Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CTR-94 Radio Shack
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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.
3 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n .... ... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .... 4 Connect ing Po wer ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
15 SPEC IF ICA T IONS CASSET TE PL A YE R T rack Syste m ................................... ................... ................... .. 2-Track Monau ral T ape Speed ..... ................... .............. ................... ................... ....
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.
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