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Cat. No. 16-420

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Model 28 9" Color TV

with Built-In VHS VCR

16-420.fm Page 1 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 11:32 AM

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Page 1: ...Cat No 16 420 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment Model 28 9 Color TV with Built In VHS VCR 16 420 fm Page 1 Tuesday July 20 1999 11 32 AM ...

Page 2: ...you select and return to a specific point on the tape Your RadioShack Model 28 9 Color TV with Built In VHS VCR combines a versatile color TV monitor and a VCR in one space saving cab inet The supplied AC and DC power cords let you enjoy it in your home office car RV van or boat almost anywhere The Model 28 re ceives TV programs and plays video tapes It also records video tapes from TV programs or...

Page 3: ...y result in fines and or imprisonment Note how ever that in the United States it is not a violation of U S copyright laws for a consumer to record a broadcast television program for private in home viewing Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this product to rain or moisture This symbol is intended to alert you to the pres ence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s...

Page 4: ...e or rack unless proper venti lation is provided or the manufacturer s instruc tions 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 power company For TV VCRs intended to operate from battery power or other sour...

Page 5: ...rom the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed a If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the TV VCR b If the TV VCR has been exposed to rain or water c If the TV VCR does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covere...

Page 6: ... or circuits contact with them might be fatal SERVICE 1 Except as noted in this owner s manual do not attempt to service this TV VCR your self Instead unplug it and contact a quali fied service technician 2 Be sure the service technician uses autho rized replacement parts or their equiva lents Unauthorized parts may cause fire electrical shock or other hazards 3 Following any service or repair be ...

Page 7: ...te Control 16 Setting the On Screen Programming Language 17 Changing the On Screen Programming Language 17 Changing the Channels Stored in Memory 18 Adding Erasing Channels 18 Selecting the Input Signal 18 Setting the Clock 19 BASIC TV OPERATION 20 Selecting Channels 20 Viewing TV 20 Adjusting the Picture 20 Using Mute 21 Using Channel Return 21 Viewing an External Device 21 BASIC VCR OPERATION 22...

Page 8: ...r Recording Timer Numbers 1 7 30 Setting the Automatic Timer 31 Checking Changing Automatic Timers 32 Clearing an Automatic Timer 33 Today Timer Recording Timer Number 8 33 Setting the Today Timer 33 Checking Changing the Today Timer 34 Clearing the Today Timer 34 Timer Recording Hints 35 Dubbing Copying a Tape 35 Connecting a Dubbing Source 35 Dubbing a Tape 36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 37 Troublesh...

Page 9: ...metropolitan areas AC Power Cord lets you power the Model 28 from standard AC power DC Power Cord lets you power the Model 28 from your vehicle s battery 300 to 75 ohm Matching Transformer lets you connect a 300 ohm antenna lead to your Model 28 s ANT terminal POWER MUTE EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CH VOL MONITOR SLEEP CHANNEL RETURN SELECT ADD DELETE MENU C RESET C MEMORY REWIND PLAY F FWD RECO...

Page 10: ... to select channels watch TV using the Model 28 s tuner adjust the picture mute the sound use the channel return feature and view an external device Basic VCR Operation on Page 22 explains how to load and play a video tape use the Model 28 s visual search and freeze frame features fast forward and rewind a tape and adjust the tracking man ually Special Functions on Page 24 describes the things you...

Page 11: ...s power cord AC or DC until you complete all other connections CHOOSING A LOCATION Choose a location for your Model 28 where Air flows freely on all sides of the Model 28 The power cord AC or DC is not in the way of normal traffic CONNECTING THE SUPPLIED ANTENNA Follow these steps to connect the supplied an tenna 1 Insert the antenna s post into the socket on top of the Model 28 s cabinet 2 Connec...

Page 12: ...l Code that provides guide lines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connect ed to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical To receive cable channels connect the Model 28 to your local cable system as follows Caution Some areas have laws restricting di rect connections to cable wires connections that do not g...

Page 13: ...IN jacks on the back of the Model 28 or the VIDEO INPUT and AUDIO INPUT jacks on the front of the Model 28 Note If you connect external devices to both sets of audio video input jacks on your Model 28 the VIDEO INPUT and AUDIO INPUT jacks on the front of the Model 28 have priority To connect an audio video device s inputs to the Model 28 connect the AUDIO OUT and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the...

Page 14: ...cted To use the Model 28 with AC power disconnect the DC power cord from the Model 28 The fuse supplied with the DC power cord helps protect your vehicle s electri cal system and the Model 28 For infor mation about replacing the fuse see Replacing the DC Power Cord s Fuse on Page 40 CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL EARPHONE To view a video tape or TV program without dis turbing others plug an earphone with ...

