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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble operating your camcorder, refer to
the following troubleshooting chart. If you still cannot solve the problem, take your camcorder to your
local Radio Shack store for assistance.

FUNCTION

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE REASON

SUGGESTION

POWER

No power.

• Safety devices are

functioning.

• Disconnect the AC

adapter/charger’s
power cord, then
plug it into the AC
outlet again.

• The battery pack is not

charged.

• Charge the battery

pack.

• The AC adapter/

charger is not correctly
connected.

• Reconnect the AC

adapter/charger.

The camcorder turns
off soon after you turn
it on.

The battery pack might be
weak.

Recharge the battery
pack and try again.

RECORDING

Power on, but no
image in viewfinder.

• Lens cap on.

• Remove the lens

cap.

•

POWER

set to

VCR

•

A/V OUT/IN

set to

• Slide

POWER

CAMERA.

• Set

A/V OUT/IN

OUT

Cannot record.

POWER

set to

VCR

Slide

POWER

CAM-

ERA.

Poor color when tape
is played on a TV/
monitor.

TV not properly adjusted.

Adjust the TV.

Recording is fuzzy.

• Poor lighting.

• Use additional light-

ing.

• Dust or other foreign

matter on lens.

• Clean the lens.

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Summary of Contents for 130 MOVIECORDER

Page 1: ...Cat No 16 830 OWNER S MANUAL Camcorder Please read before using this equipment MODEL 130 MOVIECORDER 16 830 fm Page 1 Wednesday July 21 1999 9 32 AM ...

Page 2: ...ed plug If you need an extension use a polarized cord Power Cord Protection Route power supply cords so they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience re ceptacles and the point where they exit from the product Lightning For added protection for this product during a light ning storm or when it is left una...

Page 3: ...o product s supplied AC adapter charger 2 Before using the video product s AC adapter charger read all instructions and cautionary markings on the AC adapter charger battery pack and the video product using the battery pack 3 To reduce risk of injury use the AC adapter charger to charge only the supplied battery pack or a replacement battery pack VM BP64 BP65 BP66 BP67 Other types of batteries may...

Page 4: ...o Cassette 16 Setting the Power Switch 16 Preparing Adjusting the Viewfinder 16 Setup 17 Adjustment 17 Setting Changing the Date and Time 18 Attaching the Shoulder Strap 19 Special Video Recording Features 20 Auto Focusing 20 Variable Speed Power Zoom 20 Macro Focusing 20 Digital Zoom 21 Fade In and Fade Out 21 Review 22 Camera Search 22 Auto Exposure 22 Automatic Index 22 Recording the Date and T...

Page 5: ...diting 31 Audio Video Editing 32 Connecting the Camcorder to a TV 34 Using a TV for Playback 34 TV With Audio Video A V Jacks 34 Standard TV 35 Playback 36 Additional Information 37 Troubleshooting 37 Care and Maintenance 40 Handling 41 Servicing Your Camcorder 41 Cleaning the Video Heads 42 Erase Protection 42 Storing Your Video Cassettes 42 The FCC Wants You to Know 43 Specifications 44 16 830 f...

Page 6: ...ets you connect the camcorder to the AC adapter charger to operate the camcorder from AC power Shoulder Strap provides a convenient way to carry the camcorder OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES DC Adapter CMC No T16 CC70A sup plies power to the camcorder from your vehicle s battery Use it only in vehicles that have a 12 volt negative ground electrical system RF Adapter Kit CMC No T16 RF71A lets you play back a ...

Page 7: ...hes in the viewfinder or when you first use your camcorder after moving it from a cold area to a warm one follow these steps 1 Eject the cassette if one is installed 2 If necessary slide POWER to OFF 3 Let the camcorder sit for about 1 hour before you begin operation Caution Avoid using the camcorder in exces sively humid areas 16 830 fm Page 7 Wednesday July 21 1999 9 32 AM ...

Page 8: ...nder See Erase Protection on Page 39 4 Adjust the viewfinder s position until you can look into it comfortably when the back of the camcorder rests on your right shoul der Then adjust the focus control on the eyepiece for the sharpest picture in the viewfinder See Preparing Adjusting the Viewfinder on Page 14 5 Place your right hand between the hand strap and the camcorder Then adjust the hand str...

