Your
REALISTIC MINISETTE
14
is a
compact
recorder
with
a
built-in
sensi
-
tive
condenser
microphone.
Although
small
in size,
the
MINISETTE
14
is big in
performance
.
The
built-
in
condenser
mic
makes
this
Recorder
ideal
for
dictation
,
taking
notes
,
confer-
ence
meetings
and
other
applications
that
require
a
sensitive
microphone
pick
up
.
Your
MINISETTE
14
is
a
powered
by
batteries
or
external
adapters
. It has a
6-
volt
DC
jack,
so you can use it
with
standard
AC
power
or
even in
your
au-
tomobile
.
(Adapters
are
available
at
your
local Radio
Shack
.) •
Ot
her
useful
features
include
:
• RECORD/ BATTERY Ind
ic
ator
tells
you if
the
batteries
need
replace
-
ment
.
• Digital
Tape
Counter
lets
you
quickly
return
to
any
spot
on
the
cassette
you
desire
.
•
Built-in
Automatic
Level
Control
automatically
adjusts
recording
level
for
perfect
recordings
every
time.
• PAUSE
Button
allows
you to
temporarily
stop
in
either
play
or
record
mode
without
di
se
ngaging
either
function.
•
Cue
and
Review
Function
allows
you to
locate
a
desired
portion
of
the
tape easily. In
the
PLAY mode, you
can
instantly
review
or
cue
the
tape,
whil
e lis
tening
to the
sound
simultaneously
.
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1984
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Tandy
Corporation
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AC
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Power Requirements
4
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AA Penl i
ght
batter
ies
(6
volts
DC) .
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may
be
powered
from
120
vo
lt
s (or
240
V) AC
with
273-1
454
AC
adapter
[use
14-9854
(UK)
or
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ustra
lia) for 2
40V
AC),
or
from a
vehicle
's
cigarette
lighter
socket with
14
-
844
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CONTROLS
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1.
VOLUME
control
2. REMote
control
jack
3.
MICroptione
jack
4. EAR
phone
jack
5.
Built-in
microphone
6.
Tape
Counter
and
Reset
button
7. RECORD
button
8.
Cassette
compartment
---
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9. PLAY
button
1 0.
DC
6V
jack
(on
the
right
side)
11
.
Battery
compartment
(on
the
bottom)
12
. PAUSE
button
13. FAST
Forward
/ CUE
button
14
.
REWind/REVIEW
button
15
.
STOP/EJECT
button
16
. RECORD
BATTERY
indicator
- 4 -
PREPARING FOR USE
To Operate from Batteries
1.
Open
the
battery
compartment
cover
by
sliding
it
off.
2. In sert 4 AA-size batteri es.
Observe
proper
battery
polarity
as
shown
.
3.
Close
the
battery
compartment
cover.
Ch
ec
k
the
condition
of
the
batteries
during
the
record
function
by
pr
ess
ing
the
RECORD
button
with
an
unrecorded
cassette
inserted
.
If th e red LED
fails
to
light
(or
lights
dimly)
,
it
is
time
for
new
batteries
.
CAUTION
: Never leave
weak
or
dead
batteries
in
your
unit
;
even
"
leak
-
pr
oo
f" typ
es
ca
n lea k
dam
a
ging
chemicals
.
To Oper
at
e from an AC Adapter
You
can
use yo
ur
MINISETTE
14
anywhere
stand
ard
volt
AC
power
is
available
, and thus save th e batteri es.
Just
obt
ain an AC
adapter
from
your
local
Radio Sh
ac
k store. (See page 3
for
adapter
catalog
number
.)
Insert
the
plug
into
the DC
6V
jack
on
the
right
side
of
your
Recorder
and
plug
the
adapter
into
a
source
of
AC
power
.
When
you
are
using
an
adapter
,
the
internal
batteries
are
disconnected
au-
tomatically
.
- 5 -
To Operate
in
Your Car
You
can
use
the
MINISETTE
14
in
your
vehicle
(or boat), too -
providing
it
has
a
12
volt,
negative
ground
system
and
a
cigarette
lighter
. Use
Radio
Shack's
catalog
number
14-844D,
DC
auto
adapter.
Plug
one
end
into
DC
6V
jack
on
the
right
of
your
MINISETTE 14,
set
the
voltage
switch
on
the
adapter
to 6
volts
and
plug
the
other
end
into
the
cigarette
lighter
socket.
DC6V
Note
:
Center
terminal
of
DC
6V
jack
has
negative
polarity
and
the
outside
has
positive
polarity.
If you use an
adapter
other
than
recommended
above,
be
sure
to
observe
correct
polarity
.
Checking the Cassette Tape
Before
inserting
the
cassette,
take
up
any
slack
in
the
tape
with
a
pencil.
