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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 14-11 22 OWNER’S MANU AL Please read before using this equipment. CTR-116 Voice-Activate d Cassette Tape Recorder 14-1122.fm P age 1 Wednesday, May 1 7, 2000 9:55 A M[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Op timus CTR-116 Voice-Acti vated Cas sette Tape Re- corder us es the lat est in re cording te chnology to make re cord- ing ea sy an d conve nient. R ecording begins when the CTR- 116 detects sound and e nds when sound sub sides, for hand s-free operat ion. The C TR-116 ’s micro phone is sensitiv e enou gh for the board room, a [...]

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    3 External M icrophone Ja ck — let s you reco rd using ei ther the built-in microph one or a n external microphone . Supplied Ea rphone — lets you lis ten to reco rdings in private. Record Indic ator — lights when you are reco rdi ng. Three Power Sources — y ou can power the recorder fr om in- ternal ba tteries, or from a veh icle’s c iga[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Preparation . ........... ................. ................. ........... ................. .. 5 Powering th e CTR-1 16 ............. ........... ................. ............. 5 Install ing Batterie s .............. ........... ................. ........... .. 5 Using AC Po wer ...................... ........... ................. .....[...]

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    5 PREPARATION POWERING THE CTR-1 16 You can operate y our CTR-116 from any of these power sour c- es: • four AA bat teries (not suppl ied) • standard AC power (u sing an o ptional AC adapter ) • vehicl e battery power (us ing an op tional D C adapte r) Note: Using an ad apter auto maticall y disc onnects the int ernal batteries . Inst alli ng[...]

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    6 1. Press do wn on the batt ery co m- part ment co ver and sli de i t off in the direc tion of th e arrow . 2. Put the batterie s into the co m- partmen t as indic ated by th e polarity symbols (+ and –) marke d insi de. 3. R epl ace t h e cov er . The REC/BA TT indicator at the upp er le ft co rner o f the fro nt pa n- el lights when you rec or[...]

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    7 • Dispo se of ol d batterie s prompt ly and p roperly . Do not burn or bu ry them. Note: At the end of a Ni-Cd rech argeable b attery’s us eful life, it must be recycled or dispo sed of prop erly. Con tact your lo cal, county , or state haz ardous was te manage ment autho rities for infor mat ion o n r ecyc ling or d ispos al p ro grams in y [...]

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    8 Follow these s teps to po wer the CTR- 116 with an AC ada pter. 1. Insert th e ada pter ’s 5 .5 mm o uter diam eter/2.1 mm inner diamete r barrel pl ug into the a dapter ’s cord, w ith the tip s et to negat ive. 2. Insert th e barrel pl ug into the CTR-1 16’ s DC 6V jack. 3. Plug the adapte r into a st andard AC outlet. Using V ehicle Batte[...]

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    9 adapter fro m the ciga rette-light er socket b efore yo u unplug it from t he CTR-1 16. Follow these s teps to p ower the CTR-116 fro m your v ehicle’ s cigar ette -lig hter socket . 1. Set the ad apter’s vo ltage switc h to 6 vo lts. 2. Insert th e ada pter ’s 5 .5 mm o uter diam eter/2.1 mm inner diamete r barrel pl ug into C TR-1 16’s [...]

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    10 CONNECTING THE EARPH ONE You can use the supplie d earp hone to l isten pri vately t o the CTR-1 16. You can als o connect an externa l or pillow- type speake r (not supp lied) t o this ja ck. Note: Your local R adioS hack st ore sells a wi de variet y of speak ers . Insert the earpho ne’s or speaker’ s 1 / 8 -inch (3.5-m m) plug into the EA[...]

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    11 • Set the vo lume to its lowes t level before you begin liste n- ing. A fter you put o n the earpho ne, adjus t the volum e to a comfort abl e listeni ng lev el . • Do not increas e the vol ume on ce you have esta blished a comfort able list ening level. O ver time, your ears adapt to the volum e level, so a vol ume level that does not caus [...]

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    12 PLAYING A CASSE TTE T APE 1. Press STOP /E JECT to open the cassett e comp art- ment do or . 2. Use you r finger or a penci l to turn th e casse tte’s hub and take up any slac k in the tape. Do no t touch the tap e. 3. Load a c assette into the d oor’s guides with the full reel to the right, th e cassett e’ s open edge facing out, an d the[...]

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    13 4. Rotate VOL UME to its lowest settin g ( MIN ). 5. Press PLA Y . The tape begi ns to p lay . 6. Adjust VOLUME to the de sir ed l ist eni ng lev el. 7. The CT R-1 16 automatic ally st ops at th e end of the tap e. Or , press STOP/ EJECT to stop p lay sooner . Notes: • T o momentar ily stop p lay , pres s PA U S E . Release P AUSE to resume pl[...]

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    14 howev er , we reco mmend th at you do not pa use th e tape for longer th an abo ut 5 minutes at a ti me. • T o rapidly adva nce or rewi nd the tape, p ress FA S T - F / CUE or REWIND/REVIEW . The b utto n lock s down and the ta pe con tinues mo ving u ntil you pr ess ST OP/ EJECT . • The CT R-1 16 does not automatic ally st op when it reache[...]

