Radio Shack 320-2037 User manual

Musical"Powerhorn""(320-2037)"
Features((
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The!Radio!Shack!Musical!Powerhorn!is!ideal!at!ball!games!or!anywhere!you!want!to!
be!heard.!!It!can!play!94!built-in!tunes!-!everything!from!major!college!fight!songs!to!
nostalgic!favorites!-!and!can!also!be!played!manually!like!an!organ.!!Its!features!
include:!!!!!!!!!
•Record!and!Playback!-!records!and!plays!back!up!to!five!songs.!!
•Built-In!Microphone!-!lets!you!project!your!voice!up!to!300!feet!away.!
•External!Microphone!-!lets!you!use!your!Powerhorn!to!amplify!an!external!
microphone.!!
•Adjustable!Shoulder!Strap!-!for!easy!carrying.!
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Power(Sources(
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INSTALLING!BATTERIES!
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The!Powerhorn!is!powered!by!eight!AA!batteries!(not!supplied).!!When!the!
Powerhorn's!sound!weakens,!replace!the!batteries.!!We!recommend!alkaline!
batteries!such!as!Radio!Shack!Cat.!23-552.!!!
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Follow!these!steps!to!install!the!batteries.!!
1. Set!POWER!ON/OFF!to!OFF.!!
2. Slide!the!battery!compartment!cover!down!to!remove!it.!
3. Install!the!batteries!as!indicated!by!the!polarity!symbols!(+!and!-)!marked!
inside!the!battery!compartment.!
4. Replace!the!cover.!
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Operation(
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TURNING!THE!POWERHORN!ON!AND!OFF!
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1. Set!POWER!ON/OFF!to!ON.!!The!POWER!indicator!lights.!!!
2. Set!POWER!ON/OFF!to!OFF!to!turn!off!the!Powerhorn.!!!
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The!Powerhorn!sounds!a!tone!whenever!you!press!a!button.!To!silence!this!
tone,!press!and!hold!the!trigger!button!before!pressing!any!other!button.!!!

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PLAYING!A!PRE-PROGRAMMED!SONG!!
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1. Enter!the!2-digit!number!of!the!pre-programmed!song!you!want!to!play.!For!
the!numbers!of!the!pre-programmed!songs,!see!"The!Musical!!!!!Powerhorn!
Song!List"!(Faxback!Doc.!#!15370).!
2. Press!PLAY!to!play!your!selected!song.!!!
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NOTE:!If!you!enter!a!single-digit!number,!then!press!PLAY,!the!Powerhorn!
plays!a!randomly-selected!song.!!!
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PLAYING!MANUALLY!!!
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Press!the!buttons!(0.9,!RECORD,!and!CM)!to!play!a!song.!!See!"Table!of!Musical!
Notes"!for!the!notes!that!correspond!to!the!buttons.!!!
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USING!THE!POWERHORN!AS!A!PUBLIC!ADDRESS!SYSTEM!!!
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With!the!Built-in!Microphone!
1. Set!MIC!INT/EXT!to!INT.!!!
2. Press!and!hold!the!trigger!button!and!speak!into!the!built-in!microphone.!!
When!you!finish!speaking,!release!the!trigger!button.!!!
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NOTE:!!Rotate!M.!GAIN!to!adjust!the!microphone!sensitivity.!!If!feedback!!!!!!!!
occurs,!rotate!M.!GAIN!counterclockwise!to!reduce!the!microphone!!!!!!!!
sensitivity.!!!
With!an!External!Microphone!(Not!Supplied)!!!
1. Insert!a!microphone's!1/8-inch!plug!into!the!EXT!MIC!jack.!
2. Set!MIC!INT/EXT!to!EXT.!
3. Turn!on!the!external!microphone!and!speak!into!it.!!!
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NOTE:!!Rotate!M.!Gain!to!adjust!the!microphone!sensitivity.!!If!feedback!!!!!!!!
occurs,!rotate!M.!GAIN!counterclockwise!to!reduce!the!microphone!!!!!!!!
sensitivity.!!!
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RECORDING!AND!PLAYING!BACK!A!SONG!!!
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1. Enter!a!memory!location!number!(01-05).!
2. Press!RECORD.!
3. Press!the!number!buttons!that!correspond!to!the!notes!you!want!to!record.!!
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NOTES:!!!
The!Powerhorn!can!hold!one!song!of!up!to!16!notes!in!each!memory!!!!!!!!!
location.!If!you!store!notes!in!a!memory!location!that!already!contains!!!!!!!!!
notes,!you!record!over!the!previous!notes.!!If!you!record!a!song!of!17!notes!or!
more,!notes!you!enter!after!the!16th!"chain"!to!the!next!memory!location!and!

