Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 50 del fabbricante RCA
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owner’s manual AC/DC VIDEO CASSETTE PLAY ER.
2 FEATURES You r R CA Mo del 50 AC/ D C Vid eo Cas set te Player ( VCP) is light weight , easy t o use, an d incl udes a remo te cont rol. Its dual power options let you e njoy it al most any where — at home or the of f ice, or ev en in your vehicl e.
3 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expos e this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF E LECT RIC SH OCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR B ACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE P ARTS INSIDE.
4 CONTENTS Preparation .... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... .......... 5 Accesso ries . .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ..
5 PREPARATION ACCESSORIES Your VCP inclu des t he foll owing c onnec tion access ories. Be sur e to un pack all of them befo re yo u thro w away the pack ing m at erial. 300-to-75-o hm Adapter — connects a 300-ohm an tenna wire to the VCP’s ANT .IN term inal.
6 MAKING CONNECTIONS You can c onnec t y our VCP to a TV/moni to r, a VCR (vi de o ca ssette recor der ), or bot h. To help y ou make the r ight co nnections: • If co nne ct ing a TV, use the co nnections descri bed in “Connec ting a St andard TV” on Page 7.
7 Connecting a Standard TV Follo w thes e s te ps to co nnect th e VCP to a st andar d TV that has a 75-o hm ca ble jack (b ut doe s n ot have se para te audio and vid eo inpu t jac ks ). 1. Make sure the TV is off, then discon nect the antenna or cable wire from you r TV’s VHF antenna ter m ina l and conn ec t it to the VCP’s ANT .
8 Connecting a TV/Monitor To conn ect your VCP to a TV/monitor’ s separate au dio an d video input jacks, conne ct t he VCP’s AUDIO and VI DEO OUT jacks to t he TV/m onito r’s aud io and video input jacks using a video- quality shielded ca ble (no t suppl ied).
9 Connecting a VCR To conn ect y our VCP to a VCR so yo u can copy vi deo t apes, c onnec t the VCP’s AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jac ks to the VCR’s audi o and video input jacks using a vi deo-quali ty shielded ca ble (not supplied ). Then see “ Copying a Vide o Tape” on Pag e 18 to find ou t how to copy a ta pe.
10 SETTING THE CHANNEL SWITCH CHANNEL , on the b ack of the VCP, deter mines on w hic h chan nel a s tandar d T V receiv es the V C P’s s ignal . Se t CHANNEL to 3 for channel 3, or 4 for channel 4. Not es: • If possibl e, set CHANNEL to a channe l on w hich you do not re ceiv e regul ar televi si on b roa dc ast s.
11 To us e AC powe r, connect t he AC adapt er’s barr el plu g to the VCP ’s DC IN 12V jack, then plug t he AC adapt er ’s powe r cord in t o a stan dar d AC outl et. Using Vehicle Batter y Power The suppli ed DC a dapte r le ts you powe r your V CP and a po rtabl e TV (n ot sup plied ) from you r vehicl e’s cig ar ette- li ghter socket.
12 Dew Protect ion S ystem Your VCP ’s dew prot ection s ystem helps preven t dam age ca used by moistu re th at can form o n the VCP’s tape he ads. When the system senses moi sture o n the tape he ad(s), the DEW indi cator turns on and the VCP does not let you play a ta pe.
13 • You can us e the r emo te contr ol up to a dist an ce of about 23 fe et (7 meters ) in front of the VCP. If it does not operat e proper ly w ithin this distan ce, re place the batt erie s. Warn ing: Alw ays dispo se of old bat teries promp tly and properly.
14 OPERATION USING THE REMOTE CONTROL The butto ns on the remo te co ntrol function the sa m e as those o n the front of the VCP. To use the remot e control, be su re t he f ro nt end of it is po inting wi th a cl ear pat h toward the m iddle of the VCP’s f ront panel, then press the desir ed button (s).
15 If a video cas s et te is alre ady in the VC P , press POWER to turn on the VCP th en press PLA Y to st ar t pla y b ack. 3. To stop the tape dur ing play , press STOP ( ST OP/E JECT on the fron t pan el). The PL A Y indica tor turn s off and th e tape st ops.
16 The VCP automa tica lly st ops th e tap e when it re aches the end a nd re winds the t ape to the be ginni ng. To sto p the tape at any ti m e duri ng fast- for wa rding or re wi nding, pre ss STOP . Or, to stop fast-f orward ing and rewi nding and autom at ical ly beg in pl ay, pre ss PLA Y .
17 FREEZE -FRAME The VCP l ets you st op (“fr eeze”) the tape to view a sing le fr ame. To us e fre eze-fr ame, dur ing norm al pl ay, pr ess STILL on the fr ont pan el. Durin g free ze-fram e, th ere is no sound and the picture q ua lity is not a s g ood as d uring no rmal playbac k.
18 WATCHING BROADCAST TV To watc h broa dcast TV (i f you c onnecte d a TV), press TV/VCP so th e TV/ VCP i ndicat or turns o ff. O r, you can pre ss POWER to turn off t he V CP.
19 TROUBLES HOOT ING If your VCP is not perf orming as it shoul d, the se su ggestion s might help. If y ou still cannot solve the problem, take t he VCP to your loc al Radi oShack store for assistance . Symptom Possible Cau ses Remedy No powe r. Power is not connect ed.
20 CARE AND MAINTENANCE This RCA Model 50 AC/DC Vi deo Casse tte Pla yer (VCP) has been manufact ured to the specif icat ions o f Radi oShack and is co vered b y a limite d wa rranty from RadioS hack. If your VCP is not op erat ing as i t should, t ake it to your loc al Radio Shack store or cal l 1- 800-THE- SHACK for assi stance.
21 CLEANING THE VIDEO HEADS Dirty video heads c an ca use t he VCP’s pict ur e to b e bl ur red during playb ac k , even when the video signa l is cl ear. We recom mend t hat you cl ean t he heads only when s uch pr oblems occur. Fo r prop er head cleani ng, fo llow the instr ucti ons in a head - clean ing k it.
22 REPLACING THE FUSE If t he VCP does not o perate when the DC adapte r is conne ct ed, the fuse insid e the adapte r mi ght be blown. Follow these steps to repl ace it. 1. Unscr ew the kn urle d rin g at the plug ’s tip by tu rning i t coun terc loc kwi se, then turn ove r the ada pte r’s cigarette lig hter plug so the fuse fal ls out.
23 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Televi sion Sy stem ... ..... ..... ....... ........... ............ ......... ....... ............ ...... N TSC, US TV St andard Tape W idth .... .... ..... ..... ....... ............ ......... ....... ......... ....... ....
RadioShackCorporation Fort Worth , Texas 76102 16-3200 02A02 Print ed in Korea Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il RCA 50 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del RCA 50 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso RCA 50 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul RCA 50 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il RCA 50, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del RCA 50.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il RCA 50. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo RCA 50 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
