User manual KENWOOD CT-203

[. . . ] STEREO CASSETTE DECK CT/KXF-W SERIES CT-203 CT-2050 KXF-W4010 KXF-W6010 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION This manual contains instructions for four models. Model availability and features (functions) may differ depending on country and sales area. SI DICHIARA CHE : gli apparecchi Sintonizzatori per casa Kenwood modelli KT-2080, KT-3080 rispondono alle prescrizioni dell'art. Sirtori, 7/9 - 20129 Milano B60-3706-00 HZ ( K, P, T, M, X, Y ) ID 99/3 2 1 98/12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Introduction CT-2050/203/KXF-W6010/W4010 (En/M) 2 Before applying power Units are designed for operation as follows. Caution : Read this section carefully to ensure safe operation. U. S. A. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (CT-2050/KXF-W6010 only) & ÷ To cancel the auto-bias adjustment operation in the middle, press the stop (7) key. ÷ Recording is possible even when the auto-bias setting is omitted. ÷ If the amount of remaining tape is small, the auto-bias adjustment may be canceled in the middle and tape stopped at that position. ÷ The bias level is canceled when the eject (0) key is pressed. ÷ While pressing the PAUSE (8) key, press the REC/ARM (¶) key. 1 "LEVEL" lights up: Recording level setting mode 2 "BAL. " lights up: Recording balance setting mode 3 "BIAS" lights up: Recording bias setting mode (Deck B of the CT-2050/KXF-W6010 only) 4 "LEVEL", "BAL. ", and "BIAS"go off: Counter display mode lights up CT-203/KXF-W4010 3 Press the MODE key and select the "BAL. " mode. MODE Left channel level Right channel level 4 Adjust the recording balance. REC LEVEL/BAL. /BIAS ÷ In counter, adjust the recording balance level so that the left and right displays are the same. You can also check with the Ò and  peak level indicators. 1 "LEVEL" lights up: Recording level setting mode 2 "BAL. " lights up: Recording balance setting mode 3 "BIAS" lights up: Recording bias setting mode (Deck B of the CT-2050/KXF-W6010 only) 4 "LEVEL", "BAL. ", and "BIAS"go off: Counter display mode 0dB. lights up Right sound decreases. MIN/L MAX/R Left sound decreases. 5 Press the MODE key and select the "LEVEL" mode. MODE 6 Adjust the recording level. REC LEVEL/BAL. /BIAS Recording level display. Recording level decreases. MIN/L MAX/R Recording level increases. 7 Stop playing the source. ÷ Adjust the recording level so that the 0 dB of the peak level indicators sometimes lights up. (CT-203/ KXF-W4010; Deck B only) How to record (CT-203/KXF-W4010; Deck B only) CT-2050/203/KXF-W6010/W4010 (En/M) 17 4 Start recording. 1 Press the REC/ARM (¶) key. CT-2050/KXF-W6010 ¶REC/ARM CT-203/KXF-W4010 Press once. 2 Play the music source from the beginning. ÷ Recording will start. ÷ The deck enters the stop mode automatically when the tape has been recorded till the end. Bias level adjustment (Deck B of the CT-2050/KXF-W6010 only) The MODE key can be used to adjust the bias level. 1 Press the MODE key and select the "BIAS" mode. MODE Each press of the MODE key changes the setting. 1 "LEVEL" lights up: Recording level setting mode 2 "BAL. " lights up: Recording balance setting mode 3 "BIAS" lights up: Recording bias setting mode (Deck B of the CT-2050/KXF-W6010 only) 4 "LEVEL", "BAL. ", and "BIAS"go off: Counter display mode lights up 2 Adjust the bias level. REC LEVEL/BAL. /BIAS MIN/L MAX/R The high frequency decreases. The high frequency increases. ÷ To adjust the bias level, play back the recorded sound and adjust to the suitable level. Repeat if necessary. ÷ The bias can be adjusted to a value of ±3. How to use the MPX FILTER key Use this function when recording a radio (FM) broadcasts. Depending on the tuner, a recorded FM broadcast may produce a "beat" sound. lights up MPX FILTER How to record (CT-203/KXF-W4010; Deck B only) CT-2050/203/KXF-W6010/W4010 (En/M) 18 To pause recording temporarily Pause 8PAUSE To stop recording 1 Stop the tape transport. CT-2050/KXF-W6010 2 7 3 To resume recording ¶REC/ARM CT-203/KXF-W4010 ÷ The 8 indicator lights. 2 Stop playing the source component. How to provide non-recorded blanks between programs In stop mode Press successively twice. During recording Press once. ¶REC/ARM ¶REC/ARM ÷ After leaving a non-recorded blank of about 4 seconds, the deck enters the record-pause mode. To start recording again from the biginning The following procedure is useful when you want to cancel recording in progress and re-start it. A non-recorded space of about 4 seconds or more should be reserved before the position where recording was started. 1 Rewind during recording. During recording in the 3 direction: 1 ¡ ÷ When the ¡ (or 1) key is pressed during recording, recording is aborted and tape is rewound as shown below if there is a non-recorded space of more than 4 seconds before the recording start position. Tape stops after 2 sec. of transport. Re-recording Recorded tune Tune to be re-recorded. During recording in the 2 direction: 1 ¡ Blank of 4 sec. [. . . ] Rewind & Play : Rewinds the tape to the beginning and starts playback from there. Single-tune repeated playback : One single tune is played back repeatedly up to 16 times. Dash & Play : If a non-recorded space of more than 10 seconds is detected during playback, that space will be skipped by fast forward tape winding. Recording with Dolby HX Pro What is Dolby HX Pro? ^ In ordinary recording using high-frequency biasing, the high-frequency bias current, which should be constant, is increased with some recording sources due to the high-frequency component contained in the music, etc. This increase affects the recording characteristics with distorted high frequencies and degraded dynamic range and frequency response. [. . . ]