Radio Shack 15-1975 User manual

Cat. No. 15-1975
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Audio/Video
Home Network
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INTRODUCTION
Your RCA Audio/Video Home Net-
work delivers clear stereo sound and
sharp color video images up to 500
feet away from the A/V source. Be-
cause it transmits at a low frequency
(30 MHz), your Home Network can
share the same phone lines as voice
and data signals, so you can still use
your phone, fax, or modem while you
enjoy broadcast, recorded, or satellite
programming on a TV anywhere in
your home!
Just connect the Home Network’s
transmitter to AC power, a phone line,
and an audio or video source, and its
receiver to AC power, a phone line,
and a remote TV, audio receiver, or
powered speakers. When you turn on
the components you connected, the
transmitter sends the signals from the
source to the receiver, so you can:
• watch VCR or DVD movies on
any TV in your home without run-
ning costly cable, moving your
VCR, or buying another one
• watch cable or satellite program-
ming on any TV in your home
• listen to stereo music on powered
speakers inside or outside your
home
• receive computer images and
sound on a remote TV (additional
equipment required)
• monitor your sleeping baby, play-
ing children, or sick family mem-
bers, or see who is outside your
door on your TV using a cam-
corder or miniature security cam-
era
With additional equipment (not sup-
plied), you can even use the Home
Network to show presentations from a
desktop or laptop computer on a TV
screen or view TV programming on a
computer’s monitor.
Your Home Network comes with an
infrared (IR) remote control emitter
that allows you to use an audio or vid-
eo source’s remote control to control
the device from another room, even if
the device is not within line-of-sight of
the Home Network transmitter.
Note: This equipment complies with
the limits for a Class A digital device
as specified in Part 15 of
FCC Rules.
These limits provide reasonable pro-
tection against radio and TV interfer-
ence as long as you use the
equipment in a commercial area. The
equipment produces radio frequency
energy and can cause radio and TV
interference. If you use the equipment
in a residential area, you must correct
any interference problem at your own
expense.
©1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
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We have designed your Home Net-
work to conform to federal regula-
tions, and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each de-
vice (such as a telephone or answer-
ing machine) that you connect to the
telephone line draws power from the
telephone line. We refer to this power
draw as the device’s ringer equiva-
lence number, or REN. The REN is
on the bottom of your transmitter and
receiver.
If you use more than one phone or
other device on the line, add up all of
the RENs. If the total is more than five
(or three in rural areas), your tele-
phones might not ring. If ringer opera-
tion is
impaired, remove a device from the
line.
Your Home Network complies with
Part 68 of
FCC Rules . You must,
upon
request, provide the FCC registration
number and the REN to your tele-
phone company. Both numbers are
on the bottom of the transmitter and
receiver.
Note: You must not connect your
Home Network to:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• most electronic key telephone
systems
•PBXs
Your Home Network is ETL listed to
UL standards and meets all applica-
ble FCC standards.
For residential use only. Manufac-
tured and sold under license from In-
line Connection Corporation.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSON-
NEL.
This symbol is intended to alert
you to the presence of uninsu-
lated dangerous voltage within
the product’s enclosure that
might be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric
shock. Do not open the prod-
uct’s case.
This symbol is intended to in-
form you that important operat-
ing and maintenance
instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this
product.
!
!
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A LOOK AT YOUR HOME NETWORK
The Audio/Video Home Network in-
cludes these items. Be sure you have
them all before you discard the box
and begin installation.
One Transmitter —sends audio/vid-
eo (A/V) signals from an A/V source
through the Home Network receiver
to a remote TV or audio receiver, and
relays remote control signals from the
Home Network receiver to the A/V
source
Note:
You can send A/V signals from
any of these sources:
•Audio — CD player, stereo
receiver or cassette deck
•Video — VCR, cable TV, laser
disc player, DVD, camcorder,
security camera, computer or sat-
ellite system
One Receiver — relays A/V signals
from the Home Network transmitter to
the remote TV or audio receiver, and
sends remote control signals through
the transmitter to the A/V source
Two Power Adapters — provide 15V
DC power to the transmitter and re-
ceiver
One Infrared Emitter — connects to
the transmitter and sends infrared re-
mote control signals from the receiver
to A/V sources which are not within
“line-of-sight” of the transmitter
Two Phone Wires — connect Home
Network units to your phone jacks
You need one or more AV cables
(available at your local RadioShack
store) to connect your Home Net-
work. Refer to the instructions under
“Installation” on page 5 for the con-
nection you need to make.
