Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit CTR-114 du fabricant Optimus
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Cat. No. 14-1120 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read befor e usi ng th is eq uipme n t. CTR-114 A uto Re ver se V oice-Activ ated Cassette Recor der with T w o-Speed Recor ding 14-1120.
2 FEA TURE S Your Optimus CTR-114 Auto-Reve rse Voice-Activat- ed Casset te Recorder offe rs the greates t conve- nience in recor ding techn ology. You can have recordin g beg in and e nd accordin g to t he so und leve l in a room, wh ich gives you hands -free oper ation while recordin g.
3 Playback Spe ed Control — lets you adjust th e p la y- back s peed of y our tape. Built-in Mic rophone — lets you mak e quality re- cording s without havi ng to use an exter nal micro- phone. External M icrophone J ack — l ets yo u conn ect an optiona l external m icrophon e for unidirec tional re- cording , reducing backgro und noise .
4 Tape Counter — helps yo u quickly fin d a spec ific sectio n on the cassette. It resets wi th the tou ch of a button. Automat ic Level C ontrol — automa tically sets th e correct recordi ng lev el .
5 CONTEN TS Preparation .... ................ ............ ................ ........... 6 Connecti ng P ower ............... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... 6 Using Bat ter y P ow er ................ ................ 6 Using A C P o wer ........... ..
6 PREPARATION CONNECTING P O WER You can power yo ur CTR-114 from: • inter nal batt er ies • A C po w er (with an o ptional A C ad apter) • v ehic le battery powe r (with an op tional DC adapter) Note: Conn ecting an adapter aut omatical ly discon- nects i nternal ba tteries.
7 Cautions: • Us e only fres h batteries of the re quired siz e and recomm ended typ e. • Do no t mix old and new b atte r i es, di fferent types of batteries (standa rd, alkaline , or recharg e- ab le), or re chargeab le batteri es of diff ere nt capaci ties .
8 The CT R-114 has three col ored batte ry indicato rs which show how m uch power is l eft in the batte ries. The batter y indicato rs light w hen you press STOP , PLA Y , RECORD , or . When t he re d ( L ) ba ttery in dicato r lights, repl ace bo th batteries .
9 Important : Thi s product i s capable of using re- chargea ble nicke l-cadmium b atteries. At the end of a nickel cadmiu m battery’ s useful life, i t must be recy- cled or d isposed of properly .
10 • Be sure y ou connect the ada pter t o the c assette recorder bef ore you plug it into the A C outle t, and unp lug the a dapter from the A C o utlet bef ore y ou un plug it from th e cassette recorder . Follow these steps to c onnect th e cass ette recorder to AC power.
11 Using V ehic le Battery P o wer To pow er the recorder fr om your v ehicle’s battery, you nee d a DC ad apter, suc h as Cat. No. 270-1562. Cautions: • Y ou mu st use a DC adapte r that supp lies at least 3 v olts DC p ower and del iv ers at l east 400 mA.
12 Follow these st eps to pow er the ca ssette rec order from yo ur vehicl e’s batte ry. 1. Set the ad apter’ s vo ltage s witc h to 3V . 2. Insert the adapter’ s 3.4 mm oute r diameter/1.3 mm in ner diam eter barre l plug into t he adapt er’ s cord, with the tip s et to negat ive .
13 CONNECTING AN EARPHO NE You can use an optional earphone with a 1 / 8 -in ch (3.5-mm) plug to listen t o a tape in pri vacy. Insert th e earphone ’s plug into the cass ette reco rder’s EAR jack.
14 Listening Saf el y To protec t your hearin g, follo w these guid elines when y ou use an e arphone . • Rota te th e volume t o th e lowest setti ng b efore y ou begin lis tening. Afte r you b egin liste ning, adjust the v olum e to a co mf or tab le le v el.
15 CONNECTING AN EXTERN AL MICROPHONE You can co nnect an external mi crophone (not sup- plied) w ith a 1 / 8 -inch (3.5 -mm) plug to the recorder’ s MIC jack. Conn ecting an exter nal micro phone au to- matica lly disc onnects the built -in microp hone.
16 ATTACHING THE WRIST STRAP Attach th e suppli ed wrist strap to th e CTR-114 to make i t easier to carry and to reduce the risk of acci- dent ally drop ping it. Thread th e strap ’s sm all l oop aro und th e meta l pin o n the corne r of the CTR-1 14.
17 OPERATIO N You can use the recorder to play no rmal bia s, high- bias, a nd metal tapes. H owever, you shou ld only use normal bias (T ype I) tapes for reco rding. I f you r eco rd on me tal or high-bi as tapes , the re corded s ound wil l not er ase prope rly.
18 3. Insert a cassette into the door’ s tape guide s with the cas sette’ s open edge f acing up . 4. Close the door . RECORDING You can re cord usin g the built -in microp hone or an optiona l external microp hone. For the best per for- mance, use any n ormal bi as (Type I) tape u p to 90 minutes long.
19 • If you w ant to record on only one si de of a tape , load th e tape s o the s ide y ou w ant to re cord o n f ace s insid e the ca sset te co mpar tment, set DIRECTION to REV , the n star t the recording. Caution: If you lo ad a cass ette with the erase-p ro- tection tabs brok en off, do no t try to force d own RECORD .
