RETEKESS TR606 Portable AM/FM Cassette Player and Recorder Instruction Manual

RETEKESS TR606 Portable AM/FM Cassette Player and Recorder Instruction

Manual

PARTS INTRODUCTION

1. Rod Antenna
2. Microphone Jack
3. Earphone Jack
4. Tuning Knob
5. Function Switch
6. Battery Door
7. DC Jack
8. Stop Button
9. Play Button
10. Fast Forward Button
11. Rewind Button
12. Record Button
13. Volume Control
14. AM/FM Dial Scale

POWER SUPPLY

1. Open the battery compartment door (6), push down to open the battery door.

2. The appliance uses 2pcs (AA/LR6) batteries, please put the batteries into batteries compartment (6) according to the polarity.
   

3. You can also pug in 4.5V DC adaptor to DC jack (7) when you use the unit.

ATTENTION

1. Do not use the new and old or different type batteries together.
2. In order to prevent the leakage of the electrolysis liquid or danger of explosion, do not charge, heat or resolve the batteries.
3. If you do not use the appliance for a long time, please out the batteries, lest the leakage of the battery corrodes the parts in the radio.
4. If the sound is distorted or the volume is faint, please change the batteries in time.

ANTENNA OPERATION

1. When listen to radio, please pull out the FM antenna (1) to obtain the best effect.
2. When listen to AM, it’s using the internal magnetic antenna. You can get the optimum reception by rotating the direction of the radio.

RADIO RECEPTION

1. Set the function switch (5) to AM or FM. Select the desired radio band with the band switch.
2. Set the tuning knob (4) to a radio station.
3. Adjust the volume control (13) to the desired level.
4. To switch off the radio, set the function switch to tape.

CASSETTE OPERATION
Open the cassette door and close it after inserting a tape inside.

Cassette playback

1. Press play button (9) for tape playback.
2. Increase or decrease the volume by volume control (13).
3. Press fast forward (10) or rewind button (11) to the segment of tape you need.
4. Press stop button (8) at any time to stop playback, when the end of the tape has been reached, tape playback stops automatically

Cassette recording

1. Recording from built-in microphone Press record (12) and play button (9) together, the tape will record voice or sound by built-in microphone.
   

2. Recording from external microphone plug in external microphone to microphone jack (2), Press record (12) and play button (9) together, the tape will record voice or sound via external microphone.
   

3. Recording from radio

   • Set the function switch (5) to AM or FM and turn to your desired station by tuning knob follow the instructions in the radio reception section.
   • Press recording (12) and play button (9) together, the tape will record the sound from radio.

Remarks

1. Press stop button (8) to stop the recording operation.
2. The volume control (13) does not affect the recording level due to ALC circuit inside unit. When recording from built-in or external microphone, to obtain the best result and reduce saturation risks, speak at a distance of approximately 5 to 8cm from microphone. When recording from AM radio, you may receive interference.
3. Protection against accidental erasure. When you record on a cassette, the previous recording are erased automatically. To protect them against any risk of accidental erasure, cassettes are provided with protective tabs. For this purpose, remove the protective tab (or both) located at the top of the cassette using a knife or a screwdriver. If you subsequently need to re-record on a cassette protected in this way, you can cancel this protection by covering the hole revealed with apiece of adhesive tape. It is not possible to press the record button if the protective tab has been removed and has not been replace by adhesive tape.

EARPHONE

When listen to the radio or tape, in case of disturb other people, you can use earphone.

MAINTENANCE

To obtain the best performance from your player, clean the recording-playback heads and pinch rollers regularly. If these parts become dirty, the sound quality of your recordings may be altered and the tape speed may be modified.

1. Open the cassette door.
2. Press the play button (9).
3. Using a cotton bud soaked in a special cleaning fluid or spirit, clean the playback and recording heads carefully until all traces of dust or magnetic oxide has disappeared. Clean the surface of the pinch rollers and capstans in the same way.
4. Dry by wiping the recording and playback heads carefully using a soft cloth.

TECHNICAL INDEX

1. Voltage: DC 4.5V (1.5V,AA/LR6X2PCS)
2. Frequency range: AM: 530-1710KHz FM: 76-108MHz
3. Max output power: 600MW
4. Earphone output power: 5MW
5. Unit size: 120(L)x28(W)x87(H)mm
6. Unit weight: 216g (without battery)

RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY GUIDE
Before using this radio, read this guide which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

Local Government Regulations
When radios are used as a consequence of employment, the Local Government Regulations requires users to be fully aware of and able to control their exposure to meet occupational requirements. Exposure awareness can be facilitated by the use of a product label directing users to specific user awareness information. Your Retekess radio has a RF Exposure Product Label. Also, your Retekess user manual, or separate safety booklet includes information and operating instructions required to control your RF exposure and to satisfy compliance requirements.

Unauthorized modification and adjustment
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance may void the user’s authority granted by the local government radio management departments to operate this radio and should not be made. To comply with the corresponding requirements, transmitter adjustments should be made only by or under the supervision of a person certified as technically qualified to perform transmitter maintenance and repairs in the private land mobile and fixed services as certified by an organization representative of the user of those services.
Replacement of any transmitter component (crystal, semiconductor, etc.) not authorized by the local government radio management departments equipment authorization for this radio could violate the rules.

FCC Requirements

• 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.

• 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 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. 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:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CE Requirements:

• (Simple EU declaration of conformity) Henan Eshow Electronic Commerce Co.,Ltd declares that the radio equipment type is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RED Directive 2014/53/EU and the ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU and the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU; the full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.retekess.com.
• Disposal
  The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on your product, literature, or packaging reminds you that in the European Union, all electrical and electronic products, batteries, and accumulators (rechargeable batteries) must be taken to designated collection locations at the end of their working life. Do not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste. Dispose of them according to the laws in your area

IC Requirements
License-exempt radio apparatus
This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device

RF Warning Statements
The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirements. The device can be used in portable exposure condition without restriction.

RF Exposure Information

• DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antenna attached, as this may damage the radio and may also cause you to exceed RF exposure limits. A proper antenna is the antenna supplied with this radio by the manufacturer or an antenna specifically authorized by the manufacturer for use with this radio, and the antenna gain shall not exceed the specified gain by the manufacturer declared.
• To avoid interference, turn off the radio in areas where signs are posted to do so.
• DO NOT operate the transmitter in areas that are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation such as hospitals, aircraft, and blasting sites.

Avoid Choking Hazard
Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Protect your hearing

• Use the lowest volume necessary to do your job.
• Turn up the volume only if you are in noisy surroundings.
• Turn down the volume before adding headset or earpiece.
• Limit the amount of time you use headsets or earpieces at high volume.
• When using the radio without a headset or earpiece, do not place the radio’s speaker directly against your ear
• Use careful with the earphone maybe possible excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss

Note: Exposure to loud noises from any source for extended periods of time may temporarily or permanently affect your hearing. The louder the radio’s volume, the less time is required before your hearing could be affected. Hearing damage from loud noise is sometimes undetectable at first and can have a cumulative effect.

Approved Accessories

• This radio meets the RF exposure guidelines when used with the Retekess accessories supplied or designated for the product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with the RF exposure guidelines and may violate regulations.
• For a list of Retekess-approved accessories for your radio model, visit the following website: http://www.Retekess.com

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