record!over!any!notes!that!were!stored!there.!!For!example,!if!you!record!a!
song!in!memory!01!with!20!notes,!the!first!16!notes!are!stored!in!memory!01!!!!!!!!!
and!the!remaining!four!are!stored!in!memory!02.!!By!using!all!five!!!!!!!!!
memory!locations,!you!can!record!a!song!of!up!to!80!notes.!!!
4. Press!CM!(complete)!after!you!enter!the!last!note!of!your!song.!!!
5. To!play!your!song!back,!enter!the!memory!location!number!and!preset!!!!!
PLAY.!!!
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ERASING!A!RECORDED!SONG!!!
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1. Press!the!memory!location!the!recorded!song!you!want!to!erase.!
2. Press!RECORD!and!then!CM,!or!simply!record!another!song!over!the!!!!!
previous!one.!!!
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TABLE!OF!MUSICAL!NOTES!!!
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NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BUTTON!!!
LOWER!!A!!!!!!!!!!!! RECORD!!
LOWER!!B!!!!!!!!!!!0!!!!!!!!
C! ! 1!
D!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 2!
E! ! 3!
F! ! 4!!
(F!SHARP)!F#!!! CM!(SEE!NOTE)!
G! ! 5!
A! ! 6!
B! ! 7!
C!! ! 8!
D! ! 9!!
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NOTE:!!!
You!cannot!use!CM!(Complete)!to!enter!notes!during!recording.!Pressing!it!after!a!
memory!location!has!been!entered!ends!recording.!
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Song(List(
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NOSTALGIA!!!
06!!CARMEN!!
07!!HOME!ON!THE!RANGE!!!
08!!HOT!TIME!IN!THE!OLD!TOWN!!
09!!IN!MY!MERRY!OLDSMOBILE!!
10!!MY!GAL!SAL!!
11!!OLD!FOLKS!AT!HOME!(SWANEE!RIVER)!!

12!!OLD!GRAY!MARE!!
13!!WAIT!TILL!THE!SUN!SHINES,!NELLIE!!
14!!WHEN!THE!SAINTS!GO!MARCHING!IN!!
15!!WILLIAM!TELL!OVERTURE!!
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CHILDREN'S!!!
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16!!SING!A!SONG!OF!SIXPENCE!!
17!!LONDON!BRIDGE!!!
18!!MARY!HAD!A!LITTLE!LAMB!!
19!!OLD!MACDONALD!HAD!A!FARM!!
20!!THREE!BLIND!MICE!!!
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CHRISTMAS!CAROLS!!!
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21!!ADESTE!FIDELES!!
22!!DECK!THE!HALLS!!
23!!JINGLE!BELLS!!
24!!THE!FIRST!NOEL!!!
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COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY!!!
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25!!YEA!ALABAMA!!
26!!RAZORBACK!PEP!SONG!(ARKANSAS)!!
27!!ROAR!LION!ROAR!(COLUMBIA)!!
28!!CORNELL!SYRACUSE,!PENN!STATE,!UNC!!
29!!OUR!ALMA!MATER!(FLORIDA)!!
30!!RAMBLING!WRECK!FROM!GEORGIA!TECH!!
31!!HARVARD,!FAIR!HARVARD!!
32!!ILLINOIS!LOYALTY!!
33!!INDIANA!OUR!INDIANA!!
34!!IOWA!CORN!SONG!!
35!!BENGAL!SWING!(LOUISANA)!!
36!!MICHIGAN!STATE!FIGHT!SONGS!!
37!!MARYLAND!MY!MARYLAND!!
38!!THE!MINNESOTA!ROUSER!!
39!!NOTRE!DAME!VICTORY!MARCH!!
40!!DEAR!OLD!NEBRASKA!!
41!!HERE!COMES!CAROLINA!!
42!!GO!U.!NORTHWESTERN!!
43!!ACROSS!THE!FIELD!(OHIO!STATE)!!
44!!OKLAHOMA!HAIL!!
45!!MIGHTY!OREGON!!
46!!GOING!BACK!(PRINCETON)!!
47!!HAIL!PURDUE!!
48!!GO!MUSTANGS!GO!(SMU)!!

