Radio Shack Portable Cassette Recorder - Manual (Page 4)

4 Preparation
When the record/battery indicator be-
comes dim during recording or the re-
corder stops operating properly, replace
the batteries.
Warning: Always dispose of old batter-
ies promptly and properly. Do not burn
or bury them.
Caution: If you do not plan to use the re-
corder with batteries for a month or
more, remove the batteries. Batteries
can leak chemicals that can destroy
electronic parts.
Using Vehicle Battery Power
You can power the recorder from your
vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket using a
6V, 300 mA DC adapter and a size B
Adaptaplug™ adapter (neither supplied,
available at your local RadioShack
store).
Cautions:
• You must use a DC adapter that
supplies 6 volts and delivers at least
300 milliamps. Its center tip must be
set to positive, and its plug must cor-
rectly fit the recorder’s
DC 6V jack.
Using an adapter that does not meet
these requirements could damage
the recorder or the adapter.
• Always plug the adapter into the
recorder before you plug it into the
cigarette-lighter socket, and always
unplug the adapter from the ciga-
rette-lighter socket before you
unplug it from the recorder.
Follow these steps to use vehicle battery
power.
1. Set the DC adapter’s voltage switch
to 6V.
2. Insert the Adaptaplug adapter into
the adapter’s cord so it reads + TIP.
3. Insert the Adaptaplug’s barrel plug
into the DC 6V jack on the left side of
the recorder.
4. Insert the adapter’s larger plug into
the vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.
USING AN EARPHONE
You can use an optional mono earphone
with a
1 /
8
-inch (3.5-mm) mini plug to lis-
ten to a tape privately. Insert the ear-
phone’s
1 /
8
-inch plug into the EAR jack.
Note: Connecting the earphone
automatically disconnects the built-in
speaker.
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