Radio Shack Model 130 Moviecorder manual

Cat. No. 16-83 0 OWNER’S MANUAL Camcorder Please read before using this equipme nt. MODEL 130 MOVIECORDER ‰ 16-8 30.f m Page 1 We dnes day, J uly 21, 1999 9: 3 2 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optimus M odel 130 MovieCorder c am- corder com bines al l the features of a v ideo camera and a portable VCR in one lightweight package. Us in g st andard V HS cas settes, y ou can record and pl ay back home movies any - where. The low-light (1 lux) CCD image r makes special li ghting unnec essary in most situations. You can also [...]

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6 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Please read this owner’s m anual carefully. It has been prepared t o help you with initial setup pro- cedures an d in t he eve r y day operat ion of your camcorder. SUPPLI ED A CCESSORIES Your camcorde r includes the following a ccesso- ries. Be sure to remove the s e items before you store the pa cking m aterial. Batter y Pack[...]

7 MOISTUR E CONDENSA TION Condensa ti o n inside the c amcorder can c ause tape j ams or vi deo head dam age. If the cam- corder senses m oisture, TAPE f las hes in th e viewfinder. If TA PE flashes in t he viewfinder, or when you first use y our camcorder after moving it from a cold area to a warm one, follow these steps. 1. Eject th e casset te i[...]

8 QUICK ST ART To eliminate c omplicated adj ustments in m ost situations, this camcorder has fu lly automatic features f or focus, wh ite b alance, and shut ter speed. A ll you need to d o is press REC/P AUSE . The followin g steps outline the b asic proc edures for making a recording. In many of the steps, you are directed to a specif ic section [...]

9 Notes: • T o protect the tape an d conserve battery power , the camcorder turns itself off if you pause the tape for mo re than 5 minute s. T o turn the camcorde r back on, pres s REC/ P AUSE . • For more information about recording with your cam c order , be s ure to read all the sec- tions under “Special Video Recording Fea- tures” on P[...]

10 SELECTING A POWER SOURCE You can po wer the camcorder fr om any of three sources — the sup plied battery pack, the s up- plied AC ada pter/charger, or your v eh icle’s b at- tery (wit h an optional DC adapter, not s upplied). Note: Your c amcorder has a built-in recharge- able battery in addition to t he battery pack. This battery prot ects [...]

11 At taching th e Batter y Pack to t h e Ca mcor der 1. Align the m arks on b oth sides o f the bat tery pack wi th the mark s on the sides of the camcorder . 2. Gently press the battery pack a gainst the camcorde r , then sli de the battery pa ck down until it c licks and lock s in place. Cautio n : The battery pack f its only one way o nto the c[...]

12 Bat tery Usage Hi nts • Recording with many starts and s tops, fre- quent zooming, and recording in low t e m- peratures might sho rten battery life. Be sure to sl ide POWER on t he camcorder t o OFF when not recording. • Do not use the ca mcorder with a lo w or dis- charged battery pack attached. T his migh t cause the camcorder to aut omat[...]

13 USING AN OPTION AL D C ADAPTER You can use a DC a dapter (CMC No. T16- CC70A, not supplied) to power your cam c order. Cautio n s: • Y our v ehi cle m us t hav e a 12-v olt, negative- ground electrical system . • The recomm ended DC ada pt er is spe cially designed for use with your camcorder . Never use it t o power any othe r device. • U[...]

14 PREP ARING THE CAMCORDE R FOR USE INSERT ING/R EMOVIN G A VIDEO CASSETT E You can open t he cassette compa rtment to in- sert/remove a video cas sette whenever a power source is connec ted to the camcorde r, whether or not the camc order is t urned on. 1. Press STOP/EJECT t o o pen the cass ette compartment . 2. I nsert a VHS casse tte into th e[...]

15 Set up Before you can u se the camc order, you must set up the viewfinder. 1. Rotate the viewfinder s upport until it stops, as show n. Cautio n : Th e viewfinder s upport rotates only 90°. Do not force i t past this po int. 2. Rotate th e eyepiece ab out 180° unti l it stops, as shown. Cautio n : The eyepi ece rotates only abou t 225°. Do no[...]

16 SETTING/CHANGI NG THE DA TE AND TI M E 1. Slide PO WER to CAMERA . The POWER indi ca tor lig h ts. 2. If the currently set dat e does not app ear in the viewfinde r , repea tedly press DA TE/TIME until the da te appears and the mon th’s digit flashes. If the month ’ s dig it does not flas h, press and hold down DATE/T IME , t hen pr es s STO[...]

