Panasonic 16-185 manual

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    Cat. No. 16- 185 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read befo re usin g this equipmen t. 4-Inch Color TF T LCD T V 16-185.fm P age 1 Saturday, Ma y 8, 1999 2 :30 PM[...]

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    2 FEATURES © 199 9 T an dy Corpor ation. All Rights Reserved. RadioShack and Op timus are reg istered tradema rks used b y T an dy Corpor ation. Your Optim us 4-Inch Co lor TFT ( Thin Film Trans istor) LC D TV is com pact, lightweig ht (less than two pounds) , and easy to carry making it perfect fo r use in y our car, wor kshop, RV or camper — a[...]

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    3 CONTENTS Preparation .... ...... ............. ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ............. ....... ...... ...... ....... 4 Power Sour ces .................. ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ ....... 4 Internal Ba ttery Po wer ....... ............. ............. ................... ..[...]

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    4 PREPARATION POWER SOURCES You can power the TV fro m any of three power source s: • internal ba ttery pow er (us ing four D batteri es (not sup plied) • standar d AC power (us ing an option al AC adap ter) • v ehic le bat tery powe r (us ing an optional DC power cord) Internal Batte ry Power Your TV requi res fou r D batteries for power. F [...]

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    5 Warning: Disp ose o f old ba tteries promptly and properl y. Do not burn or bury the m. Caution: If y ou do no t plan t o use th e TV with batte ries for a n extended peri- od, rem ove the batte ries. Ba tteries can l eak che micals t hat can destroy electro nic part s. To acce ss the EARPHONE , DC 6V IN , and A V IN jack s on th e back of the TV[...]

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    6 V eh ic l e Battery Po wer You can u se an option al DC adapte r to power the TV from you r vehicle 's cigare tte-ligh ter sock et. Caution: You must us e a DC adapt er that sup plies 6 vol ts and del ivers at lea st 1,0 00 mA. It s cen ter plug must be s et to p os- itive and its plug must fit the TV's DC 6V IN jack. (We reco mmend Ra-[...]

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    7 OPERATION 1. Extend th e buil t-in rod an tenna. 2. P ress POWER to turn on the TV . 3. P ress VHF/UHF to select VHF or UHF . The TV starts sca nning and stops at the ne xt activ e cha nne l in the se lected ba nd. A ver tical bl ue line moves acro ss the scree n when scan ning V HF ch annels; a vertic al g reen li ne mo ves wh en scannin g UHF c[...]

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    8 USING AN EARPHONE For priva te list ening, you ca n conne ct an option al earph one wi th a 1 / 8 -inch (3.5 mm) pl ug to the EARPHONE jack on the back . This automatic ally mutes the built- in spea ker. protect your he aring, f ollow these guidelin es when y ou use earphon es. • Set the vo lume to the l owest set - ting be fore you begin liste[...]

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    9 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not ex pect you to have any problem s with your TV, but if yo u do, these su ggesti ons migh t help. No picture or sound. • Make sure t he batte ries are fres h and co rrectly install ed. • Make sur e any a dapter is correctl y conne cted. • Check vehicle’s po wer fuse a nd replace i t if neces sary . Blurry picture[...]

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    10 FCC NOTICE This de vice compl ies w ith Par t 15 of the FCC Rule s. O perati on of this de- vice is s ubject to the following two conditio ns: 1. The TV m ay not caus e harmf ul interfer ence . 2. The TV mus t accept a ny interf er- ence r eceived , includ ing inte rfer- ence that may cause und esired operatio n. 16-185.fm Page 10 Saturday, May [...]

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    11 SPECIFICA TIONS Display El ement ........... ............ .................... ............. ............. .......... TF T Color L CD Channel Co verage ....... ................... ............. ............. ................... ..... VHF-L CH 2–6 VH F-H CH 7– 13 UHF CH 14–6 9 Screen Si ze .... ............. ................... ............[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 05A9 9 Prin ted in T a iw an Limited Nine ty-Day Wa rranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company- owned sto res and au[...]