Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Micro-40 Optimus
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Cat. No. 14-1168 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read befo re usi ng th is eq uipme n t. Micro-40 Micro Cass ette R ecorder with VOX 14-1168.fm P age 1 Thursday, Ja nuary 20, 2000 2:05 PM.
2 FEATURES Your Opti mus Micro-4 0 Micro C assette Record with VOX is ideal for qu ick note-ta k- ing. Its ultra-sm all size makes it easy to slip into a pocket or briefca se.
3 Quick Reco rd — lets you instantl y change from play back t o reco rdi n g. Built-In Microp hone and Speake r — let you recor d and pla y bac k note s any wher e. External M icrophone Ja ck — l ets you use an exte rnal, wide ra nge micr ophone.
4 CONTEN TS Preparation . ................. ........... ................. . 5 Connecti ng Power ............. ...... ..... ...... . 5 Using Bat teries ................ ........... . 5 Using AC Po wer ............... ............ 7 Using V ehicle Battery Power .
5 PREPARATION CONNECTING P OWER Using Batte ries You can po wer your rec order with two AA bat- teries (n ot supplied). For the b est perfor- mance a nd longest life, we recom mend Radio Shack alk aline ba tteries. Warn in g: D isp ose of ol d bat teri es pr omp tly ; do not b ury or burn them.
6 1. Slid e th e batt er y comp ar tmen t cover in the direc tion of th e arrow . 2. In ser t the batteries i nto the co mpar tment as in dica ted by t he po lar it y symb ols (+ and –) marked inside .
7 U s i n g AC Po w e r You can pow er the Micro- 40 from an AC out- let usin g an AC ada pter (not sup plied), such as Radio Shack C at. No. 273-1 654. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 p ower source tha t suppl ies 3 volts DC and delive rs at least 300 mA.
8 Follow these s teps to p ower the Micro-40 from sta ndard AC pow er. 1. Se t the A C adapte r's v oltage s witc h to 3V . 2. In ser t the 3.4 mm oute r diameter/1.3 mm inner d iameter barrel pl ug into the A C adapter's cord so it rea ds TIP+.
9 Cautions : You must u se a po wer source that suppl ies 3 volts D C and delivers at least 30 0 mA. Its center ti p must be s et to posi tive and i ts plug mu st fit the Micro -40's DC 3V jack. The reco mmended adapter meets the se specif ications .
10 3. In ser t the barrel plug into the Micro-40's DC 3V jac k. Note: Inse r ting the barr el plug in to the Micro -40's DC 3V jack disc onnects the internal batteries. 4. Pl ug the oth er end of the DC ad apter i nto the v ehic le's ci garette-lig hter soc ket.
11 Insert the ea rphone 's plug int o the recorder's EAR jack. T he inte rnal speak er automa tically discon nects. Listening Saf el y To protect your hea ring, follow th ese guide- lines w hen yo u use an e arphone. • Set the v olume to th e low est s etting bef ore y ou begin l istening.
12 not ca use di sco mfor t mi ght st ill d amage y our hearing. T raffi c Sa fety • Do not w e ar a n e arphone wh ile ope r ating a motor v ehicle or riding a bic ycle.
13 OPERATIO N LOADING A MICROCASSETTE T APE Note: We recomm end MC-6 0 microc assette tapes for up to 2 hou rs of re cor di ng/pl ayb ack time, or MC -90 mic ro cass et te ta pes for up to 3 hours o f recor ding/ playback time.
14 out and the ful l reel positio ned to ward the top of th e recorder . 4. C lose th e door . RECORDING Cautions: • Do not c hange the ta pe speed whi le recordin g. • Do not force down REC when a cass ette er ase-protec tion tab is not in pl ace (see “Restoring T ape T ension an d Sound Qualit y” on P age 22).
15 1. Se t VOX to ON . 2. L oad a t ape. 3. Se t T APE SPEE D on the si de of the recorder as f ollows : • T o doub le the tape’ s record ing/pla y- bac k tim e, set TA P E SP EED to 1.2 . This setting allows 12 0 minute s of total recordin g/pla y bac k time on an MC-60 tape , or 180 mi nutes o n an MC-90 tape .
16 4. Pre ss REC to begin re cording. Both RE C and PLA Y lock do wn, and the record/b at- tery indicator (to the right of the tape count er) light s. Notes : •T h e VO L U M E setting de termines the sound le v el that activ ates the V O X cir- cuit and starts recording.
