CosTOMER SvPPOoRT LIBRARY coPy Operating Inatructions Mode d’emploi Bedienungsanleitung Istruzioni per I'uso Portable Stereo Component System MODEL NO. RX-CT980 Read these instructions completely before operating this unit. EB) (EG)Thank you for purchasing this unit. For optimum performance, follow these operating instructions carefully. 5-16 Nous vous remercions de votre achat de cet appareil. Pour étre & méme de [utiliser correctement, veuillez lire attentivement cette brochure. [FRANCAIS 17-28 Wir danken Ihnen, da Sie sich fir dieses Gerat entschieden haben. Um die optimale Leistung erzielen zu konnen, lesen Sie bitte diese Bedienungsanieitung aufmerksam durch. DEUTSCH 29-40 Vi ringraziamo dell'acquisto di questo apparecchio. Per otteneme le prestazioni migliori teggete attentamente queste istruzioni ITALIANO 41-62 AY as <_< WARNING: ATTENZIONE: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR PER EVITARE | RISCHI DI INCENDIO E ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE SCOSSE NON ESPORRE L’APPAR- THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOIS- EccHlo ALLA PIOGGIA O ALL’UMI- TURE. DITA. AVERTISSEMENT: POUR REDUIRE LES RISQUES D'IN- CENDIE OU DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS EXPOSER CET APPAREIL A LA PLUIE NIA L’HUMIDITE. WARNUNG: ZUR VERHUTUNG DES RISIKOS VON FEUER ODER STROMSCHLAG, DIESES GERAT NICHT REGEN ODER FEUCHTIGKEIT AUSSETZEN. Gate ee) Important AAs the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ‘apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. 'dentitying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows. The BLUE: NEUTRAL wire which Is coloured BLUE must be connected to the BROWN: LIVE terminal which is marked with the lettor N or coloured BLACK. ‘The wire which Is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be ‘connected to the earth torminal of a three pin piug,ENGLISH Refer NAO) Reo) © Speakers [Tweeter] @ Speakers [Woofer] © Bass Reflex Ports © Operation Switch © Operation/Battery Check/AC connection Indicator (OPR/BATT-STDBY (!)) @ Timer Check Button (TIMER CHECK) @ Display Select Button (DISPLAY) @ Sleep Button (SLEEP) © Timer Button (TIMER) (@ Headphones Jack (PHONES) ‘*When using the headphones, avoid listening to sound at excessive volume levels, because it may injure your ears. ‘*Speakers are automatically cut off when the head- phones are connected. ® Mixing Microphone Jack (MIXING MIC) ® Display section @ Timer Display (13) © Timer indicator (TIMER) © Timer On indicator (TIMER ON) © Steep indicator (SLP) ® Graphic Equalizer Controls (GRAPHIC EQUALIZER) ® Mode Select Buttons (TAPE. TUNER -[65 VAUX) @ Balance Control (BALANCE) © Super Extra Bass System Control (S-XBS LEVEL) © Time Adjust Button (TIME ADJUST) © Time Set Buttons [- TIME SET/TUNING (MANUAL/FM AUTO) +] ‘@® Volume Control (VOLUME) @ Band Select Buttons (FM1, FM2, LW, MW) @ Display section @ Band indicators (FM1 + FM2+LW+MW) © FM Stereo Indicator (STEREO) © Tuning indicator (TUNE) © Memory Station Indicator © Memory Indicator (M1) @ FM Mode/Beat Proot Switch (FM MODE/B.P) @ Memory Station Buttons (1,2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8) @ Tuning Buttons [- TIME SET/TUNING (MANUAL/FM AUTO) +] @® Memory Button (MEMORY) @ Memory Scan Button (MEMORY SCAN) JBCK CONTROLS: @ ‘Dolby Noise Reduction Switch (DOLBY NR) @ Deck 1 Tape Operation Buttons Record Button (¢ Playback Button (> PLAY) Rewind/Review Button (44 REW/REV) Fast Forward/Cue Button (>> FF/CUE) ‘Stop/Eject Button (™/& STOP/EJECT) Pause Button (11 PAUSE) @ Deck 1 Cassette Compartment @ Editing Mode Switch (EDITING) @ Deck 2 Tape Operation Buttons Playback Button (> PLAY) Rewind/Review Button (<4 REW/REV) Fast Forward/Cue Button (>> FF/CUE) Stop/Eject Button (Ml/& STOP/EJECT) Pause Button (11 PAUSE) @ Deck 2Cassette Compartment @ Deck 1, 2 Tape Select Switch (DECK 1/TAPE SELECTOR/DECK 2) @ Spoaker Cable Compartments © Speaker Release Levers (RELEASE) @ Handle @ CD/AUX Input Jacks (CD/AUX IN) © Speaker Terminals (SPEAKERS) @ Telescopic Antenna @ Memory Back-up Battery Compartment Cover © DC Input Jack (DC IN 13.2 V) © AC Socket (AC IN ~) @ Battery Compartment Cover © Speaker Cables ‘Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the double-D symbol [0 are trademarks of Doby Laboratories Licensing Corporation,MEMORY BACK-UP (FOR COMPUTER/CLOCK) Program memory for the Tuner and Clock Timer of this unit Is retained by AC power when operated on AC power supply or by battery power when operated on batteries (10 UM-1, Panasonic R20/LA20 or equivalent, not included). In case the Memory Back-up Battories are not used, power failure (when using AC power) or the following operations cause the erasure of the memory: ‘*When using AC power: unplugging the AC power cord from the household AC power outlet ‘*When using battery power (UM-1); inserting the AC power cord only into the AC Socket of this unit If one of the above cases occur, enter the program in memory again. In order to avoid the accidental erasure of the program in memory, using the Memory Back-up Batteries (4 UM-3,, Panasonic R6/LR6 or equivalent, not included) is recom- mended. 1 Memory Back-up Batteries (4 UM-3) 1. Open the Battery Compartment cover. 2. Ingert 4 UM-3 (Panasonic R6/LAG or equivalent, not Included) batteries into the Battery Compartment, mak- ing sure that the batteries are installed in the designated rumerical order and that the proper polarities are maintained. 3. Close the cover. The life of the Memory Back-up Batteries is about one year. ‘eWhile exchanging the Memory Back-up Batteries, be sure to connect the AC power cord both to the unit and household AC power outlet. Battery removal Press the © side of the no. 4 battery.POWER SOURCE 1 Battery Operation (10 UM-1) Insert 10 UM-1(Panasonic R20/LR20 or equivalent, not included) batteries into the Battery Compartment, making sute that the batteries are installed in the designated ‘numerical order and that the proper polarties are main- tained. To Prevent Possible Damage to This Unit ‘=Load new batteries with their polarities (@ and ©) aligned correctly ‘Do not apply heat to batteries, or intemal short- ‘irouit may occur. ‘lf this unit is not to be used for a long period of ti ‘or used on AC mains supply, remove all batteries ‘and store them in a cool and dry place. lemove spent batteries immediately. ‘Do not use old and new batteries together. Also ever use an alkaline battery with a manganese battery. AC Power Operation Connect the included AC power cord to the AC Socket on ‘the unit and your household AC power outlet. ‘*The AC Connection Indicator will ight during AC power ‘operation, AC power outlet ST For UK ‘AC power cord ao Fita sultable plug Note: To operate on battery power, unplug the AC power ‘cord from the household AC power outlet and the AC Socket on the unit ‘*Battory removal Remove as shown in the figure below. Upper Shelf oN O00 a SCClD Bottom Shelt A... ‘*important note: | you cannot open the cassette compartment cover and ject the cassette tape when running this unit on batteries, replace the batteries with new ones, or use AC power ‘source, and then press the Operation switch to turn on the ‘unit, then perform the operation onca again. Battery Ite When the batteries are weak, the tape speed will sow down, the sound will become distorted, and the volume will decrease. ‘*Press the Operation switch to turn on the unit. It the Operation/Battery Check indicator goes out or dims, replace all batteries with new ones, OPR/BATT-STOBY (!) . “OO OOK NORMAL OPRBATT-STOBY O : = => ~ NO REPLACE © Car Battery Operation 1. Ingert the plug of the car battery cord into the DC Input sack. 2, Plug the other end into the cigarette lighter socket in your car. Upon plugging the car battery cord into the OC Input Jack, the unit will automatically switch from internal battery to car battery operation. © OCINI32V (12-15) ee