Radio Shack 43-473 Owners Manual - Page 10

43-473.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM Setting the Recording Speed Set SPEED to EXT (extended) to record at a slower speed and a lower quality than regular speed, but extend the recording time. Tapes recorded with SPEED set to EXT must be played back with the recorder set to EXT. Set SPEED to STD (standard) to record at regular speed. When you record with SPEED set to STD, you can play back the tape on this recorder (with SPEED set to STD) or any other cassette tape player. REGULAR RECORDING You can use your telephone cassette recorder as a regular cassette recorder for recording dictation or conversations. For regular recording, be sure the dualprong cord is not plugged in. Set REC MODE to NORM for continuous recording, then press RECORD. Both RECORD and PLAY lock down. Then speak into the built-in microphone from a distance of about 12 inches. RECORD PLAY REVIEW REWIND CUE FAST-F STOP/EJECT PAUSE DC 6V 300mA OFF ON MONITOR VOX NORM REC MODE STD EXT SPEED Listening While You Record Set MONITOR to ON to listen to a conversation through the telephone cassette recorder's speaker as it is being recorded. Slide VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. Note: To temporarily stop recording, press PAUSE. To resume recording, press PAUSE again. To stop recording, press STOP/EJECT. DC 6V 300mA OFF ON MONITOR VOX NORM REC MODE STD EXT SPEED Note: While you record your own phone conversation, set MONITOR to OFF. Otherwise, it might cause a high-pitched tone to sound through your telephone handset or through the telephone cassette recorder's speaker. 10