Radio Shack 16-972 manual

XX-XXX User’s Guide P l e a s e r e a d t h i s U s e r’ s THE PERFORMANCE YOU NEED TM 3.5” Por table TV Please read this user’ s guide before using your ne w TV . User’s Guide 16-972[...]

2 Contents Important S afety Instructions .............................................................................. 4 Precautions ............................................................................................................ 6 P ac kage Contents .....................................................................................[...]

3 Manually Editing Menus ............................................................................... 20 Viewing Cur rent Channel Information .............................................................. 21 Channel Information for Analog Mode ................................................... 21 Channel Information for Digital Mode ...........[...]

4 Saf ety Impor tant Safety Instructions Alwa y s be careful when using your product. T o reduce the risk of fire, electrical shoc k and other injuries, k eep these saf ety precautions in mind when installing , using and maintaining your TV . 1) Read these instr uctions 2) Keep these instr uctions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) F ollo w all instruction[...]

5 Saf ety 12 ) Ref er all ser vicing to qualified ser vice personnel. Ser vicing is required when the product has been damaged in any w a y , suc h as po wer supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects hav e f allen into the product, the apparat us has been exposed to rain or moist ure, does not operate normally , or has bee[...]

6 Saf ety 14 ) Ov erloading – Do not ov erload w all outlets, extension cords, or integral conv enience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electrical shoc k. 15 ) Object and Liquid Entr y – Nev er push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they ma y touc h dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that co[...]

7 Saf ety 6) Handle carefully . Do not place anything hea vy , sharp, wet, or hot on the unit. 7) T o protect your hearing, set the volume to the lo west bef ore using earphones. Do not listen at extremely high v olume le vels as e xtended high v olume listening can cause hearing loss. 8) T o prev ent breakage or damage to the antenna, pull the ant[...]

8 Package Contents P ortable 3.5” TV  Quic k Start  User’ s Guide Pr oduct Featur es The TV’ s 3.5” high-resolution screen delivers a bright, crisp pict ure Handheld design for easy portability Runs on f our AA bat teries (not included) for cord-free con venience     Antenna Extend and adjust for best reception. Headphone [...]

9 Setup DC5V Insert power adapter plug (optional)  Navigate menus and Electronic Program Guide (EPG). Change the volume.   Menu Access/exit the settings menu.  Confirm selections. Display channel information.    CH+/  CH– Navigate menus and EPG. Skip to the next or previous channel.  [...]

10 Setup Powering Y our TV Install Batteries 1. Slide open the bat ter y compartment door . 2. Insert four alkaline bat teries (not included) into the bat ter y compartment with correct polarity (+ and –) as mark ed inside the compartment 3. Close the bat ter y compartment door . b Batt ery Notes: Use only fresh bat teries of the required size an[...]

11 Setup Using an AC or Car Power Adapter (optional) T o pow er your TV with an A C or car power adapter (neither included), make sure y our adapter has the following specifications: Tip Size: 2.8mm Tip P olarity: P ositive (+) Output V olt age: 5V , Current Rating: 1A 1. Remov e bat teries if inst alled in the TV . 2. Connect the adapter (not inc[...]

12 Setup Using the Antenna F ully extend the built-in antenna f or best signal reception. There might be no signal or a w eak signal if: Buildings or trees are bloc king the transmit ting tow er . It is snowing or raining hea vily . Y ou are walking, running, or moving with the TV . Y ou are operating the TV inside a mo ving vehicle. The TV is surr[...]

13 Operation Menu Operation 1. Slide the POWER switc h on the bac k of the TV to ON . 2. Press to access the main menu. 3. Use the navigation but tons  CH+ ,  CH– ,  ,  to select one of six submenus: A uto Sear ch , Quick Sear ch , Channel Hop , EPG , Channel Edit , Functions (e xplained on page 1 6). 4. Press  to confirm. Auto Se[...]

14 Operation Quick Search If you kno w the RF c hannel number , you can access it quic kly . Visit AntennaW eb.org and follow the “Choose an antenna” instructions to find a list of RF c hannel numbers in your area. 1. Select Quick Searc h from the main menu. 2. Use the but tons  CH+ ,  CH– ,  ,  to select your desired Channel num[...]