Car Battery Cord (not included)PRECAUTIONS ‘lt the set is not used for a long period of time or is used only from an AC power source, remove all the ‘batteries to prevent potential damage due to possible battery leakage. ‘*Avoid using or placing this unit near sources of heat, Do ‘not leave it in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for along time with the doors and windows closed as this may deform the cabinet. ‘*Avoid cuts, scratches, or poor connections in the AC. power cord, as they may result in possible fre or electric shock hazard. Also, excessive bending, pulling or splicing ‘of the cord should be avoided. '*Do not unplug the AC power cord by pulling on the cord. ‘To do so may cause premature failure or shock hazard. '*Do not operate the set on AC power in a bathroom, as @ potential shock hazard may result. ‘*When not in use, disconnect the AC power cord from the ‘AC power outlet. Operation Switch (OPR/BATT-STDBY ©) ‘his switch switches ON and OFF the secondary circuit ‘power only. The unit is in the “standby” condition when this ‘witch is set to the BATT-STOBY © position. Regardless ofthe switch setting, the primary circuit is always “ive” as tong as the power cord is connected to an electrical outlet. Sse ass) Use only good-quality tapes up tothe length of 0-90. Do not use C-120 tapes with this unit because these tapes can ‘asily become broken or stretched if not used with extreme: care and may get tangled with the capstan and pressure Note: Cassettes, both recorded and unrecorded, should not be stored in locations with high temperature, high humidity or direct sunlight. Never place a recorded cassette near a magnetic source, such as a magnet or a TV sot as this may affect tape performance, ithe tape loosens, take up the slack by turing the ree! OK Pencil inthe proper directions. Do not handle, or pull the tape out of the cassette, RECORD PREVENTION TABS. Cassettes are provided with plastic tabs (as illustrated) to prevent accidental erasing of a recording. Recordings can be made only when the tab is intact. ‘Thore is one tab for each side of the tape. To preserve a valuable recording, the tabs) should be broken off with a ‘small screwdriver. IM you want to record on a track which tab has already bee broken off, use cellophane tape to cover the hole, and record, SY 0 =” For side 1 Tab >For side 2 ‘Screwdriver +B) a (aeons) YX OG) Cellophane tape coxa CO)Baa ee ed ‘This unit can be used as a one-piece portable stereo radio cassette recorder, or a three-piece component system, by attaching or detaching the speaker system. ‘*Before altaching or detaching the Speakers, be sure to disconnect the Speaker Cables from the Speaker Terminals, ‘®Be sure to press the Operation Switch to turn off the unit before connecting/disconnecting the Speaker Cables. IH Attaching the Speakers '& Detaching the Speakers 4. Align the speaker with the main unit as shown in the 11 Unlock the Speaker Release Levers by pulling them in, figure, interlock the grooves and press down. the direction shown below, and slide up each Speaker. 2. Connect the speaker cord end, marked by a colored, to the same colored terminal and then in tum to the appropriate speaker. 2, Connect the Speaker Cables to the Speaker Terminals. ‘When using the unit with the Speakers attached, wind the Speaker Cables as shown. Note: Since a strong magnet is used for the Speaker, Keep magnetized commuter passes, tickets or personal credit cards, recorded tapes, watches, etc, away from the set. The speaker magnet in the set may damage them.