Furniture Fast Facts:
CD / Cassette Players & Headphones
There are a wide variety of educational resources available that are formatted on CD and Cassette tapes. When using the correct CD / cassette players and headphones, these compact resources are great for sharing information between classrooms or for individual use. Here are a few tips to insure these educational tools are heard by all ears:
WATTS = POWER : Have an idea of the maximum number of people that will need to hear the CD or cassette player at one time. You will most likely want a unit with multiple speakers if you are planning to use for an entire classroom. To measure the power of a media player look for the number of watts that are indicated. An audience of 100 people would need a player with 10 watts; an audience of 75 would need a player with 5 watts; an audience of 50 would need a player with 3 watts and an audience of 30 would only need 1 watt.
OUTPUT JACKS : Output jacks are where you plug in headphones, speakers, or any other device that amplifies the sound coming out of the media player. All of the units we sell have at least one output jack, and some have multiple jacks for group use. For units that only have one output jack, audio splitters or multiple output boxes are available to increase the number of people that can listen at once.
INPUT JACKS : Input jacks are where you plug in equipment that puts sound in a player be amplified out of the media player. A perfect example of this is a microphone. Some CD and cassette players have built-in microphones, but for those that do not, you will need a microphone with a ¼" or 1/8" diameter plug to be compatible.
HEADPHONES : There are two basic kinds of headphones; stereo and mono. Stereo is the most common and it outputs both a left and right channel for each ear, creating a richer sound such as music. Mono is a single channel headphone that delivers the same sound to each ear and is best used for language or speech study. We offer switchable, stereo to mono headphones if you are unsure of the output of a given player or need dual function headphones.
WARRANTY : There are plenty of CD and cassette players that can be purchased rather inexpensively at local chain stores, but most buyers are unaware that warranties for consumer electronic products cover only personal use. The warranty is nullified once those products are taken to a school or business because consumer electronic manufacturers do not make their products sturdy enough to support the demands of day-in and day-out school use. Califone products are built for heavy use and feature a one-year warranty on all CD and cassette players and 90-day warranty on their basic headphones.
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