DC 15V 300mA —
connect the supplied
AC adapter
Audio/Video Jacks — stereo
left and right jacks and a sin-
gle video jack to connect your
A/V components
Phone In — connect
a telephone, fax, or
modem
Line Out — connect
to a modular phone
line jack
IR — connect the IR
emitter
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
VIDEO
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
OUT
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INSTALLATION
For detailed installation instructions,
see “Connecting the Transmitter,”
“Connecting the IR Emitter” on
page 10, and “Connecting the Re-
ceiver” on page 10.
It’s this simple:
1. Connect the Home Network
transmitter to an audio/video
source, a phone jack, and an AC
outlet.
2. If desired, connect the IR emitter
to the transmitter.
3. Connect the Home Network
receiver to the TV, computer, or
powered speakers in the remote
viewing or listening location, a
phone jack and an AC outlet.
4. Turn on the devices you con-
nected to the transmitter and
receiver, and enjoy clear audio/
video at the remote location!
Important:
• Home Network is not compatible
with Key Service Unit (KSU) mul-
tiline phone systems.
• If you have
more than 1 phone
line:
Many homes have more
than one incoming phone line.
Two common configurations are:
(1) separate lines on separate
jacks, each bearing a unique
number, or (2) two to three lines
wired into a single RJ11 jack. If
each line is separate, connect
both the transmitter and receiver
to the same line. If you have a
mixture of standard and RJ11
jacks, you must connect both the
transmitter and receiver to line 1.
• The Home Network is designed
to connect directly to a TV’s line-
level outputs. If you want to con-
nect it to an older
TV that has a
screw-on, coaxial “F” connector
(which allows VCR and cable
programming to be viewed on
channel 3 or 4), you need a video
RF modulator (available at your
local RadioShack store).
CONNECTING THE
TRANSMITTER
Refer to the illustrations of the con-
nection you plan to use :
• “To Transmit Audio/Video from a
VCR” on page 7
• “To Transmit Audio/Video from a
Cable TV Hookup” on page 7
• “To Transmit Audio/Video from a
Satellite Receiver, DVD, or Laser-
disc” on page 8
• “To Transmit Audio/Video from a
Camcorder” on page 8
• “To Transmit Audio/Video from an
A/V Receiver” on page 9
• “To Transmit Audio from a Stereo
Receiver” on page 9
• “To Transmit Audio from a CD
Player or Cassette Deck” on
page 9
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1. Connect an A/V cable from the
transmitter’s A/V jacks to the A/V
jacks on the back of your audio/
video source labeled LINE OUT,
A/V, or A/V OUT. Be sure the yel-
low, red and white plugs match
the yellow, red and white jacks on
both the audio/video source and
the transmitter.
Notes:
• If your VCR or cable con-
verter box has only one output
for audio (mono sound only),
connect the white plug to that
single audio output and to the
transmitter’s AUDIO LEFT jack.
• If your A/V source
(VCR, satel-
lite receiver, DVD, or laserdisc
player)
has only one set of A/V
output jacks and you want to
use it with a nearby TV, con-
nect a coaxial cable (available
at your local RadioShack
store) from the OUT port on
your A/V source to the VHF/
UHF IN port on your TV. To
view cable transmissions on
that TV, connect your incoming
cable TV source to the IN port
on your A/V source.
•Withsomecamcorders, you
might need to use the cam-
corder’s supplied adapter
patch cord.
• You can connect the Home
Network to your stereo
receiver to enjoy sound from a
CD player, cassette deck, or
radio. If you do this, you must
also connect either powered
speakers or another amplifier
to the Home Network receiver
at the remote site (see “Con-
necting Remote Speakers” on
page 13).
• The yellow video plug is not
used with audio components
such as CD players, stereo
receivers or cassette decks.
• To transmit audio/video from a
component connected to an
A/
V receiver,
select that compo-
nent to be the A/V receiver’s
output. Refer to your A/V
receiver’s manual for instruc-
tions.
