CTR-67  (140-1152)               Preparation           Faxback Doc. # 7786

CHOOSING A POWER SUPPLY

You can power your cassette recorder from internal batteries.  With the
correct adapters (not supplied) you can also power the recorder from a
standard AC outlet or your vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket.

Using Internal Batteries

To power your recorder from internal batteries, you need four AA
batteries.  For best performance, we recommend alkaline batteries, such as
Radio Shack's Cat. No. 23-552.

You can also use rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries (Cat. No. 23-125). 
These batteries and a battery charger (Cat. No. 23-234) are available at
your local Radio Shack store.

Follow these steps to install batteries:

1.  Press down on the battery compartment and slide it in the direction of
    the arrow.

2.  Insert the batteries into the compartment as indicated by the polarity
    symbols (+ and -) marked in the compartment.

3.  Replace the battery compartment cover.

NOTE:  When the batteries are weak or dead, the RECORD/BATTERY indicator
       becomes dim during operation or does not light when you turn on the
       recorder.

Using and AC Outlet

To power the recorder from an AC outlet, you need an AC adapter (such as
Cat. No. 273-1454).

CAUTION:  The recommended Class II adapter supplies 6 volts and delivers
          at least 150 milliamps.  Its center tip is set to negative, and
          its plug properly fits the recorder's DC 6V jack.  Using an
          adapter that does not  meet these specifications could damage
          the recorder or the adapter.

Insert the adapter's barrel plug into the recorder's DC 6V jack.  This
disconnects internal battery power.  Then, plug the adapter into a
standard AC outlet.

Using Your Vehicle's Cigarette-Lighter Socket

To power the recorder from your vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket, your
vehicle must have a 12-volt, negative-ground electrical system.  This
connection requires a DC adapter, such as Cat. No. 14-844.

CAUTIONS:  Be sure you connect the adapter to the recorder before you
           connect it to the cigarette-lighter socket, and that you
           disconnect the adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket before
           you disconnect it from the recorder.  If you do not follow
           these instructions, the unconnected plug might touch a metal
           object and damage the adapter and/or the recorder.

           The recommended adapter supplies 6 volts DC power and delivers
           at least 150 milliamps.  Its center tip is set to negative, and
           its plug properly fits the recorder's DC 6V jack.  Using an
           adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage
           the recorder or the adapter.

Set the adapter's voltage switch to 6V.  Then, insert the small plug into
the recorder's DC 6V jack.  Plug the other end of the adapter into the
vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket.

LOADING A CASSETTE

Follow these steps to load a cassette.

1.  Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette compartment door.

2.  Insert a cassette into the compartment with the cassette's open edge
    toward you and its full reel to the left.

3.  Close the cassette compartment door.

NOTES:  Tape slack in a cassette can get caught in the capstan or pinch
        roller.  To avoid this problem, take up any slack in the tape by
        turning the cassette's hub with a pencil.  Do not touch the
        exposed tape.

        If you play a cassette several times, the tape can become tightly
        wound on either hub.  To restore normal tension, completely fast-
        forward the tape, then completely rewind it.

(ALL-9/30/94)