RCA 50 manual

owner’s manual AC/DC VIDEO CASSETTE PLAY ER[...]

2 FEATURES You r R CA Mo del 50 AC/ D C Vid eo Cas set te Player ( VCP) is light weight , easy t o use, an d incl udes a remo te cont rol. Its dual power options let you e njoy it al most any where — at home or the of f ice, or ev en in your vehicl e. Th e VC P’s co mpac t siz e and front -load ing de sign are es pecia lly ideal for vans, RVs, [...]

3 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expos e this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF E LECT RIC SH OCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR B ACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUAL IFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to th[...]

4 CONTENTS Preparation .... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... .......... 5 Accesso ries . .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... .... ....... .......... .... 5 Choosin g A Lo catio n ....... ............ ......... .....[...]

5 PREPARATION ACCESSORIES Your VCP inclu des t he foll owing c onnec tion access ories. Be sur e to un pack all of them befo re yo u thro w away the pack ing m at erial. 300-to-75-o hm Adapter — connects a 300-ohm an tenna wire to the VCP’s ANT .IN term inal. 75-ohm Coaxial Cable — connects the VCP’s RF . OUT te rm i na l t o y ou r T V ’[...]

6 MAKING CONNECTIONS You can c onnec t y our VCP to a TV/moni to r, a VCR (vi de o ca ssette recor der ), or bot h. To help y ou make the r ight co nnections: • If co nne ct ing a TV, use the co nnections descri bed in “Connec ting a St andard TV” on Page 7. A standa rd TV ca n rece ive br oadcast TV signal s from an antenna or cable system, [...]

7 Connecting a Standard TV Follo w thes e s te ps to co nnect th e VCP to a st andar d TV that has a 75-o hm ca ble jack (b ut doe s n ot have se para te audio and vid eo inpu t jac ks ). 1. Make sure the TV is off, then discon nect the antenna or cable wire from you r TV’s VHF antenna ter m ina l and conn ec t it to the VCP’s ANT .I N termin a[...]

8 Connecting a TV/Monitor To conn ect your VCP to a TV/monitor’ s separate au dio an d video input jacks, conne ct t he VCP’s AUDIO and VI DEO OUT jacks to t he TV/m onito r’s aud io and video input jacks using a video- quality shielded ca ble (no t suppl ied). Caution: You mus t use a vi deo-quality cable for this type of con nection. Do not[...]

9 Connecting a VCR To conn ect y our VCP to a VCR so yo u can copy vi deo t apes, c onnec t the VCP’s AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jac ks to the VCR’s audi o and video input jacks using a vi deo-quali ty shielded ca ble (not supplied ). Then see “ Copying a Vide o Tape” on Pag e 18 to find ou t how to copy a ta pe. Not es: • You mu st us e a vi de[...]

10 SETTING THE CHANNEL SWITCH CHANNEL , on the b ack of the VCP, deter mines on w hic h chan nel a s tandar d T V receiv es the V C P’s s ignal . Se t CHANNEL to 3 for channel 3, or 4 for channel 4. Not es: • If possibl e, set CHANNEL to a channe l on w hich you do not re ceiv e regul ar televi si on b roa dc ast s. •T h e CHANNEL setting has[...]

11 To us e AC powe r, connect t he AC adapt er’s barr el plu g to the VCP ’s DC IN 12V jack, then plug t he AC adapt er ’s powe r cord in t o a stan dar d AC outl et. Using Vehicle Batter y Power The suppli ed DC a dapte r le ts you powe r your V CP and a po rtabl e TV (n ot sup plied ) from you r vehicl e’s cig ar ette- li ghter socket. Ca[...]

12 Dew Protect ion S ystem Your VCP ’s dew prot ection s ystem helps preven t dam age ca used by moistu re th at can form o n the VCP’s tape he ads. When the system senses moi sture o n the tape he ad(s), the DEW indi cator turns on and the VCP does not let you play a ta pe. Caution: To avoid damagi ng th e VCP mecha nis m , do not tr y to loa [...]

13 • You can us e the r emo te contr ol up to a dist an ce of about 23 fe et (7 meters ) in front of the VCP. If it does not operat e proper ly w ithin this distan ce, re place the batt erie s. Warn ing: Alw ays dispo se of old bat teries promp tly and properly.[...]