Page 9: ... The POWER indica tor lights 2 Press REWIND to return the tape to the beginning or to the place where you want to begin playback See Digital Counter on Page 21 3 Press PLAY and watch the picture in the viewfinder See Special VCR Features on Page 26 Note You cannot hear the tape s audio recording during viewfinder playback To hear sound play the tape through a TV monitor or on a VCR See Connecting ...

Page 10: ...ge if the auxiliary power cord is connected to the AC adapter charger 2 Align the marks on both sides of the battery pack with the marks on both sides of the AC adapter charger 3 Gently press the battery pack against the AC adapter charger then slide the battery pack toward you until it locks into place Caution The battery pack fits only one way onto the AC adapter charger Do not force it 4 Plug t...

Page 11: ...s the battery s power is used appears in the viewfinder When the battery is low blinks in the viewfinder Then after a few sec onds the camcorder turns itself off Recharge the battery pack or power the camcorder from the supplied AC adapter charger or an optional DC adapter Note You can order additional battery packs from your local Radio Shack store so you can use one battery while you charge anot...

Page 12: ...ded time lose some power resulting in decreased battery life and recording time Recharge the battery pack at least once every 6 months even when it is not used Store the battery pack in a dry cool place Important This product contains a recharge able lead acid battery At the end of the battery s useful life it must be recycled or disposed of properly Contact your local county or state hazardous wa...

Page 13: ...am age your camcorder and the DC adapter Always connect the DC adapter to the cam corder before you plug it into your vehicle s cigarette lighter socket and unplug the DC adapter from the cigarette lighter socket before you unplug it from the camcorder Follow these steps to power the camcorder from your vehicle s battery 1 Connect the DC adapter s barrel plug to the DC IN jack on the back of the c...

Page 14: ...into the cassette com partment To remove a cassette press STOP EJECT wait for the cassette compartment door to open and pull out the cassette Caution Always remove the cassette before storing the camcorder SETTING THE POWER SWITCH While pressing and holding down the red button in the center of POWER slide it to CAMERA for video recording or to VCR for playback The POWER indicator lights Slide POWE...

Page 15: ...stment Once you set up the viewfinder you can adjust the position of the viewfinder support and angle of the eyepiece so you can see through the eyepiece easily 1 Slide POWER to CAMERA or VCR 2 To adjust the viewfinder support slide it to the left or right until the eyepiece is directly in front of your right eye 3 To adjust the eyepiece rotate it up or down until you can see through it 4 Turn the...

Page 16: ...months until the viewfinder shows the cor rect month To quickly move forward or backward through the months press and hold down FAST F or REWIND 4 When the viewfinder shows the correct month press STOP EJECT The day s digit flashes 5 Repeat Steps 3 4 to set the correct day year hour minute and AM if the hour is an AM hour or PM if the hour is a PM hour 6 When you have set the date and time repeate...

Page 17: ...p when you use the camcorder To attach the shoulder strap slide POWER to OFF then attach each end of the strap as shown Cautions Use only the supplied shoulder strap with this camcorder Do not swing the camcorder from the shoulder strap Replace the lens cap while carrying the camcorder with the shoulder strap 16 830 fm Page 17 Wednesday July 21 1999 9 32 AM ...

Page 18: ...ff the subject The focus point moves rapidly You are taping through a window VARIABLE SPEED POWER ZOOM The power zoom feature lets you go from wide angle to telephoto shots at the touch of a button During recording press W or T with the fingers of your right hand Press W wide angle to zoom out and T telephoto to zoom in As you zoom out or in a bar with an indicator ap pears on the left side of the...

Page 19: ... OUT To give your recordings a professional look the camcorder has three fade options To select a fade option and fade in or out re peatedly press FADE during recording or while the camcorder is paused until the icon for the option you want appears Then press REC PAUSE Note During fade the recorded audio also fades in out along with the video The camcorder has the following fade options White fade...

Page 20: ...locate the exact place release PLAY to stop the tape 5 Press REC PAUSE to start recording at the desired position on the tape AUTO EXPOSURE Depending on the brightness of the subject the camcorder automatically sets its shutter speed to one of the following speeds 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 180 1 250 1 350 1 500 1 750 1 1000 1 1500 1 2000 1 4000 The iris in the camcorder s lens also adjusts au tomatically...

