Sony TCM-21DV manual

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    T CM-21D V Pr essman ® P ortable Cassette Recor der ▲ ALL-IN-ONE KIT (INCLUDES T WO “ AA ” BA TTERIES, CASSETTE, EXTERNAL MICROPHONE, CARR YING POUCH) • DOUBLE RECORDING TIME • VOICE OPERA TED RECORDING ( VOR) • CLEAR VOICE™ SOUND S Y STEM • MIC JA CK • L/R MONAURAL E ARPHONE JA CK • ONE T OUCH RECORDING • LED (BA TTER Y LEVE[...]

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    T CM-21DV Sony Electronics Inc • 1 Sony Drive, P ark Ridge, New Jersey 0 7656 • www.sony .com Printed in USA 2/2002 f eatur es • DOUBLE RECORDING TIME gives you the option of r ecor ding on a standard cassette at either normal speed or half the normal speed, for extended recor ding or dicta tion sessions • VOICE OPERA TED RECORDING (VOR) ac[...]