Optimus 30, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Cat No 16 421 422 OWNER S MANUAL Color TV with Built in VHS HQ VCR Please read before using this equipment Model 29 13 TV 16 421 Model 30 20 TV 16 422 16 421 fm Page 1 Tuesday July 20 1999 12 01 PM ...

Page 2: ... This TV VCR should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 10 Power Sources This TV VCR should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home consult your appliance dealer or local po...

Page 3: ...ing the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as improper adjust ment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the TV VCR to its normal operation d If the TV VCR has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged e When the TV VCR exhibits a distinct change in performan...

Page 4: ...certain stations You can also manually set the clock Note EDS is a service provided by some broad casters to transmit various types of information including the current time If no broadcasters in your area transmit EDS signals automatic clock setting will not work Station Display automatically displays sta tion identification call letters if a station transmits them Automatic DST Daylight Saving T...

Page 5: ...oad range of viewing choices and a clear sharp picture Tuner Memory Programming automatically stores all the active channels in your area into memory You can also manually program the tuner s memory which makes it easy to add new channels when you move the TV VCR to another area or delete channels you do not want For your records we recommend you record the TV VCR s model number and serial number ...

Page 6: ... the On Screen Programming Language 14 Changing the Channels Stored in Memory 14 Adding Erasing Channels 15 Setting the Clock Manually 15 Basic TV Operation 17 Selecting Channels 17 Viewing TV 17 Adjusting the Picture 17 Using Mute 18 Using Last Channel Recall 18 Viewing an External Device 18 Basic VCR Operation 19 Loading a Video Tape 19 Playing a Video Tape 19 Tape Motion Controls 19 Visual Sear...

Page 7: ... Tape Selection 26 Erase Protection 26 Immediate Recording 27 Quick Timer Recording QTR 27 QTR Hints 28 Automatic Timer Recording 28 Setting the Automatic Timer 28 Timer Recording Hints 30 Checking Changing Program Timers 30 Clearing a Program Timer 30 Dubbing Copying a Tape 30 Additional Information 32 Troubleshooting Guide 32 Care and Maintenance 34 The FCC Wants You to Know 34 Resetting the TV ...

Page 8: ...ic TV Operation on Page 17 explains how to select channels watch TV using the TV VCR tuner adjust the picture mute the sound use the channel return feature and view an external device Basic VCR Operation on Page 19 explains how to load and play a video tape use the TV VCR s visual search and freeze frame features fast forward and rewind a tape and adjust the tracking man ually Special Functions on...

Page 9: ...a s cable directly to the TV VCR s VHF UHF terminal If the antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cable use a 300 to 75 ohm matching transformer not supplied to make the con nection If you have separate VHF and UHF anten nas connect the antenna cables to a split ter combiner such as RadioShack Cat No 15 1296 Then connect the splitter com biner s output to the VHF UHF terminal Refer to your antenna s insta...

Page 10: ...such as a VCR camcorder or satellite receiver to the TV VCR so you can view the source s output on the TV VCR Note Always use video quality shielded cables with phono connectors Do not use standard au dio patch cords To connect an audio video device s outputs to the TV VCR connect the device s video and au dio outputs to the corresponding VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN jacks on the back of the TV VCR CONNE...

Page 11: ...emote control Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage electronic circuits Dispose of dead batteries promptly and properly do not bury or burn them 1 Press down on the battery compartment cover s tab and lift off the cover 2 Insert fresh batteries into the compart ment as indicated by the polarity symbols and marked inside 3 Replace the cover Note If the remote control does not work or op erat...

Page 12: ...or an EDS signal If you want to use timer recording immediately you can stop the TV VCR from looking for an EDS signal by setting the clock manually See Setting the Clock Manually on Page 15 The TV VCR might not store active chan nels and automatically set the clock if the signal the TV VCR receives from your antenna is weak 1 Press POWER to turn on the TV VCR The SELECT LANGUAGE screen automati c...

Page 13: ...nes the TV VCR might take as long as 10 minutes to search for an EDS signal to set the clock Selecting Automatic Auto Clock Set Up You can set the TV VCR any time so it automat ically searches for a channel that has an EDS signal and sets the clock 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Repeatedly press SEL or SEL on the remote control to select CLOCK then press SET The SET CLOCK screen appears o...