Page 15: ...s on the Model 28 s front panel In addition the number buttons let you directly select channels and menu options VIDEO AUDIO POWER REWIND STOP EJECT PLAY F FWD REC OTR VOLUME CHANNEL MONITOR REC r q L K L K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TIMER REC INPUT g h B C A POWER MUTE EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CH VOL MONITOR SLEEP CHANNEL RETURN SELECT ADD DELETE MENU C RESET C MEMORY REWIND PLAY F FWD RECORD STOP PA...

Page 16: ...ry or burn them 1 Press down on the battery compartment cover and slide it in the direction of the arrow to remove it 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 erates poorly replace both batteries Using the Remote Control To use the remote control aim the LED on the front ...

Page 17: ...ve channels TV or CATV then it tunes to the lowest stored channel num ber 4 Repeatedly press CH or CH to review the saved channels Notes If a channel you wanted was not stored you can add the channel If a channel you did not want was stored you can delete the channel See Adding Erasing Chan nels on Page 18 To store different channels see Storing Channels on Page 18 The Model 28 retains stored chan...

Page 18: ...as stored follow these steps to add or erase it 1 Press CH or CH or use the number keys on the remote control to enter the channel number you want to add or erase Note Precede a single digit number with a 0 for example 01 02 etc 2 Press MENU on the remote control to select the main menu The menu appears on the TV screen 3 Press 4 on the remote control to select CHANNEL SET UP The channel set up me...

Page 19: ...or example 01 02 etc If you enter an incorrect number repeat edly press ADD DELETE to move back or SELECT to move forward to the incorrect number then enter the correct number When you enter the month day and year the day of the week automatically appears on the TV screen For example if you set May 22 1996 WED Wednesday appears on the TV screen 4 Use the number keys on the remote control to enter ...

Page 20: ... 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 Model 28 2 If necessary select the desired input signal TV or CATV 3 Select the channel you want to watch 4 If you are using the indoor antenna extend and rotate it to get the best reception Note To improve UHF reception shorten the indoor antenna 5 Repea...

Page 21: ... or VOL USING CHANNEL RETURN The Model 28 s channel return function lets you quickly switch between channels you tuned by using the remote control s number buttons Repeatedly press CHANNEL RETURN to switch from the channel you are watching or AUX to the previous channel you tuned or AUX and vice versa VIEWING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE To view the signals from an external device con nected to the audio vi...

Page 22: ...just the volume Note To adjust the contrast brightness color tint or sharpness see Adjusting the Picture on Page 20 4 To stop playback before it automatically stops at the end of the tape press STOP EJECT on the Model 28 or STOP on the remote control 5 To eject the tape press STOP EJECT again on the Model 28 or EJECT on the remote control Note When the Model 28 is off you can press STOP EJECT on t...

Page 23: ...o advance the picture one frame at a time repeatedly press PAUSE STILL To return to the normal playback speed press PLAY Notes During freeze frame the picture quality is lower than during normal playback The picture quality is best with recordings made at the SLP speed If you leave the Model 28 in the freeze frame mode for 5 minutes it automatically stops the tape to protect it Fast Forward Rewind...

Page 24: ...dicator appears on the TV screen When you change the channel the new channel number appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds Note If you play back a poor quality worn or damaged tape the function indicator might not appear on the TV screen USING THE SLEEP TIMER The Model 28 s sleep timer lets you set the Mod el 28 so it plays for a specific amount of time then automatically turns off Follow th...

Page 25: ...le you fast forward or rewind through a blank section on the tape This is normal To reset the counter to 0 00 00 press ADD DELETE on the remote control Using Counter Return Follow these steps to easily return to a selected point on the tape 1 During playback repeatedly press SELECT on the remote control until COUNT and the counter are displayed 2 When you see the location on the tape that you want...

Page 26: ...8 searches the tape in the direction you specified and stops when it reaches the time you speci fied in Step 3 The search time displayed under TIME SEARCH on the TV screen counts up or down as the Model 28 continues to search When the counter reaches 0 00 the Model 28 stops searching and playback continues 5 To cancel a time search press STOP USING AUTOMATIC REPEAT PLAYBACK Your Model 28 lets you ...

Page 27: ...tapes such as tapes that are played often like rental videos Note When RENTAL PLAY is ON the image itself might not be as sharp 1 Press MENU The main menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press 7 on the remote control to select USER S SET UP The set up menu ap pears on the TV screen 3 Press 2 ON appears next to RENTAL To cancel rental play press 2 again OFF appears next to RENTAL 4 If you set RENTAL PLA...

Page 28: ... Model 28 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 Model 28 Use only video cassettes that display the of ficial logo High grade tape has a better ox ide coating that helps prevent dirty video heads and gives the best results Although T 160 video cassettes offer the long est recor...

Page 29: ... PAUSE STILL to tempo rarily pause recording during commer cials for example To resume recording press PAUSE STILL again or press REC When you pause the Model 28 while recording it displays five n marks below PAUSE on the TV screen Each mark rep resents 1 minute While the Model 28 is paused a mark disappears after each minute one at a time until one mark remains The last remaining mark flashes for...

