Optimus SYSTEM 730 owner manual Recording from an External Microphone

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Recording from an External Microphone

The System 730 lets you record onto a cassette tape using an external mi- crophone with a 1/8-inch plug (not supplied), such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 33-2001.

Note: The system also lets you hear sound from an external microphone combined with sound from the radio, a prerecorded CD or cassette, or an additional audio source (see “Using an External Microphone”).

1.Plug the microphone’s 1/8-inch plug into MIC on the front of the System 730.

2.Press TAPE. TAPE appears on the display.

3.Load a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over, into TAPE 2.

4.Press PAUSE then RECORD on TAPE 2. PLAY automatically locks down with RECORD and

PAUSE.

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5.Press PAUSE on TAPE 2 to begin recording. Any sound cap- tured by the external micro- phone is recorded on the tape.

Notes:

•Follow any instructions pro- vided with the external micro- phone for placement of the microphone to achieve the best recording results.

•To briefly stop the tape while recording, press PAUSE on TAPE 2. The button locks and the tape stops. Press PAUSE again to resume recording.

6.To increase the volume of the microphone’s sound input, turn

MIXING toward MAX. To decrease it, turn it toward MIN.

7.To hear the sound being recorded, adjust VOLUME, or press VOLUME + or – on the