Radio Shack CTR-117 Manuale utente

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

CTR-117

Voice-Activated Full Auto-Stop

Cassette Recorder

2Features

!Features

Your RadioShack Voice-Activated Full

Auto-Stop Cassette Recorder is a porta-

ble cassette recording system that deliv-

ers quality sound from its speaker, or

through an earphone or external speak-

er. You can use the recorder to play and

record cassette tapes while you are

working or playing. Because the record-

er is portable, you can use it in any room

or outdoors. Its features include:

Voice-Activated (VOX) Recording —

records only when there is sound so you

can save power and prevent blank sec-

tions of tape.

Full Auto Stop — stops the cassette

tape when it reaches its end.

One-Touch Recording — lets you be-

gin recording at the touch of a button.

Pause Control — lets you temporarily

stop a cassette tape during play and re-

cording.

Cue/Review Function — advances or

rewinds the tape during play to help you

find a section on the tape.

Built-in Microphone — lets you record

without connecting an external micro-

phone.

Tone Control — lets you customize the

sound of your recorder by controlling low

and high tones.

Microphone Jack — lets you connect

an external microphone

Remote Jack — lets you connect an ex-

ternal microphone with a remote switch.

WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or shock

hazard, do not expose this product to rain or

moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-

ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING

TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This symbol is intended to alert

you to the presence of uninsu-

lated dangerous voltage within

the product’s enclosure that might

be of sufficient magnitude to con-

stitute a risk of electric shock. Do

not open the product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform

you that important operating and

maintenance instructions are

included in the literature accom-

panying this product.

RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation.

3Preparation

!Preparation

CONNECTING POWER

You can power your recorder from any

of these power sources:

• standard AC power (using the sup-

plied AC power cord)

• four C batteries (not supplied)

• vehicle battery power (with an

optional DC adapter)

Note: Connecting the supplied AC pow-

er cord or an adapter automatically dis-

connects internal batteries.

Using AC Power

To power the recorder from an AC out-

let, connect the supplied AC power cord

to the recorder’s AC POWER jack. Then

plug the other end into a standard AC

outlet.

Caution: Plug the supplied power cord

into the recorder before you plug it into

the AC outlet, and unplug the power

cord from the AC outlet before you un-

plug it from the recorder.

Using Battery Power

You can power the recorder with four C

batteries (not supplied). For the longest

life, we recommend RadioShack alka-

line batteries.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the

required size and recommended

type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries,

different types of batteries (stan-

dard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or

rechargeable batteries of different

capacities.

Follow these steps to install batteries.

1. Open the battery compartment by

pushing on the compartment cover’s

tabs and lifting the cover.

2. Install the batteries according to the

polarity symbols (+ and –) marked on

the battery compartment door.

3. Replace the cover.

4Preparation

When the RECORD/BATTERY indicator

lights during play or the sound becomes

weak or distorted, or when the playing

speed slows, replace the batteries.

Warning: Always dispose of old batter-

ies promptly and properly. Do not burn

or bury them.

Note: If you do not plan to use the re-

corder for a week or more, or if you plan

to power it using only the supplied pow-

er cord or an adapter, remove the bat-

teries. Batteries can leak chemicals that

corrode or damage electronic circuits.

Using DC Power

You can power the recorder from your

vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket using a

fused DC adapter, available at your local

RadioShack store.

Cautions:

You must use a power

source that supplies 6 volts

DC and delivers at least

400 mA. Its center tip must be set to

negative and its plug must fit the

recorder's DC 6V jack. The recom-

mended adapter meets these speci-

fications. Using an adapter that

does not meet these specifications

could damage the recorder or the

adapter.

• Plug the adapter into the recorder

before you plug it into the cigarette-

lighter and unplug the adapter from

the cigarette-lighter socket before

you unplug it from the recorder.

Follow these steps to power the record-

er from your vehicle’s battery.

1. Set the adapter’s 6V/9V switch to

6V and plug the adapter into the

recorder’s DC 6V jack.

2. Insert the adapter’s other end into

your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter

socket.

CONNECTING AN

EARPHONE

You can use the supplied earphone to

listen privately to a prerecorded tape or

to monitor a recording. You can also

connect an external or pillow-type

speaker (not supplied) to this jack.