20 3. T o record specific v oic es without ba ckg round interf erenc e, sli de V OICE ZOOM to ON . The CTR- 114 c uts off higher and lo wer f requenc y signal s (bac kgro und noise ) and enha nces the mid- ra nge. 4. Slide REC SP EE D to NORM f or normal reco rding, or to EXT f or extende d record ing (twice the nor- mal rec ording time).
21 5. Set VOX to OUT if y ou wan t to m anual ly start and stop re cord ing. O r , set VOX to IN to use voice - activate d reco rdi n g. At the V O X setting, rec ording beg ins when the recorder pi ck s up sound an d stops a f e w sec- onds af ter the sou nd stops .
22 If VOX is set to OUT , reco rding beg ins immed i- ately . I f VOX is se t to IN , r ecording begins whe n the reco rder pic ks up sound. Note: T o pause rec ording, s lide PAU S E in the directio n of the arro w . T o resume rec ording, slide PA U S E to the other po sition.
23 Notes: • The CTR- 114 records on one s ide of t he t ape , automat ically re v ers es the tape ’ s di rection, records on the re v ers e side of the tape , then auto matica lly stops. • Y ou can use a n earphone (not sup plied) to monitor a recordin g in pr ogress .
24 2. Set the auto re v erse s witc h in the cassette co m- partment to eithe r one-time or contin uous pl a y- back. One-Time Playback : pla ys o ne side of the tape t o its end, th en automa tically re ve rses the tape ’ s pl a ybac k direction , pla ys th e re v erse side of the tape , the n automat ically s tops .
25 3. Press PLA Y . The b utton l oc ks do wn an d th e tape pla ys . Note: Slide REC SPEED to NORM f or tap es that ha ve been prer ecorded on o ther reco rders or recorded with the no r mal record setting o n this reco rder . Or slide REC SPEED to EXT f or tape s that ha v e been rec orded with the exte nded record s etting on this recorder .
26 5. Adjust VO L U M E to t he des ired list ening le v el. 6. T o sto p the tape , press STOP . Note: T o stop play momenta ri ly , slide PA U S E in the direc tion of th e arrow .
27 Using F ast Forwar d and Rewind When th e tape is stopped , press or to re- wind or fast-forward it. To stop the tape, p ress ST OP . Note: The C TR-114 does not aut omatically stop when it reac hes the end of the tap e. To protect the tape after th e tape has ful ly wound to eith er end, press ST OP to release fast-forward o r rewind.
28 You can al so hold do wn or during play- back to help yo u locat e a spec ific po rtion of the ta pe (for ex ampl e, i f y ou ar e l ist ening fo r a par tic ular speech , statem ent or oth er audio cue). While holding it down , you hear the tape at a fas ter speed.
29 T APE TIPS Erasing T apes If you record on a pr eviously rec orded tape, you re- place the old re cording w ith the new one. I f you need to qui ckly erase an en tire tape, you m ight pref er to use a bulk era ser ( avail abl e at y our l ocal Radi oSha ck stor e).
30 If you later de cide to record on a tape side a fter you have re mov ed it s eras e-pr ot ectio n ta b, pl ace a pi ece of stron g plastic tape ov er that si de’s eras e-protec- tion ho le. Be sure you c over onl y the ho le origin ally covered by the e rase-protec tion tab.
31 CARE AND MA IN TENANCE Your Optimus CTR-114 Auto-Reverse Vo ice-Activat- ed Ca sse tte Reco rd er is an ex ampl e of supe ri or de- sign and craftsmans hip. The foll owing su ggestion s will hel p you car e for the ca sset te rec order so you can enj oy it for y ears.
32 Modify ing or tam pering with the recorde r’s interna l compon ents ca n cause a malfu nction and migh t in- validate the recorder’s warranty. If your recorder is not pe rfor min g as it sho uld, t ake i t to yo ur l ocal R a- dioShac k store fo r assista nce.
33 4. Use a cotton s wab dippe d in dena tured alcoho l or tape he ad cleanin g solution to cl ean the record/p la ybac k hea d, p inch roller s, tape g uides , and cap stans . 5. When y ou finish cleaning, pre ss STOP and close the cass ette compa r tment door .
34 SPECIFICATIONS CASSETTE DECK T ap e System .............. 2-trac k, monopho nic cas sette T ape Sp eed ............. ................. .....1 7 / 8 ips (4.8 c m/s) W ow an d Flutter (WRM S) ............... ................ .. 0.2% F re quency Re sponse ( at –3 dB) .
35 GENERAL P ower Output ............... 15 mW/Chan nel at 32 ohms Dimensi ons (HWD) .............. 4 1 / 2 × 3 5 / 8 × 1 1 / 2 Inche s (112.4 × 89.8 × 37.6 mm) W eight (with out battery) ........ ........... ............... 7.2 oz (206 g) Specific ations a re typical ; individ ual units might vary.
Ra dioS hack A Division of T an dy Corporation Fort W orth, T e xas 76102 87-HT 6-906-01 980620 ACK-0-9 8A8N Print ed in Malaysia Limit ed Nine ty-Da y W ar r a nty This product is war rant ed by Ra d.
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Optimus CTR-114 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Optimus CTR-114 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Optimus CTR-114, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Optimus CTR-114 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Optimus CTR-114, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Optimus CTR-114.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Optimus CTR-114. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Optimus CTR-114 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
