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MICRO-33
Voice-Activated
Microcassette Tape
Recorder
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 2 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Contents Features ................................................... 3 A Quick Look at Your Recorder ............. 4 Preparation .............................................. 5 Connecting Power ............................. 5 Using Batteries .......................... 5 Using AC or DC Power .............. 6 Connecting an Earphone .................. 8 Operation ............................................... 10 Loading a Microcasse
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 3 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Features Your RadioShack MICRO-33 Voice-Acti- vated Microcassette Tape Recorder is ideal for quick note-taking. Its compact size makes it easy to slip into a pocket or briefcase. You can use it at school, at business conferences, for dictation in the office, or anywhere on the go! Voice-Actuated Circuitry (VOX) — be- gins recording when the recorder picks up sound and stops a few seconds after the sound stops. External Microphone Jac
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 4 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM A Quick Look at Your Recorder RECORD PLAY STOP/ EJECT SPEED REWIND FAST-F MIC EAR DC3V Battery Compartment VOX IN VOL/VOX F-PLAY/OFF/PAUSE REC/ BATT Tape Counter 4 A Quick Look at Your Recorder
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 5 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Preparation CONNECTING POWER You can power your recorder from internal battery power, AC power (with an optional AC 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 best performance and longest life, we recom- mend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 6 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM • If you do not plan to use the recorder with batteries for several days or more, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts. When the REC/BATT indicator does not light, lights dimly during manual recording, or the recorder stops operating properly, replace the batteries. 1. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow until it stops, then lift up the cover. Caution: The ba
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 7 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM an AC or DC adapter and an Adaptaplug (neither supplied, available at your local RadioShack store). Cautions: You must use a (Class 2 for AC) power source that sup- ! plies 3 volts DC power and delivers at least 200 mA. The center tip of the Adaptaplug must be set to positive, and the plug must properly fit the recorder’s DC3V jack. Using an AC adapter and plug that do not meet these specifications could damage the recorder, the adap
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 8 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM reversed, the recorder, adapter, or plug 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 AN EARPHONE You can use an optional earphone with a 3 /32-inch plug to listen to a tape in privacy. You can also use an earphone to listen to what the recorder picks up through the in- ternal microphone or an e
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 9 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high vol- ume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanent hear- ing loss. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol- ume level that does not cause dis- comfort might still damage your hearing. Traffic Safety Do not wear an earphone while operating a motor vehicle or ridi
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 10 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Operation Although the recorder’s auto shut-off fea- ture stops the recorder’s tape drive motor when the tape reaches the end, the re- corder continues to use power, and its tape-handling parts continue to touch the tape until you press STOP/EJECT. We rec- ommend you press STOP/EJECT as soon as the tape reaches the end. This helps to save power and reduces the possibility of damaging the tape. LOADING A MICROCASSETTE TAPE We recomm
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 11 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM 3. Insert the microcassette into the door’s guides so the microcassette’s open edge faces out. Note: The arrow on the cassette compartment door indicates tape travel direction. Be sure the tape’s full reel is in the opposite direction of the arrow. 4.Close the cassette compartment door. RECORDING When you use the VOX feature, recording begins when the recorder picks up sound and stops a few seconds after the sound stops. The VOL/VOX s
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 12 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM 2. Set SPEED on the side of the recorder as follows: • To double the tape’s recording/ playback time, set SPEED to 1.2. This setting allows 120 minutes total recording/playback time on an MC-60 tape, or 180 minutes on an MC-90 tape. • For better sound quality, set SPEED to 2.4. This setting allows 60 minutes total recording/play- back time on an MC-60 tape, or 90 minutes on an MC-90 tape. 3. Set the function switch as follows: • To ma
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 13 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM If the function switch is set to OFF, recording begins immediately. If the function switch is set to VOX IN, recording begins and the REC/BATT indicator lights steadily only when the recorder picks up sound. Cautions: • Do not force down RECORD. If you cannot easily press RECORD, check the microcassette tape’s erase-protection tabs (see “Pre- venting Accidental Erasure” on Page16). • To protect the recorder, press RECORD only when a m
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 14 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Using an External Microphone You can use an external microphone to make high-quality recordings. Plug a mi- 3 crophone with a /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 store). PLAYING A TAPE 1. Load the microcassette tape. 2. Set SPEED to the speed used when the tape was recorded. 3. To listen to the tape at normal
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 15 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM 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 normal playback. If you press FAST-F or REWIND when the tape is stopped, the button locks down. The tape fast-forwards or rewinds until you press STOP/EJE
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 16 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM records, note the counter reading at the position(s) where you want to return. Tape Tips STORING CASSETTE TAPES Do not expose cassette tapes to high tem- peratures, high humidity, dust or dirt, or motors, transformers, or other sources with strong magnetic fields. PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE Most microcassette tapes have an erase- protection tab for each side of the tape. To protect your recordings from being acci- dentally erase
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 17 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM ERASING A CASSETTE TAPE If you no longer want a recording, you can record over it or erase it. To record over a cassette tape, be sure the erase-protection tabs are in place. Then simply record as usual. The recorder records over the previous recording. You might prefer to use a bulk tape eraser which erases both sides of a tape in just a few seconds. Care Modifying or tampering with the recorder’s internal components can cause a ma
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 18 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM dure after every 20 hours of recorder operation. 1. Press STOP/EJECT, remove the bat- teries, and disconnect any power source. 2. Press PLAY to expose the tape-han- dling parts. Tape- Handling Parts 3. Use a cotton swab dipped in tape head cleaning solution or denatured alcohol to gently clean the tape-han- dling parts. 4. Press STOP/EJECT to release the tape-handling parts. Note: For easier cleaning, you can use a microcassette clea
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 19 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Specifications Tape Type .............................................. Microcassette Tracks............................2 Tracks,1 Channel Monaural Drive System .........................................Capstan Drive 15 Tape Speed ..............................2.4 cm/sec. ( /16 ips) 15 1.2 cm/sec. ( /32 ips) Recording (with MC-60): ............. 30 min. (2.4 cm/sec.) per side 60 min. (1.2 cm/sec.) per side Practical Max. Output ....
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14-1045reimage.fm Page 20 Friday, January 12, 2001 3:56 PM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and autho- rized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
