Radio Shack CTR-94 manual

Cat. No. 14-1107A OWNER’S MAN UAL DC Portable Cassette Tape Recorder Plea se read before using this eq uipm ent. CTR -94 14-1 10 7. fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Ju ly 1, 199 9 11 :1 5 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 1996 T andy Co rp ora tion . All Rights Res erved. Ra dio Shac k i s a re gi s tere d tr adem ark us ed by T andy Corp ora ti on. Your Ra dio Shack CTR-94 DC Por- table Cassette Tape Recorde r is reli- able, easy-to-use, and v ery handy at home, in your off i ce, i n your v e hicle, or anyw here you go. Its features inc lude: Automat[...]

3 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n .... ... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .... 4 Connect ing Po wer ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. 4 Using Intern al Ba tte ries ... .... ..... ... ..[...]

4 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING POWER You can powe r your CTR-94 from any o f these po wer sourc es: • Internal ba tteries • Standard A C p ower (with an optional A C adapter) • V eh icle battery power (with a n optional DC auto adapter) Note: Con necting an ad apter discon- ne cts th e i n ter n a l b att e ri es . Using Internal Bat teries You c[...]

5 Chec king th e Batter y Condition To chec k the battery’s condi tion, press PLA Y , REWIND , or FA S T - F . I f the RECORD/BATTERY indicator lights steadil y , th e b atteries need re- placing. Using AC Power You can also power the CTR-94 from standard AC power u sing an AC adapte r, such as Radio Shack Cat . No. 273-1662 (not sup plied). Caut[...]

6 Usin g V ehi cle Batter y Pow er You can also power t h e CTR-94 from your vehicle’s b attery using a n auto DC adapter (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 14-844, not suppl ied) that connects to your v ehicle’s cigarette- li ghter so cket. Cautio ns: • The recomm ended DC adapt er supplies 6 v olts and d elivers at leas t 3 00 mi llia mp s. Its [...]

7 CONNECT ING AN EARPHONE For private listenin g, you can use the supp lied earphone. I nsert the ea r- phone’s 1 / 8 -inch p lug into t he EAR jac k. Note: Connecting the earph one au- tomatica lly disconnects the built-in spea ker. Liste ning Safe ly To protect your hearing, follow thes e guidelines when you use an ear- phone. • Do not listen[...]

8 OPE R A TION LOADING A CASSETTE 1. T ake up any slack in the tape by turning one of the cas sette’s hubs with a pencil. Cautio n: If you do n ot remove excess sla c k, the tape might get tangled in the record/ p layback mechanism . 2. Press STOP/ EJECT to open t h e cassette com partm ent door. 3. Load the cassette with i ts open edge towa rd t[...]

9 3. Adju st VOLUME to the desired listening level. 4. Press STOP/EJECT to com- plete ly stop pl ayback before i t automati call y stops. Pres s STOP/EJECT again to open the casset te compa rtment and remove t he cassett e. RECORDING Notes: • Before y ou loa d a cassette t ape for recording, be sure the cas- se tt e’ s er ase- pr ot ec ti o n t[...]

10 1. Load a blank c assette tape, or one you want t o record over , into the cass ette c ompartment . 2. If the ex ternal microphone has only a 1 / 8 -inch plug, insert it into the recorder ’ s MIC jack. If the ex ternal microphone has two pl ugs a nd an on/off switch, you can remo tely control the CTR-94 from your mi crophone . Insert the micro[...]

11 Note: Du ri n g re co rd i ng , t h e spea ker is muted. If you want to moni tor the re cording, use t he supp lied earpho ne. 5. Press RECORD to b egin record- ing. Both PL A Y and RECORD lock down. Note: T o temporari ly stop recording, press P AUSE . T o resume recording, press P AUSE again. 6. Press STOP/EJ ECT to st op recording. Important:[...]

12 Pre ventin g Acciden tal Erasu re Cassette tapes have two erase-pro- tection ta bs — one f or each side. When a t ab is in place, you can record on t hat 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 cassette t ape’s eras e- protection t abs. Th is prevent [...]

13 MAIN TENANCE Your Radio Shack CTR-94 DC Portable Cass ette Tape Recorder is an e xampl e of sup erior des ign and craftsmanshi p. The following sug gestions wi ll help you care for your CTR-94 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CT R-94 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immed iately. Liq- uids m ig ht cont ain m inerals that c an c orrode the[...]

14 CLEANING THE T APE- HANDLING P ARTS Dirt, dust, or part ic les of the tape’s coating can acc umula te on the tape heads an d other parts the tape touches. This can greatly redu ce th e cassette recorde r’s perform ance. To preve nt noise and p oor high-fre- quency respo nse, clean the cassett e recorder’s tape-ha ndling pa rts a fter every[...]

15 SPEC IF ICA T IONS CASSET TE PL A YE R T rack Syste m ................................... ................... ................... .. 2-Track Monau ral T ape Speed ..... ................... .............. ................... ................... ........... 4.76 c m/sec Recording Syst em . ........................... ................... ......... [...]

RADIO S HACK A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 3A6 Printed i n H ong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY This pr oduct is warranted a g ainst defec ts f or 90 days fr om date of pur chase f rom Radio Shac k com pany-owne d stor es and author ized Radio Shack f ranchi sees and deal ers. Within t hi s peri od, we will r epai[...]