‘The Tuner can be used in the following ways. (Manual Tuning Pressing the "++" of the Tuning Buttons one by one makes the Frequency Display change to the higher frequency, and pressing the "=" makes it change to the tower frequency. [ZIFM Auto Tuning Pressing the "+" or "=" Tuning Button (for more then 10.5 second) makes the Frequency Display change to the higher or lower frequency. And the unit receives the broadcasting frequency automatically This does not operate when receiving the LWIMW broadcast [3] Preset Tuning If you have the unit memorize the desired stations into 1 thru 8 of the Memory Station Buttons by Manual Tuning ‘or FM Auto Tuning beforehand, you can receive the station by only pressing the corresponding Memory Station Button. ‘This preset tuning can memorize the three bands [FM (FMA/FM2)+LWIMW] into eight station each. So, 32- station (16 FM, 8 LW and 8 MW) preset is possible. ‘*Memory Scan It you have the unit memorize the desired stations into 1 thru 8 beforehand and press the Memory Scan Button, the unit receives the preset station on channels (1 thru 8) for a few seconds each automatically. When the desired station is received, press the Memory Scan Button again. [i] Manual Tuning 1. Press the Operation Switch to tum on the unit ‘The Operation/Battery Check Incicator wil light 2. Press “TUNER’ Button of the Mode Select Buttons. ‘The Display will change from clock/timer display mode into turing display mode. 3. Select the desired radio band by pressing one of the Band Select Buttons; FM (FMI +FM2), LW or MW. ‘The Band Indicator seloctod will be displayed. 4, Tune in your favorite station using the Tuning Buttons Press "+" or *-" Turing Button ona by one til the correct frequency and the Tuning Indicator appears in the display. Band Tuning Step M 50 KHz Lw 9 kHz Mw gkHe ‘*For FM reception, set the FM mode Selector to "ST" (Stereo). ‘The FM Stereo Indicator will appear in the display, ithe FM stereo broadcast is received. 5. Adjust the Volume and Balance Controls. 6. Adjust the Graphic Equalizer and Super Extra Bass System to the desired seitings. (Refer lo "Graphic Equalizer" and “Super Extra Bass ‘System’. Alter use, be sure to press the Operation Switch to turn off the unit =10- [2)FM Auto Tuning 1, Follow the same procedure as described in steps 1~2 of “Manual Tuning”, 2, Select the Band Selector to “FM1" or “FM2" ‘*The Band Indicator selected will be displayed. 9. Press the "+" or "=" Tuning Button for more than 0.5 ‘second. ‘*The Frequency Display will change and when a broadcast is received, it will stop automatically. 4, Follow the same procedure as described in steps 5-6 of “Manual Tuning”, Notes: ‘if the correct reception cannot be done by the FM ‘auto tuning, the manual tuning is recommended. ‘¢While tuning (the display is changing), the muting ‘operates and the sounds can not be heard. ‘sITFM stereo reception is poor (excessive noise, FM ‘Stereo Indicator flekers); set the FM Mode Selector to “MONO”, This will reduce the noise and provide Clear reception; however, the broadcast will not be heard in stereo.1, Tune to the desired broadcast using the Manual Tuning ‘or the FM Auto Tuning, 2, Press the Memory Button. ‘*The Memory Indicator “M” will flash in the display for several seconds. ‘eit you want to cancel it, press the Memory Button again. 8. Prass one of the Memory Station Buttons (1-8) in the station where you want to memorize the station while the Memory Indicator is flashing ‘*The Memory Indicator will stop flashing and the selected station number will be indicated in the display. 4, Repeat the steps 1-3 to memorize a station in each of the remaining Memory Station Buttons, ‘*When a new frequency Is memorized, the frequency previously memorized in the station will be cancelled. 