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Radio Shack AM/FM Stereo Auto Reverse Cassette Recorder manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 14-729 OWNER’S MA NUAL AM/FM Stereo Auto Reverse Casse tte Recorder Plea se read before using this eq uipment. SCR -9 9 with B ass Boo st 14- 72 9. fm P age 1 W e dne sd ay, Ju ne 30, 199 9 5 :27 PM[...]

  • Page 2

    2 FEAT URES © 1996 Ta ndy Corporation. All Ri ghts Reserved. Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation. Your Radio Sh ack SCR-99 AM/FM Stereo Auto Reverse Ca ssette Re- corder with Ba ss Boost i s a versati l e, easy-t o-use m usi c system with man y useful featu res. You can record l ive sounds or from the radi o, or just en[...]

  • Page 3

    3 This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and main tenance instructions are in cluded in the lite rature accompanyi ng this product. ! 14- 72 9. fm P age 3 W e dne sd ay, Ju ne 30, 199 9 5 :27 PM[...]

  • Page 4

    4 CONTENTS Power So u rce s ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... .... ..... .. ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... 4 Usi n g AC Powe r 4 Using B atteries 4 Using Earphones 6 Listening Safely 6 Tr af fi c S af e ty 6 Radio O peration 7 Cassette Player O peration 8 Loading a Casset te T ape 8 Playing a Cassette Ta[...]

  • Page 5

    5 POWE R SOURCES You can op erate the S CR-99 us ing the suppl ied AC power cord o r i nt e r- nal b attery po wer. USING AC POWE R You can power t he SC R-99 fr o m standard AC p ower using the sup- plied AC pow er cord. Con nect the cord to ~A C IN on the back of the SCR-99 and a standard AC outlet. Notes: • The A C power cord’s plu g is pola[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Cautions: • Always dispose of the old b atter- ies promptly and properly. • Never leave dead, old, or weak batteries in t he SCR-99. T hey can leak chemicals and corrod e or dama ge e lectronic circuits. • I f you do not plan to u se batter- ies in the SCR-99 for a m onth or more, remove the batteries to protect the SCR-99 f rom poss i- ble[...]

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    7 USING EARPHONES For private listening, you can con- nect a pai r of earphones (n ot sup- plied) with a 1 /8-inch plug. Your local Radio Shac k store ca r ries a wide se- lection of earphones. Insert the e arphones’ 1 /8 -i nc h pl u g into the PHONE S j ac k on t he side of the SCR-99. Note: Con necting ea rphones a uto- mat ically disconnects [...]

  • Page 8

    8 RADIO OPERATION Warning : To protect your hearing, set VOL UME MI N/MA X to its lo west set- ting b efore you turn on the ra dio. 1. Set F UNCT ION to RADIO to turn on the rad io. 2. Se t BAND to AM, FM, or FM STEREO. 3. Rotate the t un ing cont rol u ntil you h ear the desired station. Notes: • The AM antenna is built-in. For the best AM recep[...]

  • Page 9

    9 CASSE TTE PLA YER OPERA TION LOADI NG A CA SSETTE TA PE 1. Tak e up any s lack in the t ape by turn ing the cas sette’s hub w ith a penc il. If you do no t remove excess s lack, t h e t ap e mig ht beco me tangled in the rec ord/ playbac k mec hanism. 2. Pres s STOP /EJECT to open the cassette com partment door. 3. Lo ad the casset te with its [...]

  • Page 10

    10 Notes: • Pr ess PAUSE t o temp o r a r ily sto p playback . Pre ss PAUSE again to resume playba ck. • P re ss to fa st - fo rw ar d, o r to rewind the tape to th e desired location. • Press DIRECTION to reverse the tape’ s di rection an d p lay the other side. 5. Adjust VOLUME MIN/MAX for the de sired listen ing level. 6. Adjust T ONE LO[...]

  • Page 11

    11 Recording from the Radi o 1. Lo ad a blank casset te t a pe or one y ou want t o record over in to the casse tte compartm ent. 2. Set TAPE/RADI O to R ADIO. 3. Set BAND to the desired band. 4. Adjust T UNING to the station you want to record. 5. Press RE CORD to b egin record- ing. PL A Y , RE CORD, and MODE lock down. Note: T o tempor a ril y s[...]

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    12 Preventing A cciden tal Eras ure Cassette tapes have two erase-pro- tection tabs, one for each s ide. When a tab is in place, you can record o n that side. To protect a reco rding from being ac- cidentally recorded ov er or erased, use a screwdriver to rem ove one or both of t he c assette tape’ s erase- protection t abs. Th is prevents RECORD[...]

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    13 2. Remove the b atteries or discon nect the A C power sourc e. 3. Open the cassette compartment cover. 4. Press and hold down the erase-prot ection tab sensor, then press RECO RD to expose the record/playbac k and erase heads. 5. Use a cotton swab di pped in t ape head c leaning solution o r denatured alco- hol t o gently cl ean the cap stans, p[...]

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    14 CARE AND MAINT ENA NCE CARING FOR YOUR SC R- 99 C R-99 AM/FM S tereo Auto Reverse o r design and craftsma nship. The foll o r SCR-99 so you can enjoy it for yea r he SCR-99 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it m ight contain minerals tha t can corr o e the SCR-99 gent ly and carefu lly. Dr o boards and cases and can c ause th e l y. n d store the S CR-9[...]

  • Page 15

    15 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equi pm ent co mplies with the li mits for a Class B dig ital device a s spe cified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. The se limits provide reasonable p rotection aga inst radio and T V interf erence in a residential area. However, your e quipment m ight cause radio or TV i nterference even whe n it i s operating properly. [...]

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    16 SPEC IFICATIO NS RADIO Frequenc y Range: FM 88-108 M Hz AM 530-1710 kHz Antenna: FM Tel esc oping Ante nna AM F errite Rod CAS SET TE PLAYER Track System4 Tra ck Stereo Tape S peed1 7 /8 i nch /se c on d Recording S ystemDC Bias, Magnet Er a s e Frequency Response (Record/Play) at ± 3 dB80-12,000 Hz Frequency Response (Record/Play) at ± 6 dB12[...]

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    RADIO SHACK A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 7A5 Printed i n H ong Ko ng RADIO SHACK L IMITED WARR ANTY This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purcha se f ro m Radio Shack company -owned stores a nd autho- rized Radio Shack franchisees a nd de alers. Within th is period, we will repair it without c[...]