Page 30: ...ding is in progress During OTR recording the remaining recording time is displayed on the TV screen for 5 seconds When the recording stop time is reached during OTR recording the Model 28 turns off To turn off the TV screen while recording press MONITOR You can check automatic program timer settings during OTR See Automatic Timer Recording Timer Numbers 1 7 on this page Be sure the tape length you...

Page 31: ...bout each timer program you set PROG program number Note If you have not set any program numbers all program numbers flash If you already set any program numbers only the empty program numbers flash DATE month and day of the program START TIME start time of the pro gram END TIME stop time of the program CHANNEL channel to record TAPE SPEED tape speed during re cording 4 Use the number buttons 1 7 ...

Page 32: ...l 28 The TIMER REC indicator turns on to indicate that the Model 28 is in the timer standby mode Important You can turn on and operate the Model 28 manually prior to the set recording times but the Model 28 makes automatic timer recording s only if the power is off at the set start time s Be sure the TIMER REC indicator turns on when you turn off the Model 28 If it does not check your programming ...

Page 33: ... 28 s today timer stored in program timer number 8 lets you quickly program the Model 28 to start and stop recording within the next 24 hours Note You cannot set a today timer while you are recording a program Setting the Today Timer You must use the buttons on the front of the Model 28 to set the today timer You cannot use the remote control Note Before you start be sure you set the Mod el 28 s c...

Page 34: ...rn on and operate the Model 28 manually prior to the set start time but the Model 28 makes a today timer recording only if the power is off at the set start time Be sure the TIMER REC indicator turns on when you turn off the Model 28 If it does not check your programming If you set up the Model 28 to record a CATV program through a cable box be sure to leave the cable box turned on and tuned to th...

Page 35: ...automatic timer program If automatic timers overlap the one that starts first has priority When the first pro gram ends the Model 28 switches to record the remainder of the second pro gram The TIMER REC indicator flashes after any timer recording ends DUBBING COPYING A TAPE The process of recording from one audio video device to another is called dubbing Connecting a Dubbing Source You can use a V...

Page 36: ...NEL to select one channel higher than the highest programmed channel or one channel lower than the lowest programmed channel AUX appears on the Model 28 s TV screen 4 Repeatedly press SPEED on the remote control until the desired recording speed SP LP or SLP appears 5 Press REC OTR on the Model 28 or RECORD on the remote control to begin recording 6 Start the dubbing source 7 To turn off the Model...

Page 37: ... Check the clock and reset it if necessary Tape not inserted or erase protection tab missing Insert a tape or place a piece of strong tape over the erase pro tection tab hole See Erase Protection on Page 28 The program timer is not set or is set incorrectly Set the program timer correct ly Model 28 not turned off at record set start time TIMER REC indicator not on Press POWER to turn off Mod el 28...

Page 38: ...lay back to OFF See Using Au tomatic Repeat Playback on Page 26 Cannot record from the front back input jacks Connections are incorrect Use shielded audio video ca bles with phono type connec tors to connect the source device to the Model 28 s front back input jacks See Con necting an External Device on Page 13 Model 28 not set to AUX Set Model 28 to AUX see Viewing an External Device on Page 21 C...

Page 39: ...the remote control Al ways remove old or weak batteries They can leak chemicals that can damage elec tronic circuits Handle the Model 28 gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and cause it to work improperly Keep the Model 28 away from dust and dirt which can cause premature wear of parts Wipe the Model 28 with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Do not u...

Page 40: ...own If it is follow these steps to replace it with a 5 amp 11 4 x 1 4 fast acting fuse RadioShack Cat No 270 1011 not supplied Caution Using a fuse that does not meet these ratings or defeating the fuse protection can damage your Model 28 the DC power cord and the vehicle s electrical system 1 Grasp the ring near the tip of the plug then carefully unscrew the ring by turning it counterclockwise Ca...

Page 41: ... boxes and store them in a cool dry dust free environment Store the cassettes on end not on their sides This prevents improper settling of the cassette s spools Note 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 pl...

Page 42: ... connector Audio Input Output Phono connector Earphone 1 8 inch plug 3 5 mm Power Requirements AC 120V 60 Hz DC 12V Power Consumption AC 70 Watts DC 65 Watts Dimensions 121 4 x 1115 16 x 12 7 8 Inches HWD 31 1 x 30 3 x 32 5 mm Weight Approx 20 9 Lbs 9 48 kg Included Accessories UHF VHF Dipole Antenna AC Power Cord DC Power Cord 300 to 75 ohm Matching Transformer Remote Control Specifications are t...

Page 43: ...43 NOTES 16 420 fm Page 43 Tuesday July 20 1999 11 32 AM ...

Page 44: ...hack store War ranty does not cover transportation costs Nor does it cover a product subjected to mis use or accidental damage EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RADIOSHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRAN TIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURA TION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN Some states do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties therefore the af...

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