2. Plug one end of the supplied
modular phone cord into the
transmitter’s
LINE OUT jack and
the other end into a modular
phone line jack.
Note: You can use the transmit-
ter’s PHONE IN jack to connect a
telephone, modem or fax.
3. Plug one end of the supplied AC
adapter into the back of the trans-
mitter and the other end into a
standard AC outlet. The power
indicator on the face of the trans-
mitter lights.
Note: The other light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) on the transmit-
ter’s face transmit infrared (IR)
signals to A/V source compo-
nents. They never light.
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To Transmit Audio/Video from a VCR
To Transmit Audio/Video from a Cable TV Hookup
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
VCR 1
AUDIO
RIGHTLEFT
OUTIN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VIDEO
VCR1
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
AUDIO INCABLE/ANT. IN VIDEO IN
RIGHT
LEFT
VIDEO
CABLE/ANT.
CABLE/ANT.
AUDIO
LINE OUT
IN
OUT
RIGHTLEFT
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To Transmit Audio/Video from a Satellite Receiver, DVD, or
Laserdisc
To Transmit Audio/Video from a Camcorder
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
VIDEO
CABLE/ANT.
CABLE/ANT.
AUDIO
LINE OUT 1
LINE OUT 2
IN SATILLITE
IN
OUT
RIGHTLEFT
AUDIO INCABLE/ANT. IN VIDEO IN
RIGHT
LEFT
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
VIDEO AUDIO
LINE OUT
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To Transmit Audio/Video from an A/V Receiver
To Transmit Audio from a Stereo Receiver
To Transmit Audio from a CD Player or Cassette Deck
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
VIDEO
CABLE/ANT.
CABLE/ANT.
AUDIO
LINE IN
LINE OUT
IN
OUT
RIGHTLEFT
AUDIO INCABLE/ANT. IN VIDEO IN
RIGHT
LEFT
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT
AUDIO
LINE IN
LINE OUT
RIGHTLEFT
VIDEOIR
PHONE
IN LINE OUT DC15V 300mA
Left – AUDIO – Right
IN
OUT AUDIO
LINE OUT
RIGHTLEFT
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CONNECTING THE IR
EMITTER
Your Home Network also allows you
to control the A/V source using an ex-
isting remote control. The Home Net-
work receiver sends your remote
control’s IR signal through the phone
line to the Home Network transmitter,
which converts the signal back to the
original IR signal and beams it to the
audio/video source.
If you want to use an A/V source’s re-
mote control to control a source
which is not within “line-of-sight” of
the Home Network transmitter, follow
these steps to connect the Home Net-
work IR emitter.
1. Plug the IR emitter into the IR jack
on the back of the transmitter (to
the left of the yellow video jack).
2. Locate the IR sensor on the
source you want to control.
If the sensor is not clearly
labeled, consult the owner’s man-
ual for that component, try point-
ing the remote control at different
areas on the front of the compo-
nent from less than 1 inch away
and pressing ON or OFF. When
the component turns on or off,
you have found the approximate
location of the IR sensor.
3. Position the IR emitter so that it is
within “line-of-sight” of the IR sen-
sors on the A/V sources you want
to control. Cut a piece of the sup-
plied hook-and-loop tape to
secure the emitter In this position.
4. At the remote location, position
the receiver so the remote control
signal can strike the IR window
on the bottom front of the
receiver.
To use the remote control, point it
at the front of the receiver and
press the desired buttons.
CONNECTING THE
RECEIVER
To receive A/V signals on a remote
TV where you will watch the program-
ming from your audio/video source,
you can:
• connect the Home Network
receiver directly to the remote TV
• connect the Home Network
receiver to the TV through a VCR
(so you can record the transmit-
ted audio and video)
Notes:
• The signal indicator on the
receiver’s right face lights to
show that A/V signals from the
transmitter are being received
through the phone line.
• If the remote TV has picture-in-
picture (PIP) capabilities, you can
view any image transmitted by
Home Network, such as your
sleeping baby, in a small inset
picture while enjoying other pro-
gramming on the rest of the
screen. Consult your TV’s man-
ual for instructions.
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