Optimus 16-421 manual

Cat. No. 16-421/422 OWNER’S MANUAL Colo r TV wi t h Built-i n VHS HQ VC R Please read b efore usin g this equipment. Mod el 29 13" T V (16-4 21) Mod el 30 20" T V (16-4 22) 16-4 21.f m Page 1 T ue s day, Jul y 20, 19 99 12: 01 PM[...]

2 © 199 6 T a ndy Cor por at ion. All Righ ts Res erv ed. Op timu s is a r egi ste red t rad em ark u s e d by T a ndy Co rp or at ion . Ra dioSha ck is a tr adem ark u sed b y T and y Co rpora tio n. IMPORT ANT SAF E GUARDS AN D P RECAUTIO NS 1. Read instr uctions — All t he safet y and op erat- in g inst ructions should be read befor e the app[...]

3 14. Light ning — For added pr otect ion for this TV/ VCR receiver dur in g a li g htni n g storm, or when it is l ef t unattended and unus ed fo r lon g peri ods of tim e, u npl u g it from the wall outlet and discon- nect t he a ntenna or cable sys tem. This will pre- vent dama g e to th e T V/V CR due to li g htni n g and power- line su r g e[...]

4 FEA T URES Your Mode l 29/ M o del 30 Color TV w ith Buil t-In VHS VCR com bi nes a ve rsat il e c olo r TV /moni t or and a VC R in one spac e-sa ving c abin et. The TV / VCR r eceiv es TV progr ams a nd plays v i deo tapes . It also re cords onto v id eo tap es from TV progr ams or an a udio / vi deo source you c onnect to it. Please rea d this[...]

5 Automatic Playback/Rew ind/Eject — ma ke s playback ea s y wh en you l oad a video c assette tape because it automatically plays, rewinds, and then, if t he erase protect ion tab ha s been removed, ejects it. Fre eze-Fram e — l et s you temporarily sto p the action a nd view a singl e fram e. Auto Re peat — lets you set th e TV/VCR to au- t[...]

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7 Usin g VCR L o ck ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... .. .... . 2 2 T urning Error Beep On/Off ..... . ................................................... . . .................................... . ...... 22 Usin g the T imer F eature s ..... .....[...]

8 BEFORE YOU BEGIN REMOTE CONT ROL Your T V / VCR’s remote c ontrol is pa c k ed sepa- ra te ly. B e su re t o lo ca te i t be fore yo u st ore t he packing material. MOISTUR E CONDENSA TION Condensa ti o n inside the TV/V CR can cause tape jams or video head dama ge. When you f irst install your TV/VCR, or w hen you move it from a cold area t o [...]

9 CONNECTIONS Before using your TV/VCR for the first time, read through this entire section to determine which connections be st meet y our ne eds. Then follow the di r ections f or complet ing the connec tions. Note: Yo u can conn ect many dif fe rent typ es o f audio /video system s suc h as a stere o re ceiver/ am plif ier, a sate ll ite r ecei [...]

10 If you do not recei ve scram bled ch annels, you can connect the cable directly t o the T V/ VCR’s VHF/UHF termi nal. If you recei ve scramb led ch annel s, you mu st connect t he cable c onverter b ox to the T V/ VCR’s VHF/UHF termina l. Tune the TV/VCR to the cable box’s ou tput chan nel (3 or 4) an d us e the cabl e box to s elect the c[...]

11 SETUP FRO N T P AN EL The buttons on the TV/VCR’ s front panel control the TV and the V CR. REMOTE CONT ROL All the remot e control’s butt ons have the s ame functions as the buttons o n the TV/ VCR’s fron t panel. In addition, the number buttons let you di- rectly select channels and menu options and settings, program , sleep and on timer[...]

12 SETTI NG THE ON-SCREEN LANGUAGE/CHANNEL S/ CLOCK The first time you turn on the TV/VCR, the SEL EC T LANG UAGE screen aut omatica lly ap- pears. You can set the T V/VCR to display on- screen m enus in English o r in Spanish. A fter you select a l anguage, the T V/VCR a utomatical- ly scans throug h the channels and st ores all ac- tive channe ls[...]

13 • If a channel you wanted was not stored, you can add the channel. If a channel you did not wa nt was stored, y ou can delet e the channel. See “Addi ng/Erasing Channels” on Pa ge 15. • The TV/ VCR retains stored channels when y ou turn off the TV/VCR, or if power to the TV/V CR is lost for up to 6 0 seconds . W hen the TV/VCR finds all [...]

