Radio Shack Microcassette Recorder 14 1188 User Guide

Digital Voice Recorder  
with Pouch  
OWNER’S MANUAL —  
14-1188  
Please read before using this equipment.  
Slide to LOCK to  
lock the control  
buttons.  
Press once to erase one  
message or hold down to erase  
all messages  
1. Slide the battery  
door latch to the left.  
Press ꢃ ꢄ to start or stop  
playback or press ꢃ ꢄ to  
locate a message/index by skipping  
forward or backward.  
2. Slide down the  
battery door to  
remove it.  
Press REC/STOP  
to start or stop  
recording.  
Press SET/DISP to  
select information  
to be shown or  
enter various  
Press MODE/INDEX to select  
the operation mode or to mark an  
index during recording or a  
section for repeating during  
playback.  
settings.  
Press VOL+/  
VOL– to adjust  
the volume  
Press RESET to  
return all settings to  
default values.  
3. Place two AAA batteries over the  
ribbon and into the battery  
compartment according to the  
polarity symbols (+ and –) marked  
inside. Replace the battery door  
cover and slide the lock to the right  
MIC Jack — lets you  
connect an optional  
dynamic microphone with a  
1/8-inch (3.5mm) plug to  
extend the recording range.  
The built-in microphone  
automatically disconnects.  
EAR Jack — lets you connect an  
optional mono earphone with a 1/8-  
inch (3.5mm) mini plug. The built-in  
speaker disconnects automatically  
Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack  
Digital Voice Recorder. Your Digital  
Recorder is ideal for quick note-taking. Its  
light weight and compact size makes it easy  
to put into a pocket, briefcase, or purse. You  
can use it at school, at business  
OPERATION  
CAUTION ꢀ  
• Use only fresh batteries of the required size  
and recommended type.  
LOCKING THE RECORDERS  
CONTROLS  
The recorder’s controls can be locked so its  
settings are not accidentally changed. To  
lock the recorder’s controls, slide LOCK on  
the back of the recorder in the direction of  
the arrow. LOCK appears. LOCK flashes briefly  
if you press a button.  
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different  
types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or  
rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of  
different capacities.  
conferences, for dictation in the office, or  
anywhere on the go.  
• If you do not plan to use the recorder for a  
week or longer, remove the batteries.  
Batteries can leak chemicals that can  
destroy electronic parts.  
Your digital recorder allows you to record up  
to 198 messages with a total duration of 90  
minutes and organize them into 2 separate  
folders. The messages remain intact even  
when the batteries are removed.  
WARNING  
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To unlock the recorder’s controls, slide  
LOCK in the opposite direction of the arrow.  
LOCK disappears.  
Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly.  
Do not burn or bury them.  
BATTERIES  
Ô NOTE Ô  
Your recorder requires two AAA batteries  
(not supplied) for power. For the best  
performance and longest life, we  
recommend RadioShack alkaline  
batteries.  
SETTING THE CLOCK  
There are two operating modes: clock mode  
and recorder mode. Clock mode is  
• You need to reset the clock time after  
replacing the batteries, and also reset the  
alarm time if needed. See “Setting the Clock”  
on Page 1 and “Setting the Alarm” on  
Page 2.  
automatically selected upon reset and when  
the recorder is left idle for 30 seconds. Ô  
LOCK must be set to inactive to set clock  
and alarm in clock mode. If LOCK is set to  
active and you press a button, and LOCK  
flashes. Slide LOCK in the opposite to the  
direction of the arrow and try again. See  
“Locking the Recorder’s Controls”.  
indicates the current status of the  
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1. With the time displayed, press and hold  
SET/DISP for about two seconds. The  
hour digits flash.  
batteries. When | flashes, or BATT  
appears, the sound becomes weak or  
distorted, or the recorder stops operating  
properly, replace the batteries.  
2. Repeatedly press or hold down VOL+/  
VOL– to adjust the hour. PM appears to  
indicate a PM hour.  
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• If you do not press a button for more than 30  
seconds, the time display returns.  
• In clock mode, toggle press SET/DISP to  
view the year and the date.  