15 Operation Channel Hop Once c hannels are activated in the “Channel Edit” menu, they appear in the “Channel Hop” menu. 1. Select Channel Hop from the main menu. 2. Use the but tons  CH+ ,  CH– to mov e up/ down and  ,  to t urn pages, then press  to select the desired c hannel. EPG (Electronic Program Guide) For Digital T[...]

16 Operation Functions Y ou can customize many TV functions, as indicated in the F unctions table below . 1. Select Functions from the main menu. 2. Use  CH+ ,  CH– to scroll through the submenus. 3. Press  to enter specific set tings in eac h submenu. 4. Use  CH+ ,  CH– ,  ,  to c hange set tings, and press  to sav e. [...]

17 Operation Aspect Ratio Select A uto , 16:9 , 4:3, Zoom1, or Zoom2 . A uto def aults to original broadcast format in Digital mode. 16:9 stretc hes the picture to fill the screen, sometimes resulting in distortion. 4:3 shrinks the picture and adds blac k bars on the sides Zoom1, Zoom2 of f ers two lev els of zoom to enlarge details for viewing. ?[...]

18 Operation Closed Caption Select a caption option: CS 1 -6 , CC 1 -4 , TEXT 1 -4 , or Of f . n Note: CS 1 -6 available only in Digital mode. Max Bat tery When operating the TV on bat ter y pow er , you can turn the Max Batt ery function on/of f . When activated, appears highlighted in the c hannel information displa y , and the unit will maximize[...]

19 Operation Menu Edit Set the order of the F unctions list: Nor mal – default menu order . A uto – the list memoriz es and automatically modifies the order according to how frequently y ou use selected functions. Manual – This allo ws you to customise by rer ranging the order and removing functions. See “ Manually Edit Menus ” on page 2[...]

20 Operation Manually Editing Menus Menu Edit allows y ou to customize the F unctions list by rerranging the order and remo ving unw anted functions. 1. Select Menu Edit from the Functions menu. 2. Press  to enter the submenu, and use  CH+ ,  CH– to select Manual . 3. Press  to confirm. Chec k box es appear for eac h menu option in th[...]

21 Operation V iewing Curr ent Channel Information 1. T o vie w the information window , press  while vie wing a program. 2. Press again to hide the information windo w , or wait 5 minutes. Channel Information for Analog Mode Batt ery pow er When the Max Bat tery function is activated, the icon appears highlighted. Current channel number Broadca[...]

22 Operation Channel Information for Digital Mode Time and Dat e n Note: Time Zone must be set. See page 18. Signal str ength Batt ery P ower When the Max Batt ery function is activated, the icon appears highlighted. Progr am Start and End Time Current broadcast resolution. TV converts to appropriate resolution for the TV . appears when Closed Capt[...]

23 Additional Inf o Specifications RF Reception .......................................................... T er restrial A TSC 8VSB: 54 - 860 Mhz (Ch2 - Ch69) ..................................................................................................................................... T errestrial NTSC ......................................[...]

24 Additional Inf o T r oubleshooting Pr oblem Possible Solutions TV does not tur n on The bat teries may be dead. T r y replacing the bat teries. I f us in g A C A da pt er , c h ec k t o ma k e s ur e th e po w er c or d is p lu gg ed i n to t he w al l ou tl et s ec ur el y . Plug in another appliance to make sure that the outlet w orks.  [...]

25 Additional Inf o FCC Information Th is eq uipme nt has b een t ested an d f ound to c omply with th e lim its fo r a C lass B d igital de vice, purs uant to Pa rt 1 5 of the FCC Ru les. These limit s are de signe d to pro vide re asonable prot ection a gains t harmfu l int erf erence in a res ident ial instal latio n. T his equ ip- ment gene rat[...]

26 Additional Inf o ser vice center in the original pac kaging or reasonable substitute to prev ent damage. Y ou must include your full name, shipping address and telephone number for our ref erence with Proof of purc hase. No return will be shipped bac k to a PO BOX. Inno va- tive DTV Solutions, Inc. will not be responsible f or delays or unproces[...]

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