3] Preset Tuning Press the Band Selector to sat the desired radio band, and press thie Memory Station Button to receive your desired sialion. Memory Scan 1, Press the Memory Scan Button. ‘The station wil change to each broadcasting in the Order of 1-12-+3-14-+5-6-+7-+8-1.... for about a few seconds, 2. When your desited memory station is displayed, press ‘the Memory Scan Button again to receive the broadcast. ‘The most-recent memory system "remembers" the broadcast station last tuned to when the unit was switched off. That station will be automatically tuned to when the unit is switched on. 1 Antennas Fi Pullout the Telescopic Antenna and adjust its length and angle for optimum reception. LWW: ‘The sensitive ferrite core antenna inside the set wil provide ‘excellent LW/MW reception in most areas, For optimum reception, tum the set in the direction which gives the best resuits since the ferrite core antenna Is directional ™ Graphic Equalizer It allows you to tailor the frequency response of the unit to ‘compensate for room acoustics and other factors which affect frequency response. The overall tone can be altered by adjusting the controls which control the following fre- ‘quency bands 100 Hz, 390 Hz, 1 kHz, 3.8 kHz, 10 kHz. Positioning the control to the +" side of the detent will ‘amplity the corresponding frequency band; the “~" eide will attenuate it m S-XBS Level Control (Super Extra Bass System) ‘When the S-XBS Level Control is adjusted, the level of the dynamic low frequency sound range is boosted. Using this system with the Graphic Equalizer helps you to {get more dynamic sound. ‘The Super Extra Bass System effect may be diferent according to the program content of the music tape. When you playback the music tape which was recorded with fa high level, the playback sound may be distorted. In this case, adjust with the S-XBS Level Control,fata anes ‘This unit has @ double cassette system, which means that a tape can be played back with both Deck 1 and Deck 2. ™ Single Tape Playback 11. Open the Cassette Compartment Cover by pressing tho Stop/Eject Button. Insert the tape as shown in the figure, ‘and then close the Cassette Compartment cover. Note: Make sure the exposed part of the cassette tape is face down. If itis upside down, the Cassette ‘Compartment cannot be closed. Do not try to force it shut 2. Press the Operation Switch to turn on the unit 3. Pross “TAPE” Button of the Mode Select Buttons, 4. Set the Tape Selector, as shown in the table below, according to the cassette tape used. ‘Tape Selector Position Tape Metal tape (for playback only) C10: High bias chromium tape or equivalent NORMAL Low bias ferric oxido tape 5. Press the Dolby NR Switch to “ON” to play back a tape recorded with Dolby Noise Reduction For other tapes, press the switch to “OFF”. 6. Press the Playback Button to begin tape playback. 7. Adjust the Volume and Balance Controls. 8. Adjust the Graphic Equalizer and Super Extra Bass ‘System to the desired settings. (Refer to “Graphic Equalizer’ and “Extra Bass Sys- tom”) 9. To stop the playback, press the Stop/Eject Button. ‘After use, be sure to press the Operation Switch to turn off the unit Note: If you press Deck 1 and Deck 2 Playback Buttons simultaneously, Deck 2 has priorty. Consequently when playing back Deck 1, check that the Deck 2 Playback Button is not pressed. ~12- Automatic Playback Relay (Deck 2 to Deck 1) \Whon Dock 2 playback has finished, Deok 1 playback stats aulomatically 1, Insert the playback tapes into Deck 1 and Deck 2. 2. Pross the Deck 2 Playback Button 3, Press the Deck 1 Pause Button, then press the Playback Button. Full Auto-Stop During playback, recording, fast forward or rewind when the tape reaches its ond, the automatic stop system will release the operation buttons m Fast Forward and Rewind ‘The tape will move rapidly forward when the Fast Forward/ Cus Button is pressed. ‘The tape will rewind rapidly when the Rewind/Review Button is pressed. Note: Do not press the Playback Button during fast forward (oF rewind, as this may jam the tape. Always press the Stop/Eject Button first, between functions. ™ Cue and Review {tthe Fast Forward/Gue Button (or Rewind/Review Button) pressed during playback, the recorded sound on the tape can be moritored at a fast speed. When the button is released, playback will resume. 