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    15 • If you press FAS T - F / C U E or REWIND/REVIEW while the tape plays, you hear the s ound at high s peed. Th is can help yo u locate a specif ic port ion of the tape. USING THE T APE COUNTE R You can use th e tape counter to give you an indi cation o f the tape’s posit ion. Before playing a tape, press th e tape co unter reset bu tton to s[...]

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    16 RECORDING Note: For th e best pe rformance, use only regular l ength (60- or 90-minu te) casset te tapes. We do no t recomme nd long-pla ying casse tte tapes, such as C- 120s, b ecause t hey are extrem ely thin and can t angle eas ily. VOX RECORDING When you se lect VOX recordi ng, the C TR-116 automati cally b e- gins re cording when i t senses[...]

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    17 At HIGH , a soft sound turns on the record er . At LOW , it takes a l ouder soun d to start recording. Experiment to find the bes t setting f or VOX in your rec ording en vironmen t. 3. Press RECORD . RECORD and PLA Y lock dow n. Record ing starts and the REC/BA TT indicator li ghts whe n the micro phone recei ves a loud enou gh signal (v oice o[...]

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    18 4. T o momentar ily s top reco rding, press PA U S E . Releas e P AUSE to resume reco rding. 5. T o stop recording press STOP/EJECT . Notes: • If yo u hold down REWIND/REVIEW or F AS T-F/CUE while recording , the RECORD button rel eases and the tape rew inds or adva nces. Y ou hear the sound at high speed so yo u can lo cat e the d esi r ed se[...]

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    19 MANUAL RECORDING Manual recordi ng is like VOX rec ording, ex cept you co ntrol when rec ording begi ns and ends. Set VOX to OFF , then press RECORD to be gin recordi ng. Press STOP /EJECT to stop recordin g, or press PA U S E in to temporaril y stop rec ording. USING AN EXTERNAL MIC ROPHONE The C TR-116’s built-in microp hone wo rks we ll in [...]

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    20 RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES You can rec ord directl y from a tuner, a rad io, or a TV that has a 1 / 8 -inch (3.5 -mm) ja ck. Use a dubbing patch cord (suc h as Cat. No. 42-21 52) to connect the CTR-11 6’s MIC jack to t he head- phone ou tput jack of an extern al compo nent. Set VOX to OFF , then proc eed wi th manual rec ording. 14-1122.f[...]

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    21 TA P E T I P S ERASING A RECORDING If you want t o erase an en tire casse tte or a portion of a re cord- ing, in sert th e suppli ed erase plug into the MI C jack. T hen s et VOX to OFF and rec ord silence over th e previou s recordin g. Or, yo u can quickly e rase b oth side s of a c assette tape u sing a bulk ta pe eraser, avail able at yo ur [...]

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    22 To preve nt accide ntal erasu re of a t ape recordi ng, use a screw- driver to remove o ne or bo th of the cassett e tape’s e rase- protecti on tabs. T his preve nts RECORD from bei ng presse d. If you la ter de cide to record on a tape sid e afte r you have re- moved i ts erase-prot ection tab, place a pi ece of strong plastic tape ov er that[...]

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    23 RESTORING T APE T ENSI ON AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette tape se veral times , the tape might be- come t ightly w ound on the ree ls. This can cau se playb ack sound q uality to deteriorate . To restore the sound quality, f ast-forwa rd the tape fro m the be- ginning to th e end of o ne side , then complete ly rewind it. The n loose[...]

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    24 CARE AND MA IN TENANCE To enjoy your C TR-116 fo r a long ti me: • Keep the CTR-1 16 dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi- ately . • Use an d store the C TR-1 16 only in norma l temperatu re envir onm ents . • Handl e the CTR-1 16 gentl y and ca refully . Don’t d rop it. • Keep the CTR-1 16 away from dust an d dirt. • Wipe the CT[...]

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    25 2. Press ST OP/EJE CT to op en the c asse tte compart ment door . 3. Press th e protect ion ta b sensor , then press RECORD . The tape head a ssembly m oves out. 4. Use a cott on swab d ipped in ta pe hea d cleaner o r dena- tured al cohol to clean the re cord/play back he ad, pinc h roller , tape guide s, erase h ead, and c apstan. Cautions: ?[...]

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    26 SPECIFICATIONS T ape System ....... ........... ............ 2-trac k, Monop honic Casset te T ape Speed ............. ................. ............ 1 7 / 8 ips. (4.75 c m/sec.) Wow a nd Flutter ............ ................. ................ .. 0.25 % (WRMS) Signal-to -Noise Ratio (Rec/Play) ......... ........... ................. 44 dB Erase [...]

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    27 NOTES 14-1122.fm P age 27 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:55 AM[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation For t Worth , T e xas 76 102 C2134-920-0-01 1 1A98 Printed in China Limited Ninety-Day Warran ty This product is warranted by RadioShack agai nst manufacturing d efects in materia l and workmanship u nder normal use for ninety (90) d ays from the date of purchase from Ra- dioShack compan y-owned stores a [...]