17 Manual Rec ordi ng 1. Se t VOX to OFF . 2. L oad a t ape. 3. Se t T APE SPEE D to 1.2 to double the recordin g time , or to 2.4 f or better sound quality . 4. Pre ss REC ( PLA Y also loc ks down). Record ing starts and the bu ilt in au to- matic le v el co ntrol sets t he recordi ng lev el.
18 PLAYING A T AP E 1. L oad the microca ssette ta pe. 2. Se t T APE SPEE D to the sp eed used wh en the tape was rec orded. 3. Pre ss PLA Y to begin pl a y .
19 4. Ad just VO L U M E to a comf or table l istening lev el. 5. Th e tap e automa tically stops w hen it reaches the end . Press ST OP/EJECT to stop pl a ybac k so oner . Rewindi ng/F ast-Forwar ding Slide REW/REVIEW F AST-F/CUE to RE W/RE- VIEW to rewind a tape, or to F AST-F/CUE to fast-forw ard a tape .
20 Caution: To prote ct the t ape-handl ing parts, press ST OP/E JECT or s lide REW/REVIEW FA S T - F / C U E to the cente r when the ta pe reaches the end.
21 USING THE T APE C OUNTER You can us e the tape counte r to no te di ffer ent locat ion s on y our t ape du ring rec ordi ng o r playba ck. Before pl aying or r ecording a tape, rewind the tape com pletely and press the coun ter reset button to set the counter to 000 .
22 T APE TIPS STORING CASSETTE T APES Do not ex pose micro cassette tape s to high tempera tures, high hu midit y, dust or dirt, or motors, transformers, or othe r source s of stro ng magn etic fiel ds.
23 ERASING T A PES To record o ver a microc assette tape, si mply record a s usual. Th e tape rec order recor ds over t he p r evio us re cordi ng. You can quickly erase bo th sides of a ca s- sette ta pe using a RadioShac k bulk ta pe eraser.
24 tabs . This pr event s RECORD fr om being pressed. If you later dec ide to re cord on a tape si de af- ter you have re moved th e erase-p rotection tab, plac e a piece of strong pl astic tap e over that sid e’s eras e-protectio n hole. Be sure you cover on ly the hole originall y covered by the erase-pro tection ta b.
25 CARE To enjoy your Y our Optimus Micro-40 M icro Cassette Recorder fo r a long ti me: • K eep the recorder dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dr y imme diat e ly . • Handl e the reco rder gently and care fully . Don’t drop it. • Use and store the record er only in nor- mal tem peratur e env ironmen ts.
26 20 hours of tape player o peratio n, follow these st eps to clea n the tape-h andling pa rts or use a R adio Shack micro cas sette deck cleani ng kit . 1. Remo v e the batteries and di sconn ect an y other pow er source . 2. Open the ca ssette compartment door and press PLA Y to e xpose the ta pe-han- dling p ar ts .
27 4. Press STOP/EJECT to release the tape- handlin g parts. Then close th e cassette compartment co v er and reco nnect power . Note: For easie r cleaning , you can use a mi- crocas sette cle aner kit, wh ich incl udes a spe- cial cle aning cass ette.
28 SPECIFICATIONS T ape T ype ...................... ......... Microcasset te T racks ........... 2 T racks, 1 Channel Mon aural Drive System ................. ......... Capstan Drive T ape Speed .......... 2.4 cm/sec. ( 15 / 16 ips) and 1.2 cm/ sec .
29 T ypical M icrocas sette Re cording T ime (with Alka line Batteri es) .................. 18 Hours Dimensi ons (HWD) .... .......... 5.0 × 2.5 × 1 I n. (126 × 62 × 26 mm) Wei ght (with bat teries) ........... 6.7 oz. (190 g) Specific ations are typical; in dividua l units might v ary.
30 NOTES 14-1168.fm P age 30 Thursday, Ja nuary 20, 2000 2:0 5 PM.
31 Limited Ninety-Da y W arranty This pro duct is warrant ed by RadioShack ag ainst manu fac- turi ng defects in mater ial an d workmans hip unde r nor mal use for ninety (90) days from the d ate of pur chase from Ra- dioShack compa ny-owned store s and autho rized R a- dioShack fran chisees and d ealers.
04A99 Printed in Hong Kong (Continue d) In the event of a product d efect dur i n g the warranty per iod, take the product and the RadioSha ck sales receipt as proof of purchase date to a ny RadioShack stor e.
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