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Cat. No. 32-1162 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. Dua l-Cass ette Ka raoke System 32-1 16 2.fm Page 1 Monday , Au gust 9, 19 99 3:0 1 P M[...]
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2 FEA TURES Your Optim us Dual-C assette Karaok e System lets you be t he “st ar” as you sing along with your f avorite recordings and hear y our voice with th e music through the speaker. You can sing along with special karaoke audi o cassette tapes (such as th e one we have included to get you st arted) that let y o u balance the volume of th[...]
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3 Recording — l et s you record yo ur voic e as you sing along with a tape or an ex - ternal audio source connect ed to the karaoke system . Built-In Speake r — le t s y ou s har e t h e music with friends. Thre e Pow er S o urce s — le t you pow er your karaoke sy stem from standard AC power (with the supplied p ower cord), i n- ternal batte[...]
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4 CONTENTS Conne ctio ns .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ...... 5 Connecting Power .............. ................ ........................ ..................... ................ 5 Usin g AC Power .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ...[...]
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5 CONNECTIONS Note: You can con nect ma ny diff erent types of a udio/video c omponent s, such as a stereo VCR, CD pla yer, or PA sys- tem to your karao ke system. These con- nection s m ight require ad ditional supp lies, wh ich are a vailable from your local R adioShac k store. CONNECT ING POWER You can power yo ur karaoke system us- ing a ny of [...]
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6 • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of ba tteries (stan- dard, alka line, or rechargeab le), or rechargeable bat teries of diff erent capacities. Follow these steps to inst all batteries. 1. Set DC/ AC on t he back of the karaoke syste m to DC . 2. While pressing both tabs on the bat- tery compartmen t cover in the direc- tion o[...]
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7 Follow these steps t o connect an option- al DC adapter to the karaoke system. 1. Set DC/AC to DC . 2. Insert the DC adapter ’ s barrel plug i nto th e DC 12 V IN j ack, t hen plug the adapte r into your vehicle’s cigarette- lighter soc ket. Caution : Alwa ys unplug the ad apter from the cig arette-lighter socket before unpluggin g it from th[...]
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8 CONNECTING OTHER AUDIO COM PONENTS You can connec t an ext ernal audio source or compo nent to the karaoke system, so you can sing along w ith other audio formats like CDs or videos, or hear the karaoke’s sound from other speakers like a P A system. To make the connection you need opt ional audio patch cables (suc h as Cat. No. 42- 2352). Co nn[...]
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9 OPERATION T URNING POWER ON/OF F To turn on the kara oke syst em, press POWER . The POWER indicator lights. To tu rn off the system , press POWER again so the POWER indicator turns off. ADJUSTING T HE SOUND Use these controls t o get t he system’s soun d just right. MIC VOLUME — Tur n MIC VOLUME to- ward MIN to reduc e the sound l evel on bot[...]
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10 The 5-band f requency eq ualizer controls these f requencies: • 100 Hz — low-bass range (bass drums); reduces rum ble or other low-frequency noise • 300 Hz — low f req uencies (organ notes) • 1 KHz — here i s where the ear is mo st se ns i ti ve (l o w v o c a ls ) • 3.3 KHz — mid-range high frequen- cies (high vo cals) • 10 KH[...]
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11 Before y ou play a c assette tape, set AUX/T APE on the back of the s ystem to TA P E . Normal Play Follow these steps to play a cass ette tape. 1. Load a cas sette tape. 2. Press POW ER to turn o n th e syst em. 3. Press PLA Y on t he deck you a re using. T he tape play s until it reache s the end of the side, then it automati cal ly st ops. No[...]
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12 Co nsecut ive Play You can set the kara oke syst em to pl ay one side of a tape in T APE 2, t hen auto- matically play one side of a tape in TAPE 1 . 1. Load the cassette t ape yo u want to hear first in T APE 2, then lo ad the ot her c asse tte t ap e in T APE 1. Be sure the side you want to play is fac- ing out on bo th tapes. 2. Press POW ER [...]
