Radio Shack Portable Cassette Recorder manual

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    Owner’s Manual Please re ad before u sing this equipm ent. Portable Cassette Recorder 14-1128.fm P age 1 Thursday, Ap ril 6, 2000 3:24 PM[...]

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    2 Feat ures ˆ Features Your Rad ioShack Portable Ca ssette Re - corder is a multi- functional rec order that include s a ton e contro l and tape c ounter. Easy to use and reli able, it is ide al for both pers onal and business use. Its fea- tures in clude: Three Power Sources — you can pow- er t h e re co rd er fr om f o ur C ba t ter ie s ( no [...]

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    3 Preparatio n ˆ Preparation CONNECTING POWER You can po wer the recor der from any of three power source s: • Sta ndard AC pow er (with th e su p- plied pow er co rd) • Internal batt eries • Y our ve hicl e’ s cigare tte-l ight er socket (with an op tional DC ad apter ) Note : Connectin g the power co rd or a DC adapter disconnec ts the i[...]

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    4 Preparatio n When t he record/b attery indi cator be - comes dim du ring rec ording or the re - corder stops operating properly, rep lace the batter ies. Warning: Alway s dispose of ol d batter- ies prom ptly and prop erly. Do no t burn or bury th em. Caution: If you do n ot plan to u se the re- corder w ith b atteries fo r a m onth or more, remo[...]

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    5 Operat ion Listening Safely To prot ect your hearing, follow these guidelin es when y ou use the earphone . • Set the volume to the lowes t setting before yo u begin l istening . After you begin lis tening, adj ust the volu me to a comfor table level . • Do not lis ten at extreme ly high v ol- ume le vels. E xtended h igh volu me listeni ng c[...]

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    6 Operat ion then FA S T - F / C U E or REWIND/ REVIEW . Pr ess STOP/EJECT then PLA Y to r esume p layback. • If you ho ld dow n REWIND/REVIEW or F AST-F/CUE whil e the tape i s playing , you can hea r the tape as it moves at a faster s peed. This make s it easy t o locat e a spe cific part of a rec ording. Whe n you releas e REWIND/REVIEW or FA [...]

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    7 Operat ion 3. Press RECORD to begin recordi ng. Both PLA Y and RECORD lock do wn. Note: T o tempor aril y sto p recor di ng, press P AUSE . Press P AUSE a gain to resu me re co rding . 4. Sp eak into t he ext ernal micr ophone. 5. The recor der au to matic ally stops the tape wh en it reaches the end of the current side. T o stop record ing soone[...]

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    8 Operat ion At the begi nning of a tape, p ress TA P E COUNTER to re set the tap e counter to 000 . Then note the counte r’s reading at the beginn ing of each selec tion. To return to a sel ection, fast- forward or rewind th e tape unti l the cou nter sho ws the n ot ed re adi ng. TA P E T I P S Recommended T apes Tape quali ty greatl y affects [...]

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    9 Care a nd Ma intenance ˆ Care and Maintenance Your Ra dio Sha ck Por tab le Cas se tte Rec order i s an e xa mpl e o f s upe rior de si gn and craftsman ship. T he follo wing sugg estions will he lp yo u care for your recorder so you can en joy it for ye ars. Keep the r ecorder dry. If i t gets wet, wipe it dry immed iately. Li quids might c ont[...]

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    10 Specifica tions CLEANING THE T APE-HANDLING PARTS Dirt, dus t, or partic les of th e tape's coati ng can ac cumulat e on the tape heads and other par ts that the tape touche s. This can greatl y reduc e the perfo rmance of the cas- sette pla yer. A fter eve ry 20 h ours of tap e player operat ion, foll ow these steps to clea n the tape- han[...]

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    11 Specifica tions GENERAL Power Requi rements .................. ................ ............ ................ ............ ......... AC 120V , 60 Hz, or Four C Batt eries, or DC 6V with O ptional Ad apter Dimensi ons (HWD) ..................... ................ ............ ................ ............ ............. 2 × 5 9 / 16 × 9 3 / 4 in [...]

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    14-1 128 2144-92 0-0-01 04A00 Printed in Chin a RadioShack A Divis ion of T andy Cor poration Fort W orth, Te xas 7610 2 Limited Ninet y-Day W arrant y This pro duct is warr anted b y RadioShack a gainst ma nufactu ring defects i n material an d workma nship und er normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purc hase from Ra dioShack company-[...]