Avoid
touching
the
tape
.
Unless
the
tape
is tight, it may
wind
around
the
head
mechanism
and
trouble
may
result.
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OPERATION
To Play Tapes
1. Press the
STOP/EJECT
button
to
open
the
cassette
compartment
door.
2.
Press
a
cassette
gently
in
place,
w ith the
full
reel to the
left
, the side to
be
played
facing
upward
,
the
exposed
tape
toward
you .
3.
Close
the
cassette
compartment
door
.
4.
Press
the
counter
reset
button
to
set
the
counter
to "
000
."
- 7 -
5.
Press
the
PLAY
button
.
The
recorder
plays
the
cassette
automatically
.
6.
Adjust
the
VOLUME
control
to
your
d
esired
listening
level.
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7.
Press
the
PAUSE
button
to
pause
while
playing
back
.
- 8 -
)
)
8.
Press
the
STOP
/ JECT
button
to
stop
playing
back.
If the
end
of
the
tape
is
reach
ed
whil
e
playing
back
, the
unit
stops
automatically.
Press
and
hold
FAST
Forward/CUE
button
to
advance
tape
rapidly.
To
rewind
tape
,
press
and
hold
REWind/REVIEW
button.
The
built
-in
auto
-
stop
feature
automatica
lly
stops
tape
movement
and
turns
the
unit
off
at the
end
of
the
tape
in
play
and
record
operation
.
Press
the
STOP
/
EJECT
button
to
remove
the
cassette
.
The
cassette
has
two
sides
for
playing
(or
recording);
when
one
side
is
com-
plete
,
stop
the
mechanism
,
eject
the
cassette
and
turn
it
over
.
Then
you
can
play
(or
record)
the
other
side
.
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To Record from the Built-in Condenser Microphone
CAUTION
:
Be
sure
nothing
is
plugged
into
the
MICrophone
jack
on
the top
of
the
unit.
1.
Insert
a
blank
cassette
and
press
the
counter
reset
button
to
set
the
counter
to
"000
."
2.
Press
the
RECORD
button
.
The
PLAY
button
will
move
down
simultane-
ously
and
then
the
RECORD/ BATTERY
indicator
will
light
.
3.
Talk
normally
into
the
built-in
microphone
. Now you are
recording
.
NOTE:
The
built
-i
n
automatic
level
control
circuit
sets
automatically
the
proper
recording
level - no need to
adjust
the
VOLUME
control
for
proper
level.
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10
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4.
Press
the
PAUSE
button
to
pause
while
recording.
To
start
again,
press
the
PAUSE
button
again to
release
.
5.
Backspace
the
tape
by
pressing
the
REWind/REVIEW
button
to
make
corrections
or
to
edit.
Then
the
RECORD
button
will
be
released
auto
-
matically
.
Hold
the
REWind
/ REVIEW
button
until
the
portion
of
the
recording
before
the
correction
point.
Release
the
REWind
/ REVIEW
button
and
listen
to
your
recording.
At
the
exact
point
where
the
correction
is
to
begin
,
press
the
STOP/EJECT
button
.
Press
the
RECORD
button
agai n and
proceed
with
the
dictation
.
6.
Press
the
STOP/ EJECT
button
to
stop
recording
completely
. If
the
end
of
the
tape
is
reached
while
recording
,
the
RECORD
and
PLAY
buttons
will
be
released
automatically
(and
recording
stops)
.
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11
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To Record from an External Microphone
Connect
an
external
microphone
(not
provided)
to
the
MICrophone
jack
.
When
the
external
microphone
is
connected,
the
built-in
mic
is
disconnect-
ed. If
it
has an
on-off
switch
for
remote
control,
connect
that
plug
to
the
REMote
jack
.
Your
local
Radio
Shack
store
has a
number
of
such
mies
to
choose
from, for
example
,
catalog
number
33-1060,
33-1040
or
33-1034
.
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Note
:
When
you
plug
the
microphone,
insert
till
you feel
slight
"catch".
Do
not
force
the
plug
all
the
way
in.
Proceed
with
recording
as
outlined
above
. If
your
microphone
has a
remote
control
on-off
switch,
you can
turn
the
recorder
on
and
off
with
the
switch.
When
you are
done
with
the
recording
,
press
the
STOP/ EJECT
button
.
Don 't
turn
the
unit
off
and
leave
it
off
just
with
the
remote
switch
. If you
do
,
the
capstan
remains
in
constant
pressure
against
the
pressure
roller
,
and
dimple
or
flat
spot
will
develop
(which
produces
wavering
sound)
.
To Record from an External Source
You
can
record
from a
tuner
,
radio
or
TV
sound
.