Note: Your local RadioShack store car-

ries a wide variety of speakers.

5Preparation

Insert the earphone or speaker’s 1/8-inch

(3.5-mm) plug into the recorder’s EAR

jack. This automatically disconnects the

internal speaker.

Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these

guidelines when you use an earphone.

• Do not listen at extremely high vol-

ume levels. Extended high-volume

listening can lead to permanent

hearing loss

• Set the volume to the lowest setting

before you begin listening. After you

begin listening, adjust the volume to

a comfortable level.

• Once you set the volume, do not

increase it. Over time, your ears

adapt to the volume level, so a vol-

ume level that does not cause dis-

comfort might still damage your

hearing.

Traffic Safety

Do not wear an earphone while operat-

ing a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle.

This can create a traffic hazard and

could be illegal in some areas.

Even though some earphones let you

hear some outside sounds when listen-

ing at normal volume levels, they still

can present a traffic hazard.

CONNECTING AN

EXTERNAL MICROPHONE

You can connect an external micro-

phone (not supplied) with a 1/8-inch (3.5-

mm) plug to the recorder’s MIC jack.

Connecting an external microphone au-

tomatically disconnects the built-in mi-

crophone.

Note: Your local RadioShack store car-

ries a variety of microphones.

If you are using a microphone with a re-

mote switch, insert the microphone’s

sub-mini plug into the cassette deck’s

REMOTE jack. You can use the micro-

phone’s remote switch to start and stop

the cassette deck during play and re-

cording.

CONNECTING AN

EXTERNAL AUDIO

SOURCE

You can use your recorder to record

from an external audio source, such as

a radio, cassette deck, or CD player.

Disconnect any external microphone

from the recorder (an external micro-

phone disables input to the AUX jack).

6Operation

Use an 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) patch cord to

connect the recorder’s AUX jack to the

audio source’s audio output jack.

!Operation

You can use your recorder to make re-

cordings or to play your favorite cassette

tapes.

LOADING A CASSETTE

TAPE

1. Take up any slack in the tape by

turning the hub with a pencil. If you

do not remove excess slack, the

tape might become tangled in the

record/playback mechanism. Avoid

touching the tape.

2. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cas-

sette compartment door.

3. Insert a cassette into the door’s tape

guides with the side you want to

play facing up and the exposed tape

edge facing you.

4. Close the cassette compartment

door.

PLAYING A CASSETTE

TAPE

1. Load a cassette tape.

2. Press PLAY. The tape begins to play,

moving from the left reel to the right

reel.

7Operation

3. Rotate VOLUME and TONE to the

desired settings.

4. When the cassette tape reaches its

end, the cassette deck automatically

releases PLAY and stops the tape.

To stop it sooner, press STOP/

EJECT.

Using Fast Forward and

Rewind

To advance or rewind the tape, press

CUE/FAST-F or REVIEW/REWIND when

the cassette deck is stopped. The cas-

sette tape winds forward or backward

until it reaches the end or until you press

STOP/EJECT.

Note: When the tape is fully wound to

either reel, the cassette deck automati-

cally releases CUE/FAST-F or REVIEW/

REWIND.

Using Cue and Review

To rapidly advance or rewind the tape

during play, hold down CUE/FAST-F or

REVIEW/REWIND. This feature allows

you to quickly locate any desired section

on the tape. When you release CUE/

FAST-F or REVIEW/REWIND, the recorder

resumes normal play.

Using the Tape Counter

You can use the tape counter to note dif-

ferent locations on your tape during re-

cording or playback. Before playing or

recording a cassette tape, rewind the

cassette tape and press TAPE COUNTER

to set the counter to 000. As the cas-

sette tape moves, the counter advanc-

es.

Using Pause

You can temporarily stop the tape by

pressing PAUSE while you are recording

or playing a cassette tape. Press PAUSE

again to resume playing or recording.

RECORDING

You can record to a cassette tape on the

recorder from the built-in microphone,

an external microphone, or an external

audio source.

For the best performance, use regular

length (60-minute or 90-minute) cas-

sette tapes. We do not recommend 120-

minute cassette tapes because they are

thin and can tangle easily. For low-

noise, wide-range recordings, use only

normal-bias tapes.

REWIND

REVIEW

8Operation

Note: Be sure the erase-protection tabs

are in place on the cassette tape. See

“Preventing Accidental Erasure” on

Page 9.

