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    Cat. No. 14-1169 OWNER’S MANUAL Please r ead befo re using this equi pment. Micro-41 Micro Recorder with Voice Zoom and VOX 14-1169.fm Page 1 Monday, April 26, 1999 4:03 PM[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your O ptimu s Micro -41 Micr o Reco rder with Voice Zoo m and VOX is ideal for qu ick note- taking . Its ultra-s mall size ma kes it easy to slip into a pocket or b riefcase. Yo u can use it at scho ol, at bus ines s confe ren c- es, for dic tation in the off ice, or anyw here on the go! Yo u can rec ord manua lly or set the reco rder s[...]

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    3 or at no rmal sp eed for maxi mum s ound quality . Auto Stop — stops the tap e moveme nt when the recorde r reach es the en d of the tape duri ng recordi ng or p layback . Tape Coun ter with Reset Button — lets you not e specif ic poi nts in a tape fo r later referenc e. Quick Reco rd — lets you instantly chang e from play ba ck t o reco r [...]

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    4 Three Power Opti ons — you can po wer the recor der f rom sta ndard AC po wer usin g an optio nal AC a dapter, two AA b atteries (not su pplied ) or a vehicl e’s battery u sing an optio nal DC adapter. 14-1169.fm Page 4 Monday, April 26, 1999 4:03 PM[...]

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    5 CONTEN TS Preparation .... ........... ................. ........... . 7 Connecti ng P ower ............... ........... . 7 Using Bat teries ............. ........... . 7 Using A C P ow er ...................... . 9 Using V eh icle Battery P ow er ... 1 0 Connectin g an Earphone ....... 12 Listeni ng Saf ely ................. ..... 13 T raffic Sa[...]

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    6 T ape Tips ...................... ...................... . 26 Storing Cassette T ap es ........... ...... 26 Pre ventin g Accidental Er asure ...... 26 Erasi ng T apes ............. ............ ...... 27 Care ....... ....................... ................. ...... 28 Clean ing the T ape-Handli ng P ar ts ..................... . 29 Specificati o[...]

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    7 PREPARATION CONNECTING P OWER Using Batte ries You can power your reco rder with two AA batteries (not supplied). For t he best per- formanc e and lon gest life, we rec ommend Radio Shack alk aline batteries . W arning: Disp ose of old batteries prompt- ly; do n ot b ur y or burn them. Cautions : • Use onl y fres h batteries o f the required si[...]

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    8 1. Slide the battery compar tment c ov er in the direc tion of th e arrow . 2. Insert the batteries into the compart- ment and on to p of t he at tach ed r ib- bon, as indic ated by the po lar ity symbo ls (+ and –) marked inside. 3. R eplac e th e cover . Notes: • If the RECORD/BA TTER Y indicator lights d i mly or do es not ligh t at all du[...]

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    9 only A C or vehicl e batt er y power, remo ve the b atter ies . U s i n g AC Po w e r You can power the Micro-41 from an AC outlet, using an AC ad apter (not su pplied), avai labl e at y our l ocal R adioS ha c k stor e. Cautions: You must use a Clas s 2 power s ource that supp lies 3V volts D C and del ivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip m ust[...]

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    10 Follow these s teps to po wer the Micro-4 1 from sta ndard AC power. 1. Set the A C adapter' s v oltage s witch to 3V . 2. I nser t the 3. 4 mm o uter diam eter /1.3 mm in ner diam eter barrel plu g into the A C adapter's cord to read TIP+ . Note: Inser ting the barrel plug into the Micro -41's DC 3 V jac k discon nects the intern[...]

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    11 Cautions : You m ust us e a p ower so urce that supp lies 3 vol ts DC an d delivers at least 300 mA. Its center t ip must be set to posit ive and its plug m ust fit the Micro -41's DC 3V jack. The reco mmended a dapter meets thes e specificat ions. Usin g an adapter th at does not meet t hese specif ications coul d damag e the Micro-4 1 or [...]

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    12 1. Set the D C adapte r's v oltage s witch to 3V . 2. Attach t he 3.4 mm out er diame ter/1.3 mm inne r diamete r barre l plu g with the tip set to positiv e (+). 3. Insert the barrel plug into the Mic ro- 41's DC 3V jac k. This discon nects an y internal batteries. 4. Plug the ot her end of the DC adap ter into the vehicl e's cig[...]

