Norelco carry-corder 150 EL3302 Instruction Manual

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Operating Instruction Manual
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Tape Cassette
CARRY-CORDER '150'
MODEL EL3302
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Special Interest Collection, The University of Akron

Page
Introduction ........................... . 2
Controls
and Connections ............ . 3-4
Compact Cassette System ................ . 5
Compact Cassette ... .... ... ..... . . ...... . 6
Inserting the
Cassette .................... . 6
Removing the Cassette ............. . . . 6
Compact Cassette Index ............ . . . . 7
Cassette Index Card .. ...... .. ... . .. . ... . 7
Compact
Cassette Storage .... ........... . . 7
Batteries
and Installation ........... . ... . . 7
Batteries
.............. .. ............... . 7
Removing Battery Compartment Cover 8
Inserting Batteries .. .... ........... ..... . 8
Replacing Battery Compartment Cover .. . 8
How To Use The Patch Cord . ... . ........ . 9
Fast Wind and Rewind ....... . .. . ....... . 9
Rewind ................ . 9
INDEX
Wind
Page
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PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Playback Through External Amplifying
Equipment ......... .. ....... . 10
RECORD .. . ......... . 11
How To Use The Microphone ...... ... .. . .. 11
REMOTE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remote Control Microphone Switch . . . . . . . 11
LOUDSPEAKER/HEADPHONE PLUG . . . . . . 12
Accidental Erasure Safety Feature . . . . . . . . . 12
Erasing Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
RECORDING STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Schematic of Carry-Corder '150', EL3302 16
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
INTRODUCTION
Y ou are now the o\\'ner of the Norelco Carrv-Corder
'150' , a portable. fully transistorized tape rrr·o~clrr thnt
is pr ecis ion engineered to meet lhf' highest mer.hanical
and electronic: standards.
Understanclnhl~·. you <He nnxious to begin using your
nr1v tape rer.order. howt'\·rr, \\'r' ur ge you to takP the
lime lo n'ad llw se simp!!' inslrur.l ions . Thry arr dP signed
lo lwlp ~Oll .Qain the utmost in Pn j o~·menl and pprfo rm-
anr.t• from
your :'\lorelco lnpr n•cordPr. In this hookiPI
\'Ou
\\ill find the bas ic opt>rdtJn~ and mainlr•nanc:e pro-
c:Prl ures. pi us nddil ionnl in forma Iion you shou ld know
ahoul your :\'orelco Carry-Corder '1:J(J'. n~ rPaclin~ lhPS('
inslrur.lions, vou will be ff'W<lrded with a knowlt•dge of
tht rapahilitit's of ~our I ape rPr.ordrr, and with mnn:v
hours of lroublelreP rer.orcling and l istening plPasure.
Your :'\ore leo Carr~ -CordPr '150' is a r;omp<~c t portiiblP
unll
which opernles any\\ hPn' ... \\ ithout any r.xiPrnal
JHl\\'t'r sou reP. No\\ ~ Oll r.nn makP r rcordmgs while
tril\'r!ling. in your backyard - nny pl<lCP.
, \notlwr outstanding fP<llurP of your :-Jorelco Carry -
Cord<'r
·1 ~o· permits \'OU to make' rPcordings of ~·our
fa\ mite mustr. at home. <1nd lake them \\·ith vou to the
c.tHtntn·; \·ou cnn li siPn to yo ur fa\·orile music in your
r:a r. lei~ I. ~r boat.
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The number s f or co nlr oJs nnd c onncclio ns ore inciJ ccJ i ed in lhc text. whe re n cces !tory.
B PLAY RECORD
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C -~-- D
REWIND ~ FORWARD
A
STOP
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
External Speaker / Headphone Socket - Connection
soc k et for an ex te rn al speaker or he adph one (5 to 8
ohms). Th e internal s peaker in th e Carry-Corder is a uto-
matically di sco nn ec t ed when th is soc ket is used.
Socket (1) - Connection socket for Mi crop h one three-
pin plug [5) for r ecord in g, or Patch Cord (11) three - pin
plug for recording / playback with a radio , tun er, phono-
grap h, etc. (optional accesso ri es input) .
Socket (2) - Connection soc ket for five-pin plug of th e
Micr op hone Switch (6) f or remote sta rt /s top co ntrol of
the Cilrry-Corde r (o ption al accessories input) .
Volume Control (3) - Adjusts pla y back vo lum e to the
de s ir ed l eve l.
Record Level Control (4) - Us ed to ad just th e incoming
signi!l to the prop er recordin g l eve l which is shown on
th e VU Me ter / Batt ery Indicator (10).
Microphone Plug - Thr ee -pin p lu g th a t co nn ec ts to
Carry-Corder So cket (1) .
