Radio Shack 28 manual

Cat. No. 16-42 0 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. Mo del 28 9" Co lo r TV with Bu il t-In VHS VC R 16-4 20.f m Page 1 T ue s day , Jul y 20, 19 99 11: 32 AM[...]

2 © 199 6 T a ndy Cor por at ion . All Rights Re serv ed. Ra dioSha ck is a trad emark u sed b y T and y Cor poratio n. FEA TURES Channel Return — lets you qui ckly switch b e- tween broadcasts on two di f f erent chan nels by pressing a single button. 1-Year, 7-E ven t, Di g ital T imer — le ts you pro- gram t he Mo del 28 to m ake up t o sev[...]

3 Three Recor ding/P la yback S pee ds — let you choose the best rec ording speed for the desired length and recording quality. Earph one Ja ck — lets you conne ct an ear- phone (not sup pli ed) to t he Mo del 28. Note: Y our Mod el 28’s remote co nt rol requires two AA batteries ( not included) f or operation. For your records, we recommend [...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS AN D PRECAU TIONS 1. Read i nstruct i on s — Al l th e safety and oper at- in g ins tructio ns shoul d be read b efore the a ppli- ance is op erat ed. 2. Re tain Instr uc tion s — The sa fety and oper at- in g in str uction s shou ld be reta ined for futur e r ef- erenc e. 3. Heed W arnings — All warn in g s on t he ap[...]

5 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 wa ll outlet and discon- nect t he a ntenna or cable sys tem. This will pre- vent dama g e to th e T V/VC R due to li g htni n g and power- line su r g [...]

6 OUTDOO R GR OUNDING AND POWER LINES An outside a nt enna system should not be locat- ed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or oth- er electric light or power c ircuit s, or where i t can come into cont act with power lines or c ircuits. Whe n insta lling an outside ant enna syste m, ex- treme c a re should be taken to keep from com ing into [...]

7 CONTENTS BEFO R E YOU BEG IN . .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... 9 Ac cessorie s ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... [...]

8 SPEC IAL FUNCTI O NS .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... . 24 Th ing s Y ou See....... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ..... . .... . .. 24 On-Scr[...]

9 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ACCESSORIES Your Mo del 28 includes the followin g accessories. Be sure you hav e all of these items before you store the p acking mat erial. Rem ote C ontro l — controls mo s t of your Mode l 28’s f unctions. UHF/VHF Di pole Antenna — provides adequate recept ion in most metropolita n areas. AC Power Cor d — lets you pow[...]

10 MOISTUR E CONDENSA TION Condensa t io n inside the Mode l 28’s VCR can cause tape jams or video head damage. When the Model 28’s aut omatic dew senso r sens es mo isture , DE W appears on t h e TV screen and the Model 28 wil l not play a tap e. If DEW appears on the TV screen, or when you move your Model 28 from a cold area to a wa r m one, [...]

11 CONNECTIONS Before using your Mode l 28 f or the first time, read through this entire section to determine which con nections best m eet y our need s. T hen follow the d irections for com pl eting t he c onnec- tions. Notes: • Y ou c an c o nnect many different types of audio/video systems such as a stereo receiver/amplifier , a satellite rece[...]

12 CONNECTING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA The supplie d antenna provides good rec eption in most areas. B ut, for the best reception in al l areas, use a high-quali t y out door antenna, avail- able at your local RadioShack store. • If t he antenna us es 75-ohm coaxial c able, connect th e antenna ’ s cabl e directly to the Model 28’s ANT . terminal. [...]

13 Cable Channel Designations Your Mod el 2 8 can recei ve up to 125 cable c han- nel s, dis played as 1 -125. Channel s 2-13 are t he sam e for VHF an d cable TV , a nd cable c ompa- ni es usual ly n umber t hem as the y appe ar on t he TV sc reen. Fo r other cha nnel s, the ca ble ser- vic e’s ch annel de signat ions might no t matc h the chan [...]

14 Using the DC Power Cord To power the Mo del 28 fr om your v ehi cle’s b at- tery, plug the suppli ed DC power cord’s s mall plug into t he Mod el 28’s DC 12V j ack. Then p lug the other e nd into the vehicle’s c igarette-lighter sock e t . Cautio n s: • D o not operate your M odel 28 while driving . • U se only t he suppli ed DC powe[...]

15 SETUP FRO NT P A N EL The but t on s on the M odel 28’s f ront panel con- trol the TV and t he V CR. 1. POWER 2. S TOP/EJECT 3. REWIND 4. PLA Y 5. F .FWD 6. REC/OTR 7. V OLUME / 8. CHA NNEL / 9. MONITOR REMOTE CONTROL All the remot e control’s buttons have t he sam e functions as the but- tons o n the Model 2 8’s front panel. In a ddition,[...]

