RadioShack MICRO-33 - Manual

5 Preparation ˆ Preparation CONNECTING POWER You can power your recorder from internalbattery power, AC power (with an optionalAC adapter), or your vehicle’s battery(with an optional DC adapter). Using Batteries You can use two AAA batteries (not sup-plied) to power your recorder. For the bestperfor...

6 Preparation • If you do not plan to use the recorder with batteries for several days ormore, remove the batteries. Batteriescan leak chemicals that can destroyelectronic parts. When the REC/BATT indicator does notlight, lights dimly during manual recording,or the recorder stops operating properly,...

8 Preparation reversed, the recorder, adapter, orplug might be damaged. 3. Insert the barrel plug into the recorder’s DC3V jack. This discon- nects the internal batteries. 4. Plug the other end of the adapter into the power source. CONNECTING ANEARPHONE You can use an optional earphone with a 3 / 32...

9 Preparation begin listening, adjust the volume to acomfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high vol- ume levels. Extended high-volumelistening can lead to permanent hear-ing loss. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your earsadapt to the volume level, so a vol-ume lev...

10 Operation ˆ Operation Although the recorder’s auto shut-off fea-ture stops the recorder’s tape drive motorwhen the tape reaches the end, the re-corder continues to use power, and itstape-handling parts continue to touch thetape until you press STOP/EJECT . We rec- ommend you press STOP/EJECT as s...

11 Operation 3. Insert the microcassette into the door’s guides so the microcassette’sopen edge faces out. Note: The arrow on the cassettecompartment door indicates tapetravel direction. Be sure the tape’s fullreel is in the opposite direction of thearrow. 4. Close the cassette compartment door. REC...

14 Operation Using an External Microphone You can use an external microphone tomake high-quality recordings. Plug a mi-crophone with a 3 / 32 -inch plug into the re- corder’s MIC jack. Note: You can use a unidirectional micro-phone with your recorder (not supplied,available at your local RadioShack ...

15 Operation Using FAST-F and REWIND Press REWIND to rapidly rewind (review) a tape. Press FAST-F to fast-forward (cue) a tape. If you press FAST-F or REWIND during playback, you can hear the tape at a fast-er speed as it cues or reviews. If you re-lease FAST-F or REWIND , the recorder resumes norma...

16 Tape Tips records, note the counter reading at theposition(s) where you want to return. ˆ Tape Tips STORING CASSETTE TAPES Do not expose cassette tapes to high tem-peratures, high humidity, dust or dirt, ormotors, transformers, or other sourceswith strong magnetic fields. PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ER...

17 Care ERASING A CASSETTE TAPE If you no longer want a recording, you canrecord over it or erase it. To record over a cassette tape, be surethe erase-protection tabs are in place.Then simply record as usual. The recorderrecords over the previous recording. You might prefer to use a bulk tape eraser...

19 Specifications ˆ Specifications Tape Type .............................................. Microcassette Tracks ............................2 Tracks,1 Channel Monaural Drive System ......................................... Capstan Drive Tape Speed .............................. 2.4 cm/sec. ( 15 /16...