Radio Shack SCR-64 - Manual (Page 4)

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USING THE RADIO
1. Set FUNCTION to RADIO to turn on the
radio.
2. Set BAND to the desired setting ( AM , FM ,
or FM STEREO ).
3. Adjust VOLUME as desired.
4. Rotate TUNING to select a radio station.
5. When finished, set FUNCTION to TAPE to
turn off the radio.
LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE
1. Take up any slack in the tape by turning
the cassette’s hub with a pencil or your
finger. If you do not remove excess slack,
the tape might become tangled in the
record/playback mechanism. Avoid
touching the tape.
2. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette
compartment door.
PHONES — connect a pair of
headphones (not supplied) with
a
1 / 8 -inch (3.5-mm) plug. Your lo-
cal RadioShack store carries a
wide selection of headphones.
Insert the headphones’ 1 / 8 -inch
(3.5-mm) plug into the cassette
recorder’s
PHONES jack.
Note: Connecting headphones
automatically disconnects the
built-in speaker.
TONE HIGH/LOW — slide TONE
to high to enhance the treble
sound or to LOW to enhance the
bass sound.
FUNCTION RADIO
OFF/TAPE/RADIO
—
slide to turn the radio
on and off and to use
the cassette functions.
BAND AM/FM/FM STEREO — slide to se-
lect the band. Select FM STEREO to hear
sound in stereo. If the reception using FM
STEREO is weak, select FM instead. The
sound will be monaural, but the reception
should improve.
TUNING — rotate to select the desired AM
or FM station.
VOLUME — rotate
to adjust the sound
volume.
The radio/cassette
player’s automatic
level control circuitry
automatically adjusts
the recording level.
Adjusting VOLUME
does not affect the
recording.
Antenna — to get the best FM re-
ception, fully extend the telescoping
antenna.
The AM antenna is built-in. For the
best AM reception, rotate the radio.
PAUSE — press to
temporarily stop a tape.
Press again to resume
play, recording, rewind-
ing, or fast-forwarding.
STOP/EJECT — press to
stop tape play, recording,
fast-forwarding, or rewinding,
or to open the cassette com-
partment door.
Note: The radio/cassette
player’s auto stop function
saves battery life by turning
off the motor and releasing
the tape-handling parts when
the tape reaches its end.
REWIND — press to rewind a tape to the desired location.
FAST-F — press to fast-forward a tape to the desired location.
PLAY
RECORD — press to record from the radio or live, using
the built-in MIC.
Note: Sometimes taped AM broadcasts produce a whis-
tling sound that you can hear, called a “beat.” Slide
BEAT CUT (on the back of the radio/cassette player) to
the position that produces the best quality recording.