User manual SONY TPM440

[. . . ] · Do not charge them for more than 24 hours. · The supplied rechargeable batteries can be recharged approximately 500 times. · Never attempt to recharge dry cell batteries with the supplied battery charger. ATTENTION: The product you have purchased is powered by nickel cadmium batteries which are recyclable. [. . . ] · The earphone is not connected firmly when listening with the earphone. · The recording/playback head is dirty. · The TAPE SPEED switch or the PLAYBACK SPEED switch is set to the wrong position. · The erasure prevention tab on the recording side of the cassette has been removed. Tape transport is unstable. There is no sound. The sound is too low or distorted. Recording cannot be done. Tape stops during recording. · Set the V-SENSOR switch to OFF when not using the V-SENSOR function. ENGLISH INSERTING A CASSETTE I I Open the cassette holder and insert a cassette with the recording/playback side a facing the cassette holder. RECORDING FROM THE BUILT-IN MICROPHONE J 1 Insert a cassette. 2. 4: Normal recording 1. 2: Double time recording E. g. ) A 60-minute recording can be made using both sides of the MC-30 microcassette. 3 Press the w button to start recording. The x button is depressed simultaneously and the REC indicator lights. The indicator lights and goes out according to the voice input. Orient the built-in microphone to the sound source. Basic operation To stop recording To pause recording Press the s button. To resume recording, set the switch to OFF. J · The PAUSE switch is released automatically when the s button is pressed. When the end of the tape is reached The tape stops and the w and x buttons are released automatically. To select the sensitivity of the microphone Set the MIC SENS switch according to the location of recording. HIGH: When recording in a conference etc. LOW: When recording a dialogue nearby Tape counter b The readout of the tape counter changes during playback, recording, fastforwarding or rewinding of the tape. To set the counter to 000, press the counter button to the right of the tape counter. To monitor the sound that you are recording K Use the earphone referring to "Listening with the earphone" below. You cannot monitor the sound currently being recorded through the speaker. Note The standard speed of the micro cassette recorder is 2. 4 cm/sec. [. . . ] · If the volume setting of the source equipment is too high, the recorded sound may be noisy or distorted. Be sure to set the volume of the source equipment to a moderate level. N a Attenuation Cable (Monaural mini-plug Stereo mini-plug) Cable de atenuación (mini-enchufe monoaural mini-enchufe estéreo) Câble d'atténuation (miniprise monaural miniprise stéréo) PLAYBACK O 1 Insert a cassette. 2 Set the TAPE SPEED switch to the same position it was in during the recording. [. . . ]