Radio Shack 36 инструкция обслуживания

dCat. No. 16-429 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. Model 36 9" Col or TV/VCR Combo 16-4 29 .fm Pag e 1 Tue s day , Jul y 20, 19 99 3:50 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES Remote Control — compac t and easy to us e, the rem ote control lets you operate m ost of the Model 3 6’s t ape -motion and TV controls from a distance. Fr ont Pane l Vide o/ Aud io Inpu t Ja c ks — le t you q uickly connect an aud io/video device such as a c a mcorder or video g ame, without disco n- necting other dev ices. Bilin[...]

3 Automatic/Manual Tracking — aut omat ically adjusts th e tracking f or each tape you play. You can a lso a djust the tracking manual ly. Automatic Playback/Rew ind/Eject — m ak es playback easy by autom atically playing, rewind- ing, a nd ejecting a v ideo cas sette tape. Sleep T imer — lets yo u set the Model 36 to play for the am ount of [...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS AN D P RECAUTIONS 1. Read instruc tions — A ll the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Inst ructi ons — Th e safety and operating ins tructions should be retai ned for fut ure reference. 3. Heed W arn in g s — All warnings on the appliance a nd i n the operating [...]

5 antenna-di scharge un it, con nection to grounding el ec trodes, a nd requ ireme nts for the grou nding ele ctrode. 14. Ligh tni ng — F or ad ded prote ction for this TV/VCR receiver during a lightning storm , or when it is left una ttended and unused for long perio ds of t ime, un plug it from t he w all outlet and di sconnect the ant enna or [...]

6 Wa rn in g: When you install an outdoor an- tenna , use extreme caution. If the antenna starts to fall, let i t go! It could contact over- head power lines. If the antenna t ouches the power line, c ontact with t he ant enna, mast , cable, or guy wires can cause electro- cution a nd death. Call the power company to rem ove the an tenna. Do not at[...]

7 CONTENTS Before Y ou Be g in .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... ....... ....... ....... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... 9 Ac cessori es . ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... [...]

8 Spe c ia l Func ti ons ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ....... ....... .. ... .. .. ... . 24 Th ing s Y ou See .... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ....... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ...[...]

9 BEFORE Y O U BEGIN ACCESSORIES Your Mode l 36 includes the following accessorie s. Be sure you have all of these items bef ore you store the p acking m aterial. Remote Control — controls mo st of your Model 36’s functions. UHF/VHF Dip ole Antenna — provid es adequate reception in most metropolitan areas. AC Power Cord — lets y ou power th[...]

10 MOISTUR E CONDENSATION Condensa tion inside the M odel 3 6’s VCR can cause tape jams or video head damage. When the Model 36’s aut omatic dew sen sor senses mo istur e, DEW ap pears and the Mo del 36 will not pl ay a tape. If DEW appears, or when you m ove you r Model 36 from a cold area to a warm one, unplug the Model 36 and l et it sit for[...]

11 CONNECTIONS Before using your M odel 36 for t he 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 f or com pl eting the c onnec- tions. Notes: • Y ou can co nnect many different types of audio/video systems such as a stereo receiver/amplifier , a satellite receiv[...]

12 CONNECTING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA The supplie d antenna provides goo d recept ion in most areas. B ut, for the best reception i n al l areas, use a high-quali ty outdoor antenna, av ail- able at your local Rad ioShack st ore. • If t he ante nna uses 75-ohm coaxial c able, connect th e antenna ’s cable directly t o the Model 36’s ANT . terminal[...]

13 Cable Channel Designations Your Mod el 3 6 can recei ve up to 125 cable c han- nel s, display ed as 1–125 . Cha nnel s 2–1 3 ar e th e sam e for VHF an d cabl e TV, a nd cable c ompa- ni es us uall y num ber t hem a s the y appe ar on th e TV sc reen. For ot her cha nne ls, t he cable se r- vic e’s channe l de sig nation s mig ht no t ma t[...]

14 Cautio ns: • The supplied DC adapt er supplies at least 13.2 volts and delivers at least 5 a mps o f DC automotive po wer . Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug m ust fit the Model 36 ’ s DC13. 2V jack. Using a n adapter that does not meet t h ese specifications could dam age the M ode l 36 or the ad apter . • D o not operat[...]

15 SETUP FRONT PANEL The but t on s on the M odel 36’s front panel con- trol the TV a nd the VCR. 1. POWER 2. STOP/EJECT 3. REW 4. PLA Y 5. F .FWD 6. REC/OTR 7. VOLUME s/t 8. CHANNEL s/t REMOTE CONT ROL All of the remote control’s buttons have the same fun ctions as the buttons on the M odel 36’s front panel. In addition, the num ber b uttons[...]