Page 14: ... Span ish appears above the language selection icon 4 Repeatedly press SEL or SEL on the remote control to select SALIR or EXIT then press SET or MENU on the remote con trol to exit the menu Changing the Channels Stored in Memory Although the TV VCR automatically stores all active channels in your area the first time you turn it on you can manually program the tuner s memory Notes If you tune both...

Page 15: ... or erase Notes You must use the number keys to select a channel that is not stored To enter a 3 digit number press 100 Then enter the second and third digits in the channel number Precede a single digit number with a 0 for example 01 02 etc 2 Press ADD DLT on the remote control to add or delete the channel CHANNEL and the channel number and ADDED or DE LETED appears on the TV screen Setting the C...

Page 16: ...o turn DST Daylight Saving Time on or off When DST is set to ON the TV VCR auto matically adds one hour on the first Sunday in April and subtracts one hour on the first Sunday in October 8 Review the entered information If it is correct press MENU twice to start the clock If you find an incorrect entry repeatedly press CLEAR to move back or SET to move forward to the incorrect number then enter th...

Page 17: ...0 then enter the second and third digits in the channel number VIEWING TV Follow these steps to view a broadcast using the TV 1 If necessary press POWER to turn on the TV VCR 2 Select the channel you want to watch 3 Repeatedly press VOL or VOL to adjust the volume A number and a bar graph appear on the TV screen to show the currently set volume level ADJUSTING THE PICTURE Follow these steps to adj...

Page 18: ...to the previous level press MUTE again Or to restore the sound and change its level press VOL or VOL USING LAST CHANNEL RECALL The TV VCR s last channel recall function lets you quickly switch between two channels you tuned Repeatedly press LCR Last Channel Recall on the remote control to switch between the chan nel you are watching and the previous channel you tuned VIEWING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE To ...

Page 19: ...EAT the following appears on the TV screen Load a video tape into the TV VCR then press PLAY or PLAY REPEAT again 3 Press VOL or VOL to adjust the vol ume Note To adjust the contrast brightness color tint or sharpness see Adjusting the Picture on Page 17 4 To stop playback before it automatically stops at the end of the tape press STOP EJECT on the front panel or STOP on the remote control 5 To ej...

Page 20: ...Press PAUSE or PLAY or PLAY REPEAT to return to the normal playback speed Notes If the picture jitters during freeze frame try pressing and holding CH or CH or CHANNEL or CHANNEL until the pic ture stabilizes If you leave the TV VCR in the freeze frame mode for 3 minutes it automatically stops the tape to protect it Fast Forward Rewind To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped press FAST F To...

Page 21: ... indicator might not appear on the TV screen When you change the channel the new channel number appears on the TV screen for about 4 seconds USING THE COUNTER Your TV VCR s counter shows how long a tape has been running in hours minutes and sec onds To display the counter press DISPLAY on the remote control Notes Because the TV VCR s counter reads spe cial signals recorded on the tape the counter ...

Page 22: ...lect REPEAT PLAY then press SET to select ON The REPEAT indicator lights on the front panel To cancel automatic repeat playback select OFF 5 Press MENU twice to return to the normal screen USING VCR LOCK You can use the VCR lock feature to prevent op eration of the VCR This is handy if you want to stop small children from using the VCR To turn on VCR lock while the tape is stopped press and hold d...

Page 23: ...or press and hold SEL or SEL to select the channel number you want the TV VCR to tune to when it turns itself on or select PLAY if you want the TV VCR to play a tape when it turns itself on Notes If you want to play a tape when the TV VCR turns itself on be sure to insert a cassette tape If an entry is not correct repeatedly press SET to move forward or CLEAR to move backward to the incorrect entr...

Page 24: ... using one of two captioning methods C1 and C2 You can select option C1 or C2 for each active caption mode You can select any of the following caption modes CAP C1 or C2 A narration of the TV program is displayed on the TV screen TEXT C1 or C2 The center of the screen is blocked out When the TV station broadcasts text such as program listings special informa tion etc it appears in this space OFF N...

Page 25: ...VCR automatically records closed cap tion text signals if they are broadcast even if you do not display them To display the closed caption narration or text during playback repeatedly press C C to select the appropriate caption or text mode SET UP TV CAPT I ON ON MUTE CAP C1 I NPUT SELECT TUNER V I DEO ADJUST END PUSH MENU KEY END PUSH MENU KEY SELECT SET PUSH SET KEY PUSH SELECT 16 421 fm Page 25...

