Radio Shack 16-173 Owner's Manual page 3

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USING THE TV AS A MONITOR
You can play back the signal from an audio/
video component on your TV using a special
cable (not supplied), available at your local
Radio Shack store (CMC Cat. No. 16-2324).
Connect the cable's yellow plug to the com-
ponent's video output jack and its white plug
to the component's audio output jack. Then
plug the cable's sub-mini plug into the TV's
jack.
AUDIO/VIDEO
Using Your TV
1. Extend the rod antenna (unless you are
using an external antenna).
2. Set to
VHF/UHF/OFF VHF
starts scanning and stops at the next
active channel in the selected band.
3. Press < or > to tune to a differ-
TUNING
ent channel. The tuning line on the
screen aligns with the selected channel
number above the screen.
4. Adjust .
VOLUME
5. Adjust for the desired bright-
BRIGHT
ness. The brighness also changes with
the screen's angle.
Notes:
• If desired, fold out the stand on the
back of the TV and lean the TV on a flat
surface at a convenient angle.
• If reception is poor, adjust the length or
angle of the rod antenna. If inside a
metal or concrete building, moving
closer to a window might improve
reception.
BACKLIGHT
In low temperatures, the TV screen takes a
few seconds to light, or it might be slightly
red in color. This is not a malfunction. Nor-
mal operation resumes after a short while.
USING AN EARPHONE
For private listening, you can connect an op-
1
tional earphone with a / -inch plug to the
8
jack. This automatically mutes the built-
EAR
in speaker.
Cautions:
• Set
before you being listening. Then adjust
the volume to a comfortable level.
• Do not wear an earphone while operat-
ing a vehicle or riding a bicycle. This
can cause a traffic hazard and is illegal
in some areas.
Color too light or no color .
• Be sure the antenna is fully extended.
Adjust the antenna's angle and direc-
tion for the best reception.
• Adjust
or . The TV
UHF
No picture and no sound.
• Be sure the batteries are fresh and
inserted correctly.
• If you use an adapter, be sure it is cor-
rectly connected.
No picture and noisy sound.
• Adjust the antenna.
Picture, but no sound.
• Adjust
• Be sure you disconnected the ear-
phone.
Sound, but the picture is all white, dark,
or blurred.
• Adjust
• Be sure the batteries are fresh.
Picture is not clear (moves up or down,
disappears periodically, becomes fuzzy
or blurred, is doubled, etc.), but the TV
has sound.
• Be sure the antenna is fully extended.
Adjust the antenna's angle and direc-
tions for the best reception.
• Be sure the batteries are fresh.
• Be sure the TV is away from appliances
that might cause interference.
• In locations with poor reception, it might
be impossible to get a clear picture or
any picture at all. Change the location.
If you are unable to locate the problem, take
the TV to your local Radio Shack store for
assistance.
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to the lowest setting
VOLUME
Troubleshooting
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BRIGHT
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VOLUME
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BRIGHT