16 Using the Remote Control To use the rem ote control, aim the front of the remote control toward the front of the Mo del 36 and press the desired button(s). SETTI NG TH E ON-SCREEN LANGUAGE/CHANNEL S The first time you turn on the Model 36, the lan- guage s election menu aut omatically app ears, letting you set the M odel 36 to di splay on-sc ree[...]

17 Changing the Cha nnels Stored in M emo ry Although the Mode l 36 automa tically stores all active channe ls in y our area t he first t ime you turn it o n, you c an manual ly set t he Mo del 36 to re-program the tuner’s mem ory. Note: If you tune bot h TV (broad cast) and CATV (cable TV) signals, you can store bo th ty p es of channels. 1. P r[...]

18 SETTI NG TH E CLOCK You m ust set the clock ac curately fo r proper automatic t imer rec ordin g. In m any areas , Pub- lic Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations broad- cast an Extend Data Service (EDS) sign al with their regular broadcast. Thi s signal can auto- matically set your Model 36’ s clock to the cor- rect time . I f a PBS st atio n is[...]

19 4. Repeat edly press PLA Y/ s o r STOP/ t t o select the correct month, then press F. F W D / . 5. Repeat Step 4 to select the correct date, year , and hour. Note: The Mo del 36 uses a 12-hour clock. Be sure you cor rectl y se t AM or PM. 6. Repeat edly press PLA Y/ s o r STOP/ t to select a minute that i s 1 or 2 minutes after the current time,[...]

20 BASIC TV OPERATION SELECTING CHANNELS T o s e le c t a channel, press CHANNEL s or t. The tuner automaticall y advances to the nex t chan- nel stored in t h e tun e r ’s mem ory. Note: If you press CHANNEL s when the t uner is at the highest programme d channel or CHAN- NEL t wh en the tuner is at t he lowest pro- grammed channel, the M odel 3[...]

21 • T o q uickly cha nge the di splayed setting, hold down REW/ or F. F W D / . • If you do not press REW/ or F. F W D / within 5 sec onds, the di splayed sett ing disappears. Start over at Step 2. 5. E ither wait 5 seconds or pres s MENU to exit. USING MUTE To te mporarily turn o ff the M ode l 36’s s ound, press MUTE . MUTE and the volume [...]

22 BASIC VCR OPERATION LOADING A VIDEO T APE Hold the casset te with t he main label facing up and the spine facing out from the Model 36. Then i nsert t he casset te in to the ca ssette com- partment an d gently pu sh th e center of it s spine until the Model 36 draws it i n. The M odel 36 automati cal ly tu rns on. If the erase-protection tab has[...]

23 CHANGING T HE T A PE’ S DIRECTION/ V AR YING T HE PLAYBACK SPEED You can use the buttons on the front of the Mod- el 36 a nd rem ote cont rol to c hange t he tape’ s di- rection and vary the playback speed. V isual S earch Visual se arch lets you view recordin gs either forward or backward at either a no rmal speed or faster speed , so you c[...]

24 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS This se ction describes y our Mode l 36’s special on-screen, display , and search functions. THINGS Y OU SEE On-S creen Displa ys To view your M odel 36’s c urrent op erating mode and other information about your Model 36, re- peatedly press DISPLA Y during playback or while watching TV. E ach time you p ress DIS- PLA Y , y[...]

25 USING THE G AME MOD E The Mode l 36 has a preprog rammed pi cture control setting for viewing video gam es o r simi- lar programs. This setting softens the contrast and is e as ier on the ey es. Follow these steps to turn the game m ode on or off. 1. P ress MENU to sel ect the m ain m enu. 2. P ress PLA Y/ s or ST OP/ t to s e l ec t USER ’S S[...]

26 Note: You do not see the tape’s pict ure or hear the tape’ s sound whil e you search the t ape. 1. P ress TIME SEARCH . TIME SEAR CH ap- pears. Note: You can also sele ct TIME SE ARCH from the main menu. 2. Repeat edly press PLA Y/ s o r STOP/ t t o select the desired amount of time you want to search. For example, to search 2 hours and 50 m[...]

27 Note: Setting rental p lay to ON m ight reduce the image sharpness . 1. P ress MENU. Th e m ain m enu appears. 2. P ress PLA Y/ s or ST OP/ t to s el e c t USER’S SET UP , th e n p r es s F. F W D / . The us er ’s set up menu appears. 3. P ress PLA Y/ s or STOP/ t to sel ect RENT A L . 4. Repeat edly press REW/ or F. F W D / until ON flas he[...]

28 RECORDING GENERAL INF ORMATION You can use t he following met hods to record with your Model 36. • im mediate rec ording — records the pro- gram you are watching • one-t ouch recordi ng (OTR) — lets you immediately begin a recording that auto- matically stops after the time you set • aut omatic timer recording — lets you set up the M[...]