Page 26: ...ot as high as with a recording made at the SP speed Note The TV VCR plays back tapes at the speed in which they were recorded Tape Selection The quality of tape you use greatly affects record playback quality and the life of the TV VCR High grade tape has a better oxide coat ing that helps prevent dirty video heads and gives the best results Use only video cassettes that display the official logo ...

Page 27: ...d until you press STOP on the remote control or STOP EJECT on the front panel 5 Press STOP EJECT on the front panel or STOP on the remote control to stop record ing QUICK TIMER RECORDING QTR Quick timer recording lets you quickly set the TV VCR to start recording immediately then stop after a length of time you specify from 30 minutes to 4 hours 1 Insert a blank cassette or one that you want to re...

Page 28: ...au tomatically enters the clock setting mode before it displays the timer setting menu See Setting the Clock Manually on Page 15 1 If the TV VCR is off insert a blank cassette or one that you want to record over into the cassette compartment The TV VCR auto matically turns on Note If a cassette was loaded when you last turned off the TV VCR you must press POWER to turn on the TV VCR 2 Press PROG o...

Page 29: ...ETED appears on the TV screen 9 Double check all the set information If it is correct press PROG If an entry is not correct repeatedly press SET or CLEAR to move to the incorrect entry enter the correct informa tion then press PROG If all entries in the program are correct PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the screen for a few seconds Then the SET PROGRAM MENU screen appears with your programming If al...

Page 30: ... want 3 After checking or correcting the program contents press PROG to exit the program mode Clearing a Program Timer If a timer recording has not yet started follow these steps to clear a program timer 1 Press PROG to display all currently set pro grams 2 Repeatedly press SEL or SEL to select the program you want to clear then press CLEAR 3 Press PROG to return to the normal screen To stop timer...

Page 31: ...4 Repeatedly press SPEED on the remote control until the desired recording speed SP LP or SLP appears 5 Press REC TIME on the remote control or PLAY REPEAT and RECORD at the same time on the front panel to begin recording 6 Start the dubbing source Note You can edit out unwanted parts of the original recording by using PAUSE on the remote control while dubbing is in progress 7 Press STOP to stop r...

Page 32: ...r is not set or is set incorrectly Set the program timer correctly Cannot record The tape s erase protection tab is missing Place a piece of strong tape over the tab hole see Erase Protection on Page 26 Picture is poor on playback The tracking is not properly adjusted Adjust the tracking see Tracking on Page 20 The video tape might be faulty Try another tape Video heads are dirty The video heads m...

Page 33: ... not set to LINE Set TV VCR to LINE see Dubbing Copying a Tape on Page 30 Cannot see broadcast TV pro grams using the TV VCR s tuner Antenna CATV connections are incorrect Recheck all connections see Connections on Page 9 Picture or sound is not stable during playback Interference from electrical and magnetic sources Keep your TV VCR away from electrical and magnetic appliances The tape might be f...

Page 34: ...ts to clean it Modifying or tampering with the TV VCR s inter nal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it If your TV VCR is not performing as it should take it to your local Ra dioShack store for assistance THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Your TV VCR might cause TV or radio interfer ence even when it is operating properly To de t...

Page 35: ...k store Have the video heads cleaned only when picture quality is affected DEGAUSSING Your TV VCR has an automatic degaussing circuit The circuit functions each time you turn the pow er off However strong magnetism from nearby appliances might affect the TV VCR s picture If this happens turn the power off for 1 minute then turn it back on If the TV VCR s picture is still affected move the TV VCR a...

Page 36: ...e cassettes on end not on their sides This prevents improper settling of the cassette s spools Tape can become wound too tightly around the cassette s spools after you play a tape several times This can cause the cassette to improperly load and automatically eject when you insert it On most cassettes there is a brake release plunger on the bottom center of the cassette Use the tip of a pen or penc...

Page 37: ...ideo InputPhono connector Audio InputPhono connector Power Requirements120VAC 60 Hz Power Consumption Model 2969 Watts Model 30110 Watts Dimensions HWD Model 29157 8 x 143 8 x 153 4 Inches 403 x 365 x 400 mm Model 3021 x 201 2 x 187 8 Inches 533 x 520 x 484 mm Weight approx Model 2928 lb 12 7 kg Model 3054 lb 24 5 kg Included AccessoryRemote Control Specifications are typical individual units migh...

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Page 40: ...Warranty does not cover transportation costs Nor does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RADIOSHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WAR RANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN Some states do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties therefore the aforesaid limita...