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13 SINGING ALONG Now , get ready for some fun ! In this sec- tion, we tell you how to conne ct your mi- cropho ne and sing along with the karaoke system . Wa rn in g : To protect your hearing, set VOLUME on t he karaoke syste m and the volume contr o l on any c o nnected ext er- nal au dio component to i ts lowest s etting before you turn them on. [...]
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14 SIN GING W ITH A N EX TER NAL AUDIO SOURCE If you connected another audio source to the karao ke syst em’s AUX I N jacks , follow these steps to sing a long with the sound from that audio source. 1. Set AUX/ T APE on t he back of t he karaoke syste m to AUX . 2. Press POWER t o turn on the system . 3. Start the audio source. 4. Adjust VOLUME t[...]
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15 RECORDING You can record ont o a regular cassette tape as you s ing along with the mu sic from a karaoke audio c assette tape, or a regular prerecorded cassett e tape, or from another audio s ource. You ca n also record the sound from the audio source alone, or dub f rom one c assette tape to anothe r. Note: Ad justing VOLUME , BALANCE , or the [...]
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16 Note: Press PAUSE on T APE 1 to temporarily stop recording. Press P AUSE again to resume recording. 10. S ing directly i n to the microph one along wi th the m usic. 1 1. When y ou fini sh, p ress STOP/ EJECT on T APE 1 to stop t he tape. RECORD and PLA Y re lease. 12. P ress STOP/ EJECT on T A PE 2 to stop the prerecorded music. 13. P ress POWE[...]
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17 3. Load t he tape you wa nt to copy into T APE 2 . 4. Press POWER to turn on the syst em. 5. Press P AUSE then RE COR D on T APE 1 . RECORD and PLA Y bo t h lock down. 6. Press PLA Y on T APE 2 t o begin recording. P AUSE on T APE 1 auto - mat ically releases. Notes: • Y ou ca n listen to the tape playi ng in T APE 2 as you copy it. Adjust VOL[...]
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18 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Dual-Cassette Karaoke S ystem is an exam ple of superior design and craftsman- ship. The following suggestions will help you care for your karaoke system so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the system dry. If it ge ts wet, wipe it dry immedi ately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can corrode the electronic circuit[...]
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19 T APE T IPS Erasi ng a Casse tte T ape 1. Set AUX/T APE to TA P E . 2. Load the tape you want to erase into T APE 1 . 3. Press POW ER . 4. Press RECORD on T APE 1. RECORD and PLA Y both lock down and t he tape records silence. 5. When th e system finishes recording over the portion of the tape you want to erase, p ress STOP/EJECT on T APE 1. REC[...]
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20 Res torin g T ape T e nsion a nd Sound Quality After you play a cas sette t ape s everal times, the tape mig ht become t ightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quali ty to deteriorate. To restore sound quality , fast-fo rw a rd the tape from the begin ning to the end of one side, then completely rewind it. Then lo osen the t ap[...]
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21 SPEC I FI CAT IONS Power Outp ut .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 8 W att s BTL ( at 10% T HD) Equal izer (at ± 8 dB) ..................... ............ 100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3.3 kHz, 10 k Hz T rack System .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 4 - T rack 2 Cha nnel S te[...]
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22 NOTES 32- 11 62 .f m Pag e 22 Mon day , Au gu s t 9, 19 99 3:0 1 P M[...]
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23 32- 11 62 .f m Pag e 23 Mon day , Au gu s t 9, 19 99 3:0 1 P M[...]
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Ra di oS hac k A Di vision of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 6A8N Printed in Hong Kong Limited One- Y ear W arran t y Thi s produ ct is warranted b y RadioSh ack agains t manufacturing defe cts in mater ial and workm an- shi p under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purch ase from RadioShac k compa ny-owne d stor es and auth[...]