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    13 Insert the earphone's plu g into the re cord- er' s EAR jack . The internal sp eaker auto- matica lly disconnec ts. Listening Saf ely To pr otect yo ur hearing , follow thes e guideli nes when you use an e arphone. • Set the volume t o the low est setting bef ore y ou begin listeni ng. After y ou begin l istening, ad just the v olume[...]

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    14 • Once you set the v olume, do not increas e it. Over time, y our ears adapt to th e volume l ev el, so a volum e level that does not cause disco m f or t might still d amage you r hearing. T raffic S afety • Do no t wea r an ea r phone wh ile oper- atin g a motor v ehicle or riding a bic y - cle . This can create a tr affic haza rd and cou [...]

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    15 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE You can us e an op tional micro ph one with a 1 / 8 -inch (3.5mm) pl ug to extend the re cord- ing range . Your local Radi oShack sto re carries a wide s electio n of micropho nes. Insert the microphone ’s plug into the re- corder ’s MI C jack. The buil t-in microphone auto matica lly di scon nect s. 14-1169[...]

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    16 OPERATIO N LOADING A MICROCASSETTE T APE Note: We recom mend MC -60 micro c as- sette ta pes for up to 2 h ours of reco rding/ playba ck time, or MC-90 m icrocassett e tapes f or up to 3 hours of recording/p lay- back tim e. We do not recomm end long- playin g microcasset te tapes suc h as MC- 120s b ecause they a re extrem ely thin and can ea s[...]

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    17 3. Insert the mi crocassette into the door's guides with the tape’ s open edge f acing out and the full re el posi- tioned t oward t he top of the re corder . 4. Close the door . RECORDING Cautions: • Do not c hange the tap e speed while recordin g. • Do not f orce do wn REC when a ca s- sette e rase-pr otection tab is no t in place ([...]

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    18 V oice Activ ated (V O X) Recor ding Follow these s teps to ha ve the recorder start and stop recordin g automaticall y based on soun d it de tect s. 1. Set VOX to ON . 2. Load a t ape. 3. Set T APE SPEED on the side of the recorder as f ollo ws : • T o doub le the tape’ s recording/pl a y- bac k time, set TA P E SPEE D to 1.2 . This s ettin[...]

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    19 • F or better sound quality , set TA P E SPEED to 2.4 . This setting allo ws 60 minu tes of total reco rding/pla yback time on an M C-60 tape, or 90 mi n- utes on an MC-90 tape . 4. Press RE C to beg in recordin g. Both REC and PL A Y loc k down, an d the RECORD/B A TTER Y indicator (to the right of the ta pe counter ) ligh ts. Notes : •T h [...]

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    20 5. Record ing stops w hen the tape reaches the end of the casse tte. T o stop i t so on er , press STOP/EJECT . Manual Rec ordi ng 1. Set VOX to OFF . 2. Load a t ape. 3. Set T AP E SPEED to 1.2 to doub le the recordin g time, or to 2.4 f or better sound q uality . 4. Press REC ( PLA Y also locks down). Recordin g star ts, the b uilt in autom at[...]

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    21 Quic k R ecor d During playbac k, you can pre ss REC to be- gin r ecor ding w ith out p ressi ng ST OP/EJE CT first. Using V oice Zoom To record a spea ker’s voic e in a n oisy e nvi- ronment , set VO I C E Z OO M to ON . Voice Zoom us es s pe cia l f ilt er c irc ui ts to e nhance and sep a rate v oices fro m backg round sounds resulting in g[...]

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    22 about 30% f aster than n or mal spee d, set T APE SPEED to FA S T P L A Y . 4. Adjust VO L / M I C S E N S to a com f or table listeni ng le v el. 5. Press ST OP/EJECT to s top pla y back. 14-1169.fm P age 22 Monday, April 26, 1999 4:0 3 PM[...]

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    23 Rewindi ng/Fast-Forwar ding Slide REW/REVIEW F AST -F/CUE to REW/RE- VIEW to rapidly re wind a tape , or to FA S T - F / CUE to fast-forward a tape. Caution: To prot ect the tape-h andling part s, pres s STOP/EJECT or slide REW/RE- VIEW F AST -F/CUE t o the ce nter when the tape reac hes the end . To hear the tape play as it fas t-forwards or re[...]