29 If you wa nt to record on a video cassette that has ha d its tab rem oved, put a piece of hea vy plastic tape over the erase-protection tab hole. IMMEDIATE RECO RDING Notes: • Y ou canno t use the Mod el 36 to reco rd one program while you watch another . • If you want to record from a VCR or other audio/video s ource with A/V outputs, see ?[...]

30 Note : If a c a ssette was loaded when you last turned of f the Mo del 36, you m ust press POWER to turn on the Model 36. 2. Repeat edly press SPEED until the desired recording speed ( SP , LP , or SLP ) appears . 3. P ress CHANNEL s or t or use the remote control’s number buttons to sel ect the desired channel . 4. P ress REC/OTR t wice on th[...]

31 Sett ing the Au tom ati c Tim er 1. Insert a blank c assette, or one that you want to record over , into the cassette com- partment. Th e Model 36 au tomatically turns on. Note: I f a cass ette was loade d whe n you last turned of f the Mo del 36, you m ust press POWER to turn on t he Model 36. 2. P ress MENU. Th e m ain m enu appe ars. 3. P res[...]

32 T imer R ec or din g Hin ts • The Model 36 can record only one broad- cast at a time. If y ou prog ram the Mo del 36’s ti mer t o record broadcasts on d iff erent channels that start at the same t ime, the Model 36 records t hese broadcast s in order as they appear on the l ist, f rom t op to b ot- tom . • If you insert a t ape wit h i ts [...]

33 Clearing an Automat ic Timer 1. P ress POWER to turn o n the M odel 36. 2. P ress MENU. The m ain m enu appe ars. 3. P ress PLA Y/ s o r STOP/ t to select TIME R PROG RA MMI NG , the n p re ss F. F W D / . T he timer programming screen appears. Note: I f t he timer recording is already in progress, press POW ER th e n press STOP/ EJECT on the Mo[...]

34 DUBBING (C OPYING) A T APE The process of recording from one audio/ video device to another is called dubbing . Co nnecti ng a Dubbin g Sou rc e You can use a VC R, camcorder, satellite receiv- er, or other devi ce with A/V outputs a s the dub- bing source, connec t the dubbing source to the Model 36, then use your Model 36 to record the signal [...]

35 Dub bin g a T a pe Note: For the best results while dubbin g, hold the remote cont rol close to the Mod el 36’s infra- red window when you pres s a button. Other- wise, the rem ote control m ight affect the dubbing sour ce’s operation. 1. P repare the dubb ing source to play a tape. 2. Insert a blank c assette, or one that you want to reco r[...]

36 ADDITIONAL INF ORMATION T RO UBLESHO OTING GUIDE If you follow the ins tructions in this m anual and still hav e troubl e operating y our Model 36, try the sug- gestions i n this tr oubleshoot ing ch art. If you still canno t so lve the problem, t ake the Mo del 36 t o yo ur local RadioShack store for a ssistance. Probl em Possibl e Cause Sug ge[...]

37 Problem Possible Cause Su gg est i on Operation buttons do not work when power is on and a cas sette is inse rte d ( DEW appears). Dew protection system has been activated. Unplug the Model 36 for about 2 hours o r until DE W does not ap- pear when you plug it i n. Then proceed with operation. Remote control buttons do not work w hen the power i[...]

38 CARE AND MAI NTENANCE Your Optimus Model 36 9" Color TV/VCR Combo is an example of superior design and craftsman- ship. The following suggestions will help you care for your Model 36 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the Model 36 dry. If it gets wet, wipe i t dry imm ediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can c orrode t he elect ro[...]

39 THE F CC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW This equipm ent has be en tes ted and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital de- vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R ul es . These limits are designed to provide reasona ble protection against harm ful interference in a res- idential installation. T his equi pment generat es, uses, and c an radiat[...]

40 SERVICING Y OUR MODEL 36 T her e ar e no us e r- s er vi ce ab le p a rt s in si de y o ur Model 36. If you encou nter a problem that you cannot correct us ing this manual and its trouble- shooting g uide, take the M odel 36 t o your local RadioShack store for assistance. Clea ning t he V id eo He ads Although the M odel 36 ’s au tomat ic head[...]

41 SPECIFICATIONS T elevision Sy stem ...................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... .... NT SC S tandard Color Signal Playback S ystem ....................... .. ....... .......... ....... ....... ....... .. Rotary T wo-Head Helical Scan System T ape Wi dth ..... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ... ...[...]

42 NOTES 16- 42 9. fm P age 4 2 T ue s day , J ul y 2 0, 19 99 3:5 0 PM[...]

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