43-473.fm Page 1 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM Cat. No. 43-473 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
43-473.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM 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 dictation or conversations during a meeting. Handset Adapter — lets you record conversations directly from the phone you are talking on. Earphone Jack — lets you connect an earphone with a 1/8-inch plug for private listening.
43-473.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM 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 line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five, your phone might not ring and your telephone cassette recorder might not record.
3-473.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. Connecting Power .............................................................................................. Using AC Power ........................................................................................... Using Battery Power ....................................................................................
43-473.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER Using Battery Power Using AC Power Your telephone cassette recorder can use four AA batteries (not supplied) for power. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend alkaline batteries, such as Cat. No. 23-552. Follow these steps to connect your telephone cassette recorder to AC power. Follow these steps to install batteries.
43-473.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM 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 records phone conversations on any phone on that line. Follow these steps to connect the telephone cassette recorder to the phone line.
43-473.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM Handset Cord Cord Handset MIC TEL EAR DC 6V 300mA OFF ON VOX NORM MONITOR REC MODE STD EXT SPEED Handset Adapter Adapter Handset MIC EAR DC 6V 300ma OFF ON MONITOR VOX NORM REC MODE STD EXT SPEED Dual-Prong Cord Dual-Prong Cord 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.
43-473.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM OPERATION SETTING THE BEEP You can set the telephone cassette recorder to beep every 15 seconds while recording. 2. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette compartment door. Put the cassette in the compartment with the cassette’s open edge facing you and the full reel on the left. 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. VU EL LEV MIC 3.
43-473.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM 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 does not affect the recording level. • VU/LEVEL flashes during recording.
43-473.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM Setting the Recording Speed REGULAR RECORDING Set SPEED to EXT (extended) to record at a slower speed and a lower quality than regular speed, but extend the recording time. Tapes recorded with SPEED set to EXT must be played back with the recorder set to EXT. You can use your telephone cassette recorder as a regular cassette recorder for recording dictation or conversations. For regular recording, be sure the dualprong cord is not plugged in.
43-473.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM PLAYING A TAPE Note: The recorder automatically stops when it reaches the end of the 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 listening level. 4. Press STOP/EJECT to stop play.
43-473.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM 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 cassette recorder so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the telephone cassette recorder dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits.
43-473.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM TAPE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES If you later decide to erase or record over the tape, you can place a piece of tape over the holes. The following tips can help you get the best performance and the longest life from your telephone cassette recorder. Tape Over Side A Tab Side A Tab Note: Do not use endless or C-120 cassette tapes. C-120 tape is very thin and can tangle easily.
43-473.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coating 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 operation.
43-473.
43-473.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.