Optimus 114 (16-551) User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Before You Begin

  8
• Supplied Accessories

  8
• Moisture Condensation

  8
• Using This Manual

  8
• Installation

  9
• Common Connections

  9
• Model 63 Connections

  10
• Model 114 Connections

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• Home Theater Connections (Model 63 Shown)

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• Camcorder Connections

  13
• VCR Setup

  14
• Setting the VCR’s Output Channel Switch

  14
• Remote Control

  14
• Installing Batteries

  14
• Using the Remote Control

  14
• Initial Set Up

  15
• Setting the On-Screen Language/Connection Type/Channels/Clock

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• Manually Setting the Clock

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• Adding/Erasing Channels

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• Reprogramming Tuner Memory

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• Turning On Auto Clock Set

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• Setting the Cable Box

  19
• Changing the On-Screen Language

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• Resetting the VCR’s Memory

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• Using the VCR’s Remote Control with Your TV or Cable Box

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• Operation

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• Watching TV

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• Using the TV’s Tuner

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• Using the VCR’s Tuner

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• Viewing a Video Tape

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• Loading a Video Tape

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• Playing a Video Tape

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• Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual Search

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• Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance

  25
• Slow Motion

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• Real-Time Counter

  25
• Using the Counter

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• Using the Zero Search Function

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• Tracking

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• Special Functions

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• Special Displays

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• Blue Screen Display

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• On-Screen Display

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• Function Indicators

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• Skipping Commercials

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• Recording a Broadcast with Commercial Advance Marking

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• Marking an Unmarked Tape

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• Playing Back with Commercial Advance Marking

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• Questions and Answers about Commercial Advance

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• Skipping/Selecting Previews

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• Using Index Search

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• Direct Access Index Search

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• Index Scan

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• Repeat Play

  31
• Recording

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• Recording Speeds/Tape Selection

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• Erase Protection

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• Selecting the Signal to Record

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• Receiving/Recording Stereo/SAP Broadcasts (Model 63 Only)

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• Immediate Recording

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• Recording a Program as You Watch It

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

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• Recording with VCR Plus+

  34
• Setting the VCR Plus+ Guide Channels

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• Timer Recording with VCR Plus+

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• Checking/Changing VCR Plus+ Programs

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• Automatic Timer Recording

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• Setting a Timer

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• Monitoring an Automatic Timer Recording

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• Checking/Changing Timers

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• Clearing a Timer

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• Audio-Only Recording (Model 63 Only)

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• Additional Information

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• Troubleshooting

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• Care and Maintenance

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• Servicing Your VCR

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• Cleaning the Video Heads

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• Storing Your Video Cassettes

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• Specifications

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