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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 14-1121 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease re ad bef o re usi n g thi s eq uipme nt. CTR-115 Voic e-A cti vate d Cas sette T ap e Re cord er wit h P op -U p M icr op hone 14-1 12 1. fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Ju ly 1, 199 9 2:42 PM[...]

  • Page 2

    2 FEA TURES Your Opt imus CTR-115 Voi ce-Act ivated Casse tte Tape Re- corde r uses t he late st in r ecordi ng techn ology t o make recor d- ing easy and c onve nient. Rec ording begins when the CTR-115 detec ts sound an d ends when sou nd subs ides, for hands-f ree operat ion. The CTR-115’ s micr ophone i s sensiti ve enough f or the bo ard roo[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Mic S ens itivi t y Swi tc h — lets yo u select low, medium, or high microph one sensit i vity f or re cordin g. Record/Bat tery In dicator — li ghts whe n you a re rec ording . When you are not, it indi cates t he batt ery’ s condi tio n. Built -In Speaker — lets you listen to y our r ecordi ngs. Automatic Level Cont rol — automati cal[...]

  • Page 4

    4 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat io n ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... 5 Be fore Y ou Be gin .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... 5 Po wer ing t he CT R-1 15 ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... 5 Ins tal lin g Ba[...]

  • Page 5

    5 PREP ARATI ON BEFORE YOU BEGIN To protec t the record / playback he ad during shi pment, a pro tec- tive sl eeve is posi tioned ar ound the hea d. Gently pull open the casset te compart ment door and rem ove the sleev e before you use the cass ette rec order. POWERING THE CTR-1 1 5 You can ope r ate yo ur CTR-115 from any of the se power s ourc- [...]

  • Page 6

    6 Instal ling Batt eri es You can power the CTR- 115 with t wo AA batteri es. We r ecom- mend alkal i ne batte ries, such as Radi oShack Cat. No . 23- 552. Cauti ons: • Use only fres h batt eries of the r equired size and r ecom- mend ed typ e. • Do not mix old and new batter ies or dif ferent t ypes of bat- teri e s. 1. Press down on the b at [...]

  • Page 7

    7 Cautions : • Al wa ys remov e old or wea k batt erie s. Batter ies can l eak chemical s that can destroy el ectro nic part s. • Di spose of old batt er ies prompt ly and pr oper ly . Do not bur n or bury th em . Using AC Power To power the CTR- 115 fr om an AC out let, y ou need an AC adapter , suc h as Ra di oShack Cat. No. 2 73-1654. Cautio[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Foll ow the se steps to powe r the CTR-115 wi th an AC adapt er. 1. Set the ad apte r ’s vol t age switc h to 3V . 2. Inser t th e adapte r ’s 2.35 mm out er diamet er/0. 7 mm inner diamet er bar rel plug i nto the adapter ’s c or d, with the tip set to p os iti v e. 3. Inser t the barrel plu g int o the CTR-1 15’s DC IN 3V ja c k. 4. Plu[...]

  • Page 9

    9 • Be sure you pl ug the ada pter i nto the CTR-1 15 before you plug i t into the c igarette - light er socket , and tha t you unplug the ada pter f rom th e cigar ette-l ighter socket befo re you unplug i t fr om the CTR- 1 15. Follo w these s teps to power t he CTR-115 fro m your vehi cle’ s cigar ette- lighter socket . 1. Set the adapt er ?[...]

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    10 CONNECTING THE EARPHONE You can use the su pplied ear phone t o li sten pri vatel y to r ecord- ed sound or to monit or reco rding. You c an also connec t an ex- ter nal or pill ow-t ype speaker (not suppl i ed) to this j ack. Note: Your local RadioShac k store sell s a wide variet y of speake rs. Inser t t he earph one or speaker ’s 1 / 8 -in[...]

  • Page 11

    11 • Do not increase the vol ume once yo u h ave establi shed a comfort able list ening l evel. Over tim e, your ears adapt to the vol ume level, so a volume l evel tha t does not ca use discomf ort might st ill damag e your hearing. T raffic S af ety Do not wear t he earphone whi le operati ng a motor vehi cle or ridi ng a bi cycle. This can cre[...]

  • Page 12

    12 P LAY ING A CASSET TE T APE 1. Gentl y pull ope n the casset te com partment door . 2. Use your f inger or a penci l to tur n the cassett e’s hub and tak e up any slack i n the t ape. Do not touch the t ape. 3. Load a cassette into the d oor ’s guide s so the cass et te’ s open edge i s out and t he side yo u want to pla y faces the compar[...]

  • Page 13

    13 Note: This switch ’s setting has n o ef fect when recor ding (see “ Recordi ng” o n Page 17) . 5. Rota te V OLUM E/VOX SENS counter clock wise to it s lowes t setti ng. 6. Pr ess PL A Y . The tape begi ns to play . 7. Adjust VOLUME/VO X SENS to a comfortabl e listeni ng level . PLAY 14-1 121.fm Page 1 3 T hu rsday, J u ly 1, 1999 2:42 P M[...]

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    14 8. Set VOX/TONE to HIGH t o emphasi ze tre ble soun ds, or to LOW t o reduce the m . W i th metal/Hi gh-Bi as tape, use LOW for a m ore na tural s ound. 9. The CTR-1 15 autom aticall y sto ps at t he end of the tape. Or , press STOP to stop t he ta pe. Notes: • T o momentar ily stop pl ay , sli de P AUSE to ON . Sli de P AUSE to OFF to resume [...]

