Tape Tips - Radio Shack Portable Cassette Recorder Owner's Manual

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4. Speak into the external microphone.
5. The recorder automatically stops
the tape when it reaches the end of
the current side. To stop recording
sooner, press
STOP/EJECT
Recording from a Connected
Audio Source
You can record directly from an external
audio source, such as a radio, tape
deck, or CD player. To make the con-
nection, you need a suitable mono patch
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cord with a / -inch (3.5-mm) plug (avail-
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able at your local RadioShack store).
Note: Before you connect an external
audio source to the recorder, be sure
the source's volume control is set to its
minimum setting.
Follow these steps to record from an ex-
ternal audio source.
Note: If you previously connected an ex-
ternal microphone, disconnect it.
1. Load a blank cassette tape, or one
you want to record over, into the
cassette compartment.
2. Connect the external source to the
jack using a patch cord with a
AUX
1
/ -inch plug.
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DC 6V
3. Start the external audio source and
set its volume control to a normal lis-
tening level.
4. Press
Both
Note: To temporarily stop recording,
press
press
.
5. The recorder automatically stops
the tape when it reaches the end of
the current side. To stop recording
sooner, press
stop the audio source.
Note: During recording, the speaker is
muted. If you want to monitor the record-
ing, connect an earphone (not supplied)
(see "Using an Earphone" on Page 4).

TAPE TIPS

Recommended Tapes
Tape quality greatly affects the quality of
the recording. We recommend extend-
ed-range or low noise Type 1 regular
length (60- or 90-minute) normal-bias
cassette tapes. We do not recommend
long-play cassette tapes such as C-
120s because they are thin and can
easily tangle.
Restoring Tape Tension and
Sound Quality
After you play a cassette tape several
times, the tape might become tightly
wound on the reels. This can cause
playback sound quality to deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-
forward the tape from the beginning to
the end of one side, then completely re-
wind it. Then loosen the tape reels by
gently tapping each edge of the cassette
on a flat surface.
Operation
RECORD to begin recording.
PLAY and RECORD lock down.
. To resume recording,
PAUSE
again.
PAUSE
STOP/EJECT
. Then
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