Radio Shack CTR-116 Owner's Manual

Cat. No. 14-1122OWNER’S MANUALPlease read before using this equipment.CTR-116Voice-ActivatedCassette Tape Recorder14-1122.fm Page 1 Wednesday, May 1

10CONNECTING THE EARPHONEYou can use the supplied earphone to listen privately to theCTR-116. You can also connect an external or pillow-typespeaker (

11• Set the volume to its lowest level before you begin listen-ing. After you put on the earphone, adjust the volume to acomfortable listening level.•

12PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE1. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette compart-ment door.2. Use your finger or a pencil to turn the cassette’s hub andtake

134. Rotate VOLUME to its lowest setting (MIN).5. Press PLAY. The tape begins to play. 6. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level.7. The CTR-116

14however, we recommend that you do not pause the tape forlonger than about 5 minutes at a time.• To rapidly advance or rewind the tape, press FAST-F/

15• If you press FAST-F/CUE or REWIND/REVIEW whilethe tape plays, you hear the sound at high speed. This canhelp you locate a specific portion of the

16RECORDINGNote: For the best performance, use only regular length (60- or90-minute) cassette tapes. We do not recommend long-playingcassette tapes, s

17At HIGH, a soft sound turns on the recorder. At LOW, ittakes a louder sound to start recording. Experiment to findthe best setting for VOX in your r

184. To momentarily stop recording, press PAUSE. ReleasePAUSE to resume recording.5. To stop recording press STOP/EJECT.Notes:• If you hold down REWIN

19MANUAL RECORDINGManual recording is like VOX recording, except you controlwhen recording begins and ends. Set VOX to OFF, then pressRECORD to begin

2FEATURES Your Optimus CTR-116 Voice-Activated Cassette Tape Re-corder uses the latest in recording technology to make record-ing easy and convenient.

20RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL SOURCESYou can record directly from a tuner, a radio, or a TV that has a1/8-inch (3.5-mm) jack. Use a dubbing patch cord (su

21TAPE TIPSERASING A RECORDINGIf you want to erase an entire cassette or a portion of a record-ing, insert the supplied erase plug into the MIC jack.

22To prevent accidental erasure of a tape recording, use a screw-driver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase-protection tabs. This preve

23RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITYAfter you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might be-come tightly wound on the reels. This can ca

24CARE AND MAINTENANCETo enjoy your CTR-116 for a long time:• Keep the CTR-116 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi-ately.• Use and store the CTR-1

252. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette compartmentdoor.3. Press the protection tab sensor, then press RECORD.The tape head assembly moves out.4. U

26SPECIFICATIONSTape System ... 2-track, Monophonic CassetteTape Speed ... 17/8 ips.

27NOTES14-1122.fm Page 27 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:55 AM

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3External Microphone Jack — lets you record using either thebuilt-in microphone or an external microphone.Supplied Earphone — lets you listen to recor

4CONTENTSPreparation ... 5Powering the CTR-116 ...

5PREPARATIONPOWERING THE CTR-116You can operate your CTR-116 from any of these power sourc-es:• four AA batteries (not supplied)• standard AC power (u

61. Press down on the battery com-partment cover and slide it off inthe direction of the arrow.2. Put the batteries into the com-partment as indicated

7• Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burnor bury them.Note: At the end of a Ni-Cd rechargeable battery’s useful life, itmust be r

8Follow these steps to power the CTR-116 with an AC adapter.1. Insert the adapter’s 5.5 mm outer diameter/2.1 mm innerdiameter barrel plug into the ad

9adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket before you unplugit from the CTR-116.Follow these steps to power the CTR-116 from your vehicle’scigarette-l