Optimus MICRO-39 manual

Cat. No. 14-1167 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read befo re usi ng th is eq uipme n t. Micro-39 Microcas sette Re corder with VOX 14-1167.fm P age 1 Thursday, January 20, 2000 2:02 P M[...]

2 FEATURES Your Opti mus Mi cro-39 M icrocas sette Reco rd- er is ideal fo r quick note-tak ing. The recorder’ s hand strap and its u ltra-sm all siz e make s it eas y to slip into a pocket, briefcase, or purs e. You can use it at sc hool, at business conference s, for dicta tion in the office, o r anywhe re you are on the go! You can reco rd man[...]

3 Cue/Review — lets y ou hear a recordin g as you fa st-for ward o r rewi nd a tap e so you c an quickl y locate a speci fic pass age on the tape. Built-In Micr ophone and Speaker — let you recor d and play ba ck no tes an ywhe re. External Mic rophone Ja ck — l ets you use an external , wide rang e microph one. Fast Play — let s you play a[...]

4 CONTEN TS Preparation . ................. ........... ................. .... 5 Connecti ng Power ............. ...... ..... ...... .... 5 Using Batte ries ... ................. ............... 5 Using AC Power ............ ........... .......... 7 Using V ehicle Po wer ................ .......... 8 Connecti ng an Earph one ............. ........ [...]

5 PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER Using Batte ries You can power yo ur Micro-39 wi th two AA b at- teries (n ot supplied) or rech argeable AA Ni -Cd batteries (not suppl ied). For the b est perfor- mance a nd longes t life, we re commen d Ra- dioShac k alkaline b atteries. ( Both Ni-C d batteries and the correc t battery charge r are avai labl e at y [...]

6 1. Slide the battery compar tment co ver i n the dire ction of the arrow . 2. Inse r t the batteries into t he comp ar tment as indic ated by the polarity sy mbols (+ and –) mar ked in side. 3. R eplac e th e c ov er. If REC ORD/BA TT lights d imly du ring reco rding, or it does not l ight at al l, replace the batte ries. Note: If y ou do n ot [...]

7 Using AC Power You can pow er the Mic ro-39 using an 3V, 300- mA AC ad apter and a s ize H Adaptap lug ® (nei- ther su pplie d). Both a re avai lable at your local Radio S hac k sto re. Cautions: Y ou must u se a C lass 2 power source that supplies 3V D C and delivers at leas t 300 m A. Its cen- ter tip m ust be s et to negat ive and i ts plug m[...]

8 1. Set the AC ada pter 's volt age swi tch to 3V if it is e quippe d with a v oltage se lectio n switch. 2. Insert th e AC ad apter’s Adap taplug in to th e AC adapter' s cord so i t reads TIP–. 3. Insert t he adapter’s barrel plu g into DC 3V on the re corder . Note: Inser ting t he ba rrel plug i nto t he Micro -39's DC 3V [...]

9 Cautions : Y ou must us e a pow er source that supplie s 3V D C and d elivers at least 30 0 mA. Its center tip must be s et to neg ative and its pl ug must fit t he Micro -39's DC 3V jack. Us ing an a dapter that does not meet thes e specific ations could d amage th e Micro-39 or the ada pter . • Alw ays connect the DC adapter to the Mi- c[...]

10 3. Insert the barr el plug into the Micro -39's DC 3V jack . Note: Inse rtin g the b arre l plug int o the Micro -39's DC 3V jack discon nects the internal batteries . 4. Plug the other en d of the DC adapter in to the veh icle's cigarette-l ighter socket. CONNECTING AN EARPHON E You can use an opt ional mono ea rphone with a 1 / [...]

11 Insert th e earphone 's plug i nto the rec order's EAR jack. The in ternal spea ker automat ically discon nects . Listening Safel y To prot ect your hear ing, follow these guid elines when y ou use a n earphone . • Se t the volu me to the lowest se tting befo re you beg in liste ning. After y ou begin listen- ing, adjus t the volum e[...]

12 T raffic Safety • Do no t w ear an e arph one w h ile o pe r atin g a motor v ehicle o r riding a bicycle . This ca n create a tra ff ic hazard a nd could be illegal in som e areas. • Even though s ome earp hones le t you he ar outside sounds when li stening a t norma l volume leve ls, they still ca n present a traf- fic hazard . CONNECTING [...]

13 OPERATIO N LOADING A MICROCASSET TE TA P E Note: We recomme nd MC-60 mi crocassette tapes for up to 2 hours of recor ding/p laybac k time, or MC-90 mi crocas set te tape s for u p t o 3 hours of record ing/play back ti me. We do n ot recom mend long- playing mi crocasse tte tape s such as MC- 120s, bec ause they a re extre mely thin and can easi[...]

14 out and the fu ll reel posi tioned t oward the top of th e recorder . 4. Close the door . RECORDING Cautions: • Do not chan ge the tap e speed while recordin g. • Do no t fo rce d own RE CORD when a cas- sette eras e-protecti on tab is not in plac e (see “Preve nting Accident al Erasure” on Page 23). V oice Activated (VOX) Recording Foll[...]

15 1. Set VOX to ON . 2. Load a t ape. 3. Set T APE SP EED on the side of the recorder as fol low s : • T o doubl e the tape’ s recordi ng/playb ack time, se t TA P E SPEED to 1.2 . This se tting allow s 120 min utes of tota l recordin g/ playba ck time on an MC-60 tape, or 18 0 minutes on an M C-90 tape. • For be tter sound quality , set TA [...]

