Manual Optimus 14-1180

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    Ca t. No . 14 -1180 OWNER’S MANUAL Ple ase r ead be fo re u sing t his e qui pmen t. MICRO -32 Mi crocass ette Ta pe Recor der wi th Voice Acti vation and C ounte r 14-1 18 0. fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Ju ly 1, 199 9 4:34 PM ...

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    2 FEA TURES Your Opt imus Micro-32 Micr ocassette Ta pe Recorder with Voice Act ivat ion and Coun ter i s li ghtwei ght, com- pact, and easy to opera te. It ’s perfect for re cording lect ures, int er views, and mee ti ngs. The Mi cro -32 has these feat ures: Voice Act ivate d Syst em — re cords onl y when it de- tect s sound so you can sav e t ...

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    3 CONTEN TS Power Sour ces ..... ..... ...... . ..... ..... ...... . ..... ..... ..... .. .. 4 Ins t al ling B at te ri es ....... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 4 Us in g A C P ow er ..... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .. . 5 Us in g Vehic le Bat te ry P owe r . .... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. . 7 Op er atio ...

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    4 POWER SOURCE S You can powe r the re corder fro m any of the f ollowin g sourc es: • T wo AA batter ies • AC power (usi ng an AC adapt er) • V ehicle battery power (using a DC adapt er) INST ALLING B A TTERIES You can use two AA batter ie s (not suppl ied ) to power the recorde r. For t he best perf ormance, we recom- mend alkali ne batt er ...

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    5 Cautions : • Use only fre sh batteri es of t he required s ize and type. • Remove the batteri es if t he reco rder wi ll not be used for a fe w weeks or more . Batter ies can l eak chemical s and damage the re corder . Replace the b atterie s if t he REC/BAT T indi cat or dim s or doe s n ot lig ht. USING AC POWER You can u se an AC a dapter, ...

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    6 Foll ow these steps to p ower the record er from AC power. 1. Set the adapte r ’s volt age switc h to 3V . 2. Inser t the orange-ti pped adapt er plug i nto th e adapt er ’s sock et. Li ne up TIP on the sock et with + (posi tive) on the plug. 3. Inser t the adapter ’ s barr el plug i nto th e rec o rde r ’s DC 3V jack. 4. Inser t th e ada ...

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    7 USING VEHICLE BA TTERY POWER Using a DC ada pter, such a s Cat. No. 270-1560 A, you can power the recor der from your vehicl e’s bat- te ry. Cautions : • Y ou must use an adapt er that supp lies 3 vo lts with th e cent er tip set to posi tive, del ivers the 300 mill iamps the record er draws, and has a plug t hat cor rectly fits t he recor de ...

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    8 Foll ow these steps t o power the recor der from your vehi cle’s battery . 1. Set the adapte r ’s volt age switc h to 3V . 2. Inser t the orange-ti pped adapt er plug i nto th e adapt er ’s sock et. Li ne up TIP on the sock et with + (posi tive) on the plug. 3. Inser t the adapter ’ s barr el plug i nto th e rec o rde r ’s DC 3V jack. 4 ...

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    9 OPE RA TI ON Caution: The ta pe stops and the r ecorder turns off when the t ape reache s the end. Howeve r, we rec om - mend that you pres s STOP /EJ as soon as possible af - ter you fi nish playi ng or rec ording a tape . This protec ts the tape by rele asing it f rom the tape-ha n- dling part s. LOADING A CASSETTE T APE Note : We r ecommend MC ...

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    10 3. Sli de the cas sette int o the grooves o n the ins ide of t he compar tment cover , wi th the s ide yo u want to pl ay or r ecord on against the c over an d the exposed tape facing outwar d. 4. Close the compartmen t. To unl oad the t ape, pr ess STOP /EJ to stop recor ding or playbac k, t hen p ress ST OP /EJ agai n to open th e casset te c ...

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    11 Normal Recording 1. Set VOX to OFF . 2. Load the cassett e tap e. 3. Set T A PE SPEED as f ollows: •T o 1.2 c m to double the tap e’ s recor ding time. •T o 2.4 c m for bett er sound qual ity . 4. Pr ess REC t o begin r ecording. This also pus hes down PL A Y . Il lust ra t io n Illu s tra tio n Ill ust ra ti on 14-1 18 0. fm Page 1 1 Thu ...

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    12 5. Adjus t VOL UM E fo r the micr ophone sensiti vity . • Mini mum to mid-rang e for dict at ion • Mid-r ange to maxi m um for rec ordin g confe r- ences 6. Place the recor der as clos e to the sound so urce as pos sibl e, with n othing between the so urce and the re corder to bloc k the sound. 7. Press STO P/EJ to st o p re c ording . Notes ...