14 • If the TV /VCR does not f ind an EDS sig- nal during the search, you see: If this oc curs, the broadcast er you selected di d not trans mit an EDS signal, or there is no EDS broadc aster in your area. M a nually set the clock (see “S et ting the Clock Manually” on Page 15). Note: Dependi ng on th e num ber of chan- ne ls i t tu n es , th[...]

15 3. If neces sary , press SEL or SE L on the remote control to highlight AN TE NNA SYST EM : , t hen pres s SET to d isplay the broadcast system ( TV or CATV ). 4. Pre ss SEL to high ligh t AU TO SET , th en pr es s SET . CH AU TO SET P RO CE EDIN G appea rs, and t he TV /VCR’ s t uner scans thr ough t he chann els (TV or CA TV) an d st ores a [...]

16 5. Repeat edly press SEL or SEL on the remote c ontrol to display t he correct m onth, t hen pr es s SET again. The day f lashes. 6. Repeat Step 5 to set the day , year , hour , and minute (t he TV/VCR automaticall y sets the da y of the week). Note: Y our TV/VCR uses a 12-hou r clock. Be sure you set AM or PM correctly . 7. P ress SEL or SEL on[...]

17 BASIC T V OPER A TION SELECTING CHANNELS To select a chan nel, press CH or CH . The tuner automaticall y advances to the nex t chan- nel stored in th e tuner’s mem ory. The selected channel num ber (or station n ame , if available) appears on the upper right part of t he screen for a few seconds. You can al so select c hannels directly us ing [...]

18 4. Repeat edly press SEL or SEL to high- ligh t VI DE O ADJ US T. 5. P ress SET . A screen a ppears with t he cur- rent picture settings. 6. Repeat edly press SEL or SEL unt il the setting you want to adjust is highlighted , then press SET . A screen showing the cur- rently set adjustment for that setting appears. Note: T o reset all settings to[...]

19 BASIC VCR OP ERA TION LOADING A VIDEO T APE Hold the c assette with the main label fac ing up and the spine facing out from the TV/V CR. Then insert the casse tte into the cassett e compart- ment and gently push the center of i ts spine until the TV / VCR draws it in. The TV/ VCR automa ti cal ly turns on. If the erase-protection tab has been re[...]

20 To se ar ch fo rw ard duri ng pla yba ck, p re ss FA S T- F . To search backward during pl ayback, press REW (or REWIND ). To s top vi sual se arch and p lay the t ape, pre ss PLA Y/ REPEA T o n the front panel or PLA Y on the remote control. Slow Mo tion Slow motion lets yo u view recordings at a slower speed, so you can easily see details on a[...]

21 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS The following information d escribes some o f your TV/VCR’s special on-screen, displa y, and search func tions. THINGS YO U SEE Blue Screen The TV/VCR displays a b lue screen when y ou select the menu, play unrec orded port ions of a tape, or when y o u tune to a weak TV station. On-S creen D isplays To view you r T V/VCR’s[...]

22 USING ONE-MINUT E SKIP With this f ea ture, you can s k ip over unwanted portions of a r e cording suc h as c ommercia ls. While playing a tape, simply press ZERO/1MIN . The TV/VCR fast-forwards the tape, skipping over 60 seconds of recorded time. T hen norm al playback resume s. USING AUT O MA T IC REPEA T PLA YBACK Your TV/ VCR lets yo u autom[...]

23 1. P ress MENU to display the m ain menu scre e n. 2. Repeat edly press SEL or SEL to sele ct VCR , th e n pr es s SET . 3. Repeat edly press SEL or SEL to sele ct BE EP ER , then press SET to select ON or OF F . 4. P ress MENU t wic e to ex it. USING THE TIM ER FEA T URES Sett ing/Cancellin g the On T imer Follow these step s to set the TV/VCR [...]

24 Us i ng th e S l eep Tim er The TV/VCR’s sleep timer lets you set the TV/ VCR so it plays for a specific am ount of time the n a u tom at ic a ll y tu rn s o f f. F oll ow t hes e st eps t o s e t t he sl ee p t ime r. 1. P ress SLEEP on the remote control. SLEE P TI ME R 30 appea rs on the TV scre e n. 2. Within 5 seconds, repea tedly press S[...]

25 4. Repeat edly press SET to select one of t he following capt ion m odes: • CAP C1 (Caption Option C1) • CAP C2 (Caption Option C2) • NO (No capt ion opt ion) 5. P ress MENU tw ice to exit . Rec ording/P laying Back a C l osed Cap tion/T ext Pr ogram The TV/ VCR autom atically records cl osed cap- tion/text sig nals if they are broadcast ([...]