14 OPERATION USING THE REMOTE CONTROL The butto ns on the remo te co ntrol function the sa m e as those o n the front of the VCP. To use the remot e control, be su re t he f ro nt end of it is po inting wi th a cl ear pat h toward the m iddle of the VCP’s f ront panel, then press the desir ed button (s). PLAYIN G A VIDEO TAPE 1. Turn on the TV or[...]

15 If a video cas s et te is alre ady in the VC P , press POWER to turn on the VCP th en press PLA Y to st ar t pla y b ack. 3. To stop the tape dur ing play , press STOP ( ST OP/E JECT on the fron t pan el). The PL A Y indica tor turn s off and th e tape st ops. To sta rt playbac k ag ain, pr ess PLA Y . 4. T o ej ec t the ta pe, pres s EJECT ( ST[...]

16 The VCP automa tica lly st ops th e tap e when it re aches the end a nd re winds the t ape to the be ginni ng. To sto p the tape at any ti m e duri ng fast- for wa rding or re wi nding, pre ss STOP . Or, to stop fast-f orward ing and rewi nding and autom at ical ly beg in pl ay, pre ss PLA Y . The tape sto ps, the PLAY indicator lights, then the[...]

17 FREEZE -FRAME The VCP l ets you st op (“fr eeze”) the tape to view a sing le fr ame. To us e fre eze-fr ame, dur ing norm al pl ay, pr ess STILL on the fr ont pan el. Durin g free ze-fram e, th ere is no sound and the picture q ua lity is not a s g ood as d uring no rmal playbac k. After about 5 minute s, the VCP automa tically s tops. To s [...]

18 WATCHING BROADCAST TV To watc h broa dcast TV (i f you c onnecte d a TV), press TV/VCP so th e TV/ VCP i ndicat or turns o ff. O r, you can pre ss POWER to turn off t he V CP. Copying a Vi deo Tape If you conne cted a VCR to the VCP (see “Connec ting a VCR” on Page 9) , you ca n use your V CP to play back a vide o cassette tape while the VCR[...]

19 TROUBLES HOOT ING If your VCP is not perf orming as it shoul d, the se su ggestion s might help. If y ou still cannot solve the problem, take t he VCP to your loc al Radi oShack store for assistance . Symptom Possible Cau ses Remedy No powe r. Power is not connect ed. Plug the AC ad apter i nto an AC ou tlet or conne ct the D C adap ter to you r[...]

20 CARE AND MAINTENANCE This RCA Model 50 AC/DC Vi deo Casse tte Pla yer (VCP) has been manufact ured to the specif icat ions o f Radi oShack and is co vered b y a limite d wa rranty from RadioS hack. If your VCP is not op erat ing as i t should, t ake it to your loc al Radio Shack store or cal l 1- 800-THE- SHACK for assi stance. Your RCA M odel 5[...]

21 CLEANING THE VIDEO HEADS Dirty video heads c an ca use t he VCP’s pict ur e to b e bl ur red during playb ac k , even when the video signa l is cl ear. We recom mend t hat you cl ean t he heads only when s uch pr oblems occur. Fo r prop er head cleani ng, fo llow the instr ucti ons in a head - clean ing k it. Your loca l Radi oShack stor e has[...]

22 REPLACING THE FUSE If t he VCP does not o perate when the DC adapte r is conne ct ed, the fuse insid e the adapte r mi ght be blown. Follow these steps to repl ace it. 1. Unscr ew the kn urle d rin g at the plug ’s tip by tu rning i t coun terc loc kwi se, then turn ove r the ada pte r’s cigarette lig hter plug so the fuse fal ls out. 2. If [...]

23 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Televi sion Sy stem ... ..... ..... ....... ........... ............ ......... ....... ............ ...... N TSC, US TV St andard Tape W idth .... .... ..... ..... ....... ............ ......... ....... ......... ....... ............ ......... ....... .......... ..... 1 / 2 In ch Tape Spe ed: SP .... ......... .. ..... ...[...]

RadioShackCorporation Fort Worth , Texas 76102 16-3200 02A02 Print ed in Korea Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company- owned sto res and author ized RadioS hac[...]