GE 3-5385 User manual

Model: 3-5385
Microcassette Recorder with
Automatic Voice Activated
Recording (AVR)
Useand Care Guide

CONTROLS & FEATURES
EARPHONE
JACK
REC/BATT
.LED
VOLUMECONTROL
EXT. MIC
JACK
HI-LOMICSENSITIVITY
SWITCH
TAPE COUNTER
AND RESET BUTTON
3VDC
JACK
3 VOLT
AC POWER CONVERTER
PLAY BUTTON
PAUSE SWITCH
REWIND (REVIEW)BUTTON
FAST FORWARD(PREVIEW)BUTTON
AVR/FAST PLAYBACK ON/OFFSWITCH
TAPE SPEED
SWITCH
• V2 SPEED • NORMAL
NO LOSS" HINGED
BATTERY DOOR

BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Openhingedbatterycompartmentdoorbypressingdownat
arrow,slidingitasindicatedand lifting itup.
NOTE: Toavoiddamagetothebattery door, donotattempt
toforcedoorbeyonditsnormalstopping point.
2. Insert2 "AA"-sizealkalinebatteries(notincluded) into bat-
terycompartment. Be surethe(-t-)orcapendof each battery
is installedasshownonthebatterydiagram.
3. Closethebattery door.
To save onbatteries,usetheoptionalRechargeable Battery
Pack, No.5-1753.(Seepage7.)
NOTE: Iftherecordingsoundsdistorted,orifthetapemoves
very slowlyornotatall,checkthebatteries.Try AC
powerora freshset ofbatteriesbeforeseekingservice
(See Rec/Batt Light,page6).
Please note,if unit isinAVRmodeforrecordingpur-
poses, tapeoperationwillnotstart until a soundac-
tivatesthefunction.
IMPORTANT:Besuretoremovethebatterieswhenstoringthe
unit formorethana fewweeksata time. Leaky batteriescan
badlydamagetherecorder.Disposeof"dead"batteriesinthe
propermannerinaccordance with stateandlocalregulations.
AC POWER CONVERTER (INCLUDED)
To save batteries,youcanusetheACPowerConverterto
operateyourrecorder.
The ACPowerConvertercordplugs into the3V DC Jack onthe
recorderandtheConverterplugs into AChousehold outlet.
WhentheACConverteris used, batteriesareautomatically
disconnected.
TO INSERTORREMOVEA
MICROCASSETTE
1. The STOP/EJECT button isusedtostoprecorderandto
open CASSETTE CARRY DOORand EJECT cassette.
CASSETTE INSERTION
1. FACE SIDE TOBE
USED UPWARD
2. FACE EXPOSED
TAPE OUTWARD
3. SLIDE CASSETTE
INTODOOR
SLIDE
2. Toinsertorremove cassette when RECORD or PLAY button
is depressed,youmustfirstpress STOP/EJECT button [to
returnbuttonstooff(up)position],thenpress STOP/EJECT
button againtoopen CASSETTE CARRY DOOR.
3. Insert cassette into CASSETTE CARRY DOOR with sideto
beusedvisible through cassette doorwindowandthenclose
door.
NOTE: Rimdriveandcapstandrivetapeslook alike, buton-
ly CAPSTAN DRIVE MICROCASSETTE tapeswill
work(fit)inthisrecorder.
Always push STOP/EJECT button beforestoring. This will
relieve pressureoncertainpartsintherecorderthat might
deformafterlongperiodsoftime.