Follow these steps to record.

1. Load a cassette tape into the cas-

sette deck.

2. Set VOX to OUT if you want to manu-

ally start and stop recording. Or, set

VOX to HIGH or LOW, depending on

the sound source you want to

record.

HIGH is the most sensitive setting

and requires only a soft sound to

begin recording.

LOW is the least sensitive setting

and requires a louder sound to

begin recording.

3. Set the recorder’s automatic level

control (ALC) to IN to have the

recorder automatically adjust its

recording level or to OUT so you can

manually adjust the recording level

for unusually loud or soft sounds.

If you set ALC to OUT, adjust VOL-

UME so the LEVEL METER lights to 0

dB during the loudest portions of the

sound signal.

4. If you are recording from an external

audio source’s line level output jack,

set ALC to IN. The recorder will

automatically adjust the recording

level.

If you are recording from an external

audio source’s phones jack, turn on

the external audio source and set its

volume to a comfortable listening

level before you connect it to the

recorder (see “Connecting an Exter-

nal Audio Source” on Page 5). Then

use the recorder’s VOLUME control

to set the recording level according

to the LEVEL METER.

5. Press RECORD to begin recording.

RECORD and PLAY both lock down.

The RECORD/BATTERY indicator

lights.

9Operation

Notes:

• To monitor what the recorder is

recording from an external audio

source, insert the supplied ear-

phone’s plug into the EAR jack on

the recorder.

• To temporarily stop recording,

press PAUSE. To resume record-

ing, press PAUSE again.

6. If the cassette tape reaches its end,

the cassette deck automatically

releases RECORD and PLAY and

stops. To stop recording sooner,

press STOP/EJECT.

TAPE TIPS

Restoring Tape Tension and

Sound Quality

After you play a cassette tape several

times, the tape might become tightly

wound on the reels. This can cause

playback sound quality to deteriorate.

To restore the sound quality, fast-for-

ward the tape from the beginning to the

end of one side, then completely rewind

it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently

tapping each side of the cassette’s outer

shell on a flat surface.

Caution: Be careful not to damage the

cassette when tapping it. Do not touch

the exposed tape or allow any sharp ob-

jects near the cassette.

Erasing Tapes

To record over a cassette tape, insert

the supplied dummy plug into the re-

corder’s MIC jack and record as usual.

The cassette deck records over the pre-

vious recording. To record over the en-

tire cassette tape, let the tape record to

the end on both sides. When you finish,

remove the plug.

You can quickly erase both sides of a

cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser

(available at your local RadioShack

store).

Note: If you use metal or high-bias type

tape, the recorded sound might not be

erased properly.

Preventing Accidental Erasure

Cassette tapes have two erase-protec-

tion tabs — one for each side. When a

tab is in place, you can record on that

side.

10 Care

To prevent accidental erasure of a tape

recording, use a screwdriver to remove

one or both of the cassette tape’s erase-

protection tabs. This prevents RECORD

from being pressed.

If you later decide to record on a tape

side after you have removed the erase-

protection tab, place a piece of strong

plastic tape over that side’s erase-pro-

tection hole. Be sure you cover only the

hole originally covered by the erase-pro-

tection tab.

Caution: Removing the erase-protec-

tion tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser

from erasing a cassette tape.

!Care

Keep the recorder dry; if it gets wet,

wipe it dry immediately. Use and store

the recorder only in normal temperature

environments. Handle the recorder care-

fully; do not drop it. Keep the recorder

away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with

a damp cloth occasionally to keep it

looking new.

Modifying or tampering with the record-

er’s internal components can cause a

malfunction and might invalidate its war-

ranty. If your recorder is not performing

as it should, take it to your local Ra-

dioShack store for assistance.

CLEANING THE TAPE-

HANDLING PARTS

Dirt, dust or particles of the tape's coat-

ing can accumulate on the tape heads

and other parts that the tape touches.

This can greatly reduce the performance

of the cassette player. After every 20

hours of tape player operation, follow

these steps to clean the tape-handling

parts or use a cassette deck cleaning kit

(available at your local RadioShack

store).

1. Remove the batteries and discon-

nect any other power source.

2. Open the cassette compartment

door and press PLAY to expose the

tape-handling parts.

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