Radio Shack 15-1981, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Cat No 15 1981 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment 181 CHANNEL REMOTE CONTROL CABLE CONVERTER with Volume Control 15 1981 fm Page 1 Tuesday March 30 1999 9 09 AM...

Page 2: ...ht also need extra coaxial cable an A B switch a two way splitter and if your TV has only 300 ohm terminals a 75 to 300 ohm transformer Read the entire Connecting the Converter section of this Owner s...

Page 3: ...10 Recording and Viewing a Premium Cable Channel 11 Operation 12 Operating the Converter s Receiver 12 Using the Remote Control 13 Remote Control TVs 14 Adjusting the Volume 14 Muting the Sound 14 St...

Page 4: ...ked inside 3 Replace the cover When the remote control stops operat ing properly replace the batteries Warning Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly Do not burn or bury them Caution If you do...

Page 5: ...erter for the type of cable system you have Note HRC and IRC are methods used by some cable companies for converting satellite and local broad cast channels to cable channels Channels 5 and 6 on IRC s...

Page 6: ...f a TV you plugged into the switched AC outlet has an instant on feature it might go into a standby mode when you turn on the converter If this happens you might have to turn on your TV using its powe...

Page 7: ...ur converter de pends on the complexity of your video system Refer to the connection ex amples on the next few pages to find the one that is most similar to your system Notes Your system might use a c...

Page 8: ...s TV Set Matching Transformer 75 300 Ohm Cable Converter Switched AC Outlet CH4 CH3 From Cable Company AC Plug from TV Set To Standard AC Outlet Cable Converter Switched AC Outlet From Cable Company T...

Page 9: ...from your local RadioShack store to connect the cable company s wires to the converter Use the A B switch to select the group of channels you want to watch A B Switch Two Wires From Cable Company Cab...

Page 10: ...connection lets you record a non premium cable channel while you view it Switched AC Outlet To Standard AC Outlet both To Standard AC Outlet Cable Converter TV Set VCR From Cable Company CH4 CH3 Matc...

Page 11: ...r and the cable company s CATV box Your local RadioShack store has the accessories you need to make this connection With the A B switch set to the converter position you have remote control of all ca...

Page 12: ...ct either the CATV or TV mode In TV mode U TV appears before the channel num ber on the display Sample Display Indications 125 CATV Channel 125 U16 TV Channel 16 U52 TV Channel 52 is a favorite channe...

Page 13: ...you previously fine tuned MR Memory Recall press to tune to your favorite channel stored in memory Number Buttons 0 9 press to di rectly select channels Precede sin gle digit channels with a 0 02 03 0...

Page 14: ...the sound press MUTE again or repeatedly press VOLUME or on the converter or VOL or on the remote control STORING A CHANNEL IN MEMORY Follow these steps to store a favorite channel in memory 1 Repeate...

Page 15: ...nnels you select then set the con verter so it does not tune them Note Your converter s security code is preset to 2999 but you can change it see Changing the Security Code on Page 16 Locking a Channe...

Page 16: ...tedly press CH or on the remote control to select a locked channel 2 Press PL then use the number keys on the remote control to enter the current 4 digit security code preset to 2999 3 Press PL then u...

Page 17: ...y Then peel off the backing on each la bel and paste the large label on the converter and the small label on your remote control This table compares channels that your converter shows to channel num b...

Page 18: ...DD or W 38 75 EEE or W 39 76 FFF or W 40 77 GGG or W 41 78 HHH or W 42 79 III or W 43 80 JJJ or W 44 81 KKK or W 45 82 LLL or W 46 83 MMM or W 47 84 NNN or W 48 85 OOO or W 49 86 PPP or W 50 87 QQQ or...

Page 19: ...an cause prema ture wear of parts Handle the converter gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the converter to work improp erly Use only fresh batteries of...

Page 20: ...erence goes away your converter is causing it Try to eliminate the interference by moving your converter away from the receiver connecting your converter to an outlet that is on a different electrical...

Page 21: ...put Level 66 dB V typical 66 dB V 3 range Video Carrier Center Frequency Accuracy 100 kHz Max Sound Carrier Center Frequency Accuracy 4 5 MHz 0 007 MHz P S Ratio 16 3 dB Local Oscillator Leakage 10 dB...

Page 22: ...22 NOTES 15 1981 fm Page 22 Tuesday March 30 1999 9 09 AM...

Page 23: ...23 15 1981 fm Page 23 Tuesday March 30 1999 9 09 AM...

Page 24: ...he warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the def...