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    13 V oic e Activated Rec ording 1. Set the VO X to ON . 2. Load the cassett e tap e. 3. Set T A PE SPEED as f ollows: •T o 1.2 c m to double the tap e’ s recor ding time. •T o 2.4 c m for bett er sound qual ity . 4. Pr ess REC to record. Thi s also pushes down PLA Y . Il lust ra t io n Illu s tra tio n Illu s tra tio n 14-1 18 0. fm Page 1 3 ...

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    14 5. Adjus t VOLUME f or th e microph one sensi tivity unti l the sound sour ce’ s volume l evel s tarts th e rec o rde r . Notes: • The bui lt- in automat ic l evel control automat i- ca ll y set s th e reco rding l evel. • Th e first few sounds st art th e recorde r but might not be reco rded. Say an e xtra word or two to begi n re cordin ...

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    15 Recording with a n External Microphone 1. Pl ug an opti onal ex ternal mi crophon e int o the MIC jack on t op of th e recorder . The built-i n microph one is automat ically disc onnected . Note: Y our loca l RadioShack stor e has a wide select ion of m icr ophones, designe d especia lly fo r micr ocasset te recor ders. 2. Follow t he step s und ...

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    16 3. Press PLA Y . 4. Adjus t VO LU ME to a comfor table listening level . 5. Press STO P/EJ to stop pl aybac k. Notes: • T o p lay t he ot her side of the t ape, unload it, t urn it over , and reload it. • T o tempo rarily s top the t ape, sli de P AUSE to ON . T o r esume pl ayback, sli de P AUSE do wnward. USING F AST-F /CUE AND REW/REVIEW ...

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    17 If you press and hol d the switc h toward F AST- F/CUE or RE W/RE VIEW during r ecordi ng, the RE C but ton re- leases . You can hear t he t ape as it fast- forwar ds or rewinds . When you releas e the switc h, the recorder begins nor mal playb ack. If yo u press the swit ch towar d F AS T-F/CUE or REW/ REVIEW while the tap e is s top ped, t he ...

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    18 USING AN EARPHONE For p rivat e li stenin g, plug an optio nal ear phone with a 1 / 8 -inc h plug int o the r ecorder ’s EAR jac k. Thi s auto- mat i cally di sconnec ts t he reco rder’ s inter nal s peake r . Note: Your loca l RadioSh ack stor e has a wide sel ec- ti on of earphone s. Listeni ng Safely To prot ect your hear ing, foll ow the ...

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    19 T APE HINTS STORING CASSETTE T APES Do not exp ose casset te ta pes to high t emperatu res; high h umidit y; dust or di rt ; or m ot ors, tr ansfor me rs, or other sou rces of st ron g magnetic f ields . PREVENTING ACCIDEN T AL ERASURE Most m icrocasse tte t apes hav e an era se-protec tion tab for each side of t he tape. To prote ct your recor ...

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    20 ERASING A CASSETTE T APE If yo u no l onger want a recor ding, you can re cord over it or e rase it . To reco rd over a cas sette tape , be sure t he erase- prot ectio n tabs are i n place. Then simply r ecord as usual . The r ecor der re cords ov er the pre vious r ecor d- ing. You might prefe r to use a bulk tape er aser, s uch as Cat. No. 44- ...

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    21 MAINTENANCE Your Opti mus Micro-32 Mic rocassett e Tape Recorder with Voi ce Act iva tion and Count er is an exampl e of superi or desi gn and c raftsmanshi p. The followi ng suggest ions wil l help you care for your rec order so you can enjoy i t f or yea rs. • Keep the r ecorder dry . If it gets wet, wi pe it dry immediat ely . L iquids can ...

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    22 Modif ying or tampering wi th th e recor der’s int ernal part s can cause a malf unction and m ight inval idate your r ecorder ’s warra nty. If your rec order i s not ope r- ati ng as it sh ould, take i t to your l ocal RadioShack stor e for assi stance . CLEANING THE T APE-HANDLIN G P ARTS Clean t he tape-h andl ing parts af ter ever y 20 h ...

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    23 SPECIFIC A TIONS T ape Sys tem ..... ..... . 2-T rack Monaural Micr ocasset te T ap e S p eed . .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .... . 2. 4 c m/s e c or 1. 2 c m /se c Recordi ng T ime ( T otal f or Both Sides) : MC -60 ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... 6 0 m in @ 2. 4 c m/s ec 120 min @ 1.2 cm/ sec MC -90 ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... ...

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    Rad ioS hack A Division of T andy Corporation F ort Wort h, T e xa s 76 10 2 7A7 Pri nt ed in H o ng K o ng Limite d Nine ty- Day Warrant y This pr oduc t is warranted b y RadioShack a g ains t manufacturin g defec ts in mate- rial and wor kmanship under nor mal use for ninet y ( 90 ) da y s from the date of pur- chase f r om R adi oShac k compan y ...

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