Optimus CTR-107 manual

Ca t. N o . 14- 111 2 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please re ad before usi ng t his equi pment. CTR-107 Portable Casse tte Tape Recorder 14-1 11 2.fm Page 1 Thursda y, July 1, 199 9 1: 05 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optimus CT R-107 Portab le Cass ette Tape Re- corde r has a li ghtwei ght, por tabl e design t hat makes it pe rfect f or reco rding l ecture s, interv iews, bus iness meeti ngs, a nd speeches. The r ecor der’s voice acti vatio n feat ure lets you se t the rec order to automati cally record onl y when it pic ks up sound. This sav[...]

3 Tape Count er — helps y ou qu ickly locat e a sp ecific sect ion on t he tap e. Automati c Level Control (A LC) Circ uit — aut omat- ical l y adjust s to the prop er re cordin g level. Auto Stop — automat ically st ops the rec order when the t ape reaches the end duri ng play back or recor d- ing. Pause Co ntr ol — lets you edi t as you r[...]

4 CONTEN TS Pre para tion ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 5 Co nnec ting Powe r . ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ... 5 Us ing In ter nal B att eries ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 5 Us ing A C Po wer .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 8 Us ing Vehi cle B att ery P owe r ..... ...[...]

5 PR EP AR A TI ON CONNECTING POWER You can power the CTR-107 fr om any of t hree power sourc es: • Int ernal bat te ries • Standa rd AC power (with an opti onal AC adapt er) • Y our v ehicl e’s cigar et te-lig hter sock et ( with an opti onal DC adapter) Note: Connect ing an adap ter di sconnec ts i nterna l batt eries . Using I nternal Ba[...]

6 Foll ow the se steps to i nstal l batte ri es: 1. Press down o n the ba tter y compa rtment cover and sli de i t off in the direct ion of th e arr ows. 2. Inst all t he batterie s as indic ated by the polar ity sym bols ( + and –) mar ked outside th e compa rt- ment. Cauti ons: • Use only fresh batt eries of the requir ed size and t ype . •[...]

7 • Never l eave dead, ol d or weak batte ri es in the CTR-107. Batt eries can leak che micals and corr ode or da mage e lectr onic circ uits. 3. Replac e the cover . Notes: • If y ou plan not to use the CTR-1 07 for a week or more, or you pl an to use an AC or DC adapter , remove the batter ies t o prot ect t he CTR-107 fro m pos sible batt er[...]

8 Im portant : Your recorder is capabl e of using r e- charg eable nic kel-c admium batt eries. At the end of the bat teri es’ li fe, they m ust be recy cled or di sposed of pr operl y. Cont act your local , coun ty, or stat e haz- ardous waste manage me nt aut hor iti es for infor mation on recy cling or dispos al progr am s i n your area . Some[...]

9 • Always plug t he AC adap ter i nto the CTR- 107 befor e you p lug it int o the AC outlet , an d unplug the AC adapt er from th e AC out let bef ore you unplu g it s barrel p lug fro m the CT R-107 . Foll ow these steps t o co nnect t he CTR-107 t o AC power. 1. Set the adapter’s volt age switc h to 6V . 2. Inser t t he adapter’s 5 .5 mm o[...]

10 Using V ehicle Battery Power You can po wer t he CTR- 107 fr om your veh icl e’s c iga- ret te-ligh ter soc ket usi ng a DC adap ter (n ot suppl ied) , such as Cat. No. 273-180 2. Cauti ons: • The rec ommended DC a dapt er suppli es 6 vo lts and del ivers at leas t 300 mil lia mps. It s center tip is set to negative , and its plug corr ectly[...]

11 Foll ow t hese st eps t o c onnec t t he CTR-107 to vehi cle batt ery p ower. 1. Set the DC adapter ’ s voltage switch to 6V . 2. Inser t th e ada pter’s barr el pl ug int o the CTR- 107’ s DC 6V jack . 3. Plug the adapt er’s l arger plug i nto t he vehic le’ s ciga rette -li ghter sock et. 14-1 11 2.fm Page 1 1 Thu rsd ay, J uly 1, 19[...]