49!!SONS!OF!THE!STANFORD!RED!!
50!!THE!EYES!OF!TEXAS!!
51!!BIG!C!(UNIVERSITY!OF!COLORADO)!!
52!!VICTORS!!
53!!GO!ON!BRUINS!(UCLA)!!
54!!FIGHT!ON!USC!!
55!!UNIVERSITY!OF!WASHINGTON!!
56!!ON!WISCONSIN!!
57!!BOOLA!BOOLA!(YALE)!!I!
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NTERNATIONAL!!!
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58!!ALOUETTE!!
59!!STAR-SPANGLED!BANNER!!
60!!THE!CAMPBELLS!ARE!COMING!!
61!!FRERE!JACQUES!!
62!!GOD!SAVE!THE!QUEEN!!
63!!HAVA!NAGILA!!
64!!HATIKVA!!
65!!IRISH!EYES!ARE!SMILING!!
66!!LA!MARSEILLAISE!!
67!!LOCH!LOMOND!!
68!!O!SOLO!MIO!!
69!!LET'S!DO!IT!!
70!!SONG!OF!THE!VOLGA!BOATMEN!!
71!!WE!SHALL!OVERCOME!!!
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CALL!TO!ATTENTION!!!
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72!!AH-OOO-GAH!!
73!!CHARGE!!
74!!5TH!SYMPHONY!(BEETHOVEN)!!
75!!THE!HUNT!!!
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CITY!AND!STATE!!!
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76!!CARRY!ME!BACK!TO!OLD!VIRGINNY!!
77!!CHICAGO,!CHICAGO!!
78!!THE!SIDEWALKS!OF!NEW!YORK!!
79!!MY!OLD!KENTUCKY!HOME!!
80!!THE!YELLOW!ROSE!OF!TEXAS!!!
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MILITARY!
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81!!AIR!FORCE!SONG!
82!!BATTLE!HYMN!OF!THE!REPUBLIC!!

83!!DIXIE!!
84!!MARINE!HYMN!!
85!!NAVY!SONG!!
86!!REVEILLE!!!
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OLD!FAVORITES!!!
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87!!THIS!OLD!MAN!!
88!!TAPS!!
89!!YANKEE!DOODLE!!
90!!YOU'RE!A!GRAND!OLD!FLAG!!
91!!AULD!LANG!SYNE!!
92!!HAPPY!BIRTHDAY!TO!YOU!!
93!!TAKE!ME!OUT!TO!THE!BALL!GAME!
94!!FIRST!CALL!(RACES)!!
95!!DRINKING!SONG!!
96!!FUNERAL!MARCH!!
97!!GOOD!NIGHT!LADIES!!
98!!HOW!DRY!I!AM!!
99!!WEDDING!MARCH!
Care(And(Maintenance(
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The!Radio!Shack!musical!Powerhorn!is!an!example!of!superior!design!and!
craftsmanship.!The!following!suggestions!will!help!you!care!for!the!powerhorn!so!
you!can!enjoy!it!for!years.!!!
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•Keep!the!powerhorn!dry.!If!it!gets!wet,!wipe!it!dry!immediately.!Liquids!can!
contain!minerals!that!corrode!the!electronic!circuits.!
•Handle!the!powerhorn!gently!and!carefully.!Dropping!it!can!damage!its!
circuit!boards!and!case!and!cause!it!to!work!improperly.!!
•Use!and!store!the!powerhorn!in!normal!temperature!environments.!
Temperature!extremes!can!shorten!the!life!of!electronic!devices!and!distort!
or!melt!plastic!parts.!
•Keep!the!powerhorn!away!from!dust!and!dirt,!which!can!cause!premature!!!!!
wear!of!parts.!
•Occasionally!wipe!the!powerhorn!with!a!damp!cloth!to!keep!it!looking!new.!
Do!not!use!harsh!chemicals,!cleaning!solvents,!or!strong!detergents!to!clean!
the!powerhorn.!
•Use!only!fresh!batteries!of!the!required!size!and!type.!!Always!remove!!!!!
weak!or!dead!batteries.!!They!can!leak!chemicals!that!destroy!electronic!
circuits.!

Modifying!or!tampering!with!the!powerhorn's!internal!components!can!cause!a!
malfunction!and!might!invalidate!the!powerhorn's!warranty.!!If!the!powerhorn!is!
not!operating,!as!it!should,!take!it!to!your!local!Radio!Shack!store!for!assistance.!
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Specifications(
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Power Source:
8 AA Batteries (DC 12 12V)
Sound Level at 9.8 Feet (3 Meters):
90 dB +/-6 dB (Horn)
70 dB +/- 6 dB (PA)
Maximum Power Output:
More Than 3 Watts (Horn)
More Than 1 Watt (PA)
Maximum Current Drain:
750 mA (Horn)
300 mA (PA)
Weight:
19.6 oz (555 g)
Power rating:
Public Address: 2.2 W
Horn: 4 W
Volume Output (at 3 feet):
94 db
Specifications are typical; individual units might vary.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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