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Cat. No. 14-1239 A
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
®
STEREO MATE
SCR-96 AM FM Stereo
•
Cassette Recorder
with Tie-Clip Microphone
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14-1239a.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM FEATURES Your Optimus Stereo Mate SCR-96 AM • FM Stereo Cassette Recorder includes a stereo microphone for recording lectures or live music. Other features include: Automatic Reverse — automatically changes the tape direction at the end of a tape side so you can continuously play both sides of a cassette tape. Tape Direction Control — lets you change the tape’s direction at any time without having to eject the tape and turn it over. Extend
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14-1239a.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM Belt Clip — lets you attach the cassette recorder to your belt for hands-free carrying when you are on the go. Automatic Level Control — automatically sets the correct recording level. Battery Check Indicators — show you the amount of power remaining in the batteries. Note: To listen to your cassette recorder in stereo, you need a pair of headphones or amplified speakers 1 (not supplied) with a /8-inch mini-plug. Your local ® RadioShack s
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14-1239a.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................... 5 Connecting to Power ....................................... 5 Using Battery Power ................................ 5 Using AC Power ....................................... 8 Using Vehicle Battery Power .................... 9 Connecting Headphones or Speakers .......... 11 Listening Safely ...................................... 11 Traffic Safety ............
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14-1239a.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM PREPARATION CONNECTING TO POWER You can power your cassette recorder from: • Internal batteries • AC power (using an AC adapter) • Your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket (using a DC adapter) Using Battery Power To power the cassette recorder from internal batter- ies, you need two AA batteries. For the best perfor- mance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline batteries. You can also use rechargeable nickel-cadmium bat- teri
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14-1239a.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM Follow these steps to install batteries. 1. Open the battery compartment cover by press- ing down and sliding it in the direction of the arrow on the cover, then lifting open the cover. Caution: The cover is hinged. Do not try to remove it. 2. Put the batteries in the compartment as indi- cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked outside the compartment. 3. Close the cover. When you turn on the radio or play a tape, one of the three i
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14-1239a.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM When the red BATTERY indicator lights during oper- ation, replace both batteries. Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Never burn or bury them. Important: This product is capable of using re- chargeable nickel-cadmium batteries. At the end of the batteries’ useful life, they must be recycled or dis- posed of properly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for information on recyclin
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14-1239a.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM Using AC Power You can power the cassette recorder using a 3V, 200 ® mA AC adapter and a size H Adaptaplug (neither supplied). Both are available at your local Ra- dioShack store. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 3V DC and delivers at ! least 200 mA. Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must fit the cassette DC3V recorder's jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could dam-
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14-1239a.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM Follow these steps to connect the cassette recorder to AC power. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Insert the size H Adaptaplug into the adapter’s cord, with the tip set to negative. 3. Insert the plug into the cassette recorder’s DC3V jack. 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Note: Connecting the AC adapter automatically dis- connects internal batteries. Using Vehicle Battery Power You can power the cassette recorde
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14-1239a.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM not meet these specifications could damage the cassette recorder or the adapter. • Always connect the DC adapter to the cassette recorder before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, disconnect the adapter from the power source before you disconnect it from the cassette recorder. Follow these steps to power the cassette recorder from your vehicle’s battery. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Insert the size H Ada
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14-1239a.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM CONNECTING HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS To listen in stereo, you need a pair of headphones or 1 amplified speakers with a /8-inch plug. Your local RadioShack store carries a full line of headphones and speakers. Insert the headphones’ or speakers’ plug into the cassette recorder’s jack. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening.
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14-1239a.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM Traffic Safety Do not wear headphones while operating a motor ve- hicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz- ard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some headphones are designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at nor- mal volume levels, they still can present a traffic haz- ard. USING THE BELT CLIP The belt clip gives you hands-free carrying conve- nience. Attach the clip to the cassette recorde
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14-1239a.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. To hear monaural sound through the built-in speaker, set E-BASS to SP ON. Note: When you use the built-in speaker, you cannot emphasize low frequencies with . E-BASS To hear stereo sound through headphones or amplified speakers, set E-BASS to OFF. 2. Slide to . One of the BAT- TAPE/RADIO RADIO TERY indicators lights. 13
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14-1239a.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 3. Slide BAND to the desired band. Slide it to FM STEREO for stereo sound on FM stations. Notes: • The AM antenna is built-in. Move the cassette recorder to improve AM reception. • If you connect a pair of headphones or ampli- fied speakers, fully uncoil the headphones’ or speakers’ cord for the best FM reception. • To improve reception for weak FM stereo sta- tions, set BAND to FM MONO. The sound will be monaural, but reception should im
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14-1239a.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 5. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 6. To increase the bass, slide E-BASS to ON. 7. To turn off the radio, slide TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE You can use the recorder to play normal bias, high- bias, and metal tapes. However, you can only use normal bias (Type I) tapes for recording. Note: Your recorder comes with a block of foam to protect the cassette recorder’s mechanism during shipment. Remove the foam befo
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14-1239a.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 1. Take up any slack in the tape by turning the cas- sette’s hub with a pencil. Do not touch the exposed tape. 2. Slide OPEN in the direction of the arrow and pull up on the compartment door to open it. 16
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14-1239a.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 3. Insert a cassette into the door’s tape guides with the cassette’s open edge facing up and the full reel to the right. 4. Close the cassette compartment door. PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE 1. Slide TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. 17
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14-1239a.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 2. Slide TAPE/OSC (oscillator) to NORMAL for nor- mal bias cassette tapes or to METAL/HIGH (PB) for chrome or metal cassette tapes. TAPE/OSC METAL NORMAL HIGH(PB) 3. Slide DIRECTION to FWD to play the side facing out, or to REV to play the reverse side. 18
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14-1239a.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 4. Set the reverse mode switch to choose the auto- matic reverse option: One-Time Playback ( ): The cassette recorder plays one side of the tape, automati- cally reverses the tape’s playback direction, plays the reverse side of the tape, then automat- ically stops. Note: If you set DIRECTION to REV, the cassette recorder plays only the reverse side and stops at the end of that side. Continuous Playback ( ): The cassette recorder alternate
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14-1239a.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:00 PM 5. Press PLAY. One of the BATTERY indica- tors lights, and the tape begins to play. 6. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 7. To increase the bass, slide E-BASS to ON. 8. To stop the tape, press STOP. 20