Start/Stop Microphone Switch Plug -Fi ve- pin plug that
connects to Carry-Corder S oc ket (2).
Microphone - Omni - dire c tion al dynamic Microp h one (7)
with S tar t/S top swi tch (7a) and stand (7b).
Record Lock -Red record l ock safety pushbutton lo c ks
the Ca rr y-Corde r in the record m ode wh en it is held d e-
pressed while setting the Fun ction Knob (9), to th e Pla y/
R eco rd A positi on. Note: The R eco rd Lock pushbutt on
can he depressed o nly w h en a " r eco rdabl e casse tte" is
l oaded in the ma c hin e ( see Automatic Er as ur e Safety
F ea tur e).
0 Functional Control Knob
A STOP -
All fun c tions of th e Carry-Corder are acti -
vated by th e m ove me nt of th e Function Con trol Knob
(9) fr om th is position (sta rtin g point- neutra l) . Always
m ake sure the Carry-Corde r is in this mode after u se
(stor age).
B PLAY/RECORD - Push contro l knob for wa rd A in
dire ctio n of (B) to sta rt tape mo ve ment f or playback or
re co rdin g. Pull co ntrol bac k to Stop (A ) to sto p tap e
m
oveme nt.
C REWIND...,....,. - Push a nd ho ld co ntr ol kn ob in dir ec-
t ion of (C) to r ewi nd th e tap e. Re lease control knob to
stop tap e movement - c ontrol re turns automatica lly to
Stop (A) position.
D FORWARD.,...,.. - Pu sh and h old contro l knob in di -
re cti on of (D) to wind the t ape fo rward. R elease co ntr ol
knob to s top t ape m ove ment - co ntrol re turn s a ut oma t-
i ca lly to Stop (A ) p os ition.
VU Meter/Battery Level - Prov id es a v isu al i ndi ca t io n
of re co rdin g l eve l d urin g record mod e; indicates battery
co nditi on in playback, forward / rew ind modes .
Patch Cord - Used for r eco rdin g or playba ck wit h ex-
te rnal e quipm en t. Three-pin plu g co nn ec ts to S oc ket (1)
on t he Ca rr y-Corder. The phono plugs on th e ot her end
of th e pat ch c ord are co nnect ed as follows :
Pla y ba ck - grey phono p lu g to exte rnal amplifier
Record - r ed phono plu g to externa l signal so ur ce (rad io/
tun er, pho no, se c ond r eco rd er, etc.).
Tape Cassette - Cassette is shown load ed in th e Carry-
Corder ready f or reco rdin g or playback.
Cassette Compartment Lid -Det ac habl e lid lifts back
to permit insertin g o r removin g the c ass e tt e.
Loudspeaker/Headphone Plug -(s upp lie d) f or connec-
tion to External Speaker /H ead ph one S ocket
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COMPACT CASSETTE SYSTEM
The en tir e compact casset te system uses a sta nd ard
tape speed of 17/ H ips and is compatible; i.e., monaural
and stereo r eco rd ed casse ttes ca n be played on either
st ereo or monaural cassette reco rd ers without a ny l oss
in quality . The compa tability is illustrated in th e above
diagra m. The left side s how s th e m onaura l tr ack posi-
tion (note tr ac k width .059 inch]: on th e rig ht side, the
track of .059 inch is sp lit into two st ereo tracks of 0.024
inch eac h ( lef t and right c hann els]. Because the to tal
track width of th e left a nd rig ht stereo channels is equa l
to that of th e monaural track, whe n a stereo casse tt e is
played on a monaural recorder the playback head will
sca n both the left a nd right cha nn els together. This re-
sults in au tomatic mixing of th e le ft and right cha nnel s
from the stereo tape giving you true monaural reproduc-
tion without any loss in the qu ality of the playback. Be-
cause of the compatibility most prerecorded Musicas-
se tt es a re compac t tape casse tt e st ereo record in gs and
can be played on the Carry-Corder's mona ur al system
with no los s of fidelity.
COMPACT CASSETTE SYSTEM
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0. 059 " SI.
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0.15 " t-
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0.059 " SIDE A
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Arrows indi cate tape motion in PlayI Record
SID
MONO STEREO
LEEr CHANNE
RIGHT CHANNEL
LEFT CHANNEL M
0: 024 "
0.
011 "
0.024 "
0.
032 "
0.
024 "
0.
011 "
___,. 0.
024 "
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COMPACT CASSETTE
There a re three versions of the Compact C asset te: Th e
C60 with a tot al playing time of sixty minutes (thirty
minutes each side), the C90, total playing time ninety
minutes (forty-five minutes eac h sid e) and the C120, total
playing time one hundr ed twenty minutes (sixty minut es
each side).
