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Kids’ Karaoke Machine
OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
Your RadioShack Kids’ Karaoke Machine is a portable, all-in-one
sound system that lets you sing along with a karaoke tape, or sim-
ply listen to a regular cassette tape through the built-in speaker.
With its simple design and bright markings, the Kids’ Karaoke Ma-
chine lets kids from 5 years old and up be the star of the show or
the hit of the party!
The Kids’ Karao
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14-871.fm Page 2 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM INSTALLING BATTERIES Your karaoke machine requires four AA batteries (not supplied) for power. For the best performance and longest life, we recom- mend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recom- mended type. • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batter- ies of different capacities. Follow these steps to insta
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14-871.fm Page 3 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM Caution: If you do not plan to use the karaoke machine for a month or longer, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemi- cals that can destroy electronic parts. CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER To share your music and singing with a larger audience, you can connect an 8-ohm speaker (not supplied) to the karaoke machine. 1 The additional speaker must have a /8-inch (3.5-mm) plug that fits the system's AUX OUT jack. CONNECTING AN ADDITIONAL MIC
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14-871.fm Page 4 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM SINGING ALONG Once you load a tape, follow these steps to sing along using your kids' Karaoke Music Machine. If you connect an external microphone, the system's controls (such as VOLUME) affect it in the same way as the built-in micro- phone. 1. Rotate OFF/VOLUME toward MAX until it clicks to turn on the karaoke machine. 2. Press PLAY. The tape begins to play and you can start singing along. 3. While singing into the microphone, rotate ECHO and a
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14-871.fm Page 5 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM PLAYING A REGULAR TAPE To just listen to a cassette tape without singing along, follow Steps 1, 2, and 5 in “Singing Along” on Page 4 except rotate BALANCE all the way toward TAPE. RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might be- come tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape from the begin- ning to
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14-871.fm Page 6 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM • Keep the karaoke machine away from dust and dirt. • Wipe the karaoke machine with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Modifying or tampering with the karaoke machine’s internal com- ponents can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warran- ty. If your karaoke machine is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING PARTS Dirt, dust or particles of the tape's c
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14-871.fm Page 7 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM 4. Press STOP/EJECT to release the tape-handling parts. Then close the cassette compartment cover and reconnect power. Note: For easier cleaning, you can use a cassette cleaner kit, which includes a special cleaning cassette. Your local Ra- dioShack store carries a full line of cassette deck cleaning sup- plies. SPECIFICATIONS Tape system ................................................................ 1 channel, 2 tracks 7 Tape Speed ...........
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14-871.fm Page 8 Monday, May 15, 2000 10:35 AM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and work- manship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IM- PLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, A