IMPORTANT  
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All Rights Reserved.  
RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by  
RadioShack Corporation.  
If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with the  
corresponding icon for pertinent information.  
— Warning  
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Ô — Note  
— Caution  
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setting MIC sensitivity to Auto, we also  
recommend setting the MIC to Hi (high)  
for conference recording, while we  
recommend a setting of Lo (low) for  
dictation recording.  
to a total of 99 indexes may be marked in  
messages in the same folder.  
Specifications  
Recording Medium..................... Built-In Flash Memory  
Recording Time ..................................51 minutes (SP),  
68 minutes (EP), 90 minutes (LP)  
To mark an index, press MODE/INDEX when  
a message is being recorded. INDEX, the  
index number and the total number of  
indexes in the message appear briefly. (01/  
05 indicates index one of five, with 1 being  
the current index number and 5 being the  
total number of the indexes.) Ô  
Frequency Range ................. 350Hz–2500Hz@ –6 dB  
Speaker ............................................... 23mm diameter  
Maximum Power ............................................. 100mW  
Earphone Jack ....................... 3.5mm diameter, 8 ohm  
7. Press SET/DISP when the desired  
microphone sensitivity flashes to  
confirm it. VOX appears and either On or  
OFF flashes.  
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Microphone Jack .. /8-inch (3.5mm) diameter, 2 Kohm  
Power Requirement ................ AAA size 1.5V alkaline  
battery × 2  
Battery Life ........ about 40 hours continuous recording  
5 hour continuous playback  
8. Repeatedly press VOL+/VOL– to turn  
PLAYING BACK MESSAGES  
When the recorder is in recorder mode:  
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VOX on or off.  
Dimensions ............................ 1 /16 × 4 /8 × /16 inch  
(44 × 105 × 15 mm)  
9. Press SET/DISP when the desired  
setting flashes to confirm it. BEEP  
appears and either On or OFF flashes.  
Weight ........................... 1.5 oz (43g) without batteries  
1. Rotate up or down to scroll  
through the messages until the desired  
number appears. Various information of  
the message will be shown and  
Accessories ......................................... Carrying pouch  
Specifications are typical; individual units might vary.  
Specifications are subject to change and improvement  
without notice.  
10. Repeatedly press VOL+/VOL– to turn  
the button confirmation tone on or off.  
updated automatically.  
11. Press SET/DISP to confirm the setting  
2. Press to start playback.  
flashes. The date and the time stamp  
appear briefly.  
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and resume normal operation.  
RECORDING  
3. Press VOL+/VOL– to increase or  
decrease playback volume. The  
Voice Activated  
playback volume setting appears briefly.  
To record, you can use either the internal  
microphone or you can plug an external  
microphone into the MIC jack on the top of  
the recorder.  
4. To view a messages remaining  
playback time, hold down SET/DISP  
during playback. REMAIN and the  
remaining time appear. Release SET/  
DISP to resume normal playback.  
For the best results, place the recorder 5 in.  
to 3.3 ft (13 cm to 1 m) from the audio  
source. To find the optimum distance  
between the recording source and the  
recorder, experiment with various  
distances. Ô  
5. To pause playback, press ꢃ  
. To resume press ꢄ  
again.  
Ô NOTE Ô  
Voice Activated  
• For low microphone sensitivity setting,  
suggest recording distance of about 5 in.  
(13 cm). For high microphone sensitivity  
setting, suggest recording distance of about  
3.3 feet (1 m). When in auto microphone  
sensitivity setting, you can obtain the best  
recording result within a larger distance  
range (around 5 in.–3.3 ft. since the recorder  
automatically adjusts the recording  
6. The recorder automatically stops at the  
end of each message. To stop playback  
sooner, press .  
If you enabled voice-activated recording,  
VOX appears and recording begins whenever  
the recorder detects sound. REC and VOX  
flash. Ô  
FAST-FORWARDING/  
REWINDING  
1. Repeatedly rotate up or  
down until the desired message number  
appears.  
Manual  
sensitivity for different distances.  