17 A TT A CHING THE SHOULDER STRAP The shoulder strap provides a convenie nt way t o ca rr y t he c amc o rd e r w hen i t is not i n us e. Y ou can also use it as a safet y strap when you use the cam corder. To attach t he s houlder st rap , slide POWER to OFF , then a ttach eac h end of the strap as shown. Cautions: • Us e only the s upplied s [...]

18 SPECIAL VIDEO RECORDING FEA TURES AUTO FOCUSING The aut omatic f ocusing feature lets y ou conc en- trate on recordi ng great videos wi thout ha v ing to worry about whether or not they are properly fo- cused. The cam corder d etects the distanc e from the camcorde r to the objec t you see in the c enter of the viewfinder, then sets the focus fo[...]

19 • For the best poss ib le resolution while using macr o focus, be sure to shoot in a well- lighted area. DIGIT AL ZOOM The cam corder’s dig ital zoom feature automat i- cally doubles t he magn ification of te lephoto shots while you use variable spe ed power zoom. To use digital zoom, s imply continue to press and hold down T while you are z[...]

20 REVIEW This fe ature lets you quickly rev iew th e la st few seconds o f a rec ording. 1. During recording, pres s REC/P AU S E to s to p the tape. appears i n the viewfinder . 2. Press REVI EW . The t ape rewinds an d pla ys the last f ew second s of t he tape, then stops the tape where the recording e nds. 3. Press REC/P AUSE t o re su m e re [...]

21 RECORDING T HE DA TE AND TIME ON A T APE You can sele c t a d at e / tim e recording option by repeatedly p ressing DA TE/T IM E . Each time you press D A T E/T IME , you see one of the following options: • and the date — the camcorder automatical ly records the date on the first 10 se conds of the f irst recording of the day . • Date only[...]

22 T APE REM AINING During recording and playback, the camcorder displays a bar belo w the tape c ounter in t he viewfinder show ing the amount of tape le ft on the load ed cassette. The camcorde r displays re- maining tape inform ation in ranges from (the t a pe i s at or near the beginning), (the tape is i n or near the m iddle), to (the tape is [...]

23 The charac ters appear in this order as you press + (or i n reverse order as you press – ). A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9? ’. / , -; : < >! ( s p ace ) 5. After you ha ve selected the f irst character , press SHIF T to move the flashing cursor to the place whe r e y o u want the next charac- te[...]

24 HINTS FOR MAKING BE TTER VIDEO T APES If you are not familiar with camera tec hniques, there are m any books ab out the su bject avail- able at y o ur local l ibrary. However, because the camcorde r is so simple t o use and tape c a n be used again and again, it i s inexpensive t o exper- iment and le arn as y ou go. The following information wi[...]

25 CAMCORDER M OVEMENT When you move the camcorder while recording, do so slowly and st ea dily. Too much move men t or fast mo vement mak e your rec ordings look awkward. A video cam era tripod (such as Ra dio Shack Cat. No. 16-2017, not supplied) is a worthwhile investment for top-quality mov ie making. ZOO M IN AND Z OOM O UT As w ith m ovement [...]

26 SPECIAL VCR FE A TURES This section descr ibes some of your camcord- er’s spe cial VCR features and f unctions. Note: Unless otherwise no ted, you can use these feat ures only whe n POW ER i s set to VCR . VISUAL SEARCH Visual search l ets you view a recordi ng either forward or backward at a faster speed s o you can find a s pecific sect ion [...]

27 DUBBING (C OPYING) A T APE The proces s o f recording from one audi o/video d evice to another i s called d ubbing . You can conne ct the c amcorder an d the VCR toget her, then either: • Use your camcorder to record the s i gnal from the VCR • Use your VCR t o record the signal from the camcorder Notes: • Always use video quality shielded[...]

28 1. Use a fingernail to pull down the cover on the cam corder ’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT/ IN jack compartment to open it. Cautio n : The cover on the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT/IN jack compartment is a ttached to t he camcorder . Do not try to remo ve it. 2. Connect the white plug on one end of the cable to t h e camcorder ’s AUDIO ja ck, then connect t he yell[...]

29 4. Set AV O U T / I N inside the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT/IN jack compart ment to OUT . 5. Slide POWER to VCR . 6. Insert a cassette into the camcorder . 7. Set your V CR to its a udio/video m ode. Note: Some VCRs have a m anua l input- select switc h, while others aut omatically “sense” wh en you connec t another audio/ video s ource to the VCR’s [...]