Clear leader tape is attached to each end of the record-
ing tape in the cassette. The ends of the leader tape are
permanently secured to hubs inside the cassette; there-
fore, th e tape cannot pull loose. No tape threading is
necessary and the cassette housing protects the tape
from damage; therefore, the cassette c an be inserted or
remo ved easily at any time, not just at the beginning or
end of the tape.
The tape stops a ut omatically when it is fully wound
onto the right or left hubs in the casset te. Caution- The
drive mechanism co ntinues to operate; th e refor e, return
the Function Knob (9) to the Stop position when the end
of the tape is reached.
There is a vi ewi ng window on eac h side of a cassette.
The tape ca n be seen through this window and a rough
estimate can be m ade of the amount of tape still avail-
able for recording or playback.
INSERTING THE CASSETTE
Make sure Function Knob (9) is in the Stop position.
Remove th e cassette from the storage bo x and hold the
cassette so that the front (exposed tape area ] is facing
you
and the full hub of tape, as vi ewed through the cas-
sette window, is on y our left.
Slide the back · of the cassette into the compartment (a)
and push the front of the cassette down over the spind l es
(b) as shown by the arrows in the illu strat ion.
REMOVING THE CASSETTE
Ensure that Function Knob (9) is in the Stop position.
Grasp sides of the cassette and l if t up and out.
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Cassette ca n be turned over and reinse rt ed to use sec-
o
nd side.
Store cassettes immediately.
COMPACT CASSETTE INDEX
In the cen t er of e. ac h Norelco cassette there is a Tape
Use Index with markings from 0 to 100. A tran spare nt
window by the index indicates at a glance the amount
of tape on each hub. Use this index as a guide when
winding or rewinding to an approximate spot on the
tape.
CASSETTE INDEX CARD
To keep accurate records of t ape recordings, a cassette
index card is enclosed in the plastic storage container.
The cassette index card has spa ce for indicating the
sides of the cassette (A or B) on whic h a recording was
made, the descriptio n of the recording, the date, and the
index marking. Fill in the cassette index card as you re-
cord; then, when yo u wish to play back a specific part
of the tape, simply insert the cassette in the recorder,
use Rewind (C) or Forward (D) to arrive quick ly at the
proper reference for that part of the tape yo u wish to
hear.
COMPACT CASSETTE STORAGE
The plastic compact cassette storage container sup-
p li ed with each cassette is dust proof and will keep the
cassette safely stored for long periods of time. The cas -
sette will fit only into the storag e box in one way. The
open end of the cassette s ho uld be fitted into the box.
The box is designed to lock the hubs of the cassette to
keep them from moving; the tape remains in the same
position as when it was st ored , ready for in stant use.
Store the cassette at room temperat ur e (not n ear any
source of heat] and in a reasonably dry area. Do not
store in an area that could be subject to strong magnetic
fields; e.g.,
loudspeaker magnets, transformers, or elec-
tric
motors. Keep out of direr.t su nlight for prolonged
periods of tim e.
BATTERIES -INSTALLATION
Batteries- Your transistorized Carry-Corder uses five
11/ 2 V standard flashlight "C" batteries. We recommend
that leak proof batteries be used.
A
new set of batteries will provide approximately 20
hours of service under normal operating conditions (fig-
ured at about 2 hours of use each day]. The life of the
batteries will be proportionately increased or decreased
if the record er is used for sh orter or longer periods. The
amount of power used by the recorder is also propor-
tion ate to the volume of the sound during playback.
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Ther efore, a lo we r volume se tt ing prolongs the us ef ul
life
of the batteri es.
Th e ba ttery compartme nt is accessible from th e ba ck
of the Carry-Corder.
REMOVING BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER
Th e batter y compar tme nt cover is loc ate d at th e back
of the Carry-Corder directly behind t he loudspe aker. To
open, slide the catch up wa rd tow a rd th e dot a nd lift th e
cover off the machine .
INSERTING BATTERIES
Inse rt the batte ri es i nt o the co m part me nt on top of th e
battery fla p in accordance with the fl ap diagram. Make
s
ur e th e caps of th e batteries are placed in accordance
with this diagram.
CAUTION
Inserting the bat t er ies i mproper ly will cause damage
to t
he Carry-Corder.
Serial Number - Th e ser ial number of the Ca rr y-Co rd er
is di rectly un der the batte ry flap diagram.
REPLACING BATTERY COMPARTMENT
COVER
Sl ide t he cover in place u nt il the lip of the cover is
und er the c ase ; pus h down back of cover to sn ap it in
place.
Ch e ck ing the B atte ri es- Check t he condi tion of t he
batt er ies after th ey have b een install ed and again ea ch
time the recor der is used. The VU Meter /Batt ery level
(10) is pr ovided for this pu rp ose.