VOLUME CONTROL
When in PLAY mode,adjustvolumecontroltoyourpreferred
listening level.
When in RECORD mode,the VOLUME controlisusedtofine
tunethesensitivityofthe built-in (or external) microphoneforre-
cordoperations.
AUTOMATIC VOICE
ACTIVATED RECORDING (AVR)
This recorder has an AVR featurewhichallowsitto sense sound
and torecordonlywhenyouarespeaking into themicrophone.
When dictationstopsforapproximately3 seconds, tapeopera-
tion willstop.Operationwillstartagainwhenyouresumeyour
dictation.
AUTOMATIC VOICE
ACTIVATED RECORDING (AVR)SWITCH
ONPosition— A tape saver. Idealfeaturetoallowforhands-
free operationduringdictation.When unit isin RECORD mode,
itwillrecordonlywhenyouarespeaking into themicrophone.
OFF Position — TheAVR circuitisdisconnectedandrecording
is continuouswhen unit isin RECORD mode.
MICSENSITIVITYSWITCH
This two-positionswitchenablesselectiontetweentwomicro-
phonesensitivity levels...
•HIformaximumsensitivityforconferencesorgeneraluse,
and,
•LOfora lowersensitivitylevelfordictationpurposes.
TO RECORD WITH AVR FEATURE
1. Place AVRswitchin"ON"position.
2. Press RECORD button (PLAY button will depress simultane-
ously). Ifthe RECORD button willnotdepress,see
"PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE" page7.
3. Select HIorLO with theMIC SENSITIVITY switch.
4. Adjust VOLUME controlsothatthesensitivityoftheMIC
(built-in or external) isatthe point whereyourvoicelevelwill
justactivatethe AVR circuitryandautomaticallystartrecord
operation.
NOTE: Thefirstsyllableortwomaybelostwhenyoustart
recording since this"sound"is used to turn AVR "on".It is a
good practice,therefore,tomakesomesoundor say ashort
wordtoactivate AVR beforeyoubeginactualdictation.
Variations invoicelevelduringrecordoperationwillnot
cause the unit tostoprecording.Unitwillautomaticallystop
recordingwhenyou cease talkingfora periodofapprox-
imately3 seconds.
5. Whenyoufinishrecording,push STOP/EJECT button.

CONTINUOUS RECORDING
Records continuouslywhile unit isin RECORD mode.
1. Place AVRswitchin"OFF"position.
2. Depressthe RECORD button (PLAY button willautomatically
depress). Youarenowrecording.(Ifthe RECORD button will
notdepress,see "PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL
ERASURE".)
3. SelectHIorLO with theMicSensitivitySwitch.
(a) LO- fordictation.
(b) HI- forconferencerecordings.
Recording levelmaytiefinetuned with theVolumeControl.
4. Speaknormally into themicrophone (built-in orexternal).To
obtain optimum recordingquality,placetherecorder(orex-
ternalmic) with themicrophonefreelyexposedtosound
source andascloseasconvenient.
NOTE: A built-in automaticrecordlevelcontrol (ALC) willset
recordlevelfor optimum recordings.
5. Whenyoufinishrecording,push STOP/EJECT button.
PAUSE CONTROL
This convenient Pause featureismosthelpfulwhilerecording
(eitherAVRorContinuous)becauseyoucanstoptherecorder
momentarily without resettingthecontrolbuttons.Slideswitchto
PAUSE tostopoperationin PLAY, RECORD, FAST FORWARD
or REWIND modes;slide PAUSE switchto PLAY positionto
resume operation.
EXTERNAL MICROPHONE RECORDING
To record with optionalexternalmicrophone(No.5-1053)plug
themicrophone into theMIC JACK and follow theAVRor Con-
tinuousRecordinginstructions.
Whenoptionalmicrophoneis used, the built-in microphoneis
automaticallydisconnected.
TAPE SPEED CONTROL
NORM positionisthetapespeedwhichiscompatible with most
othersinglespeedmicrocassetterecorders.Whenlongerrecor-
dingsaredesired,useVi speedposition.
1/2NORM SPEED
V2speeddoublestherecordtimeandwillallowupto2 hoursof
recordingtimewhenusing both sidesofa 60MIN(MC-60)
microcassette tape.
Donotchangespeedwhilerecording.

