Optimus Model 59 4-Head VCR
(160-0629) Features Faxback Doc. # 17632
The Optimus Model 59 4-Head VHS HQ Hi-Fi Stereo VCR offers some of the
most advanced features available in home video cassette recorders. Your
VCR's PLL (phase-locked loop) tuning ensures extremely accurate tuning of
up to 68 VHF and UHF channels and up to 123 cable channels. Your VCR's
full-function universal remote control and on-screen programming make it
easy to use. The Model 59's stereo Hi-Fi feature delivers CD-quality
stereo sound for audio/video or audio-only recordings.
Your VCR includes these features:
RECORDING/PLAYBACK
VCR Plus+ Timer Recording - lets you set the VCR to automatically record
programs by using the PlusCode numbers
published in most television program
schedules. Your VCR automatically selects
the channel you want to record, so you don't
have to manually select it.
19 Micron Record/Play Head - provides enhanced picture quality at the EP
(Extended Play) playback speed.
Quick Timer Recording - lets you immediately start a recording that
automatically stops after the length of time
you select.
Four Double-Azimuth Video - provide superior picture quality and special
Heads effects compared to standard single-azimuth
four-head VCRs.
A.I. Picture Video noise - reduces noise on the screen when playing back
Reduction System an older (worn) or partially damaged tape.
Auto Tracking System - automatically adjusts tracking when you start
playback.
1-Year, 8-Event, Digital - lets you program the VCR to make up to eight
Timer unattended recordings (daily, weekly, or one-
time) within a 1-year period.
Automatic Playback/Rewind/ - automatically plays, rewinds, and ejects a
Eject tape.
Fast-Response System - positions the tape next to the
playback/record head for immediate playback
or recording.
Index Search - let you quickly locate the beginning of a
specific recording.
Skip Search and Instant - lets you quickly search a tape forward or
Replay backward for a specific scene, replay the
scene, then resume playback.
Real-Time Counter with - displays the actual length of time a tape
Memory plays or records, and allows you to mark and
return to a location on the tape.
TUNING
179 Channel, Digital-PLL - lets you select up to 68 VHF and UHF channels
Tuner (2-69) and up to 123 cable channels.
Cable Box Tuner - lets you set the VCR so it sends signals to
many brands of cable box and automatically
select the channel you want to record, to
avoid having to manually select the channel
while recording.
Tuner Memory Programming - automatically stores all the active channels
in your area into memory.
TAPE CONTROL
Shuttle Dial - lets you rewind and fast-forward the tape
with a single control.
Fast-Forward/Rewind with Visual Search
Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance/Slow-Motion/Quick-Motion
Automatic Rewind
OTHER FEATURES
Multichannel Television Sound - decodes stereo broadcasts for listening or
(MTS) (Model 59 only) recording. The Model 59 can also receive
and record a secondary audio program (SAP)
that accompanies some MTS broadcasts.
Trilingual On-Screen - provides helpful instructions on the TV
Programming screen for setting the clock, program
timers, and quick timer recording. You
can select English, French, or Spanish
instructions.
Universal Remote Control - lets you control your VCR as well as many
TVs and cable boxes produced by other
manufacturers.
Memory Sentinel - protects clock settings, tuner programming
information, and timer memory settings for
about 1 hour in case a power failure
occurs or the power cord is unplugged.
Automatic/Manual Clock - lets you set the VCR to automatically
Setting update its clock using signals broadcast
by stations that transmit an EDS (Extended
Data Service) signal. You can also
manually set the clock.
NOTE: EDS is a service provided by some broadcasters to transmit various
types of information including the current time. If no
broadcasters in your area transmit EDS signals, automatic clock
setting will not work.
Automatic DST (Daylight Saving - Lets you set the VCR to automatically
Time) Adjustment adjust the displayed time for Daylight
Saving Time.
Mode Lock - prevents young children from operating
the VCR and prevents you from
accidentally changing the operation mode.
Automatic Head Cleaning System - cleans the VCR's video heads each time
you insert and eject a tape, to preserve
beautiful sound and picture quality.
Front and Rear Audio/Video - let you quickly connect an audio/video
Input Jacks device such as a camcorder to the VCR
without disconnecting other devices.
This unit has S-video output.
It can record both in the SP and EP mode using VCR+.
(IR-06/19/96)
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