1. Select a folder (See “Programming the  
Recorder”) and press REC/STOP to start  
recording. The current date and time  
appear briefly and are recorded as the  
date and time stamp for the current  
message.  
• If the recorder does not detect sound for  
about 2 seconds during recording, the  
recorder stops, and REC and VOX stop  
flashing.  
2. Press to listen to the  
• When you begin recording in the selected  
folder, the recorder assigns a number to your  
message and the number appears. Message  
numbers are sequentially assigned from 01–  
99.  
message.  
3. Rotate or hold down up or  
REC flashes and the current message  
number and elapsed recording time  
appear.  
down to rewind or fast-forward.  
• When the number of stored messages in a  
folder reaches 99, FULL appears when you  
press REC/STOP. Continue recording in the  
other folder. If the recording time in all  
folders is used up, you cannot record until  
you erase some messages. See “Erasing  
Messages” on Page 4.  
4. When the recorder reaches the end of a  
message while fast-forwarding, the  
recorder stops.  
2. To view the available recording time left  
in the folder, hold down SET/DISP.  
REMAIN appears and the remaining  
recording time appears. Release SET/  
DISP to resume normal recording.  
When the recorder reaches the  
beginning of a message while  
rewinding, the recorder stops.  
Marking an Index During Recording  
• When there are already 99 indexes in the  
current folder and MODE/INDEX is pressed  
during recording, FULL appears.  
3. Press REC/STOP again to stop manual  
LOCATING AN INDEX  
IN A MESSAGE  
1. Repeatedly rotate up or  
down until the desired message number  
appears.  
recording.  
• When the recorder has reached full  
recording capacity and REC is pressed, FULL  
appears. You may erase some of the  
messages to free up recording capacity.  
MARKING AN INDEX  
DURING RECORDING  
Indexes may be added to the recorded  
messages so that you can search and listen  
to specific sections of a message easily. Up  
• When recording capacity is used up during  
recording, FULL appears and recording stop  
automatically  
2. Press to listen to the  
message.  
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3. Repeatedly rotate up or  
down to rewind or fast-forward, until  
INDEX and the desired index number  
appear briefly. The recorder resumes  
playing back the message from the  
message’s index position.  
2. Repeatedly rotate to or  
to scroll through the messages until  
the number of the message you want to  
erase appears.  
The FCC Wants You to Know  
This equipment has been tested and found to  
comply with the limits for a Class B digital  
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
These limits are designed to provide reasonable  
protection against harmful interference in a  
residential installation. This equipment  
3. Press . ERASE and the message  
number appear alternately.  
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency  
energy and, if not installed and used in  
accordance with the instructions, may cause  
harmful interference to radio communications.  
USING FORWARD  
4. Press  
again to erase the  
message. Ô  
SKIP/REVERSE SKIP  
1. When the recorder is idle in the  
recorder mode, to skip backward to a  
message, rotate or hold to  
to go to the previous message until  
the desired message number appears.  
However, there is no guarantee that interference  
will not occur in a particular installation. If this  
equipment does cause harmful interference to  
radio or television reception, which can be  
determined by turning the equipment off and on,  
the user is encouraged to try to correct the  
interference by one or more of the following  
measures:  
ERASING ALL MESSAGES  
IN A FOLDER  
1. In recorder mode, select the folder  
containing the messages you want to  
erase.  
To skip forward to a message, rotate or  
hold to until the desired  
message number appears.  
2. Hold down  
for about 3 seconds,  
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
ERASE and ALL flash.  
• Increase the separation between the  
equipment and receiver.  
2. Release to stop skipping.  
3. Press  
again to erase all the  
• Consult your local RadioShack store or an  
experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
messages in the folder you selected.  
SECTION REPEAT PLAYBACK  
When a message is playing:  
• If you cannot eliminate the interference, the  
FCC requires that you stop using your  
recorder.  
RESETTING THE  
RECORDER  
1. Press MODE/INDEX to mark the start of  
the section to be repeated. START  
appears briefly.  