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    24 QUICK RE VIEW During rec ording, slide REW/REVIEW FA S T - F/CUE to REW/REVIEW to hear a porti on of what y ou have just recorded without first press ing STOP/EJEC T then PLA Y . Pre ss REC to resume recording . USING THE T APE COUNTER You can use the tape c ounter to note differ- ent loc ations on your tap e during recordin g or pl ayback. Befo[...]

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    25 USING INDEX M ARKER Follow these steps to use INDEX MARKER to add a special tone to a tape s o you ca n quic k ly fi nd that poin t usin g the re vi ew c on - trols. 1. T o ma rk the beginn ing of a recorde d sectio n, press and hold do wn INDEX MARKER, o n the bac k of the reco rder , f or at least 3 seconds during record- ing. RECORD/BATTERY t[...]

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    26 T A PE TIPS STORING CASSETTE T APES Do not expos e microcass ette tapes to hig h tempera t ures , hi gh hu mi dit y, du st or di rt, or motor s, tr ansfo rmers, or oth er sourc es of stro ng magn etic field s. PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE Microcassette tape s have two erase- protection tabs — o ne for each side. When a tab is in place, you ca[...]

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    27 If you lat er de cid e to re cord on a ta pe side after y ou have remov ed the erase -protec- tion tab , place a piece of st rong plastic tape ov er that side’ s erase -protect ion hole. Be sur e you cover only th e hole orig- inally cove re d by the er ase - prot ect io n tab. Caution: Removi ng the er ase- prot ecti on tabs does not prevent [...]

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    28 CARE To enjoy your Your Optim us Micro- 41 Mi- cro Re corder for a long time: • K eep the recorde r dr y . If it g ets wet, wipe i t dry immedia tely . • Handl e the record er gent ly and ca re- fully . Don’t drop it. • Use a nd sto re th e re co rder only in nor- mal tem peratur e environm ents. • K eep the recorder aw a y from d ust [...]

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    29 CLEANING THE T AP E- HANDLING P AR TS Dirt, du st or partic les of the ta pe's co ating can acc umulate on the tape heads and other parts that th e tape touches. T his can grea tly r educ e th e per form ance of th e Mi - cro-41. Aft er every 20 hours o f tape play er operat ion, follo w these s teps to clean the tape- handling parts or use[...]

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    30 3. Use a co tton s wab dippe d in tape head cl eaning solu tion or den atured alcoho l to gen tly cl ea n the record/pla y- back hea d, pinc h roll er , capst an and tape guides . 4. Press ST OP/EJECT to rel ease the tape- handling pa r ts . Then close the casset te c ompa r tm ent cover and reconne ct power . T ape Guide s Record/Pla yb ack Hea[...]

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    31 SPECIFICATIONS T ape T y pe .................. ......... Microcassette T rac ks ........ 2 T rac ks, 1 Cha nnel Mon aural Drive System ............. ........ Capstan Driv e T ape Speed ...... 2.4 c m/sec. ( 15 / 16 ips) and 1.2 cm/ sec . ( 15 / 32 ips) Recording Time (with MC-6 0 M icr ocasse tte) : 2.4 cm/s ec. ............. ..... 30 min. per s[...]

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    32 T ypical Cassette Recording Time (with Alka line Batteries) ............ .. 18 Hours W eight (with ba tteries) ... 7.0 oz (198.45 g) Specific ations are typi cal; indivi dual unit s might v ary. Specific ations are subje ct to chang e an d i mpr ovemen t wit hout notic e. 14-1169.fm P age 32 Monday, April 26, 1999 4:0 3 PM[...]

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    33 NO TES 14-1169.fm P age 33 Monday, April 26, 1999 4:0 3 PM[...]

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    34 14-1169.fm P age 34 Monday, April 26, 1999 4:0 3 PM[...]

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    35 Limited Ninety-Da y Warranty This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioSha ck again st man- ufacturing defects in m ateria l and workm anship under normal use f or ni nety (90) da ys from th e date of pur- chase from RadioSh ack company-owned store s and author ized RadioSh ack franchisees and dealers. EX- CEPT AS PR OVIDED HEREI N, RadioShac k MAKES[...]

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    (Continu ed) N e w or r e co n ditio n ed p a r ts a n d pr o d u c ts m a y b e used i n t h e p e r f o r m an c e o f w a r r a n t y s e r v i c e . R e pa i r e d o r r e - pla c e d pa r t s a n d p ro d uct s are w a r rant e d f o r th e re- m a ind e r o f the o r i g inal w a r ra n ty p e r io d . Y o u will be ch a rg e d f or re p air [...]