16 4. Press RECORD to begin record ing. Both RECORD and PLA Y lock down , and the RECORD/BA TTERY indicator (to the right of the ta pe counte r) lig hts . Notes : •T h e VOLUME /VOX SEN S setting deter- mines th e sound lev el that acti vates the VOX circuit and starts recordin g when the reco rder picks up sound . At higher setting s, a softe r [...]

17 to rele ase t he contro ls. T o stop it so oner , press STOP/EJEC T . Manu a l R e c or d in g 1. Set VOX to OFF . 2. Load a t ape. 3. Set T APE SPEED to 1.2 to doubl e the recordin g time, or to 2.4 for better sound quality . 4. Press RECORD ( PLA Y also lo cks do wn). Record ing start s and the built in automati c level contr ol set s the r e [...]

18 PLAYING A T APE 1. Load the micr ocassett e tape. 2. Set T APE SPE ED to the sp eed us ed wh en the tape was recorded. 3. Press PLA Y to b egin play . 4. Adjust VOLUME /VOX S ENS to a comfo rtabl e listeni ng level . 14-1167.fm P age 18 Thursday, January 20, 2000 2:0 2 PM[...]

19 5. The ta pe automa tically stops when it reaches the end. Press ST OP/E JECT to stop pl ayback s ooner . Using Fast Play To play a tape about 30% faster th an the n or- mal p layback spe ed, mov e F AST PLA Y to ON . To resum e normal s peed play back, mo ve FA S T PLA Y to OFF . Rewinding/Fast -Forwarding To rew ind or fast f orward a tape, pr[...]

20 slide REV /REW CUE/F AST-F to the center posi- tion w hen the tap e reaches th e end. To hear the tape pl ay at a faster speed as it fast -forward s or re winds, slid e REV/REW CUE/ FA S T - F to REV/REW or CUE/F AST-F duri ng pl ay- back . Whe n you r eleas e the s witc h, nor mal playba ck resum es. QUICK REVIEW During recordi ng, sli de REV/R[...]

21 USING THE T APE COUNTER You can use the tape co unter to note di fferent locatio ns on yo ur tape dur ing record ing or p lay- back. Before pla ying or rec ording a tape , rewind the tape com pletely and press the counte r’s reset button t o set the counter to 000 . As the tape moves, the counter a dvances . 000 14-1167.fm P age 21 Thursday, J[...]

22 T APE TIPS STORING CASSETTE T APES Do not expos e mic rocas sette tapes to hig h tem- pera ture s, high humi dity , dus t or dir t, or mo tors , transform ers, or o ther sourc es of str ong mag- netic fi elds. RESTORING T AP E T ENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After yo u play a micro cassette tape sever al times, the tap e might bec ome tigh tly wou nd[...]

23 ERASING T APES To record over a m icrocasse tte tap e, simply record a s usual. The tap e recorder re cords over the pr evious r ecording. You can quickly erase bo th sides of a casset te tape us ing a Ra dioShack bulk tape eraser. PREVENTING ACCIDENTA L ERASURE Microc assette tape s have two erase-pro tectio n tabs — on e for each side. Whe n[...]

24 If you lat er deci de to record on a ta pe side af ter you ha ve remo ved t he erase-p rotection tab, place a p iece of stro ng plastic tape over that side’ s era se-p rote cti on ho le. B e sure you co ver only the hole origin ally cov ered by the erase- prote ction tab. Caution: Re moving th e erase-prot ection tab s does not pre vent a bulk[...]

25 CARE To enjo y yo ur Optimus Micro-39 Microc asset te Recorder for a long time: • Ke ep the recorder dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry im medi a tely . • Ha ndle the recorder g ently an d careful ly . Don’t drop it. • Us e and store th e recorder on ly in normal tempera ture enviro nment s. • Ke ep the rec order away fr om dust a nd di[...]

26 1. Remov e the ba tteries an d disco nnect an y other power sourc e. 2. Open th e casse tte compa rtment doo r and press PLA Y to expo se th e tape -han dling part s. 3. Use a c otton swab dipped in tape hea d cleani ng solutio n or denatur ed alcoho l to gently clean the record/pl ayback head, pinch ro ller , capstan, and tape g uides. Pinch Ro[...]

27 4. Press STOP/EJEC T to rele ase th e tape - handlin g parts. Then clo se the cassette compar tment cov er and reconn ect pow er . Note: For easier c leani ng, you can use a m icro- casse tte cleane r kit, whic h include s a specia l cleani ng casset te. Your local RadioShack store carries a full li ne of casse tte recorde r cleanin g suppl ies.[...]

28 SPECIFICATIONS T ape Syste m ....... ......... 2 Tr ack, Micr ocassette T ape Speed ............ 2.4 cm/se c. ( 15 / 16 ips) and 1.2 c m/s ec. ( 15 / 32 ips) Record ing T ime (with MC-6 0 Microc assette) 2.4 cm/s ec ................... .... 30 min. per side 1.2 cm/s ec ................... .... 60 min. per side Power Outp ut (Max.) ....... 270 mW[...]

29 NOTES 14-1167.fm P age 29 Thursday, January 20, 2000 2:0 2 PM[...]

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31 Limited Nin ety-Day W arranty This pr oduct is warrant ed by RadioSh ack against ma nuf ac- turi ng defects in materia l and workm anship under no rma l use f or nine ty (9 0) da ys fro m the date of p urch ase f rom R a- dioShack c ompany-owned stores an d author ized R a- dioShack franchi sees and deal ers. EXCEPT AS PRO VIDED HEREIN, RadioSha[...]

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