  • Page 15

    15 • T o rapidl y advance or rewind th e tape, press F A ST-F / CUE or REWIND /REV . The butt on lo cks down and the tape cont inues movi ng until you pre ss ST OP . The TA P E SPEED setti ng af fect s the fast -f or war d or rewi nd speed . • The CTR-1 15 d oes not a ut o m ati call y sto p when i t reac hes the end of th e tape dur ing fas t-[...]

  • Page 16

    16 USING THE T A PE COUNTER You can use the tape cou nt e r to give you an i ndicat ion of the tape’s posi tion. Before playi ng a tape, press the tape counte r reset butto n to s et th e c o unt er to 000 . When t he recorder plays, the numbers advance to s how the amou nt of tape that has m oved pas t the tape h eads si nce th e tape beg an mov[...]

  • Page 17

    17 RECORDIN G Note: For the be st perfor mance, us e only regul ar lengt h ( 60- o r 90-minut e) ca ssette tapes. We do no t r ecommen d long-pl aying casset te tapes, such as C-1 20s, becaus e they are extremel y thin and ca n tangle easily. USING THE BUIL T-IN MICROPHONE You can pop up the bui lt-i n micr ophone to di rect it t o the sound source[...]

  • Page 18

    18 VOX RECORDING When yo u select VO X recor ding, the CTR-115 automat ically begin s recordi ng when it recei ves a sound si gnal from a voic e or othe r sound, and aut om at ical ly stops when the sound stop s. For t he best r ecordi ng qualit y, pla ce the r ecorder about 1 foot fro m the so und source. Because the micr ophone i s so sensi- ti v[...]

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    19 4. Set VOX/ T ONE to IN . 5. Set VOLUM E/VOX SEN S to the desired se tti ng ( 0 – 10 ) to c o n- trol how loud a sound i s requir ed to t urn on t he recor ding funct ion. At 10 , a sof t sound tur ns on the r ecorder . At settin gs close r to 0 , it tak es a louder sound to st art recor ding. Experimen t to find the best s etti ng f or VOL UM[...]

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    20 No te: I f the audi o input is too str ong, th e indicato r lights stead ily . 7. T o momenta rily stop record ing even whi le th e sound con- ti nues, s lide P AUSE to ON . Sl ide PA U S E to OFF to r e sum e rec ord in g. Cauti on: Neve r try to f orce d own R ECORD if you hav e removed the erase pr ot ecti on tab (s ee “Preven ting Acci- de[...]

  • Page 21

    21 CUE MARKER To mark the b eginni ng of a reco rding, pr ess CUE MARKER for about 3 seco nds durin g the recor ding. This reco rds a brief t one on the tape. When you pre ss F AST- F/CUE or REW IND/REV while t he tape plays, y ou hear the t one when the tape reac hes the po int you m arked. USING AN EXTERNAL M ICROPHONE The CTR-115’ s buil t-in [...]

  • Page 22

    22 RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES You can record d i rectly from a tuner , a radio, or a TV that h as a 1 / 8 - inch (3.5- mm) jack. Use a dubbing pat ch cord such as Ra- dioSha ck Cat. No. 42-2152 t o connec t the CTR-115’s MI C jac k to t he headphon e output ja ck of an extern al componen t. Set VOX/TONE to OUT , then proceed wi th man ual re[...]

  • Page 23

    23 T APE T IPS ERASING A RECORDING If yo u want t o erase an enti re cas - sette o r a portio n of a reco rding, i n- sert the supp lied e rase plug i nto t he MIC jac k. Then se t VOX/ T ONE to OUT an d reco rd silence o ver the previ ous recor din g. Or, you can qui ckly erase both si des of a cas sette tape usi ng a bulk tape e r aser, a vailabl[...]

  • Page 24

    24 If y ou later deci de to r ecord on a t ape side af ter you have re- mov ed its erase- prote ction tab, place a piece of stro ng plast ic tape o ver tha t side ’s erase- protect ion ho le. Be sure you cover only the hole o rigi nally c overed by the er ase-pr otect ion tab. Cauti on: Removing t he erase- protecti on tabs does not prevent a bul[...]

  • Page 25

    25 CARE AND MAINTENANC E To enjoy your CTR-115 for a long time: • Keep the CTR-1 15 dry . If it gets wet , wipe it dry immedi - ately . • Use and sto r e the CTR-1 1 5 only in no rmal tem perature envir onments. • Handle the CTR- 1 15 gent ly a nd care fully . Don’ t drop it. • Keep t h e CTR-1 15 away from dust and di rt . • W ipe the [...]

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    26 2. Lif t open the cass ett e compart ment door . 3. Press the protect ion tab sensor , then pres s RECORD . T he tape head assembly m oves out . 4. Use a cot ton swab d i pped i n tape head cleaner or dena- tur ed alcoh ol to clean the rec ord/pl ayback head, pinc h rol ler , tape guides , and capsta ns. Cauti ons: • Never t ouch the front sur[...]

  • Page 27

    27 SPECIFIC ATIONS T ape Sys tem ..... ..... ..... ...... ... ..... . 2-tra ck, Mon ophonic Cass ette T ape S p ee d .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 1 7 / 8 ips. (4. 75 cm/s ec.) Wow and Flutt er . ... . ..... ....... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ... 0.25% (WRMS) Si gna l- to-N oise Rat io (R ec /P lay ) .. .. ..... .[...]

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    RadioShack A Divisi on of T a ndy Corporat i on Fort Wor t h, T exas 76102 2133 - 920 -0- 0 1 8A8 P rin ted in Ch in a Limi ted Nine t y -Da y W arrant y This pr oduct is warranted b y RadioShac k a g ains t manufacturin g def ects in material and workman ship under normal us e for nine t y ( 90 ) da y s from the date of pur chase from Ra- dioShack[...]