Page 21: ...pe 1 Load a cassette into the camcorder then slide POWER to CAMERA or VCR The counter appears in the viewfinder 2 Rewind the tape in the camcorder then press RESET The counter resets to 0000 3 Begin recording or playback of the tape 4 While recording or playing back if you see a place on the tape you might want to return to note the counter reading at that point COUNTER MEMORY This feature lets yo...

Page 22: ... its memory Once you store a title you can dis play and record it onto a tape any time Each title page can contain up to two lines of 16 charac ters each The titler contains 47 different characters you can use to create titles Creating Titles Follow these steps to create titles and save them in the camcorder s memory one title per page Note You cannot load or eject a cassette while creating a titl...

Page 23: ...ect the other title page 2 Repeatedly press SHIFT to move forward through the characters until the incorrect character flashes 3 Repeatedly press or to move backward or forward through the characters until the viewfinder shows the correct character To quickly move backward or forward through the characters press and hold down or 4 If necessary repeat Steps 2 and 3 to select and correct other chara...

Page 24: ...camcord er The chart at right shows you the approximate brightness in different situations or from differ ent light sources Typical Brightness of Common Situations Brightness LUX Situation 100 000 Clear day at noon 65 000 Clear day at 10 00 AM 35 000 Clear day at 3 00 PM 32 000 Cloudy day at noon 25 000 Cloudy day at 10 00 AM 2 000 Cloudy day one hour after sunrise 1 000 Clear day one hour before ...

Page 25: ...t for top quality movie making ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT As with movement too much use of the cam corder s zoom features can detract from your re cordings When you use variable speed power zoom and or digital zoom it is best to zoom in or zoom out in one smooth motion not in several jerky motions If you use them sparingly movements from side to side combined with zooms can be very effec tive in your vi...

Page 26: ...topped press REWIND Note You cannot view the tape or hear the tape s sound while you fast forward and rewind it FREEZE FRAME Freeze frame lets you stop the tape to view a single frame To freeze a frame during playback press REC PAUSE To return to the normal playback speed press REC PAUSE again Notes During freeze frame the picture quality is lower than during normal playback If you leave the VCR i...

Page 27: ... to your VCR See your VCR s owner s manual for more information If you want to use your camcorder to record from the VCR see Dubbing to the Camcorder on Page 27 If you want to use your VCR to record from the camcorder see Dubbing from the Camcorder on Page 28 Dubbing to the Camcorder Follow these steps to connect the camcorder to the VCR and copy a tape from the VCR to the cam corder Note You can ...

Page 28: ... REC PAUSE on the camcorder to start dubbing 9 Press REC PAUSE on the camcorder to stop dubbing Dubbing from the Camcorder Follow these steps to connect the camcorder to the VCR and copy a tape from the camcorder to the VCR 1 Use a fingernail to pull down the cover on the camcorder s AUDIO VIDEO OUT IN jack compartment to open it Caution The cover on the AUDIO VIDEO OUT IN jack compartment is atta...

Page 29: ...the viewfinder The title disappears 4 Load a blank cassette or one you want to record onto into the VCR Then set the VCR to its recording mode 5 Load the cassette you want to record from into the camcorder then press PLAY to play it back 6 When you see the scene where you want to record the title press TITLE The cam corder plays the title and superimposes it over the recording 7 When you want to s...

Page 30: ...To prevent feedback squeals turn down the volume control on any TV or TV monitor connected to the camcorder AUDIO VIDEO EDITING When you use audio video editing you can re place the audio and video on a tape with new sound and pictures You can use sounds picked up by the camcord er s built in microphone or signals from an audio source connected to the camcorder s AUDIO jack You can use pictures ta...

Page 31: ...ng appear in the viewfinder Note If you accidentally press PLAY and DUBBING AUDIO VIDEO together only once appears in the viewfinder instead If this happens simply press PLAY and DUBBING AUDIO VIDEO together again 9 Press REC PAUSE on the camcorder Audio video dubbing begins When the tape counter shows 0000 the camcorder automatically stops the tape and video and audio dubbing stop Notes To protec...

