Hints :; TIMER; Checking/Changing Program Timers; Clearing a Program Timer
39 Automatic Timer Recording Hints : • If a power failure occurs or the VCR is unplugged for more than about 1 hour, theVCR loses the clock setting and all timersettings. • If you set the timer and turn off the VCR without loading a tape, TIMER flashes on the VCR’s display. • If you insert a tape wi...
Page 41 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; TROUBLESHOOTING
41 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble operating your VCR, refer to thefollowing troubleshooting chart. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE RECOMMENDATION No power. The power cord is not connected. Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. Time...
Page 43 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE
43 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus Model 109 4-Head HQ VHS VCR is an example or superior design and craftsman-ship. The following suggestions will help you care for the VCR so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the VCR dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain min-erals tha...
Page 45 - SPECIFICATIONS; Inch
45 SPECIFICATIONS Television System ............................................................................................NTSC Standard Colo r Signal Recording System ...................................................................... Four–Head Double Azimuth Tape Width........................
Page 46 - Inches
46 Audio S/N Ratio: SP....................................................................................................................................43 dB EP....................................................................................................................................40 dB ...
Page 47 - NOTES
47 NOTES 16-546.fm Page 47 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 4:25 PM
Page 48 - RadioShack Limited Warranty
RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 TINS –2860 AJZZ 6A6 Printed in Malaysia RadioShack Limited Warranty This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purchase from RadioShackcompany-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. Wi...