1m Dolby NR ‘This unit includes Dolby Noise Reduction which reduces tape noise to a remarkable degree. Briefly, the system works as follows: {At low sound levels (where tape noise is most noticeable), the high frequency (treble) portion of the sound is recorded at a higher level ‘During playback, the same high frequency portion of the sound is played back at a lower level. Since tape noise is Introduced during tecording and consists mainly of high ‘frequencies, he tape noise is also reduced during playback {in effect, the sound is boosted during recording, then the ‘sound along with the tape notse is reduced during playback The result is unaltered sound with reduced tape noise,‘Your attention is drawn to the fact that recording prerecorded tapes or discs on other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws. ‘This unit has an Automatic Level Control (the recording level is automatically adjusted). i Recording Radio Broadcasts Follow the procedure described in “RADIO”. Insert the tape into the Deck 1. Sot the Deck 1 Tape Selector according to the cassette tape used. Press the Record Button and the recording will begin. To stop the recording, press the Stop/Eject Button. 1 2. 3. 4 5 Note: Tho Graphic Equalizer or Super Extra Bass System dogs not function when recording. Only the monitor sound i affected, jeat Proof Switch When an LW or MW broadcast is recorded, the Beat Proot ‘Switch can be used to reduce unwanted “boat” signals (whistle) which aro sometimes present. Set the switch to whichever position best reduces these “beat” signals. lm Recording through External Microphone 1. Connect the external microphone (nat included) to the ‘Mixing Microphone Jack, 2, Pross the “TAPE” Button of the Mode Select Buttons, 4, Set the Editing Selector to “MIC’ 4, Follow the procedure daseribed in steps 2-5 of “Rlecord- ing Radio Broadcasts”, im Recording from External Equipment (Refer to page 53.) 4. Connect the output terminal ofthe external equipment to the CD/AUX Input Jacks. 2. Press the Operation Switch to turn on the uni 3. Press the “[EBYAUX" Button of the Mode Select Buttons, 4, Follow the procedure described in steps 2-5 of "Record: ing Radio Broadcasts". Pause Button ‘The Pause Button can be used to temporarily stop the tape from moving during recording or playback. Before beginning a recording, first press and lock the Pause Button, Then, press the Record Button. (The tape will not move.) When ready to record, press the Pause Button 10 release it, This will start tape movement for immediate recording, Note: Do not use the Pause Button to stop the tape for a long period of time. =19- (Deck 1) 1 Monitoring The monitor system enables you to listen, through the ‘Speakers or headphones, to the sound as it is being recorded. It itis necessary to adjust the volume level of the sound being monitored, do 90 by using the Volume Control Note: 1 an extemal microphone is placed too close to the ‘Speakers, feedback (howling) may be heard. If so, place the microphone as far away from the Speakers ‘as possible, or reduce the volume. 'm Erasure of Recording When recording, previously recorded signals on the tape will be erased automatically. To erase @ tape without re-recording, use the following procedure. (Make no connections to the Mixing Microphone Jack and CD/AUX Input Jacks.) 1. Press the Operation Switch to tur on the unit 2. Press the “[GOVAUX" Button of the Mode Select Buttons. 3. Set the Tape Selector according to the cassatte tape used. Press the Record Button, SR st use ule ucla 1. Connect the equipment to be amplified to the CD/AUX Input Jacks, . Press th Operation Switch to turn on the unl Press the “[CDVAUX" Button of the Mode Select Buttons. 1. Adjust the Volume, Balance, Graphic Equalizer Controls ‘and Super Extra Bass System to the desired settings.Raa neuiuosa) [ To Set the Corract Time (Ex. 21:30) To Set the Alarm Time (Ex. 7:18) | [i] “Hour” setting 1, Press the Time Adjust Button. ‘The hour display will begin to fash. flashing (For about 20 seconds) » , Mf AU 2, Pros and hold the Timo Set Buttons (*+" or the correct hour appears on the Clock Display. = 8. Press the Time Adjust Button, ‘The hour display wil stop flashing and then minute display will begin to flash te ene ey i) nt fan rou [2] “Minute” setting 1, Press and hold the Time Set Buttons ("+" or “~") until the correct minute appears on the Clock Display. 