16 Insta lling Batter ies The rem ote control requires two A A b at t eries (not supp lied). For the longest operation and best performance, we rec o mmend a lkali ne bat- teries (such as RadioS hack Cat. No. 23-557). Cautio n s: • U se only fresh bat t eries of the requ ired size and type. • N ever leave de ad ba tteries in the remote control.[...]

17 SETTI NG THE ON-SCREEN PROGR AMMING LANGUAGE The first t im e you turn on the Model 28, the lan- guage se lection menu au tomatically appears on the TV sc r een. You c an set the Mode l 28 to dis- play on-screen menu s in English or in Spanish. After you select an on-screen programmi ng lan- guage, the Model 28 automa tically stores chan- ne l s[...]

18 Changing the Channels S tored in M emory Although the Mode l 28 automatically stores all active channe ls in your are a the first time you turn i t on, you can manually program the tuner’s me mory . Note: I f you tune both TV (broad c a st) and CATV (cable TV) signals, you can store bo t h t y p e s o f channels. 1. P ress MENU on the remote c[...]

19 3. Repeat edly press 1 to sele c t the des ired input signal (TV or CA TV). • If you conn ected an antenna (not cable) to the M odel 28 and want t o receive up to 68 VHF / UHF c hannels, or if you have cable service and use a ca ble box, y ou must selec t TV from the c hannel set up menu. • If you have cab le serv ice and do not use a cab le[...]

20 BASIC T V OPERA TIO N SELECTING CHANNELS To select a channel, press CH or CH . The tun er automatically advanc es to the n ext channel s tored in the tuner’s m emory. You can al so press CHANNEL or CHANNEL on t he Mo del 28 to s elect chan nels. Not e: If y ou press CH w hen the tun er is at th e hi ghest pr ogrammed ch annel or CH when th e t[...]

21 3. Repeat edly press SELECT within 5 seconds until the setting y ou want to adjust appears on the TV s creen. Note: If you do not press SELECT wi t hin 5 seconds, the displa yed setting disappears . Simply repeat Steps 1-2 to r e display the setting. 4. Within 5 secon ds, repeatedly press CH or CH to adjust t he displayed setting. A bar graph ap[...]

22 BASIC VCR OP ERA TION LOADING A VIDEO T APE Hold the c assette with t he m ain label fac ing up and the spine facing out from the Model 28. Then i nsert the cass ette i nto the casse tte com- partment an d gently pu s h the cent er of its spine until the M odel 28 draws it i n. The M odel 28 aut omatica lly tur ns on. If the erase-protection t a[...]

23 CHANGING T HE T A PE’S DIRECTION/ V AR YING THE PLA YBACK SPEED You can use the buttons on the front of the Mod- el 28 a nd remot e control to change t he tape’s di- rection and vary the playback speed. V isual S earch Visual se arc h lets you view recordings either forward or backward at either a normal s peed or faster speed , so you can f[...]

24 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS The following information d escribes some of your Model 2 8’s special on-screen, d isplay, and search func tions. THINGS YO U SEE On-S creen D isplays To view your M odel 28’s current op erating mode and other information about y o ur Mode l 28, re- peatedly p r e ss SELECT during playback or while watching TV. Ea c h time [...]

25 USING THE G AME MODE The Mode l 28 has a preprogramm ed picture control setting for viewing video gam es o r simi- lar programs. T his s e tting softens the c ontrast and is e asier o n the eyes. Follow these steps to t urn on the game mode. 1. P ress MENU on the remote control to sel ec t the main m enu. The menu appears on the TV screen. 2. P [...]

26 USING TIME SEARCH Your Model 28 lets you quickly move f orward or backward through recorded material on a tape. For example , if y ou recorded three half-hour programs on a tape and you want t o see the third program, y o u can set t he Model 28 to quickly move the tape pa st t h e first h our of re- corded material. Notes: • Y ou can m ove th[...]

27 4. P ress MENU . The set up menu disappears. Notes: • If y ou select ALL or BLAN K , the Model 28 is set to autom at i c repeat playback even after you turn it off. T o turn off repeat play , you must selec t OFF in Step 3. • D uring automatic repeat playback, none o f the buttons on the Model 28 work except POWER and STOP/EJECT . A lwa ys r[...]

28 RECORDING GENERAL INFORM A TION You can use t he following methods to record with your Model 28. • Im m ediate recording • One-t ouch rec ording • A utomat ic timer recording • T oday timer recording • Dubbing Notes: • Y our M odel 28 autom atically records t he audio signal and adj usts t he sound level while it re cord s. • The v[...]

