Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 16-289 Tandy
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Cat. No. 16-289 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. 13-Inch Color TV/Monitor 16-2 89 .f m Pag e 1 Tue sda y , July 20, 19 99 10: 57 AM.
2 FEA TURES © 19 97 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your Radio Sha ck 13-Inch Color TV / Monitor has m any f eatures fo r easy and conveni ent TV viewin g.
3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Pow er Supp ly: This TV operates on 120V, 60 Hz AC power only. N ever connect t he TV to a voltage ot her than the specif ied voltage (su ch as to the output of a nontra nsformer type co n- verter or to direct current). Polar i zed Plu g: This TV i s eq uipped with a polarized plug (one b lade is wid- er than the other).
4 CONTENTS Gettin g St art ed ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... . 5 Choosing a Location ........................... ...................................
5 GETT ING STARTED CHOOS ING A LOCATION Choose a location for t he TV where: • Air flows freely on al l sides. • The power cord is not in the way of normal t ra ffic. Note: Do not plug i n the power cord until you make all other connections. CONNECTING ANTENNAS The supplie d rod an tenna provides a d- equate reception in most areas .
6 • If you have a c ombi nation VHF/ UHF antenna an d t he antenna uses 300-oh m fla t wire, connec t the flat wire t o the screw terminals on the suppl ied 300-to-75 ohm adapter . Then conn ect the adapter to the TV’s VHF/UHF (75 Ω ) ter m in a l.
7 CONNECTING AN AUDIO/VIDEO SOURCE You can use y our TV to moni tor an a u- dio/video source (suc h as a VCR , cam- corder or laser disc pla yer). C onnect the audi o/video source’s output jacks to th e AUDIO IN/VID EO IN jacks on t he back of the TV.
8 INSTALLING TH E REMOTE CONT ROL’ S BATTERIES The rem ote control requ ires two AA batteries (not supplied) for operation. For the longest ba ttery life, use al ka- line batteries (Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-552). To ensure consist ent opera- tion, change t he batteries a bout onc e a year.
9 USING THE TV ’ S CONTROLS USING THE TV ’ S FRONT PANEL CONT ROLS This section briefly desc ribes the function of each button on th e TV’s front panel. Each func tion is described i n d etail later in this manu al. Re mote Cont r ol Re ceiv er FUNCTION — S el ec ts t he d iff er en t on - screen function cont rols.
10 USING THE R EMOTE CONTROL The remote c ontrol has t he same co n- trols as the T V’s f ront p anel, a s wel l as the additional cont rols described in this sect ion. To operate the remote cont rol, point its front window toward the TV’s front panel.
11 REVIEW — Re turns to t he previou sly selected cha nnel. MUTE — Press once to mute the sound. MUTE appears on the screen. Press again to restore the sound. APC (Aut o Pict ure Control ) — Re tu rn s to the factory preset picture settings or th e sett ings you select.
12 OPE RATION T URNING T HE TV ON/OFF Pr ess PO WER on the TV’s front panel or remote c ontrol to turn the TV on or off. SETTI NG T HE ON- SCREEN LANGUAG E 1. Press SET -UP o n the remote c o n- trol or FUNCTION on the f ront panel unt il LANG UA GE app ears on the screen.
13 SELECTI NG T V OR VID E O Pr ess TV/VIDEO on the rem ote control to view t he selected input signal ( TV ) or the aud io/video source c onnec ted to th e TV’s input jacks ( VIDE O ).
14 2. Select the input signal ( AIR or CABL E ). 3. Use the r emote control’s n umber button(s) to select the channel you want to store. 4. Press SET-UP o n the remote con- trol un til the channel num ber , ADD , and DE LE TE appear on the scre en. 5.
15 5. Press VOL + or – so t he arrow points to DE LETE . 6. The on-screen displa y automati- cally clears in about 5 seconds . Or , you can pre ss RECA LL to clear it. The channel is deleted. AUTO PICTURE CONTROL Pr ess APC on the rem ote c ontrol to display the A uto Picture Co ntrol st atus.
16 Refer to the following picture control chart. CONTROL CONTROL B UTTON –+ CONTRAST Lower Higher BRIGHT NESS Dark er Brighter COLOR INTENSIT Y Lighter Deeper TINT Reddish Gre enish SH ARPNESS Softe r Sharp er 16- 28 9.
17 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SETTI NG T HE SLEEP TI M E R You can set the sle ep timer t o auto- mati cal ly t urn off th e tele visi on after t he selected time period.
18 • Y our T V m ight n ot properly re- ceive caption signals in the follow- ing situations. Ignition: Black spots or horizon tal streaks appear; p icture flutters or drifts. Usually cau sed b y interfer- ence from an autom obile ignition system, n eon lamps, dril ls, or oth- er electrical appliances.
19 Select t he caption functio n for ei- ther the TV or the VCR, but not both. If both are dec od ing caption signals, captions might overlap or reception might be poor . Selec ting the Cap tion Func t ion 1. Press CAPTION on the remote control or FUNCTION on t he front panel so DE CO DER appears .
20 Selec ting T ext 1. Press CAPTION on the remote control or FUNCTION on t he front panel t o display DECO DER . Then press VOL + or – s o the a rrow points to ON . 2. Press CAPT ION or FUNCTION so th e display shows DECO DER MODE . Then press VOL + or – so the arrow points to TE XT .
21 T ROUBLES HOOTING If you have problems with your 13-inch Color TV/Mo nitor, review the suggestions be- low. If you cannot elimi nate the problem, con tact your local Radio Shack store for assist an ce . Probl em Sugg estion No po w er . Mak e sure t he power c ord i s plu gg ed in Ma ke su r e th e tel e vi si on i s tur n e d o n.
22 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radi o Shack 13-Inch Colo r TV/Monitor is an ex ample of superior design a nd craftsmanship. The fo llowing sugg estions will help you care for yo ur TV/ Monitor s o you can enjoy it for years. Keep the T V/Monitor d r y.
23 FCC INF ORMATION Thi s T V /M o n i to r c o m p li e s w ith the l i m - its for a Class B digi tal device as spec- ified in Part 15 of FCC Rule s . Th ese limits provide reasona ble protection against ra dio and TV interference in a residential area.
24 SPECIFICATIONS Sy stem ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... .... NTSC-M Picture T ube . ......................................................... ............. T ype No.
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RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 P/N 482-H59L 1A7 Printed in Mexico RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY This pro duc t is wa rran ted a gain st de fects for 90 days f r om da te of pu r ch ase fr om Ra dio Shac k compa ny-o wne d st ore s an d au thor i zed R ad io Sh ack fr a nchis ees an d de aler s.
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