30 2. Set AV O U T / I N inside the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT/IN jack compartment for the au dio source you chos e: • If you are using the built-in microphone , set A V O U T /IN to OUT . • If you are us ing an a udio sourc e con- nected to the camcorder ’s AUDIO jack, set A V O UT /IN to IN . 3. Slide POWER to VCR . 4. Insert a cassette into the camco[...]

31 4. Insert a cassette into the camcorder . 5. Press PLA Y on t he camc order to play the tape to the po int w here you want audio/ video dubbing t o end. Then pres s REC/ P AUSE to pause it. 6. Press DISPLA Y . M app ears in the view- finder next to the tape c ounter . Then pre ss RESET to reset the tape counter to 000 0 . 7. Press REWIND to rewi[...]

32 CONNECTING THE CAMCORDER T O A TV USING A TV FOR PLA YBACK There are m any different types of TV s and ways to connect them t o your c amcorder. Th is section describes the most common s et ups. Notes: • If your TV doesn’t m atch any of the exam- ples prov ided, contact y our local Ra dio Shack store for a ssistance. • T urn of f power to [...]

33 Stan dard TV To connect the camcorder to a standard TV (with only VHF and U HF terminals), you ne ed an RF adapter kit (CMC No. T16-RF71A, not sup- plied). The RF adapter kit in cludes: • RF converter • 300-to 7 5-ohm mat ching transform er • 75-ohm antenna ca ble Cautio n s: • Use on ly the recomm ended RF adapt er kit with this cam cor[...]

34 5. Using the supplied 7 5-ohm ant enna c able, connect th e RF conv erter ’s OUT TO TV ja ck to the TV’ s VHF ante nna terminal. • If the TV ’ s V HF ant enna term inal is the round, 75-oh m type, conn ect the cable directly to t he t erminal. • If the TV ’ s V HF ant enna term inal is the flat, 300-ohm ty pe, use another m atching t[...]

35 ADDITIONAL INF ORM A TION TROUBL ESHOOTING If you follow the inst ructions in this manua l and still have trouble operat ing you r ca mcorder, ref er to the following troub leshooting cha rt. If you still canno t solve the problem , take your camc order to your local Radio Shack store for assist a nce. FUNCTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE REASON SUGGESTION[...]

36 FUNCTION PROBLEM POSSI BLE REASON SUGGESTION PLA YBACK Im age i n viewfinde r is fu zzy. • Fo cu s control on the viewfinder must be adjusted. • Adjust the focus control. • View find e r mus t be reset. • Turn off the cam- corder a nd discon- nect the power so u r c e . Th e n, af te r about 1 minute, reconnect t he power source. Whe n t[...]

37 FUNCTION PROBLEM POSSI BLE REASON SUGGESTION PLA YBACK (continued) Cas s e tte w ill not ejec t and power will not turn of f. Camcorder is recording. Press REC/P AUSE to stop the tape and try again. No tape movem ent in fast-forward mode. Tape is al r eady com pletely wound. Rewind the tape to the desired point. No tape movem ent in rewind mode.[...]

38 Your Optimus Model 130 MovieCorder cam- corder is an example of superio r design and craftsmanship. Th e following suggestions wi ll help you care for the camcorder so you can en- joy i t for years. Keep the cam corder dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liq- uids can contain m inerals that corrode electronic circuits. Use an d store [...]

39 • Do not use the cam corder on its side. The tape might not wind properl y and m ight jam . • Some small, portable tripods migh t be di f f i- cult to c onnect and might n ot be sturdy enough t o suppo r t your ca mcorder . Be sure to use only a st rong, stable tripod. SERV ICING YOUR CAMCORDER Except as noted in t his owner’s manual, ther[...]

40 On most cassettes there is a brake-release plunger on the bot tom cent er of the c assette . Use the tip of a pen or pencil to press the p lung- er. Th is loosens t he tape. THE F CC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rul es . Operation i s subject to the following two c ondi- tions: (1) T his device m ay n ot cause harm[...]

41 SPECI FICA T IONS Signal S ystem ............... .......... .. ....... ....... .......... .. ....... NTSC-T ype Standard Co lor a nd Mono chrome Recor ding System ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... VHS Sta nda rd T ape W idth .... ..... .... ..... ..... .[...]

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