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Cat. No. 32-1159 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . Ster e o Dual- Cas sett e Karaoke Cent er with AM/FM Radio 32-1 159. fm Page 1 Mo nday, Au gust 9, 1999 2:3 8 PM[...]
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2 FEA TURES Your O ptimus Stereo Dual-Cassette Karaoke Cen ter lets you b e the “s tar” as you sing along with your f avori te re- cordings a nd hear your v oice with the music throu gh the spea kers. You can sing along with regu lar cass ette t ap es or speci a l kara o ke casset te ta p es (such as th e supplied tape) t hat let you balanc e t[...]
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3 5 Band Fr eq uency Equalizer — let s you precisely adj ust the tone and sound to your preference and your room’s un ique ac oustics. Echo C ontr ol — lets you add an echo to your v o ice for a concert hall effect. Ta pe Sp eed C ont rol — adjusts the tape spe ed to match your voice pitch. Balance Control — a djusts the bal - ance betwee[...]
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4 CONTENTS Conne ctions .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... . 5 Connecting Anot her Audio Sou rce to the Input Jacks ..................................... 5 Connecting an Audio Componen t to t he Output Jacks .................. . ................. 5 Connectin[...]
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5 CONNECTIONS Cautio n : Do not plug in the pow er cord until all other conn ections are com p lete . CONNECTING ANOT HER AUDIO SOURCE T O THE INPUT JACK S You can connec t another audio source (such as a stereo V CR or CD player) so you can sing alo ng with t he audio source’s sound . Connect the source’s st ereo audio output j acks to th e sy[...]
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6 CONNECTING POWER When yo u have m ade all c onnect ions, plug your system’s power c ord into a standard AC outlet. Cautio n : Your system’s powe r cord has a polarized plug (one blade is wid- er than the ot her). If you have difficulty inserting the p lug into the outlet, do not force it. Turn the pl ug over and try again. 32-1 159. fm Page 6[...]
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7 USING THE 5 BAND EQUALIZER You can use t he 5 band frequen cy equalizer to c ustomize the sound y ou hear through the s peaker. Eac h of the five co ntrols lets you adjust the sound l evel in a specific fre quency range . Slide t he control up t o b oos t or down to reduc e the level. If you set the cont r ol to the center p osition ( 0 ), the fr[...]
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8 USING THE RADIO Warnin g : To protect y o ur hearing, set MASTER VOLUME to MIN before you play the radio. 1. Press POW ER to turn on the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Set FUNCTION SELECT OR to TUNER . 3. Set BAND SEL ECTOR to AM , FM STEREO , or FM . 4. Rota te TUNING to se l ect the desired station. Notes: • The AM ant enna is built[...]
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9 6. Adjust BALANCE if yo u co n- nected a n external speaker. 7. Adjust the 5 BAND EQUALIZE R controls as desired. To turn off the syst em , press POW ER . 32-1 159. fm Page 9 Mo nday, Au gust 9, 1999 2:3 8 PM[...]
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10 USING THE CAS SETTE DE CK You can p lay a casset te tape in e it h er cassette deck, and re cord tapes in TAPE 1 . Warnin g : To protect y o ur hearing, set MASTER VOLUME to MIN before you play a c assette tape. LOADING A CASSETTE TA P E Note: Take up any slack in the t ape by turning the cassette’s hub with a pencil or your finger. If you do [...]
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11 PLAYI N G A CASSETTE TA P E You can p lay a casset te tape in e it h er TAPE 1 or TAP E 2, or you can l oad cassette tapes in b ot h decks and pl ay them consecut ively. Norm al Play Follow these steps to pl ay a cassette t a pe in TAP E 1 or TAPE 2. 1. Load a cassette tape in T APE 1 or T APE 2. 2. Press POWER t o turn on the sys- tem. The POWE[...]
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12 Notes: • T o temporarily stop play , press P AUSE . Press P AUSE again to resume pl ay . • T o rapidly wind t he tape forward or backward, pres s FA S T - F or REWIND . Press STOP/EJECT when you reach the desired sec- tion. Consecu tive P lay Follow t hes e steps to pl ay one side of the tape in T APE 2, then play one s ide of the tape i n T[...]
