11. Disposal
Before disposing of this device, first
remove the batteries as described in
paragraph 5. Old batteries should not be
disposed of with the household waste:
•Return old batteries to your dealer, or
take them to an appropriate recycling
centre for disposal.
•Tip:Take care of the environment! If
you wish to dispose of this device,
take it to a recycling centre for used
electronic equipment.
•Do not forget to take out the
cassette: it may contain personal
information.
12. Warranty and Service
The warranty conditions and service centre
address for your country are provided on
the warranty card.
Kompernaß GmbH
Burgstraße 21 · D-44867 Bochum
www.kompernass.com
ID.: KH4111_04/2004_V3
External 3V mains adapter – this is
connected to the power input socket.
In this case, the batteries are
switched off automatically.
10.Cleaning and care
•Before cleaning this device: Take
out the cassette and the batteries.
This will prevent the device from
being switched on (or switched to
recording mode) accidentally.
•Clean the device only with a soft
dry cloth. Never use cleaning agents
or solvents.These can damage the
plastic surfaces.
•Do not attempt to clean the recording
head or the drive mechanism with
cotton swabs, as was done with older
equipment. Due to the improved tech-
nology,this is no longer necessary. If
the playback begins to sound dull
after a long period of use, the cause
is more likely to be in the cassette
(wear or aging).Try replacing the cas-
sette, or contact Customer Service.
c) Spin forward / Rewind
Move the sliding switch to the...
position, to spin forward,
position, to rewind.
You can use the tape counter to find
certain positions on the tape. Press
the Reset button at the tape counter
to reset the number to "000“.
d) Tape speeds
You can choose from 2 possible tape
speeds.To do this,move
the switch to the ...
– "2.4“ position for normal tape
speed
– "1.2“ for half-speed
Select the same speed as that at
which the recording was made.
To do this, simply set the switch at the
position where the speech playback
sounds normal.
9. Available accessories
The following accessories are available,
but not included in the original package:
External microphone– this is
connected to the "MIC“ socket.
Headphones – these are connected
to the "EAR“ socket. In this case, the
built-in loudspeaker is switched off.
8. Play-back
If you have inserted a cassette with a voice
recording as described in paragraph 6:
a) To start / stop play-back
Press the button, to start play-
back.
Use the "VOLUME“ control to set
the sound volume.
Press the button to stop
play-back.
b) Play-back control
You can use the sliding
switch to control play-back.
Play-back ...
– is stopped if this switch is set to
"ON“.
– continues if this switch is set to
"OFF“.
Move the large sliding switch
to the ...
– for rapid playback ("Mickey
Mouse" voice),
– to review a recording.
voice activation threshold. Select the
setting so that the device will not be
switched on by ambient sound, but
will still be sensitive enough to
respond to your voice:
– Move the switch to the right to
increase the voice sensitivity.
– Move the switch to the left to
reduce the voice sensitivity.
Move the sliding switch
on the left of the device to "OFF“,
if you wish to turn off automatic voice
activation.
c) Tape speeds
You can choose from 2 possible tape
speeds.To do this,move
the switch to the ...
– "2.4“ postion for normal tape
speed
– "1.2“ for tape half-speed
At half-speed, the cassette runs for twice
the length of time. The quality of the
recording is therefore slightly poorer.
Dictating machines with no speed
selection are set to the "2.4“ speed.