26 RECORDING GENERAL INFORM A TION You can use t he following met hods to record with your T V/VCR. • Imm ediate rec ording • Qui ck timer recording • A utomat ic timer recording • Dubbing Notes: • Y our TV/VCR autom atically records the audio signal and adj usts the sound level while it reco rds. • The video tape you use for recording [...]

27 IMMEDIA TE RECORDING Follow these steps to record a program wi t hou t setting an on or o ff time. 1. Insert a blank c assette, or one that y ou want to record over , into the cassette com- partment. The TV/V CR automatically turns on. Note: I f a cas sette was loade d whe n you last turned off the TV/VCR, you m ust press POWER to tu rn on t h e[...]

28 QTR Hints • T o see the rema ining recording t ime, pre s s DISPLA Y or REC/TIME on t he r emo te c on tr o l once while QTR is i n progress. • QT R cannot function if a cassette i s not inserted, if t he era se-protection tab is removed, or if an aut o matic t im er r e cording i s in pr ogr e ss . • T o cancel QTR in progress, press STOP[...]

29 T o record a prog ram at the s ame time each Monday through Friday (DAIL Y), repeatedly press or press an d hol d SEL or SEL until DAILY flashes on the T V sc reen above MON- FRI . T o record a prog ram at the s ame time eac h week (WEEKL Y ), repeate dly press or press and hold SEL or SEL unt il WEEK LY flashes on the TV sc reen and the desired[...]

30 • If you a re usin g a cable b ox, be s ure to leave the cable box t urned on and tuned to the desired station bef ore the tim er pro- gram st arts. T ime r Rec or ding H int s • If there is a power failur e or the TV/VCR is unplugged f or more than 60 sec onds, the clock setting and all timer settings are cleared. • The TV/V CR can rec or[...]

31 3. Repeat edly press SE L or SEL to highlight INP UT SELE CT , press SET to se lect LINE , then press MEN U tw ice. The menu disappea rs and LINE appears o n the TV screen. Or , repea tedly pres s CH or CH to set the TV/VCR to one c ha nnel higher tha n the hi ghes t channel (or one c hannel lower than the lo west channel num ber). LI NE appears[...]

32 ADDITIONAL INF ORM A TION TROUBL ESHOOT ING GUIDE If you follow the instruct ions in this m anual and still have trouble op erating your M odel 29/M odel 30, try the suggestions in this troubleshooting ch art. Problem Possible Cause Su gg est i on No power . The power cord is not con- nected. Plug the power cord into an AC out let. POWER not pre[...]

33 Prob le m Po ssib le C au se S ug ges tio n Cannot record from the i n put jacks. Connections a re incorrect. Use shielded audio/video ca- bles with phono-type con- nectors t o connect t he source device to the TV/ VCR’s i np ut j a cks (see “Con- necting an E xternal De vice” on P age 10). TV/VCR not set to LINE . S et T V /VC R to LINE ([...]

34 CARE AND MAI NTENANCE Your Optimus Model 29 13” C olor T V with B uilt- In VH S VCR/ Mo del 30 20” Col o r TV wi t h Buil t -I n VHS VC R is an ex ample of sup erior design and craftsmanship. Th e following suggest ions will help you care for your TV/VCR so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TV/VCR dry. I f it g ets wet, wipe it dry imm ed[...]

35 CLEANING THE VIDEO HEADS Dirty video heads cause the playback picture to bl u r, even i f t h e recorde d signal is cle ar. However, video head cleaning is a delicate operation that requires a t rained technician. F or m ore head cleaning information, contact your local RadioShack store. Have the video heads cleaned only when pictu re quality is[...]

36 ST ORING V I DEO CASSETTES Unles s you are making a t i mer rec ording, eject and stor e the cas sette when you finish using it . This helps protect the cassette and the TV /VC R’ s int er na l m ec han i sm s f ro m d ust . Place your video cas sette s in their protective boxe s and store them in a coo l, dry, dust - free environ- ment. St or[...]

37 SPE C IFICA TIONS T elevision SystemNT SC Stan dard Color Signal Playback Syst emRot a ry Four-Head Helical Sc an Syst e m T ape Width 1 / 2 Inc h T ape Sp eed: SP1.31 Inch/sec. (33.35 mm/s ) LP0.65 Inch/s ec. (16.67 mm/s) SLP0.43 Inch/sec. (1 1 .125 m m/s) T uner Channel s: VHF2 –13 UHF14–69 CA TV125 T erminals: Antenna InputVHF / UHF 75 Oh[...]

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