Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 16-132 Optimus
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Cat. No. 16-132 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. 5-Inch Bl ack a nd Whit e with AM/F M Ra dio with AM/FM Stereo and Cassette Recorder T elev ision 16-1 32 .
2 FEA TURES © 1998 Tandy Corporatio n. All R ights Reserved. Optimu s and Rad ioS hack ar e register ed trademark s used by T and y C orporat ion. Your Optim us 5-Inch Black and Wh it e Television lets you watc h TV just about any where.
3 This sy m bo l is in te nd ed to a le rt yo u to the pr e s en ce of un ins u la ted da n- ger o us volt a ge wi th in t h e prod uc t ’s encl os u r e th at m ig ht b e of s uf f ic ie nt mag nit ud e to co ns ti tu te a ris k of ele ct ric sh ock .
4 CONTENTS Pow er Sou r c e s ... .. ..... ....... ..... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... 5 Usin g I nter nal Batt ery Power ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ...
5 POWER SOURCE S You can po wer your TV/radio/casset te from three power sources: • internal battery powe r (using ten D batteries, not included) • standard AC po wer (using the sup- plied AC ad apte r) • vehicle battery power (using the supp lied DC power cor d ) USIN G INTERNAL BA TTER Y POWER You can power the TV from ten D batter- ies.
6 USING AC POWER To use AC power, connect the suppl ied AC ada pter to the DC : 12 ~ 15V ja ck o n the back of TV/radio/casset te. Then plug the other end into a s tandard AC outlet. When y ou conn ect the A C a dapter, t he batteries automat ically disconnect .
7 • Always unplug the DC power cord from the cig arette-lighter socket before you unplug it f rom the TV/ radio/cassette . 3. Plug the large end of th e DC pow er cord into the c igaret te lighter s ocket. W hen you conne ct the DC pow er co r d , th e b a t te r ie s a u to m at i c a l l y d is - conn ect.
8 PREP ARA T ION CONNECTING ANTENNAS Built-in Antenna The bui lt-in telescopi ng a ntenna u sually provides go od reception o f FM, VH F, and UHF broadcast signals. Extend the antenn a ve rtically to its full length for channel s 2 to 6 (VHF-LOW) and 14 to 69 (UHF ).
9 CONNECT ING EARPHONES For private listening, plug a pair of op- tional earphone s with a 1 / 8 - i nch (3.5 mm) mini -plug into the PHONES jack on t he side of the TV/ radio/cassette. Listen ing Safely To protect your hearing, follow t hese guidelines when y ou us e earphon es.
10 USING THE TV 1. Slide T APE/RADIO/TV to TV . 2. Set LO VHF HI /UHF to the d esired band. LO — to select the VHF low chan- nels (2 to 6) HI — to select the VHF high chan- nels (7 to 13) UHF — to select the UHF cha nnels (14 to 69) 3. T urn TUNING to the de sired st ation.
11 TV RECEPTION TIPS If the image is bl urry, unstable, or snowy, t he signal recept ion m ight be weak. T his can be caused by your loca- tion or the telesc oping ant enna’s posi- tion and le ngth. Buildings wi th steel constr uction can al so cause rec eption problem s.
12 USING THE RADIO 1. Slide T APE/RADIO/TV to RADI O . 2. Set AM/FM/FM STEREO t o the band you w ant to he ar . For FM stereo reception, s et it to FM STEREO . Notes: • For the best FM reception, adju s t the telesc oping a ntenna. • T o improve rec eption of a weak FM stereo station, set AM/FM/FM STEREO to FM .
13 USING THE CASSETTE RECORDER The cassette recorder has a f u ll-rel ea se auto-st op system to protect tapes and preven t pinch roller da mage. Whe n a tape reaches t he end of a side, the tape mechani sm autom atically stops an d re- leases the tape.
14 5. The tap e plays un til it reaches the end of the side, the n it aut om atically stops. T o stop play before it auto- mati ca ll y stop s, press STOP/EJECT . 6. Press STOP/EJECT whil e the ca s- sette player is stopped t o open the cassette compa rtment and turn the t ape ov er or r em ove it .
15 Mak ing Live Recording s F ol lo w th e se ste p s t o m a ke li ve reco rd - ings us ing t he buil t-in micr ophone. 1. Set T APE/RADIO /TV to TA P E . 2. Load a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over . 3. Place the TV/ radio/cassette 2 t o 3 feet from the recording source.
16 Res torin g T ape T ensio n a nd Sound Quality After you play a cas sette t ape several times, the tape mig ht become t ightly wound on the ree ls. This can cause playback sound quali ty to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-for- ward the tape f rom t he beginni ng to the end of on e side, then com pletely rewind it.
17 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optim us 5-Inch B lack and White Television is an examp le of sup erior design and craftsmans hip. The following sug gestions will help you c are for your TV/radio/ cassett e so you can enjoy it for y ears. Keep the TV/radio/cas s ette dry.
18 CHANGING T HE FUSE If the TV/radio/cassette stops working properly while using vehicle batt ery power, follow these steps to check the DC power cord’s 2 amp fuse. If the fuse needs replac ing, use onl y a fast-acting 2-amp fuse, such as RadioSha ck Cat.
19 SPEC I FI CA TION S Syste m .... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. NTSC-M Horiz o ntal Re solut i on . .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ...
Ra di oS hac k A Di vision of T and y Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 8A8N P r in ted i n Ch in a Limi ted Ni nety -Day War ranty This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShack ag ai nst man ufacturi.
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