Jaycar GE4104 User manual

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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
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ThankyouforpurchasingtheCassettePlayer
Toensurethatyougetmanyyearsofenjoymentfromthis
product,pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefully,and
keepinasafeplaceforfuturereference.
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Safetyinstructions:
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WARNING!
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BeforeusingyourCassettePlayerforthefirsttime,please
takethetimetoreadtheseinstructionscarefully.
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 TheCassettePlayerisintendedforindoor,domesticuse
only.Itshouldnotbeusedforcommercialapplications.
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 Thisappliancecontainsnouserserviceableparts.Allrepairs
mustbecarriedoutbyaqualifiedperson.Incorrectrepairs
mayplacetheuseratriskofharm,andwillinvalidateany
guarantee.
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 Alwayscheckthatthevoltageindicatedontheratingplate
correspondswiththatofthelocalsupplybeforeconnecting
tothepowersupply.
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 DonotoperatetheCassettePlayerifthepowercordorplug
isdamaged.Ifthepowercordorplugisdamaged,contacta
qualifiedpersontocarryoutrepairs.
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 Donotoperatethisapplianceafterithasmalfunctioned,orif

ithasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.
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 Donotexposetodrippingorsplashing.
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 Neverplaceanyheavyobjects,oranycontainersfilledwith
liquidontopoftheCassettePlayer.
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 DonotleavetheCassettePlayernearheatsources,orin
directsunlight,oranywherethatisexcessivelydusty,sandy
orhumid.
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 Alwaysunplugtheunitwhenitisnotinuse.
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 Neverinsertanyforeignobjectsintoanyoftheoutletson
theCassettePlayer.
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 TheCassettePlayerisnotatoy.Itshouldonlybeusedby
childrenmorethaneightyearsofage.
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 TheCassettePlayershouldnotbeusedbyanyonewith
reducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,unlessthey
havebeengivensupervisionorinstructiononhowtouseit
safely.
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PoweringyourStereoCassettePlayer

TheCassettePlayerispoweredwitheithertwoAA(UM‐3)
batteriesoranACadaptor.
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*Pleasenote:BoththebatteriesorACadaptorarenot
supplied.
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Usingbatteries(NOTSUPPLIED)
1. Openthebatterycompartment(13)onthereverse
ofthecassetteplayerbyslidingopenandgently
pullingupwardsthebatterydoor.
2. Checkthepolarity(+/‐)insidethebattery
compartment.
3. InserttwoAA(UM‐3)batteriesaccordingtothe
polarity.
4. Re‐closethebatterydoor.
Forbestperformanceandextendedoperatingtime,we
recommendusingalkalinebatteries.
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IMPORTANT!
 Pleasealwaysensurebatteriesarecorrectlyinstalled.
IncorrectpolaritycandamageyourCassettePlayer.
 Nevermixoldandnewbatteries.
 Nevermixalkaline,standard(carbon‐zinc)and
rechargeable(nickel‐cadmium)batteries.
 IfyouarenotplanningtouseyourCassettePlayerforan
extendedperiodoftime,alwaysremovethebatteries.
Oldorleakingbatteriescancausedamagetotheunit
andmayvoidthewarranty.
 Neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire‐batteriescanleakor
explode.
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UsinganACadaptor(NOTSUPPLIED)
1. InserttheDCplug(attheendoftheACadaptorcord)
intotheDCinputjack(12)onthereverseofthe
cassetteplayer.
2. PlugtheACadaptorintoa220/230V~50HzAC
powersocket.

3. TheCassettePlayerwillautomaticallydisconnect
fromusingbatterypowerandoperateusingtheAC
adaptor.
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IMPORTANT!
 Onlyuseanadaptorwithanoutputvoltageratedas3V
DC600mA,withacentrenegativeplug.
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Playingacassettetape
1. Inserttheearphoneplugintotheearphonejack.
2. Putonyourearphones.

3. Openthecassettedoorandinsertapre‐recorded
cassettetapefaceupwards.
4. Closethecassettedoor.
5. PressthePLAYbutton.
6. Adjustthevolumecontroltoyourpreferredsound
level.
7. PresstheFASTFORWARDbuttonifyouwishto
rapidlyadvancethetape.
8. PresstheSTOPbuttontoswitchoff.
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IMPORTANT–Earphones!
 Donotuseearphoneswhiledriving,cyclingoroperating
anymotorisedvehicle.
 Donotplayyourearphonesathighvolumewhile
walking,especiallywhencrossingroads.
 Avoidusingearphonesathighvolume.Hearingexperts
adviseagainstcontinuous,loudandextendedplay.Ifyou
experiencearinginginyourears,reducevolumeor
discontinueuse.
 Keepcleanusingasoft,drycloth.
 Neverimmerseinwater.
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Automaticstop
 Toprotectyourcassettetapesandpreventunnecessary
weartothecassettemechanism,thisunitisequipped
withanautomaticstopsystem.
 Whenthetapeendsduringplayorfastforwarding,the
PLAYbuttonautomaticallyreleases,whichstopsthe
cassettefromrunning.
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Cassettetapeoperatingtips
 Toensuremaximumqualityrecordings,werecommend
thatyouonlyuseonlyhighqualitytapeswiththe
CassettePlayer.
 Tapeswithaplayingtimeof120minutes(C‐120)arenot
recommended.Thesecontainthinnerandlongertape,

whichhasagreaterchanceofmalfunctioningand/or
jamming,andmaydamagethecassettemechanism.
 Toensuregoodreproduction,pleasecleantheheadafter
every10‐20hoursofuse.
 KeeptheCassettePlayerawayfromexcessiveheator
cold.
 Ifthereisslackinthetape,removetheslackpriorto
insertingthecassette.Toremovetheslack,inserta
pencilintothehubandrotateclockwise(seebelow).
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Leadertape
 Thereisa‘leadertape’atthebeginningoneachcassette
tape.Thereisnorecordingonthisarea.Alwaysallowthe
tapetorunforaboutfivesecondstoreachtherecording
tape.
 Alwayskeepthetapeheadclean.Adirtyheadcancause
distortedsoundorimpropertapespeed.
 Toclean,simplydepressthePLAYbuttonanduseasmall
cottonswabwithtapeheadcleaneroralcoholtoclean
thetapehead,capstanandpinchroller(seediagram
below).
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