Page 32: ...nect the camcorder s AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT jacks to your TV s input jacks Note Do not use standard audio cables for this connection Follow these steps to connect the camcorder to the TV 1 Use a fingernail to pull down the cover on the camcorder s AUDIO VIDEO OUT IN jack compartment to open it Caution The cover on the AUDIO VIDEO OUT IN jack compartment is attached to the camcorder Do not try to remov...

Page 33: ... only you also need a band splitter such as Cat No 15 1252 not supplied to connect your camcorder to separate TV VHF UHF terminals 1 Use a fingernail to pull down the cover on the camcorder s AUDIO VIDEO OUT IN jack compartment to open it Caution The cover on the AUDIO VIDEO OUT IN jack compartment is attached to the camcorder Do not try to remove it 2 Connect the RF converter s plug to the camcor...

Page 34: ...n the RF converter to 3 or 4 PLAYBACK After you connect the camcorder to your TV fol low these steps to play a tape 1 Turn on the TV then If you are using a TV with audio video A V jacks set it to the video mode If you are using a standard TV set the TV s tuner to the same channel where you set CHANNEL on the RF converter 3 or 4 2 Slide POWER on the camcorder to VCR 3 Insert a cassette into the ca...

Page 35: ...ged Charge the battery pack The AC adapter charger is not correctly connected Reconnect the AC adapter charger The camcorder turns off soon after you turn it on The battery pack might be weak Recharge the battery pack and try again RECORDING Power on but no image in viewfinder Lens cap on Remove the lens cap POWER set to VCR A V OUT IN set to IN Slide POWER to CAMERA Set A V OUT IN to OUT Cannot r...

Page 36: ...ner or TV video switch not properly set Set TV s tuner to channel 3 or chan nel 4 if RF con verter connected Set TV s TV video switch to VIDEO if A V input used Poor color TV not properly adjusted Adjust the TV Camcorder does not play back in color on your TV Tracking not properly adjusted Adjust the tracking Old or worn tape Use a new tape Broken image The battery pack might be weak Recharge the ...

Page 37: ...er is recording Press REC PAUSE to stop the tape and try again No tape movement in fast forward mode Tape is already completely wound Rewind the tape to the desired point No tape movement in rewind mode Tape is already completely wound Fast forward the tape to the desired point 16 830 fm Page 37 Wednesday July 21 1999 9 32 AM ...

Page 38: ... drop or otherwise subject the camcorder to hard shocks or strong vibrations Bumping or striking the unit during recording generates noise in the recorded image To protect the lens always replace the lens cap when the camcorder is not in use Do not touch the lens surface with your hand Do not point the camcorder lens or the viewfinder eyepiece at the sun whether recording is in progress or not Dir...

Page 39: ...ire cleaning from time to time Dirty video heads can cause the playback picture to become blurred even though the audio signal is clear Head cleaning must be done by an experienced camcorder technician If the camcorder s heads become dirty contact your local Radio Shack store for assistance ERASE PROTECTION Video cassettes have an erase protection tab to prevent accidental erasure of a tape If the...

Page 40: ...area However your equipment might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly To eliminate interfer ence you can try one or more of the following corrective measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equip ment and the radio or TV Use outlets on different electrical circuits for the equipment and the radio or TV Consult your local Ra...

Page 41: ... Electret Condenser Color Temperature Compensation Auto White Balance with White Balance Lock Minimum Illumination 1 Lux Video Output Level 1 0 Vp p Composite 75 Ohms Audio Output Level 316 mV less than 1 K Ohms Power Requirement 9 6 Volts Battery Power Supplied 10 Volts DC Power Consumption 7 Watts Dimensions approx 8 1 2 x 4 3 8 x 12 1 4 Inches HWD without battery 205 x 111 x 311 mm Camcorder We...

Page 42: ...42 NOTES 16 830 fm Page 42 Wednesday July 21 1999 9 32 AM ...

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Page 44: ...ore Warranty does not cover transportation costs Nor does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RADIO SHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIM ITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN Some states do not permit limita tion or exclusion of implied warranties therefore the aforesaid ...

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