Model 109 4-Head VHS VCR
(160-0546)                 Features                   Faxback Doc. # 37681


Your Optimus Model 109 4-Head HQ VHS VCR offers some of the most advanced
features available in home video cassette recorders.  Your VCR's PLL
(phase-locked loop) tuning ensures precise tuning of up to 68 VHF and UHF
channels and up to 125 cable channels.  Its full-function remote control
and on-screen programming make it easy to use.

RECORDING/PLAYBACK

            Quick Timer Recording (QTR) - lets you immediately start
                                          recording with the press of a
                                          button, then stop after the
                                          length of time you specify.

         1-Year, 8-Event, Digital Timer - lets you program the VCR to make
                                          up to eight unattended
                                          recordings (single, daily, or
                                          weekly) within a 1-year period.

        Four Double-Azimuth Video Heads - provide superior picture quality
                                          and special effects compared to
                                          standard single-azimuth,
                                          four-head VCRs.

             19 Micron Record/Play Head - provides enhanced picture
                                          quality at the EP
                                          (Extended Play) playback speed.

                  Auto Enhanced Picture - automatically enhances picture
                                          quality during playback.

                          Auto Tracking - automatically adjusts tracking
                                          when you start playback.

        Automatic Playback/Rewind/Eject - automatically plays, rewinds,
                                          and ejects a tape if its record-
                                          protection tab has been removed.

                   Fast-Response System - positions the tape next to the
                                          playback/record head for
                                          immediate playback or recording.

                           Index Search - lets you quickly locate the
                                          beginning of a specific
                                          recording.

          Real-Time Counter with Memory - displays the actual elapsed time
                                          a tape plays or records so you
                                          can mark and return to a desired
                                          location on the tape.

              Automatic Repeat Playback - lets you set the VCR to
                                          automatically repeat a tape when
                                          the tape reaches the end of a
                                          recorded section.

TAPE MOTION CONTROLS

                           Shuttle Dial - lets you rewind or fast-forward
                                          the tape with a single control
                                          on the VCR.

 Fast-Forward/Rewind with Visual Search - lets you quickly advance or
                                          rewind the tape while the tape
                                          is stopped or advance/rewind the
                                          tape at a faster playback speed
                                          so you can locate a desired
                                          section on the tape.

             Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance - lets you stop the tape on a
                                          playback frame, then advance it
                                          one frame at a time.

    Variable-Speed Slow-Motion Playback - plays a tape in slow motion and
                                          lets you vary the playback
                                          speed.

                       Automatic Rewind - automatically rewinds the tape
                                          to the beginning when it reaches
                                          the end of the tape during
                                          playback, recording, or
                                          fast-forwarding.

TUNING

         181 Channel, Digital-PLL Tuner - lets you select up to 68 VHF and
                                          UHF antenna channels (2-69) and
                                          up to 125 cable channels
                                          (2-127).

               Tuner Memory Programming - automatically stores all the
                                          active channels in your area
                                          into memory.

OTHER FEATURES

                  On-Screen Programming - provides helpful instructions on
                                          the TV screen for setting the
                                          clock, program timers, and quick
                                          timer recording.

                Trilingual Instructions - lets you select English, French,
                                          or Spanish on-screen
                                          instructions.

                        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 DST (Daylight Saving Time) - lets you set the VCR to
   Adjustment                             automatically adjust the
                                          displayed time for Daylight
                                          Saving Time.

                              Mode Lock - prevents young children from
                                          operating the VCR and prevents
                                          you from accidentally changing
                                          the operating mode.

                Audio/Video Input Jacks - let you quickly connect another
                                          audio/video device such as a
                                          camcorder to the VCR.

We recommend you record the VCR's serial number here.  The number is
located on the VCR's back panel.

Serial Number_____________________________________

    Note:

    To power the remote control, you need two AA batteries
    (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-557, not supplied).

    Important:

    Most material performed in public, such as concerts, plays and movies,
    or distributed on prerecorded video tapes is copyrighted.  The
    unauthorized recording or duplication of copyrighted material is a
    violation of the copyright laws of most countries and such duplication
    may result in fines and/or imprisonment.  Note, however, that in the
    United States, it is not a violation of U.S. copyright laws for a
    consumer to record a broadcast television program for private
    (in-home) viewing.

(br/km-01/31/1997)

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