12 USING THE EARPHONE To l isten in pr ivacy , ins ert t he supp lied earphone ’s 1 / 8 - inch plug i nto t he EA R j ack. Note: Co nnect i ng the ear phone auto matical ly di sco n- nects the buil t-in speaker. Listeni ng Safely To prot ect your hear i ng, foll ow th ese guidel i nes when you u se the ea rpho ne. • Set the volume to the lowest[...]

13 • Onc e you set the vol ume, do not incr ease it . Ove r tim e, y our e ars ad apt to the vol ume lev el, so a vol ume l e vel that do es not cau se di sco mfor t might still dam age yo ur heari ng. T r af fic Sa fe ty Do not wear the earphone while ope rating a mot or vehi cle or ridi ng a bicycl e. This can create a traf fic hazar d a nd is [...]

14 OPER A TION LOADING A CASSETTE T APE Note: Metal tape s are no t recommended f or u se with thi s cassett e player . 1. T ake up any slack i n the tape b y tu rning one o f the cass ette’ s h ubs with a pencil . Do n ot touch the ta pe. Cauti on: If you do n ot remove t he ex cess sl ack, the t ape might beco me tangle d in th e record / play [...]

15 2. Press STOP/EJ ECT to open the ca ssette com - part ment doo r . 3. Load the casset te wi th i ts o pen edge out , t he side you want to p la y f acing up, and i ts full r eel t o the le ft. 4. Close the door . 14-1 11 2.fm Page 1 5 Thu rsd ay, J uly 1, 1999 1:05 P M[...]

16 PLA YING A CASSETTE T APE 1. Load the cas sette tape. 2. Press PLA Y . The ca sset te pl ays unti l i t reac hes the end of the side, then i t aut omatica lly st ops. Note: Press P AUSE to tempo rari ly stop playback . Press P AUSE agai n to resum e play back. 14-1 11 2.fm Page 1 6 Thu rsd ay, J uly 1, 1999 1:05 P M[...]

17 3. Adjus t VOLUME as desired. 4. Press STO P/EJECT t o complet ely st op playba ck befor e it aut omatic ally stops . Press STOP/EJECT again to open the casse tte compar tment and rem ove t he c assett e tape. 14-1 11 2.fm Page 1 7 Thu rsd ay, J uly 1, 1999 1:05 P M[...]

18 Using Fast- Forward/Rewind While the t ape is s topped, press REVIEW /REWIND or CUE/F AST-F to ra pidly wind the tap e back ward or f or- ward. Press STOP/EJECT , then PLA Y a ga in to r esum e play back. If you pr ess and hold down REVI EW/REWI ND or CUE/ FA S T - F while t he tape is playing, you can h ear the tape as it moves at a faster spee[...]

19 Using the T ape Count er You can use the t ape c ount er to help y ou fin d sp eci fic loca tions on t he tape. At the begi nning of a t ape, press the reset butt on to reset the tape co unter to 0 00. The n n ote t he count er’s re ading at t he begi nnng of each sel ecti on. To ret urn to a se lecti on, fa st-forwar d or rewi nd the tape unt[...]

20 RECORDING Notes: • Befor e y ou loa d a ca sset te t ape f or re cordin g, be sure i ts era se-prot ecti on tabs ar e in pl ace (see “Prev entin g Acci dental Erasur e” on Page 25 ). • The re cor der ’ s Aut omatic Leve l Control (ALC) cir cuit automati call y adjus ts the recording level . VOLUME has n o ef fect on recor ding. 1. Load[...]

21 OUT — imm ediat ely beg ins re cordin g when you press RECORD ( unles s P AUSE is press ed down). 3. Press RECORD t o begin re cord ing. Both PLA Y and RECORD lock down. As the rec order recor ds, the RECORD/BA TT indi cator flashes. Notes: •I f VOICE ACTI V A TIO N is s et to HIGH or LOW , recor ding b egins whe n t he recor der det ects an[...]

22 4. Press STO P/EJECT to s top rec ording befor e it automat ical ly s tops a t the en d o f th e tape side. Using an E xternal Micr ophone You can co nnect an exte rnal mi crophone (not su p- pli ed) with a 1 / 8 -inch plug t o the CTR- 107. The p roper micr ophone to use wi th this r eco rder is Cat . No. 3 3- 3014. Its mic rophone pl ug corr e[...]

