We had one of those. It operated by sound waves caused by small metal cylinders striking longer metal cylinders in the remote. When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
I have, and still use the one that shows in the end of the commercial as the scene backs out to show all the models with the remote... And it still works like new, despite being burned in a house fire in 1988, then tossed on the floor in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
I remember my grandparents Zenith with 'Space Command.' The clicker works not electronically - that’s why it doesn’t need batteries. It's actually a hammer-like piece which when the buttons pressed, strikes a piece of metal, I believe, It worked on sound. I loved the feel of the 'click.'
The channels that the man sitting on the couch mentioned, are references to the 5 VHF channels that currently serve the Chicago area: WBBM, WMAQ, WLS, WGN and WTTW-TV before cable came into being. These mentioned channels can also be references to the Chicago area, where Zenith Electronics was headquartered prior to 1999 when it was taken over by South Korean company, LG Electronics.
The commercial advertises the Zenith television. In fact it promotes a whole line of Zenith TV’s. This line has remote control. Because of special technology you no longer have to get up from your chair and go to the device to operate it. You can simply push buttons to to change channels and even turn the entire set off and on. The Zeniths shown here are color televisions. Color television technology actually began in the 1940’s and came into widespread use in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. By the mid-1960’s there were certainly a good number of color TV’s and color signals delivered by the broadcast networks but quality and widespread use came into TV’s golden age in the early 1970’s.
I wish I still had my 19" Zenith in the metal cabinet. I had two clickers to go with it. Now I have four Zeniths with the infra red remotes, two 13" and two 19".
Interesting tidbit is that tv shows from the 70s all used these remote controls as a prop but very few TVs were actually sold with one. To this day I have never actually seen one of these in operation.
We had one of those. It operated by sound waves caused by small metal cylinders striking longer metal cylinders in the remote. When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
D Hall remember he was the voice of Charlie the tuna in the StarKist commercial and played Arnie in a comedy series??????!!!!......Charles Nelson Reilly played Randy his neighbor this was before Match Game went on the air I hope you will reply to this
That renote control commander works thanks to the ultrasound system, not infrared as now the are. Those RC were limited functions as advertising shows. There is a module inside of cabinet wich is actived throw a little motorized device, moving the potenciometer of volume, selector of chanels, and on/off switch, actived by a sound emited from the commander, the sound is like a _cling_ of a metallic tab. I had one of those in my hands, a Zenith TV color set ending seventies Cristian Stgo, Chile, SouthAmerica.
Our dogs collar tinkled at the same frequency as the channel up! It took forever to realize that is what was going on! Solution was to remove a few of his old registration tabs.
this reminds me of an old zenith tv company joke about a person asking for a raise. as we all know there slogan is - the quality goes in b 4 the name goes on... A person asked for a promotion and a new name plate on her door and she seemed to not be getting it so it seemed to them to her. When asking why to her male boss he said the quality goes in b 4 the name goes on.
I believe they worked similar to sonar systems actually using Piezoelectricity on the receiver to receive the "signal" sounds. A clever system, though probably a pain to repair
Simple--whenever a button was pressed on the remote, it'd bring down a striker against a thin metal plate that would act like a tuning fork when struck, emitting ultrasonic soundwaves (about 18-25 KHz). A transducer on the front panel of the TV set would pick up on these ulratsonic emissions from the remote, and control the TV accordingly. Ultrasonic remote technology was phased out in the late 70s-early 80s in favor of infrared remotes, which could relay more functions to a TV set than the limited set of frequencies an ultrasonic remote could (plus it didn't upset the family dog ;) ).
We had one of those. It operated by sound waves caused by small metal cylinders striking longer metal cylinders in the remote. When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
My mom had one. Our patio door needed oiling, and when it slid the channels would change.
Douglas Kane lol that's funny
The remotes were controlled by ultrasonic sounds back then. Good thing today remotes are now infrared.
Ryan Good though they didn't need any batteries back then.
I remember our neighbor having one. She said if she jingled her keys just right when locking or unlocking her front door it would turn it on or off.
@@iSquishy89 but they need batteries😢 lol 0:31
I found one of these at an estate sale awhile back. I absolutely love the click the buttons make. So satisfying!
0:22 used to keep my sister and i up at night MOM being the first channel surfer in Paoli Pennsylvania... it was SO LOUD!!!!
I have, and still use the one that shows in the end of the commercial as the scene backs out to show all the models with the remote... And it still works like new, despite being burned in a house fire in 1988, then tossed on the floor in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
Charles M WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah the old zeniths just refuse to die
Things were made to last unlike today and were reasonably priced too.
I remember my grandparents Zenith with 'Space Command.' The clicker works not electronically - that’s why it doesn’t need batteries.
It's actually a hammer-like piece which when the buttons pressed, strikes a piece of metal, I believe, It worked on sound.
I loved the feel of the 'click.'
So it made it easy for kids to mess around with grandma's soap operas. Clang 2 spoons or your keys and the TV does whatever it feels like.
close... it uses a quartz crystal that is hit when you click the button. the frequency produced is received by the tv
This explains why my elderly friends called their TV remote a "clicker," even though it was silent.
