Radio Shack CTR-98 manual

Cat. No. 14-728 OWNER’S MA NUAL 4-Ban d Portable Radio Ca ssette Recorde r Plea se read before using this eq uipment. CTR-98 with M ulti- V o ltag e Se le ctio n 14- 72 8. fm P age 1 W e dn esd ay, J une 30, 199 9 5 :18 PM[...]

2 FEA T URES © 1995 T andy Corporation. All Ri ghts Reserved. Radio S hack is a re gistered tradem ark used by T andy Corporation. Y our R adio S hack CT R-98 4-Ban d Portable Radio Cas sette Rec order with Multi-V oltage Selection is a ver- sat ile, ea sy- to-use musi c system with many useful features. Y ou can enjoy the radio or cassette player[...]

3 sufficient magnitude t o c onst itute a risk of electric sho ck. Do no t op en the sy stem’s ca se. This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and main tenance instructions are in cluded in the lite rature accompanyi ng this s ystem. ! 14- 72 8. fm P age 3 W e dn esd ay, J une 30, 199 9 5 :18 PM[...]

4 T ABLE O F CONTE NTS Power So u rce s4 Installing Batteries 4 Usi n g AC Powe r4 Using an Earphone 6 Listening Safely6 Traffic S a fe t y 6 Radio O peration 7 Cassette Player O peration8 Loading a Casset te T ape 8 Playing a Cassette T ape 8 Recording9 Recording from the Radio9 Making Live Recordings 9 Care and Maintenance 1 1 T ape T ips12 Recom[...]

5 POWE R SOURCES Y ou can operate the CTR-98 using internal b attery po wer or the s upplied AC power cord. INST ALLING BA TTERIE S Y ou can power th e CTR-98 from four D bat teries (not supp lied). For t he best performa nce, we recomm end alkaline batte ries, s u ch as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-550. 1. Press the batt ery compartment cover ’s t ab[...]

6 Insert the AC power cord’ s recepta- cle into the AC IN jack on the back of the CTR-98, then plug the A C power cord i n to a standard AC outlet. Note: T he internal batteries automat- ically disconnec t when you connect the AC power c ord to the CTR-98. 14- 72 8. fm P age 6 W e dn esd ay, J une 30, 199 9 5 :18 PM[...]

7 USING AN EARPHO NE For private listening, you can con- nect a m ona ural earphone (no t sup- plied) with a 1 / 8-inch plug to the CTR-98. Y our l ocal Radi o Sha ck store carries a wide selection of ear- phones . Insert the earphone’ s 1 /8-inch pl ug into the EAR jack on top of the CTR- 98. Note: Connect ing an earphone a uto- mat ically disco[...]

8 RADIO OPERA TIO N Warni ng: T o p rotect your h earing, set VOLUME to MIN before you t urn o n the radio. 1. Set F UNCT ION t o RADIO to turn on the rad io. 2. Se t BAND to FM, AM, SW1, or SW2 for the desired band. Note: Sel ect SW1 or SW2 for shortwave s ignals. 3. Adjust V OLU ME to the desired listening level . 4. Adjust T UNING to the desired[...]

9 CASSE TTE P L A YER OPE R A TION LOADI NG A CA SSETTE T APE 1. T ake up any s lack in the tape by turning t he cass ette’s hub wi th a penc il. If you do no t remove excess s l ack, the tape m ight beco me tangled in the rec ord/ playbac k mec hanism. 2. Press STOP/EJECT to open the casset te compartment door. 3. Load t he casset te with its op[...]

10 RECORDING Y ou can record fr om the radio, or use the built-in microph one to m ake a l ive recording. Notes: • Bef ore you load a casset te t ap e for recording, be s u re the erase- protection tab s are in place on the cassette tape you are recording onto (see “Preventing Accidental Eras ure”). • The CT R-98’s A utomatic Le vel Contr[...]

11 4. Press RECORD to begi n recording. Both PLA Y and RECORD lock down. Caution: Do not f orce down RECORD. This can damage the record mecha- nism. Note: T o temporarily stop recording , press P A USE. Press P A USE aga i n to resume recording. 5. Press STOP/EJECT to stop reco rding. 14-7 28.f m P ag e 11 Wedne sda y, June 30 , 1 99 9 5: 18 PM[...]

12 CARE AND MAINT E NANCE Y our R adio S hack CT R-98 4-Ban d Portable Radio Cas sette Rec order with Multi-V oltage Selec tion is an ex- ample of supe r ior design and cr afts- manship. The fo llowing suggestions will help you care f or your CTR-98 so you can enjoy i t for years. Keep the CTR-98 dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately . L i[...]

13 T A PE TIPS Recomm ended T apes T ape qua lity greatly affects the q uali- ty of the rec ording. We rec omm end extended -range or low noi s e type 1 regular l ength (60 - or 90-minute) no r- mal-bi as cass ette tapes . We d o n ot recomm end long-p lay cassette tapes such as C-120s because they are thin and easily tangle. Erasing a Cass ette T [...]

14 Restoring T ape T en sion a nd Sou nd Quality After you play a c assette tape sever- al times, the tape migh t bec ome tightly wound on the reels. Thi s can cause pla yback so und quality to de- teriorate. T o rest ore the sound quality , fast-for- ward the tape from th e beginning to the en d of one side, t hen c omp letely rewind it. Then l oo[...]

15 THE F CC W ANTS YOU T O 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 protection aga inst radio and TV interference in a residential area. However , your equipment might caus e radio or TV in terference even w hen it is opera ti ng properly [...]

16 SPECIF ICA TIONS RADIO Frequency RangeF M — 88-108 MH z AM — 530-17 10 kHz SW 1 — 2.3 -7.0 MHz SW2 — 7.0 -22.0 M Hz An te nnaF M/S W T el es cop ing Ant enna AM F errite Ro d CAS SET T E PLA YER T rack System 2 T rack Mon o T ape Speed 1 7 /8 inches/ second Recording S ystemDC Bias, Magnet Er a se Frequenc y Response at –3 dB 125- 8,00[...]

RADIO SHACK A Division o f T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 6A5 Printed in China RADIO SHACK LIM ITED W ARRANTY This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purcha se f rom Radio Shac k company-owned stores and autho- rized Radio Shack franchisees a nd de alers. Within th is period, we will repair it wi thout charg[...]