23 Notes: • If th e e xternal micropho ne has a separate , small er plug fo r remote operat ion , inse rt tha t plug into t he REMO TE j ack, t hen use t he micr ophone ’s swi tch to turn on and of f the rec ord er . If VO ICE AC TIV A TIO N is n ot set t o OUT , re cor ding onl y sta rt s whe n the sw it ch is on and t he r ecorder recei ves a[...]

24 T APE TIPS Recommended T apes Tape qual ity gr eatly af fect s the qual ity of t he recor d- ing. We recommen d exten ded-ran ge o r low noise Type 1 r egular lengt h (60- or 9 0-minut e) nor mal-bi as casset t e tapes . We do not recommen d long -play cas - sett e tapes suc h as C-120s beca use t hey are thi n and c an easil y tang le. Erasing [...]

25 If yo u need to eras e a n entir e cass ette, you m ight pref er using a bulk ta pe er ase r, availabl e at your loca l RadioSh ack stor e. Preventi ng Accidental Erasure Casset te tap es h ave two e rase-p rotect ion t abs — one for each side. When a tab is i n place, y ou can recor d on tha t si de. To pr ot ect a re cordin g fro m bei ng ac[...]

26 If y ou later decide to recor d on a tape s ide aft er you have r emove d i ts er ase-pr otect ion t ab, pl ace a pi ece of str ong plas tic tap e over the side’ s erase- protec tion hole. Be sur e y ou cover only the hol e o riginal ly cov - ered by th e erase-pr ot ect i on tab. Cauti on: Removin g the era se-pro tecti on tabs d oes not p re[...]

27 Restori ng T ape T ension and Sound Qua lity Afte r you play a cas sette tape s everal times , the t ape might bec ome ti ghtly wound on the reel s. Thi s can cause pl ayba ck soun d qual it y to deter iorat e. To rest ore th e soun d quality, fast -forwa rd the t ape fro m the beginning t o the end of one si de, t hen com - plet ely rewi nd i t[...]

28 MAINTENANCE Your Optimus CT R-107 Portab le Cass ette Tape Re- corde r is an e xample of super ior d esign a nd c rafts - mans hi p. The foll owing s ugges ti ons will h elp you ca re for your CTR-107 so you can enj oy it for year s. • Keep the CTR- 107 dry . I f it ge ts wet, wi pe it dry imme diately . Liqui ds can c ont ain min erals that c[...]

29 Modif ying or tamperi ng with th e CTR-107’ s inte rnal comp onents can cause a mal funct ion an d mi ght i n- vali date your CTR- 107’s wa rrant y. If y our CTR-107 is not per formi ng as it should, take it to your local Ra- dioSha ck st ore for assis tance. 14-1 11 2.fm Page 2 9 Thu rsd ay, J uly 1, 1999 1:05 P M[...]

30 CLEANING THE T APE-HANDLING P ARTS Dirt , dust , or particl es of t he tape’ s coatin g can acc u- mulat e on the t ape head s an d other part s that the tape t ouche s. This ca n g rea tly reduce t he cass ette play er’s per for mance . To hel p keep the cass ette pl ayer wor king at its b est, clea n the cass ette pl ay er’s tape- hand l[...]

31 3. Use a pen ci l erase r to pr ess down o n the er ase prot ectio n tab se nsor in the cass ette compart - ment. Then p ress RECORD t o expose the tape- handl ing pa rts. 14-1 11 2.fm Page 3 1 Thu rsd ay, J uly 1, 1999 1:05 P M[...]

32 4. Use a swab dipp ed in al cohol to g ent ly clean t he capst an, pi nch roller , t ape guides , and t ape and erase hea ds. 5. When yo u fini sh cleani ng, pre ss STOP/EJECT and c lo se the comp artment cover . The n reco n- nect powe r . You ca n also use a cassett e deck clean ing kit , avail- able f rom your loc al RadioSha ck st ore. 14-1 [...]

33 SPE CIF ICA TION S CASSETTE PLAYER T ape Syst em ... .. . .... . .... . .... .. ... .. ... .. . . 2-T r ack M onaur al T ape Speed .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .1 7 / 8 in/s Wow and Flu tter (WR MS) ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... 0 .35% Signal - to-Noi se Rat io .... .. .. ..... ... .. . ...... ..[...]

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