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13 SINGING AL ONG Now get read y for some fun! In th i s section, we tell y ou how to use y o ur system’s karaoke features . F irst, plug a supplied mic rophone’s 1 / 4 -i nch plug into o ne of the micropho ne j acks. Note: Y our fri ends can also sing along with the mus ic if you conn ect a unidi- rectional 600-oh m dynamic micro- phone with a[...]
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14 BALANCE — While y ou play a karaoke cassette tape , turn BAL ANC E to adjust th e balance bet ween the p re- recorded o riginal singer’s voice and the mus ic. If you u se an e xternal speaker, turn BALANCE to ad j us t the balance be twee n the left an d right speakers. SINGING WIT H A CASSETTE T APE Follow these steps to sin g along with a [...]
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15 SINGING WITH ANOTHER AUD IO SOURCE If you conne cted another audio source (see “ Connecting Another Audio Source to the I nput Ja cks” o n Pa g e 5), follow these steps to sing along w ith that audio source. 1. Set FUNCTION SELECT OR to AUX . 2. Press POW ER t o turn on the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 3. T urn on the audio s ource.[...]
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16 USING OPT IONAL COMPONENTS LI ST EN IN G TO ANOTHER AUD IO SOURCE If you conne cted another audio source (see “ Connecting Another Audio Source to the I nput Ja cks” o n Pa g e 5), follow these ste ps to listen to that source. Warnin g : To prot ect your hea ring and preve nt damage to th e system, always set the source’s and the sys t em?[...]
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17 RECORDING You can record as you si ng along w it h a tape or anoth er audio sou rce. You can also record onl y the external au- dio source, or dub from o ne cassette tape to another. RECORDING TIPS • T ape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. We rec- ommen d RadioShac k Supertape Extended Range or Low-Noi se T ype 1 tape. We d[...]
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18 RECORDING F ROM T HE RADIO 1. Set FUNCTION SELECTOR to TUNER . 2. Load a blank t ape (or one th at you want to record over) into T APE 1, with the side you want to record on facing you, and the full reel to the l e ft. 3. Press P AUSE the n RECORD on T APE 1. PLA Y an d RECORD bo th lock down. 4. When the selection you want plays o n the rad io,[...]
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19 MAINTENANCE Your Op timus St ereo Du al-Cassette Karaoke Center is an exam ple of superior de- sign and craftsm anship. The f ollowing su ggestions will hel p you care for the system so you can enjoy it f or years. Keep the sy stem dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can corrode the electronic circ[...]
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20 T APE CARE TI PS Pre venting Acci dental Erasu re Cassette tapes have two eras e- protection tabs — one for each side. To protect a rec ording from bein g ac- cidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to rem ove one or both of the casse tte t ape ’s erase-pro- tection tabs. If you want to rec ord on a tape side af- ter you ha ve [...]
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21 4. Use a cotton swab dipped in denatured a lcohol or tap e head cleaning solut ion to clean the record/play heads, pin ch rollers, capstans, tape guid es, and era se heads. 5. When y ou finish c leaning, press STOP/ EJECT on T APE 1 and T APE 2 and c lose t he cassette compartment d oors. Then recon- nect power . Yo ur loc al Rad i oSha c k st o[...]
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22 SPECIFICATIONS Power Output (at 10% THD) .. ................. . .................... .. ....... 20 W att s per Channel Equalizer ................ . .................... .. ................. . .................. . .............. 120 Hz ± 10 dB 300 Hz ± 10 dB 1 kHz ± 10 dB 3.3 kHz ± 10 dB 10 kHz ± 10 dB T rack Sy stem . ......................[...]
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23 NOTES 32- 11 59 . f m Pag e 23 Mon day , Au gu st 9, 19 99 2:3 8 PM[...]
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Ra dioSh ack A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 8A6 Prin ted in Hong Kong RadioShack Limi ted War ranty Th is p rod uct is w arr ante d ag ai nst def ects for 90 day s fro m da te o f p urch ase fro m Ra di oS ha ck co m p a ny -o w ne d s tor e s and au th ori ze d R a dio S h ac k f ran ch is ee s and de al - ers. Wit hi[...]