VersaCorder 1/4 Speed Cassette Tape Player/Recorder

Yes. You can only use the internal microphone with the voice activation feature.

No, you can listen while recording using the line in or regular patch cord, but not when recording using the phone patch cord. If you record using the phone patch cord, you must stop the recording before you can listen to it.

Yes, if you have the VersaCorder phone patch cord.

No, the VersaCorder requires a diaphragm microphone or a powered microphone.

Yes. You will need two parts:

1. A phone jack splitter that splits your single phone jack into two phone jacks, and
2. a patch cord with a male phone connector at one end and a male 2.5mm mono plug at the other end. Plug the phone jack splitter into the phone line. Plug your phone into one of the jacks and the patch cord in the other jack. Then plug the 2.5mm mono plug end of the patch cord into the "Beep" jack on the front of the VersaCorder.

Regular speed is 1.875 inches per second.

.469 inches per second, which is standard for quarter-speed tape players and recorders.

Your 1/4 speed tape recordings can only be played back on the VersaCorder or the Panasonic Quarter Speed Cassette Player. Your 1/4 speed tape recordings cannot be played back on a regular cassette player.

The VersaCorder uses an AC adapter, not a power cord. It uses a 6 Volt AC adapter (the same one that the 909 and 818 Sangean World Band radios run on) that is 400 mA and center tip negative.

Yes, you can run it off 4 "C" batteries. It also has a pull-out handle that makes it easy to carry around.

Yes, you can program up to six timed recordings. This is also very useful for automatically cutting commercials from your recording. For instance, you can set one timer setting to end at the beginning of the commercial break at the top of the hour. Then set another timer setting to begin at the end of the commercial break.

Yes. You can program the timer function to record every day, any individual day, every weekday, or weekends.

Yes, the VersaCorder records in stereo at quarter or normal speed. If you are recording music, we recommend recording at normal speed. You can play back normal speed recordings on any tape player.

We recommend high-quality 110 minute cassettes to prevent the tapes from stretching and breaking. You can use longer tapes to get more record time, but the reliability may diminish. Since the longer tapes are thinner, they may wind around the tape mechanism and create a problem.

You need a different patch cord than the one supplied with the VersaCorder. You need a 2 RCA male plug x 1/8" male stereo plug patchcord.

The red light blinks when the VersaCorder is recording.

The green light is only found on models prior to about 2002. The green light blinks when a timer setting has been interrupted on the VersaCorder. If you stop the VersaCorder before a timed setting has been completed, the green light will blink. If you program a timed setting but don't actually use it, the green light will start blinking when the recording should have started. If the green light starts blinking, you have two options to solve the problem: you can unplug the VersaCorder and take the batteries out, letting the power drain down, or you can program a short timed setting and let it run to completion.

No, the buttons stay down when the recording is finished. The buttons pop up only when the cassette tape reaches the end of one side.

No. You would need to disconnect the radio patch cord from the "LINE IN" jack before you can record using the phone patch cord.

The following steps are based on the advertising schedule of Coast to Coast AM.

1.  Program timer one to come on six minutes after the hour. For instance, if the show starts at midnight, set the "1 ON" timer for 12:06. Then set the "1 OFF" timer to go off 30 minutes after the hour (12:30).
2.  Next program the "2 ON" timer for 34 minutes after the hour (12:34). Then set the "2 OFF" timer to go off at 58 minutes after the hour (12:58).
3.  Next program the "3 ON" timer for 6 minutes after the second hour (1:06). Then set the "3 OFF" timer to go off at 30 minutes after the second hour (1:30).
4.  Next program the "4 ON" timer for 34 minutes after the second hour (1:34). Then set the"4 OFF" timer to go off at 58 minutes after the second hour (1:58).
5.  Next program the "5 ON" timer for 6 minutes after the third hour (2:06). Then set the "5 OFF" timer to go off at 58 minutes after the third hour (2:58).
6.  Next program the "6 ON" timer for 6 minutes after the fourth hour (3:06). Then set the "6 OFF" timer to go off at 58 minutes after the fourth hour (3:58).

While you can use rechargeable batteries in the VersaCorder, we do not recommend it.  Rechargeable batteries make the motor run slower than it should - which could affect recording and playback.

No.

Size	10" L x 6.5" W x 2.625" H
Weight	2.5 lbs
AC Power	6V DC, 400mA, center tip negative (adapter included with purchase)
DC Power	Optional Batteries: 4 "C" Optional Stepdown: 6 V, center tip negative, 2.1 mm tip
Power Consumption	220 mA
Audio	Speaker: 3" 4Ohm, 6 Watts Frequency response: 60 Hz - 14 kHz
Input Jacks	Power supply: 6 V, center tip negative, 2.1 mm tip Line In: Jack 300-1000mV RMS (line level)
Output Jacks	Headphone Jack: 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo Line Out Jack: 300-1000 mV RMS (line level) Remote Switch Jack: Low impedance, transistor-driven switch for use radios with built-in timers (CCRadio plus, Grundig Satelit series).
Warranty	30 day satisfaction guarantee 1 year warranty parts & labor
Product Highlights	Normal and speed recording & playback; Built-in Condenser Microphone; Clock with AM/PM settings; 6 event timer with a seven day cycle; Voice Activation Switch with three levels of sensitivity settings; Optional patch cord for recording telephone calls Switch that activates a beeping sound during telephone recording; Tape Counter

1. Make sure that the timer switch is in the off position
2. Make sure that the voice activation switch is off.
3. Make sure that the red tip of the patch cord is connected to the "LINE IN" jack, and the green and black tips are not connected. On the other end of the patch cord, the red tip should be connected to the headphone jack or line out jack of the audio device

One of the programmed time settings has been interrupted before it has a chance to finish