To ch
eck the condi tion of the ba tt eries, set the Func-
ti on Knob (9) in the Play/Reco rd position & and observe
the need le of the VU Meter /Battery leve l (1 0 ). Th e ba t-
teries are in good condition
if the need le rests within
th e gre en segm en t of th e indicator. If th e nee dle rests
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within the red segment, the batteries are weak and
should be replaced ; however, the batteries still can be
used for playback for a limited time, but should not be
used for recording. The black area indicates the bat-
teri es ar e too weak for use in any function and should
be replaced .
After the batteries have been checked, pull the Func-
tion Knob back to the Stop position.
NOTE When the recorder is not going to be used for any
length o.f time, the batteries sho uld be removed.
If fa~ any reason the Carry-Corder must be shipped
or packed away for a journey, remove the batteries and
pack them separately.
Us ing the BE50A optional AC Adaptor accessory will
operate the recorder from a 110V outlet and will energ ize
the batteries a nd ex tend th e ir useful life.
HOW TO USE THE PATCH CORD
Us e th e Patch Cord (11) for recording or playback with
external equipment. The three-pin plug connects to
Socket (1) on the Carry-Corder. The phono plugs on the
other end of the patch cord are connected as follows:
Playback- Grey phono plug to ex ternal amplifier high
level input ; i.e., radio , TV, auxiliary, etc .
Record- Red phon a plug to externa l signal source ;
i.e.,
radio / tuner, phono, second recorder ,
etc.
FORWARD AND REWIND
The Forward ( .,...,.. ) and Rewind ( .......... ) functions are
used in conjunction with th e casset te index to locate
particular selections on a tape or to forward or rewind
the tape at high speed.
REWIND After recordi n g, rewind the tape on the left
hub of the cassette; it will then be ready for
playback. To rewind, push the Function
Knob (9) to the Rewind ( .......... ) position and
hold until the desired spot on the tape is
reached. Release the Function Knob (9) to
st op tape motion when the end or desired
pl ace on the tape is reac hed.
FORWARD To wind the tape forward for any reason ,
such as to reach a desired spot as indicated
on the cassette index, move the Function
Knob (9) to the Forward (.,...,..) position and
hold until the desired spot on the tape is
reached then release the Function Knob (9).
NOTE If the tape is completely wound in either direc-
NOTE CONTINUED
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tion, a friction clutch prevents it from tearing loose,
even thou gh the tape drive is running. Always return
the Function Knob (9) to th e Stop positi o n.
PLAYBACK
In ser t a prerecorded casse tte into the recorder.
Make sure the tape is fully wound on the left side of
th e cassette. Use the r ew ind function ...,....,., if n eces sary .
Set Function Knob ( 9) to Play/Reco rd .A. Che ck batter-
ies- see Note 1.
Adjust the Volume C ontr ol (3) to suit your listenin g re-
qu ire ments . Turnin g the Volume Con tr ol (3) to a hi g he r
setting
increases the loudsp ea ker vo lum e a nd , r.on-
ver~;e ly, a l owe r setting decreases the volume.
Set Function Knob (9) to Stop when you wish to stop
playback or when the end of the casse tte is reached.
Tu rn cassette over to play the sec ond side.
NOTE
1. The VU Me ter / Batt ery Indicator (10) needle indicates
th e batt e ry condition in the playback ._ mod e of ope ra-
tion (Green - good, Red - usable, Black - replace bat-
teries).
2.
It is recommended the Volume Control (3) be se t no
higher
than is n ecessa ry f or a pleasing lis tenin g l eve l
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because incr easi ng the vo lum e of the loudsp eaker places
a gr ea ter drain on the batt er i es and , ther efore, shortens
the battery lif e.
3. The Remote Control microphone swit ch can be used to
stop / start playb ack.
4. When in the Pl ay /R ecor d position ( .&), th e t~pe in th e
cassette will s top a utom a ti cally w hen it r eac hes the end.
Howev er, the driv e me cha nism and transistors co ntinu e
to
draw pow er from the · batteri es; therefore, in order to
p'reve nt using the batteries up al ways make sure the
F unct ion Control Knob (9) is set in the Stop pos ition
whe n playback is compl ete d.
PLAYBACK THROUGH EXTERNAL
AMPLIFYING EQUIPMENT
Connect the supplied Patch Cord (11) thre e-pin plug to
S ocke t (1) .
Connect
the gr ay phono plu g at the other end of the
Pat ch Cord to the ex te rnal equipment high le vel input;
i.e ., tuner, TV , auxiliary, etc .
Set the Volume Control (3) to "0"; the sound is no w
controlled at th e ex ternal amplifying device.
Use th e sa me operational procedure as in "p la yb ack"
exce pt for th e Volume Control (3) se ttin g which r emains
at "0" because output from th e Patch Cord (11) is not
affected by the Volume Control (3).
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