@@PhilMante You're a monster! 😅
@@twistedyogert 😆
The channels that the man sitting on the couch mentioned, are references to the 5 VHF channels that currently serve the Chicago area: WBBM, WMAQ, WLS, WGN and WTTW-TV before cable came into being. These mentioned channels can also be references to the Chicago area, where Zenith Electronics was headquartered prior to 1999 when it was taken over by South Korean company, LG Electronics.
The commercial advertises the Zenith television. In fact it promotes a whole line of Zenith TV’s. This line has remote control. Because of special technology you no longer have to get up from your chair and go to the device to operate it. You can simply push buttons to to change channels and even turn the entire set off and on. The Zeniths shown here are color televisions. Color television technology actually began in the 1940’s and came into widespread use in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. By the mid-1960’s there were certainly a good number of color TV’s and color signals delivered by the broadcast networks but quality and widespread use came into TV’s golden age in the early 1970’s.
A time when an american brand actually represented quality.
My late mother used to call remote controls like that: "The Plunker" or "Clicker", and they have been around since the early 1960's
I wish I still had my 19" Zenith in the metal cabinet. I had two clickers to go with it. Now I have four Zeniths with the infra red remotes, two 13" and two 19".
This remote control thing will never catch on.
WRONG
Interesting tidbit is that tv shows from the 70s all used these remote controls as a prop but very few TVs were actually sold with one. To this day I have never actually seen one of these in operation.
Making me feel super old, but I was a spoiled only child who had one at 6, however, it was a single button remote and you had to turn it off manually.
We had one of those. It operated by sound waves caused by small metal cylinders striking longer metal cylinders in the remote. When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
The announcer is Herschel Bernardi.
D Hall remember he was the voice of Charlie the tuna in the StarKist commercial and played Arnie in a comedy series??????!!!!......Charles Nelson Reilly played Randy his neighbor this was before Match Game went on the air I hope you will reply to this
That renote control commander works thanks to the ultrasound system, not infrared as now the are. Those RC were limited functions as advertising shows. There is a module inside of cabinet wich is actived throw a little motorized device, moving the potenciometer of volume, selector of chanels, and on/off switch, actived by a sound emited from the commander, the sound is like a _cling_ of a metallic tab. I had one of those in my hands, a Zenith TV color set ending seventies
Cristian Stgo, Chile, SouthAmerica.
Now we just need a “Hey remote, tell us your location” function
It's in the couch. It's always in the couch.
I was wondering if they were still in business.
My grandparents had one and you could change channels etc by jingling change near the tv.
When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
Our dogs collar tinkled at the same frequency as the channel up! It took forever to realize that is what was going on! Solution was to remove a few of his old registration tabs.
When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
this reminds me of an old zenith tv company joke about a person asking for a raise. as we all know there slogan is - the quality goes in b 4 the name goes on...
A person asked for a promotion and a new name plate on her door and she seemed to not be getting it so it seemed to them to her.
When asking why to her male boss he said the quality goes in b 4 the name goes on.
huh??
@@googaagoogaa12345678 it was there slogan
Was this English?
it is a joke of a crude nature--
meaning the quality STIFF SHAFT and erected goes in and then she gets her promotion and raise...
I remember you could jingle keys and that would change the station.
I would have to replace those little motors when they went bad what a pain in the ass
They produced good quality radio reciever during ww2
I believe they worked similar to sonar systems actually using Piezoelectricity on the receiver to receive the "signal" sounds. A clever system, though probably a pain to repair
Our dog had a metal chain collar with a metal tag...he'd trot through the living room and the channel would change🤣🤣
When our dog scratched herself, her tags jingled and the TV responded to the sounds. We'd come home to find the television on and blaring.
Nowadays u can on/off your tv with your cellphone..
“Damn Technology You Scary.”!
I wish remotes still look like today with no batteries needed
no you don't they didn't work well even when they were new. They were noisy .You were also very limited on what you could do with those remotes.
The simplest TV ad...
How did it work without batteries?
Simple--whenever a button was pressed on the remote, it'd bring down a striker against a thin metal plate that would act like a tuning fork when struck, emitting ultrasonic soundwaves (about 18-25 KHz). A transducer on the front panel of the TV set would pick up on these ulratsonic emissions from the remote, and control the TV accordingly. Ultrasonic remote technology was phased out in the late 70s-early 80s in favor of infrared remotes, which could relay more functions to a TV set than the limited set of frequencies an ultrasonic remote could (plus it didn't upset the family dog ;) ).
Cool! Thanks for the info. You learn something new everyday.
+Sebastian J they had space command in the 50s!
Who is the announcer? He sounds a bit like Dick Cavett.
Hajajajaja At last the fckn old man changed channels throw a his sirvient. I love that advertising inesperated final. Great!
No my remote is the youngest in the family
Hi
Most remotes now are infrared and Bluetooth! 😐
Too lazy to change the channel himself with a remote.
Zenith company is dead?
Sad story.
It’s been wholly owned by LG since 1999. They phased out the Zenith name on their products, but it still exists as an R&D division of LG.
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