TAPEPLAY
Tolistentoyourrecordedmicrocassette,rewindtothestarting
pointanddepressSTOP/EJECTbutton.PushthePLAYbutton
andadjustVOLUMEtodesiredlisteninglevel.
NOTE: Tapesmustbeplayedbackatthesamespeedinwhich
theywererecorded.„ .,- .
REWIND(REW)
DepressREWtorunthetapebacktothetseginningortoany
pointofyourrecording.PressSTOP/EJECTbuttonafteryou
haverewoundthedesiredamount.
FASTFORWARD(FFWD)
DepressF FWDtoadvancethetape.PressSTOP/EJECTbut-
tonafteryouhavereachedthedesiredlocationonthetape.
REVIEW/PREVIEW
Thisfeatureishelpfulinfindingthebeginningortheendofthe
recordedsegmentonthetape.WhileInPLAYmode,pressand
holdF FWDorREWandlistenforchangefromnoisetosilence
(endofrecording)orfromsilencetonoise(beginningofrecor-
ding).
WhendesiredportionhasbeenreachedreleaseF FWD/REW.
Usethesameprocedureifyouwanttoskipa portionorlistento
thesamesegmentagain.
FASTPLAYBACK
DuringPLAYmode,youcanspeedupplaybackofrecorded
tapesbyplacingtheAVR/FASTPLAYBACKswitchinthe"ON"
position. Tapeplaybackwillbeapproximately20% -25%faster
thannormalplayback.
DIGITALTAPECOUNTER
TheDIGITALCOUNTERisusedtoquicklydeterminetheap-
proximatelocationofdifferentrecordingselections.
1. Rewindtothetieginningofthetape.
2. PushtheRESETCOUNTERbuttontoread"000".After
eachselectionisplayedorrecorded,makea noteofthe
numbersinthereadoutwindow.Thiswillserveasa
referenceforthestartofthenextselectionorrecording.
3.Tolocatea selectionpreviouslynoted,pusheitherthe
FFWDortheREWbuttonuntiltheCOUNTERindicatesthe
selectionnumberyoudesire.
NOTE: TheDIGITALCOUNTERwillnotIndicateactual
distanceinunitsofmeasure;itdeterminesonlythe
relativelocationofeachselection.
REC/BATTLIGHT
TheLED(LightEmittingDiode)isusedasfollows:
•Recordingindicator:LEDlightwillremainONwhenin
CONTINUOUSRECORDoperation.
DuringAVROperation,LEDwilllightonlywhensomethingis
beingrecorded.
•Batteryconditionindicator:Whenintherecordmode,the
brightnessleveloftheLEDindicatesbattery condition. When
LEDlightt>ecomesdim(ordoesnot light), batteriesareweak
andneedreplacing.
NOTE: ACpowerconvertermustbedisconnectedfrom3V
6DCconverterjacktocheckbatteries.

EARPHONEJACK
Withanoptionalmonauralheadphonepluggedin,thespeaker
isautomaticallysilencedtorprivatelistening.
Whenrecordingwiththebuilt-inmicrophone,youcanusethe
optionalheadphonetomonitor(listento)whatisbeingrecorded.
TAPEERASE
Toerasea tapesimplyrecordovertheunwantedrecording.
PREVENTINGACCIDENTALERASURE
Yourrecorderisequippedwitha cassettesensingmechanism.
ThismechanismpreventsRECORDbuttonfrombeingdepres-
sedwhena microcassetteisnotintheunit.
Everytimeyoumakea recording,anypreviousrecordingonthe
cassettetapeisautomaticallyerased.Whenyouhavea recor-
dingyouwanttokeeppermanently,breakoutthetaboftheside
youwanttosaveasshowninthefollowingillustration:
TOSAVERECORDINGON
CELLOPHANESIDE 1 REMOVETHISTAB.
TAPEPLACED
OVEROPENINGTOPERMITRECORDINGAGAIN.
Whenacassettewiththetabbrokenoutisinsertedintothetape
unit,accidentalerasureispreventedbya mechanismthatkeeps
theRECORDbuttonfromdepressing.
Cellophanetapecanbeplacedovertheopeningifyoudecide
latertorecordovertheoriginalrecording.
RECHARGEABLEBATTERYPACK—
—No.5-1753(Optional)
TheACConverterisdesignedtorechargetheoptionalNickel
CadmiumBatteryPack,No.5-1753.Unlikeordinarybatteries,
theGEBatteryPackcanremainintherecorderandberecharg-
edagainandagain.Otherrechargeable"AA"-sizebatteriescan
beusedlikestandardbatteries,buttheywillnotberecharged
whileinthisunit.
GECARADAPTER—
No. 5-1752(Optional)
Yourrecordermaybeoperatedfroma cigarettelightersocketin
acar.
TheoptionalCarAdapterplugsintothe3VDCPowerJackon
therecorderandintothecigarettelightersocketofyourcar.
UsingtheCarAdapterwillautomaticallydisconnectthebat-
teries,but,itwillrechargetheoptionalBatteryPack.
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CLEANING THE HEADS
Ironoxideparticlesfromttiemagnetictape will, intime,buildup
ontfiepartstfiatcomeintodirectcontactwiththetape.These
depositscansometimescauseincompleteerasureanda "muf-
fled" soundduringplayback.
Withthecassette door open,thepartsindicatedcan b>e cleaned
(gently)witha liquidheadcleaner,oruseacottonswabmoisten-
edwithdenaturedalcohol.
PINCH CAPSTAN PLAY/RECORD ERASE
WHEEL HEADHEAD
Clean area indicated after every 40 hours ofuse.
SERVICE
This product shouldbeserviced only bythosespeciallytrained
inappropriateservicingtechniques.Forinstructiononhowto
obtainservicerefertowarrantyinthisGuide.
Attach your sales receipttothetxxjkletforfuturereferenceorjot
down thedatethis product waspurchasedorreceivedasa gift.
ThisinformationwillbevaluableIfserviceshouldberequired
duringthewarrantyperiod.
Purchase date
Nameofstore
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Grabadora Microcassettes con Capacidad de Grabar
Automaticamente, Activado par la Voz (AVR)
CONTROLES Y CARACTERISTICAS
ENCHUFE PARAEL
MICRbFONOEXTERNO
ENCHUFE PARA
EL AUDiFONO
LUZINDICADORADE
LA PILA/GRABAR
CONTROL
DE VOLUMEN
CONTADOR Y BOTbN
PARA REESTABLECER LACUENTA
3VCONVERTIDOR
DE ENERGIACA
INTERRUPTORSENSITIVODELMICRbFONO
(ALTO/ BAJO)
MICRbFONOINTEGRADO
BOTbNDEGRABAR
BOTbNDETOCAR
CONMUTADOR DEPAUSA
REARROLLAR
(REVISADORHACIAATRAS)
AVANCERAPIDO
-- (REVISADORHACIAADELANTE)
INTERRUPTORAVR/TOCARRAPIDAMENTE
PARAR/EXPULSAR
ENCENDIDO/APAGADO
CONMUTADOR DELA
VELOCIDADDELACINTA
•1/2VELOCIDAD 'NORMAL
PUERTECILLA DEL
COMPARTIMIENTODEPILAS,
"IMPERDIBLE"A CAUSADESUS
BISAGRAS

