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1. #WIRELESS TV TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER RADIO SHACK HOW TO#
2. #WIRELESS TV TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER RADIO SHACK MANUALS#

What’s more, you could even use the VCR remote (or cable remote) on the TV with the receiver, away from the actual VCR.

#WIRELESS TV TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER RADIO SHACK MANUALS#

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#WIRELESS TV TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER RADIO SHACK HOW TO#

Here's a glimpse at the inside of the manual, with instructions on how to hook it all up. Just pop in the tape, flip a switch, and she can watch the VCR signal in the bedroom while you enjoy some late night (non-cable) television all by your lonesome! Double magic! Splitting the signal is just half the fun! It’s magic! What’s that? You want to channel surf in the living room, but your significant other wants to watch her Dynasty tapes, and your only VCR is in the living room? No problemo, mang. Here’s how it worked: you hook up the RABBIT VCR Multiplying System transmitter to the back of your VCR (or cable box), and then run the wire from the transmitter to the receiver attach the receiver to the TV of your choice and BAM! All of a sudden what happens with your main TV / VCR hookup is reflected on the TV with the receiver. With an SRP of about $90, each RABBIT system came with one transmitter and one receiver, but additional receivers could be purchased at about $50 each, which is still only about a quarter of what you’d pay for another VCR at that time.Īn earlier variant of packaging. OHHHHHH! Click the image for the RABBIT commercial, man!Įnter the RABBIT VCR Multiplying System: a product capable of throwing signals from one TV to another enabling your VCR (or cable!) signal to be recognized on every TV connected to the transmitter. Too bad I didn't get MINE from a Radio Shack. This is the later version with the Archer brand name, made exclusively for Radio Shack. And though the prices on VCRs were on a substantial decline in the mid-80s and were ranging anywhere from $200 - $600 (with some economy level VCRs priced at just under $200), most families still weren’t too keen on the idea of shelling out upwards of $1000 to equip each television set in their home with the playback capabilities for magnetic magic. The thought of having to purchase a VCR for each television in the house was enough to make families’ bank accounts tremble with trepidation. Puttin' a lot of miles on 'er most everday, my frands.īut VCRs were inarguably the essential piece of gear, and to that end were the high-priced, top-shelf items of the video era.

Got this bad boy on deck for when my 57 Chevy Bel-Air retires. Groovy rewinders to keep your machine mean, souped-up controls to simplify recording and cleaning contraptions galore flooded the market in all shapes and sizes, bringing even more video excess to the seemingly insatiable consumer. The analog era produced a plethora of video accompaniments and gadgets to supplement the multitude of VCRs that had invaded homes across the land.