Obtain
a
dubbing
cord
such
as
our
42-2152
or
42-2461
and
make
connection
between
the
MICrophone
jack
on
the
top of
your
unit
and
earphone
jack
or
tape
out
jack
of
the
exter-
nal
tuner,
radio
etc
.
Then
proceed
with
recording
as
outlined
above
.
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12
-
Review(Rewind) and Cue(Fast Forward)
An
extremely
useful
feature
of
the
MINISETTE
14
is
its
ability
to
review
and
cue
.
If you
want
to
locate
a
particular
portion
of
the
tape
rapidly,
and
you are in
the
play
mode
,
there
is no need to release
the
PLAY
button
-
just
press
the
REWind/REVIEW
button.
Release
and
you're
playing
the
tape
.
Need
to
rewind
more?
Just
hold
down
REWind/REVIEW
button
a
little
longer;
release
to
play
again.
You
can
use FAST
Forward
/ CUE in the
same
manner
to
cue
the tape. For
example,
to
rapidly
find the
end
of
a
partially
record
ed tape; lea ve th e PLAY
button
pressed
down
and
just
press
FAST Forward / CU E
butt
on to advan
ce
the
tape
rapidly
. Release to li sten; and repeat as oft en
as
re
qu
ired.
You
can
use
both
of
these
fe a
tur
es
even
whil
e r
eco
rding
. Thu
s,
if you
want
to go
back
to
review
and re-
record
,
pr
ess
th e RE
Wind
/ RE
VI
W
button
.
The
RECORD
button
pops
up,
but
the PLAY
button
remain s down . Then
when
you
release
the
REWind
/ REVIEW
button
,
playback
st
a
rts
immediately. You
can
also
use FAST
Forward
/ CUE to
advance
th e tap
e,
wi
thout
sto
pping
the
tape
.
To Erase a Recording
If you
do
want
to
erase
a
cassette
,
or
just
a
portion
of a
recording
,
insert
the
special
dummy
plug
(provided)
into
the
MICrophone
jack
.
Then,
operate
the
MINISETTE
14
as
though
you
were
recording
. As
the
tape
moves, it
is
erased
(no
sound
pick
up
from
MICrophone
when
using
this
dummy
plug).
Use
the
tape
counter
to
make
sure
you
erase
the
right
portion!
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Listening through an Earphone or External Speaker
You
can
use
the
earphone
(provided)
for
private
listening
.
Just
plug
it
into
the
EARphone
jack
on the
top
.
This
disconnects
the
internal
speaker
auto-
matically.
You
can
use
an
external
speaker
or
a
pillow
speaker
connected
to
this
jack
.
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EAR
Accidental Erasure Prevention
Cassettes
have a
built-in
device
to
automatically
prevent
erasure
of
a
previ-
ous
recording
. It
is
a
small
plastic
tab
at
the
back
of
the
cassette.
To
activate
the
erase-protect
feature
,
break
off
the
plastic
tab
with
a
screwdriver
.
There
is a
tab
for
each
side;
be
sure
you
break
off
the
correct
one
. If you
want
to
record
again
on
that
cassette,
just
put
a
piece
of
tape
over
the
hole
where
you
broke
off
the
tab.
CAUTION:
If you
have
loaded
a
cassette
with
the
tabs
broken
off,
don't
try
to
force
the
RECORD
button
down.
You can
damage
a
part
of
the
mechanism
by
forcing
the
RECORD
button.
MAINTENANCE
Your
unit
uses
conservatively
rated
parts
. It
requires
little
if
any
service
or
repair
- if you
treat
it
with
care
.
Don't
expose
it to
hot
or
cold
temperature
extremes
.
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14-
And
don't
use
il
in ,
Ir
'i
i ' of e
xcessi
ve
du
st or
dirt.
Periodically
clean lh tap head and tape ha
ndling
parts
with
cotton
tips
(Radio Sh
ac
k Ca talog N
umber
44
-
1093)
and head
cleaner
(44
-
1010)
.
Or
,
much
eas
ier
, use a
casse
tte hea d c lea ner ca
rtridge
(44
-
1160)
. It
is
abso-
lutely
vital
that
you keep lhe head and
tape
handling
parts
clean
or
you'll
end
up
with
tape
wrap
-
ups
(which
may
damage
the
tape),
distortion
and
poor
frequency
response
.
Remove the
batteries
.
Press
the
RECORD
button
while
pushing
the
erase-prevention
lever
located
inside
the
cassette
compartment
.
This
will
expose
the
parts
you need to
clean.
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Head
Pinc h Ro
ller
Erase Head
Capstan
Items
to
clean
You
should
periodically
demagnetize
the
tape
head too. Use
one
of
our
tape
head
demagnetizers.
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