2 FIL LS rr. 2. Press the Time Adjust Button, ‘*The Minute display will stop flashing, 1, Press the Timer Check Button and the Timo Adjust Button. -—— The Timer Display wil apoear. * nin 7 ood u flashing (¢Be sure to press the Time Adjust Button while the Timer Display Indicator is on. 2. Press the Time Set Buttons ("+" or “—") to set the hour display. aa SA Ze ‘ashing 3. Press the Time adjust Button and the Time Set Buttons ('#" oF “") to sat the minute display. ‘°The Timer Display returns to the present time indica- tion. ctid To contirm the preset (Timer-On) time, press the Timer Check Button. ‘*To increase or decrease the displayed time hour by hour (minute by minute), press the Time Set Button repeatedty. ‘eNote that the minute “00” display appears following "59", but the hour display is not changed. ‘¢When the minute display is set correctly and the Time ‘Adjust Button is pressed, the clock is reset to “0” second. @ Using the unit as an Alarm EX. 1) Waking up at 7:15 with the radio 1, Receive the desired broadcast, and press the Operation ‘Switch to turn off the unit. 2. Sot the desired alarm timo on the Display. To confiem the present time during rad press the Display Select Button Pressing this button again rasumes the tuner display. reception, —14— (Alarm time) (Present time)3, Press the Timer Button. ‘©The Timer Indicator will appear. Timer Indicator van 2 tig 4, At the preset time, the broadcast will be received. After 60 minutes, the unit will be turned off automaticaly. eThe Timer On Indicator will be on during timer operation, ‘Timer On indicator ‘if you want to tur off the unit, press the Operation ‘Switch and, to cancel the timer operation, press the Timer Button. EX. 2) Waking up at 7:15 with the tape ‘Insert the cassette into Deck 1 or Deck 2. ‘Set the unit to playback mode and turn of the unit by pressing the Operation Switch. (The Playback Button is not released.) Sot the desired alarm time on the Digital Displey. Press the Timer Button ‘At the preset time, the playback will start. After 60 minutes, the unit wil be turned off automaticaly. mano HS ‘*To stop the tape travel, press the Stop/Eject Button. ‘*if you want to turn off the unit, press the Operation ‘Switeh and, to cancel the timer operation, press the Timer Button. 1. 2 ope 1 Timer Recording (Deck 1) ‘When using the timer recording, be sure to insert the cassette into Deck 1 ‘*When inserting a cassette, be sure that the fully wound tape hub is on the lett side. ‘*Contfirm that the record prevention tabs are intact on the cassette tape you use. ‘¢We recommend you to preset the start of recording a litte before the actual time, 1. Follow the procedure described in steps 1-3 of “EX. 1". 2. Press the Record Button, 23, At the preset timo, the recording will star. ‘After 60 minutes, the unit wil be turned off automatically, ‘*To slop the tape travel, press the StopyEject Button. ‘it you want to tun off the unit, press the Operation Switch and to cancel the timer operation, press the Timer Button. -15- 1 Operation as a Go-To-Sleep Radio You can set this unit to play up to 120 minutes, then shut off automatically, 1, Receive the desired broadcast 2. Press the Sleep Button, and press the Time Set Buttons (“+" or “=") after the sleep time is displayed on the Display for @ few seconds. Slegp Indicator fh eo ‘*Release the Time Set Button ifthe desired sleep time is displayed. When the Time Set Button is released, the tuning display mode will be restored. To confirm the remaining time, press the Sieep Button. ‘*To cancel the Go-To-Slaep operation, press the Operation Switch. ‘The same operation can be performed using tape. ‘The sleep time set by the step 2 above is retained in memory. If you want to operate the unit on the same sleep time, only press the Sleep Button. To change the remaining sleep time Press the Time Set Button ("+ or ‘—" after the sleep time is displayed by pressing the Sleep Button. ‘The new remaining time is not in the memory. When the sleep operation is performed again, the sleep time originally sat will be displayed. ‘*To change a sleep time which has already been set 1. Press the Operation Switch to switch off the power and ‘thon switch it back on again. 