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Radio Shack 43-473 Owner's Manual
Summary of 43-473
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Cat. No. 43-473 owner’s manual please read before using this equipment. Tcr-200 telephone cassette recorder 43-473.Fm page 1 friday, august 13, 1999 9:21 am.
Page 2: Features
2 features your radioshack tcr-200 telephone cassette recorder is perfect for your home or office. It records telephone calls you make or receive and you can also use it as a tape recorder to record dicta- tion or conversations during a meeting. It includes these features: voice-actuated (vox) recor...
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3 read this before installation each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or ren. The ren is on the bottom of your telephone cassette recorder. If you are using more than one device on the li...
Page 4: Contents
4 contents preparation .............................................................................................................. 5 connecting power .............................................................................................. 5 using ac power ......................................
Page 5: Preparation
5 connecting power using ac power you can power your telephone cassette recorder from ac power using an op- tional ac adapter, such as radioshack cat. No. 273-1662. Caution: you must use a 120v ac/6v dc adapter that delivers at least 300 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to negative, and its plu...
Page 6: Installation
6 installation you can connect the telephone cassette recorder directly to the phone line or a single phone. Select a location for your telephone cassette recorder that is out of the way of normal activities. Connecting directly to the phone line when connected to the phone line, the recorder record...
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7 note: plug the dual-prong cord’s plug into the larger modular jack and the handset cord’s plug into the smaller jack. 3. Insert the handset adapter into the telephone’s modular handset jack. Using an earphone to connect an earphone (not supplied), insert the earphone’s 1 / 8 -inch plug into the ea...
Page 8: Operation
8 operation setting the beep you can set the telephone cassette re- corder to beep every 15 seconds while recording. Note: you might be legally required to set beep tone to on when recording, so all parties know the conversation is being recorded. Check the laws in your area. 1. Remove the battery c...
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9 2. Press record . Both record and play lock down. When record is pressed down, every call made or received is recorded. Notes: • if you set rec mode to vox , when both parties are silent for about 5 seconds, the recorder stops recording until someone starts speaking again. • the volume setting doe...
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10 setting the recording speed set speed to ext (extended) to record at a slower speed and a lower quality than regular speed, but extend the re- cording time. Tapes recorded with speed set to ext must be played back with the recorder set to ext . Set speed to std (standard) to record at regular spe...
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11 playing a tape 1. Set speed to the desired tape speed (see “setting the recording speed” on page 10). 2. Press play . Playback begins. Note: press pause to temporarily stop the tape while you play it. Press pause again to resume play. 3. Adjust volume to a comfortable lis- tening level. 4. Press ...
Page 12: Care And Maintenance
12 care and maintenance your tcr-200 telephone cassette recorder is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your telephone cas- sette recorder so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the telephone cassette recorder dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dr...
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13 tape tips and techniques the following tips can help you get the best performance and the longest life from your telephone cassette recorder. Note: do not use endless or c-120 cas- sette tapes. C-120 tape is very thin and can tangle easily. Preventing accidental erasure most cassette tapes have t...
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14 cleaning the tape-handling parts dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coat- ing can accumulate on the tape heads and other parts that the tape touches. This can greatly reduce the telephone cassette recorder’s performance. Use the following cleaning procedure after about every 20 hours of opera...
Page 15: Notes
15 notes 43-473.Fm page 15 friday, august 13, 1999 9:21 am.
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Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 7a8 printed in hong kong limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from radioshack compan...