Changes or modifications not expressly  
approved by RadioShack may cause  
interference and void the user’s authority to  
operate the equipment.  
If your recorder is exposed to a strong static  
electrical charge, the recorder might lock up  
or the display might dim. This rarely  
happens, but if it does, use a blunt pointed  
object, such as the tip of a pencil or a  
straightened paper clip, to reset the recorder  
by pressing RESET on the back of the  
recorder. All settings return to the preset  
values. You need to reset the date and the  
time . Ô  
2. Press MODE/INDEX again to mark the  
end of the section to be repeated. END  
appears briefly. The marked section  
plays repeatedly. LOOP and the message  
numbers appear alternatively.  
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC  
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two  
conditions: (1) this device may not cause  
harmful interference, and (2) this device must  
accept any interference received, including  
interference that may cause undesired  
operation.  
3. Press MODE/INDEX again to resume  
normal playback.  
Troubleshooting  
• Nothing happens after pressing a button.  
INTRO SCAN  
Intro scan plays the first 5 seconds of each  
message in a selected folder.  
Make sure LOCK is in the unlocked position  
and fresh batteries are installed.  
REFORMATTING THE  
RECORDER  
• There is no sound.  
Make sure the volume is turned up and an  
earphone is not connected.  
After a prolonged period of use, you might  
not be able to use all of your recorder’s  
recording time. If this happens, reformat the  
1. When the recorder stops recording or  
playing back in recorder mode, select  
the message to start scanning by  
repeatedly rotate to or  
.  
• No sound is recorded with an external  
microphone.  
recorder by holding down , and then  
Make sure that the microphone is fully  
plugged in and that a dynamic microphone is  
used.  
pressing RESET by using a blunt pointed  
object. Then release . All settings return to  
the preset values, and all messages are  
deleted. You may reset the date and the  
time if needed.  
• The recorder does not record.  
2. Press and hold down until  
INTRO and message numbers appear  
alternatively. The recorder plays the first  
5 seconds of each message, from the  
current message to the last message.  
Make sure that the number of messages in the  
selected folder is less than 99.  
Make sure that the total length of recorded  
messages in the selected folder is not full.  
Limited Ninety-Day Warranty  
DOOR appears.  
Make sure that the battery door latch is in the  
locked position.  
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and  
workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from Ra-  
dioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EX-  
CEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND  
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS  
3. The recorder automatically stops after  
scanning the last message in the  
selected folder. To stop scanning  
sooner, press .  
FOR  
A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF  
BATT appears.  
Make sure that fresh batteries are used.  
THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED  
HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER  
OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR  
DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE  
PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT  
NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF  
TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCI-  
DENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED  
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  
Ô NOTE Ô  
Erasing Messages  
• If you do not press a key for more than about  
five seconds, the normal display returns and  
the message is not erased.  
ERASING MESSAGES  
You can erase an individual message or all  
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or  
limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may  
not apply to you.  
In the event of  
a
product defect during the warranty period, take the product and the Ra-  
dioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. RadioShack will,  
at its option, unless otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product repair with-  
out charge for parts and labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or similar design;  
or (c) refund the purchase price. All replaced parts and products, and products on which a re-  
fund is made, become the property of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products  
may be used in the performance of warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and prod-  
ucts are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. You will be charged for  
repair or replacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period.  
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God,  
abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper  
installation or maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess voltage or cur-  
rent; (b) any repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility;  
(c) consumables such as fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, ship-  
ping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product removal, installation, set-up service adjust-  
ment or reinstallation.  
the messages in a folder. Ô  
• The saved messages are sequentially  
renumbered (if message 1 is deleted,  
message 2 becomes message 1, message 3  
becomes message 2 and so forth.  
ERASING A SINGLE MESSAGE  
1. In recorder mode, select the folder  
containing the message you want to  
erase.  
Resetting the Recorder  
Resetting the recorder does not erase any  
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary  
from state to state.  
messages you stored.  
RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102  
12/99  
14-1188  
08A02  
Printed in China  
RadioShack Corporation  
Fort Worth, Texas 76102  
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