29 IMMEDIA T E RECORDING Notes: • Y ou c anno t use the Mod el 28 to record one program while watching another . • If you want to rec ord f rom a VCR or other audio/video s ource with A/V outputs, see “Dubbing (Cop ying) a T ape” on Page 35. Follow these st eps to record the program you are watching. 1. Ins e r t a blank cas s ett e, or one[...]

30 2. Repeat edly press SPEED on the remote control until the desired recording speed ( SP , LP , or SL P ) appe ars on the TV screen. 3. P ress CH or CH or use the remote control’s number but t ons to sel ect the desired channel . 4. P ress REC/OTR twice on the front of the Model 28 to begin recording. The RE C indi- cator on the Model 28 t urns[...]

31 Sett ing th e Autom ati c Time r Note: Bef ore you start, be s ure you set the M od- el 28’s clock to t he correc t dat e and t i me (see “Setting the Clock” on Pag e 19). If you have no t yet set the clock, the Model 28 au tomatically en- ters the clock setting mo de before it display s the automatic timer program screen. 1. Insert a blan[...]

32 7. Us e the number keys on the remote control to enter t he program’s start hour and minute. For examp le, pres s 1 , 0 , 2 , and 8 to set 10:28. 8. P ress 1 or 2 on the remote control to s el ect AM (1) or PM . (2). 9. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to enter the st op hour and minute. 10. Use the number keys on the remote control to enter the chan nel [...]

33 Notes: • If you press ADD/DELETE after se lecting the program number (the program nu m- ber flashes), the M odel 28 clea r s t he timer program screen and deletes any settings you entered. • After you m ake a t ape speed s election, pressing SELECT causes the timer pro- gram scree n to disappear and s tores any settings you entered. 6. P res[...]

34 3. Repeat edly press CHANNEL or CHAN- NEL to set the s t a rt hour . Then pre ss VOLUME . T he start m inute flash es. Note: If you set an earlier start hour than the current hour , t h e Model 28 automati- cally changes the to day timer ’s date to the next day . 4. Repeat edly press CHANNEL or CHAN- NEL to se t t he start m inu te. Then press[...]

35 TIMER RECORDING HINTS • The Model 28 can record only one broad- cast at a t ime. If you prog ram t he Mo del 28’s timer to record broa dcasts on different channels that start at the same tim e, t he Model 28 records the broadcast with t he lowest p r ogram num ber . • If y ou set a timer and turn off the Model 28 without l oading a tape, t[...]

36 Dub bin g a T a pe Note: F or t h e best results while dubbing, h old the remote cont rol close to the Model 28’ s infra- red window when you pres s a but t o n. Other- wise, the rem ot e control might af fect the dubbing sour ce’s operation. 1. P repare the dubb ing source. 2. Insert a blank cass ette, or one t hat you want to reco r d over[...]

37 ADDITIONAL INF ORM A TION TROUBL ESHOOTING GUIDE If you f ol low the instructions in this m anual and still hav e trouble operat ing your M odel 28, try the sug- gestions i n this t roubleshooting chart. Problem Possible Cause Su gg est i on No p ower . The power cord (A C or DC) is not conne cted. Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet, or pl[...]

38 Problem Possible Cause Su gg est i on Operation buttons do not work when power is o n and a ca ss e t t e is i n s er t e d ( DEW appears on the display). Dew prote c tion syst em is acti - va ted . Unplug the Model 28 for about 2 hours o r until DE W does not appear when you plug it in. Then proceed with operation. Remote control buttons do not[...]

39 CARE AND MAI NTENANCE Your Radi oShack Model 28 9" Co lor TV with Built-in VHS VCR is an example o f superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugg estions will help y ou care f or your Model 28 so you c an enjoy it for years. Keep the Mo del 28 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids can contain min- erals that corrode[...]

40 THE F CC W ANTS YOU T O KNOW Your Model 28 m ight cause TV or radio interfer- ence e ven when it is operat ing properly. To de- termine whether your M odel 28 is causing the interference, turn off your Mod el 28. I f the inter- ference goe s away, your Model 2 8 is causing the interference. Try to eliminate t he interfer- ence by: • Mo ving yo[...]

41 SERV ICING YOUR MODEL 28 T her e ar e no us er -s er vi ce abl e pa rts in si d e yo ur Model 28. If you encou nt er a proble m t h at you cannot correct us ing this manual and its trouble- shooting g uide, take the M odel 28 t o your local RadioShack store for assistance. Clea ning t he Vid eo He ads Dirty video heads cause the playback pictu r[...]

42 SPECI FICA TIO NS T elevision System ...................... .. ................. .. ................. . .................. . .. N T SC Standard Color Signal Playback S ystem ..................................... ............ .............. .... Rot ary T w o-Head Helical S can Syst em T ape Wi dth .... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..[...]

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