Optimus CTR-109 manual

Cat. No. 14 -1116 O WNER’S MANU AL Please read before usin g this equ ipmen t. CTR - 109 AC • DC Portab le Cassette Recorder A 14-1116.fm Page 1 Friday, Ja nuary 8, 1999 10:3 0 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Radio Shack CTR-109 AC • DC Portabl e Cass ette Rec or der i s a multi - functiona l reco rder that includes a tone control and tape counter. Easy to use and reli able, it is i deal for bo th personal and busi ness use. Its feature s include: Automatic Stop — protect s the tape and tape ha ndling par ts by autom ati- cally stop[...]

3 This symbol is intended to al ert you to the presence of uninsulated dan- gerous voltage within the system’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of elec- tric shock. Do not open the sy stem’s case. This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and mainte- nance instructions are included in the[...]

4 CONTENTS Preparation ........... ................... ............. ................... .................... ................... ........ 5 Connectin g P ower .............. ............. ................... .................... ................... ........ 5 Using Inte rna l Batter ies...... .................... ................... ..............[...]

5 PREP ARA TIO N CONNECTING PO WER You can powe r the CTR -109 from any of th re e powe r sour ces: • Inter nal ba tter ies • Standard A C power (with the sup- plied power cor d) • Y ou r v ehi cle’ s ci gare tte-l igh ter sock et (with an optional DC adapter) Note : Connecti ng the powe r cord or a DC adapter disconnec ts the inter nal bat[...]

6 Using A C P ower To power the CTR-109 from standard AC power, plug the s upplied power cord in to the AC I N j ack on the side of the C TR-1 09. The n pl ug th e othe r end into a sta ndard AC outlet. Cautions: • Alwa ys pl ug the power cord into the AC I N jack bef o re y ou plu g it into the AC outlet, and alwa y s unpl ug the pow er cord f r[...]

7 3. Ins er t th e adapter ’ s large r plug into the vehicle’ s cig arette-lighte r sock et. USING AN EARPHONE For priva te listening , inser t the sup - plied ea rphone’s 1 / 8 -i nch plu g into the EAR jack. Note: Connec ting the earph one auto - matical ly dis connects the bu ilt-in speaker . Listening Safel y To protect your hea ring, fol[...]

8 OPERA TION LO ADING A CASSETTE TA P E 1. T ake up any slack in the tape by tur ning one of the cass ette’ s hub s with a penc il. Caution : If you do not rem ov e the e x cess s lack, the tape could become ta ngled in th e record/ playbac k mechani sm. 2. Press ST OP/EJECT to open the cassett e comp ar tmen t door . 3. Loa d the c assette into [...]

9 3. Adju st VO L U M E and TO N E as desired. 4. Press ST OP to complet ely stop playbac k bef o re it autom aticall y stops. P ress ST OP/EJECT again to open the cass ette compar tment and remove the casset te tape. RECORDING Notes: • Before y ou load a c assette ta pe f or recording, be sure its e r ase- protection tab s are in place (see “P[...]

10 Using an External Microphone You can connec t an exte rnal micro - phone (no t suppl ied) with a 1 / 8 -i nch plug to the CTR-109. Your local RadioShac k store se lls a variety of mi- crophon es. Note: Connecti ng an ext ernal mic ro- phone automati cally disc onnects the built-in m icropho ne. Follow these steps to reco rd using an externa l mi[...]

11 2. Con nect the extern al source to the AU X ja ck using a patc h cord with a 1 / 8 -inch plug . 3. Sta r t the e x ter nal audi o source and set i ts volume control to a nor- mal lis tening lev el. 4. Press RECO RD to begin reco rd- ing. Both PLA Y and RECORD lock down. Note: T o tem poraril y st op reco rd- ing, pre ss PA U S E . T o resu me r[...]

12 To er ase the e ntire c assette tape, i n- sert the su pplied erasing plug into the MIC jack and press RECORD . (Be su re you have not co nnecte d anything to the AU X jack.) If you need to erase an entire c assette, you mig ht prefer us ing a bu lk tape eraser, a vailabl e at yo ur local RadioShac k store. Pre venting Accidental Erasu re Casset[...]

13 MAINTENANCE Your Ra dioShac k CTR-109 AC • DC Porta ble Casset te Recorder is an ex ample of superi or design an d craftsma nship. The f ollowing suggesti ons will hel p you ca re for your CTR-109 so you c an enjoy i t for years . Keep the CTR- 109 dry. If it gets wet, wi pe it dry im mediately . Liquids might co ntain mine rals that c an corr[...]

14 CLEANING THE T APE- HANDLING P ARTS Dirt, dust, or partic les of the ta pe’s coating ca n accum ulate on the tape heads an d other p arts that th e tape touches. This c an cause n oise and poor high- frequenc y response w hich can gre atly reduc e the cas sette play - er’s pe rformance . To help kee p the cass ette play er work- ing at its b[...]

15 SPECIFICA TIONS CASSETTE PLA YER T rac k System .. ............. ................... ................... .................... ...... 2-T rac k Monaural T ape Speed .......... ................... ............. .................... ................... ............ 4.75 cm/s Recording Sy stem ................... .................... ............. .[...]

RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporation Fort W or th, T exas 76 102 C2132-92 0-0-05 02A99 Printed in China Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pr oduct is warranted by Rad ioShack against manuf act uring defects in ma terial a nd workman- shi p under n or mal use f or ni nety (90) da ys f rom t he dat e of purchase from Ra dioSha ck co mpan y- [...]