Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CTR-110 Optimus
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Cat. No. 14-733 OWNER’S MAN UAL Extended Bass AM/FM Plea se read before using this eq uipment. CTR-1 10 Cassette Recorder 14-7 33 .fm Pag e 1 Thu rs day , J uly 1 , 1999 9:00 A M.
2 FEATURES © 1997 T andy Co rpor ation . All Rights Res erved. Op t im us an d Ra dio S ha ck a r e re gi st er ed tr ad emar k s us ed by T andy C orp or ati on. Your Optim us CTR-110 E xtended Bass AM/FM Ca ssette Recorder is a vers atile, easy-to-u se music sys tem with many useful features.
3 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n ... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. . 4 Power Source s .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... ....
4 PREPARA TION POWER SOURCES You can operate the CTR-110 using: • Internal ba ttery power (us ing fou r C ba t ter ie s) • AC power (using an optional AC adapter) • V eh icle battery powe r (using a n optional DC adap ter) Note : Internal batteries autom atically disconnect when y ou conn ect an adapter.
5 • If y ou do n ot pl an to u se the CTR-1 10 from battery power fo r a mo nth or m ore, or if y ou plan to use only an adapter , remove the batteries t o p rotect the CTR- 1 10 from possibl e battery leak- age. Using AC Power You can power the CT R-110 from standard A C pow er using an o ptional AC ada pter, such as Radio Shack Cat.
6 • Always plug t he adapter into th e CTR-1 10 bef ore you plug i t into the cigarette-lighter socket, and always u nplug the adap ter from the cigarette-lighter sock et before you unplug it from the CTR-1 10 . Follow these steps to use your vehi- cle’s battery.
7 T raffi c Safet y Do not we ar earphones w hile operat- ing a motor vehicle or riding a bicy- cle. T his can creat e a traffic hazard and c ould b e i llegal in s ome areas. Even tho ugh some earphones are designed t o let you hear som e out- side so unds when l istening at normal volume levels, the y still can present a traffic hazard.
8 RADIO OPERATION 1. Set FUNCTION to RADI O to tur n on the radio. 2. Set BAND to AM or FM . 3. Rotate the tuning control to select the desired station.
9 CASSE TTE PLAYER OPERATION LOADING A CASSETTE TA P E 1. T ake up any slac k in the tape by turning t he cass ette’s hub wi th a penc il. If you do no t remov e excess slack, t he tape could beco me tangled in the rec ord/ playbac k mec hanism. 2. Press STOP/ EJECT t o open the casset te compartment ’s door .
10 3. Adjust VO LU M E MI N/ MAX to a comfortable listening level. 4. Set E-BASS ON/OFF to ON to boost low frequen cy soun ds. Set it t o OF F for normal bass sound. 5. Press STOP/ EJECT t o stop pl ay- back before it automatically stops. Pres s STOP/EJECT again to open the cassette compart- ment and remove the cassette tap e .
11 3. Place the CTR-1 1 0 1–2 feet from the recording source. 4. Press RECO RD to begin rec ord- ing. PLA Y and REC ORD lock down. Note : T o te mpo ra rily st o p recording, press P AUSE . T o resume recordi ng, press P AUSE again. 5. Press STOP/EJ ECT to st o p recording.
12 Cautio n : Removing the erase- protection tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cas sette tap e . Res t ori n g T ap e T ens io n an d Sound Quality After you play a cassette tape sever- al times, the tape m ight bec ome tightly wound on the reels.
13 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your O ptimus CT R-110 Ex tended B ass A M/FM Cass ette Re corder is an ex am - ple of su perior design and craf tsmanship. T he following suggest ions will help you care for your CTR-110 so y o u can enjoy it for years. Keep the CTR-110 d ry.
14 CLEANING THE T APE HANDLING PARTS Dirt, dust, or part icles of the tape’s coating can acc umula te on the tap e heads an d other parts that th e tape touches.
15 SPEC I FI CAT IONS RADIO Frequenc y Range: FM . ................................................................ ............................ 88–10 8 MHz AM . ................. ................... ................... .............. ..............
Ra di oSh ac k A Divisi on of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 12A7 Printed i n H ong Kong Limi ted Ni net y-D ay W ar ran ty This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShack a g ainst man ufac.
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