Servicing Your Vcr; Cleaning The Video Heads; Storing Your Video Cassettes - Radio Shack Optimus 64 Owner's Manual

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Servicing Your VCR

There are no user-serviceable parts inside your
VCR. If you encounter a problem that you can-
not correct using this manual and its trouble-
shooting guide, take the VCR to your local
RadioShack store for assistance.

Cleaning the Video Heads

When video head cleaning becomes neces-
sary, the VCR displays the following message
on the TV screen while playing back a record-
ed tape.
Video head cleaning kits are available from
your local RadioShack store. Clean the heads
only when the VCR displays the message
shown above. Be sure to use the "dry" type
cleaning cassette.
Serious problems require cleaning by a trained
technician. For more head cleaning informa-
tion, contact your local RadioShack store.

Storing Your Video Cassettes

Unless you are making an automatic timer re-
cording, eject and store the cassette before
you turn off the VCR. This helps protect the
cassette and the VCR's internal mechanisms.
Place your video cassettes in their protective
boxes and store them in a cool, dry, dust-free
environment. Store the cassettes on end, not
on their sides, to prevent improper settling of
the cassette's spools.
Note: Tape can become wound too tightly
around the cassette's spools after many play-
ings. This can make the cassette load improp-
erly and automatically eject when you insert it.
On most cassettes there is a brake-release
plunger on the bottom center of the cassette.
Use the tip of a pen or pencil to press the
plunger. This loosens the tape.
Brake-Release Plunger
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