INSTALACIONDELAPILA
1. Abralapuerteclllabisagradadelcompartlmlentodepilas
presionandoenladireccionindicadaporlaflecha;luego,
levantela.
OBSERVACION:Paraevitarquesedafielapuerta,evite
abrlriamasallcidelopermitidoporlas
bisagras.
2. Inserte2 pilasalcalinastamafio ' AA"(noincluidas)enel
compartimientodelaspilas.Asegurese dequeelterminal
(+)decadapilaesteInstaladocorrectamente,comose
muestradentrodelcompartimientodelaspilas.
3.Pongadenuevolapuertecllladela pila.
Paraconservarlaenergiadelaspilas,useelCartuchodePilas
Recargables,Nu.5-1753.(Veaelparrafo"Convertidorde
EnergiaCA(CorrienteAlterna)".)
NOTA:Silagrabaclonsuenadistorcionada,lacintasemueve
muylentamente,o sinosemuevedeltodo,chequee
lasplas,tratelaenergiaCAo instatenuevaspilasantes
derequerirelservlciodereparaclones.(Vea"LuzIn-
dicadoradeGrabacion/EstadodelasPilas,pagina13.)
Porfavor,note;SilaunidadestapuestaenlafuncidnAVR
paragrabar,lagrabacionnocomenzarahastaqueunsonldo
activelafunclon.
Important:Aseguresederemoverlaspilasalalmacenarla
unidadpormasdealgunassemanasa lavez.Pilasquese
derramenpuedenseriamentedafiarlagrabadora.
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GECONVERTIDORDEENERGIACA
—No. 5-1751
Paraconservarlaspilas,Ud.puedeusarunConvertidorde
EnergiaCAopcionalparaoperarsugrabadora.
ElcorddndeConvertidordeEnergiaCAseintroduceenel
Enchufemarcado3VDCenlaGrabadoray elConvertidorse
enchufaenuntomacorrientedom^sticoCA.Cuandoel Con-
vertidorCAesusado,laspilasse desconectarin
automaticamente.
PARACOLOCARO SACARUN
MICROCASSETTE
1. ElbotbndePARAR/EXPULSAR(STOP/EJECT)seusapara
detenerlagrabadora,abrirlapuerteclllaporta-cassette,
yexpulsarelcassette.
2. Paracolocaro sacaruncassettecuandoelbotbnde
GRABAR(RECORD)o TOCAR (PLAY)estbpresionado,Ud.
deberaprimeramenteoprlmirelbotbnPARAR/EXPULSAR
(STOP/EJECT)(paradevolverlosbotonesa suposlcibn
apagada(arriba));y despuesoprimirnuevamenteelbotbn
PARAR/EXPULSARparaabrirlaPUERTECILLADEL
PORTA-CASSETTE.
3.Inserteelcassettedentrodelapuerteclllaporta-cassette
"CASSETTE CARRYDOOR"conelladodelcassetteque
sevayaa usarvisiblea travbsdelaventanilladela
puertecllla,despuescierralapuertecllla.