Optimus CTR-106 - Manual

7 Important: Your recorder is capable of using recharge-able nickel-cadmium batteries. At the end of the batteries’useful life, they must be recycled or disposed of properly.Contact your local, county, or state hazardous wastemanagement authorities for information on recycling ordisposal programs in...

9 Using DC Power To power the recorder from your vehicle’s cigarette-lightersocket, you need a DC adapter (not supplied), such asCat. No. 270-1560. Cautions: • You must use an adapter that supplies 3 volts and delivers at least 300 milliamps. Its center tip must beset to negative, and it must have a...

11 USING THE EARPHONE You can use the earphone for private listening. You canalso monitor a recording and check the microphone’ssensitivity (see “Using Voice Activation (VOX)” onPage 16). Insert the earphone’s 1 / 8 -inch plug into the EAR jack. Note: Connecting the earphone disconnects the record-e...

12 Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines whenyou use an earphone. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to perma-nent hearing loss. • Set the volume to its lowest level before you begin listening. After you put on the ear...

13 OPERATION LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE 1. Take up any slack in the cassette tape by turning the hub with a pencil to prevent the tape from becomingtangled in the tape mechanism. Do not touch thetape. 2. Open the cassette compartment door by lifting it at the notch. Insert a cassette tape into the door...

14 PLAYING A TAPE 1. Load a cassette. 2. Press PLAY . 3. Adjust VOLUME to the desired level. 4. To stop the tape, press STOP or let the tape auto- matically stop when it reaches the end. Illust. Illust. 14-1111.fm Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 12:55 PM

15 USING FAST-F AND REWIND To rapidly advance or rewind the tape, press FAST-F or REWIND . The button locks, and the tape fast-for- wards or rewinds to the end or until you press STOP . When the tape reaches the end, press STOP to re- lease the button and the tape-handling parts. USING THE TAPE COUN...

16 RECORDING Notes: • We recommend you use normal bias (Type I) cas- sette tapes, such as RadioShack LN and XR tape. • We recommend regular length (60- or 90-minute) cassette tapes. We do not recommend long-play cas-sette tapes, such as C-120s, because they are thinand can easily tangle. • The ALC (...

17 3. Press RECORD . Recording begins when the voice- activation mechanism detects a sound. 4. To cause soft sound levels to activate recording, rotate VOLUME/VOX SENS toward MAX . To automati- cally record only louder sounds, rotate VOLUME/VOX SENS toward MIN . (This does not change the volume of t...

18 TAPE TIPS Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality After you play a cassette tape several times, the tapemight become tightly wound on the reels. This can causeplayback sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape fromthe beginning to the end of one side, then...

19 If you later decide to record on a tape side after you haveremoved the erase-protection tab, place a piece of strongplastic tape over that side’s erase-protection hole. Besure you cover only the hole originally covered by theerase-protection tab. Caution: Removing the erase-protection tabs does n...

20 MAINTENANCE Your CTR-106 Voice-Activated Cassette Tape Recorderis an example of superior design and craftsmanship. Thefollowing suggestions will help you care for your recorderso you can enjoy it for years. Keep the recorder dry. If it gets wet, wipe itdry immediately. Liquids might containminera...

23 SPECIFICATIONS Tape System .................... 2 Track, Monophonic Cassette (For use with normal bias tape (Type I) only) Tape Speed..................................... 1 7 / 8 ips (4.75 cm/sec) Wow and Flutter....................................... 0.35% (WRMS) Signal-to-Noise Ratio .............