2. Press the Sleep Button and sot the sleep time using the Time Set Buttons. '@ Combined Operation, Go-To-Sleep Radio and Wake-up Radio Alarm 1. Follow the procedure described in steps 1-3 of EX. 1. 2. Prass the Sieep Button.PTA Crane) 1. Insert the playback tape into Deck 2 and the editing tape into Deck 1 2. Follow the procedure described in steps 2~4 of “TAPE PLAYBACK” 8. Select the editing speed by setting the Editing Selector. “NOR” .. normal speed “HIGH” .. high speed 4, Press the Deck 1 Pause Button, then press the Record Button. 5, Press the Deck 2 Playback Button. ‘Editing is started by means of the Synchro-Stant function 6. To stop editing, press the Deck 1 and Deck 2 Stop/Eject Buttons, Notes: #00 not press the “TUNER” or during editing. ‘*Do not change the Editing Selector during editing ‘The playback sound may flutter. ‘*Some TV sets generate noise that could be recorded during editing. To prevent the possibilty ofthis do not use this unit closer than 1.6 m to a TV set The Dolby noise reduction effect on the original tape will be recorded on the new tape just as it isin the original recording. {you wish to listen to the monitor sound of the tape with Dolby NR, press the Dolby noise reduction switch to the "ON" position to playback with noise reduction (only normal speed editing). /AUX” Button eats Mixing is the combination of a voice or instrumental sound through a microphone connected to the Mixing Microphone Jack) and the sound from a tape or an equipment connected to the CD/AUX Input Jacks. 1 Mixing Playback |. Connect the extemal microphone to the Mixing Mi- crophone Jack. 2, Begin the tape playback, ‘sin mic mixing with the sound on equipment connected to the CD/AUX Input Jacks, press the "[CD/AUX" button of the Mode Select Buttons, These mic mixing sounds can be recorded, Notet ‘*When not in mic mixing mode unplug the mi- ‘crophone. ‘lf an external microphone is placed too close to the speakers, feedback (howling) may be heard. I so, place the microphone as far away from the speak- ers as possible, or reduce the volume. = Mixing Edit 1. Connect the external microphone to the Mixing Mi- ‘orophone Jack. 2, Insert the playback tape into Deck 2 and the editing tape ito Deck 1. 3. Follow the procedure described in steps 2-4 of "TAPE PLAYBACK”. 4, Set the Editing Selector to "NOR" 5. Follow the procedure described In steps 4-6 of “EDITING”, The head assembly, Capstans, and Pressure rollers are in ‘constant contact with the tape. If these parts are dirty, the sound quality will be impaired. Get into the habit of cleaning the parts regularly (after every 10 hours or so of use) in ‘accordance with the procedure outlined below. 1. Open the Cassette Compartment covers by pressing the Stop/Eject Buttons. 2. The Recording/playback head (or Playback head), Erase head, Capstans and the Pressure rollers can be seen in each deck. Ciean them with a Cotton swab. Notes: ‘if the heads are extremely dirty, clean them with @ soft cloth dampened with a litle alcohol, '*Do not bring any type of metal objects or tools such ‘as magnetic screwdrivers in contact with the head assembly. ‘*Do not clean the plastic cabinet with benzine or thinner. Clean it with a solution of soap and water. ‘*Avoid spray-type insecticides. Some insecticides contain chemicals that could cause cabinet de- formation. =16~ Deck 1 Cotton swab Erase Head _— Capstan Pressure roller Recording/playoack head Prossure roller