User manual KENWOOD CT-401

[. . . ] STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK KXF-W1030 KXF-W3030 CT-401 CT-403 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION B60-4546-08 (EN) Introduction 2 Before applying power Units are designed for operation as follows. AC 120 V only China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 220 V only Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 110-120 / 220-240 V switchable Caution: Read this section carefully to ensure safe operation. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Kenwood Corporation has determined that this products meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. [. . . ] If your amplifier or receiver does not have a system control terminal, do not connect any system control cords to the system control terminals on the other components. Do not connect system control cords to any components other than those specified by Kenwood. Be sure the system control plugs are inserted all the way in to the system control terminals. Notes SYSTEM CONTROL OPERATIONS Remote Control Lets you operate this unit with the system remote control unit supplied with the amplifier or receiver. Automatic Operation Automatically switches the input selector on the amplifier or receiver when you start playback from this unit. Synchronized Recording Lets you synchronize recording with the start of playback when recording from CD. See the operating instructions supplied with your cassette deck for details. Controls and indicators (KXF-W1030 / CT-401) 8 DISPLAY (dB) PEAK LEVEL METER DOLBY NR reference level --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) DOLBY NR DUBBING !2 PUSH/OPEN @ DISPLAY 1 0 0 PUSH/OPEN 9 0 8 PEAK LEVEL METER (dB) --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) POWER DOLBY NR DUBBING - ON ­ OFF DOLBY NR DUBBING 1 ¡ TAPE 1 ¡ 8PAUSE ¶REC/ARM A TAPE B 7 3 REC LEVEL FULL LOGIC CONTROL 7 3 FULL LOGIC CONTROL DPSS MIN MAX 3 4 5 67 1 Deck A Playback-only tape deck. (for fast winding of tape toward the left reel seen from you) 33 key: Fast forward key (for fast winding of tape toward the right reel seen from you) 7 key: Stop key. 4 Cassette holder (Deck A) Press the area marked "PUSH/OPEN 0" to load or eject a tape. 5 Cassette holder (Deck B) Press the area marked "PUSH/OPEN 0" to load or eject a tape. 6 Deck B operation keys 3 key : Play key. 1 key: Rewind key (for fast winding of tape toward the left reel seen from you) 33 key: Fast forward key (for fast winding of tape toward the right reel seen from you) 7 key: Stop key ¶ REC/ARM key: Press in stop mode to start recording or press in record mode to let the recording pause after leaving a nonrecorded blank of 4 seconds. indicator : (Recording indicator) 8PAUSE key: Press to let recording pause temporarily. 7 REC LEVEL control: Adjusts the recording level. 8 DUBBING key: Press to start tape dubbing. DOLBY NR indicator @ DUBBING indicator Controls and indicators (KXF-W3030 / CT-403) 9 PEAK LEVEL METER DISPLAY (dB) --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) DOLBY NR reference level O p DOLBY NR DUBBING @ 2 PUSH/OPEN # $ DISPLAY 1 0 ! PUSH/OPEN 0 9 0 PEAK LEVEL METER (dB) --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) POWER O p DOLBY NR DUBBING - ON ­ OFF REV. MODE DOLBY NR DUBBING 1 ¡ TAPE 1 ¡ 8PAUSE ¶REC/ARM 8 A TAPE B @ 7 REC LEVEL AUTO REVERSE @ 7 # AUTO REVERSE # DPSS MIN MAX 3 4 5 67 1 Deck A Playback-only tape deck. 3 Deck A operation keys / indicators @ , # keys : (Play keys) @ , # indicators : (direction indicators) Tapes are played in the directions indicated by their respective indicators. 1 key: Rewind key (for fast winding of tape toward the left reel seen from you) 33 key: Fast forward key (for fast winding of tape toward the right reel seen from you) 7 key: Stop key 4 Cassette holder (Deck A) Press the area marked "PUSH/OPEN 0" to load or eject a tape. 5 Cassette holder (Deck B) Press the area marked "PUSH/OPEN 0" to load or eject a tape. 6 Deck B operation keys @ , # keys : (Play keys) @ , # indicators : (direction indicators) Tapes are played in the directions indicated by their respective indicators. 1 key: Rewind key (for fast winding of tape toward the left reel seen from you) 33 key: Fast forward key (for fast winding of tape toward the right reel seen from you) 7 key: Stop key ¶ REC/ARM key: Press in stop mode to start recording or press in record mode to let the recording pause after leaving a nonrecorded blank of 4 seconds. indicator : (Recording indicator) 8PAUSE key: Press to let recording pause temporarily. 7 REC LEVEL control: Adjusts the recording level. 8 DOLBY NR key: Press to select the Dolby Noise Reduction mode. @ Reverse mode indicators # DOLBY NR indicator $ DUBBING indicator Listening to cassette tapes 10 The figure shows an example for the CT-403 or KXF-W3030 PUSH/OPEN PUSH/OPEN 0 0 (dB) -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) POWER 1 ¡ TAPE 1 ¡ 8PAUSE ¶REC/ARM A TAPE B @ 7 # AUTO REVERSE @ 7 # AUTO REVERSE : Keys or controls to be used in this operation Preparation 1 Set the POWER switch to ON. 2 Load a cassette tape in deck A or B. (Relay playback) Press the area marked PUSH/OPEN 0. POWER PUSH/O PEN 0 (dB) -- --5 0 DOLB Y NR PUSH/O PEN 0 PUSH/O PEN (dB) -- --5 0 0 (dB) -- --5 - ON ­ OFF DOLB Y NR DOLB Y NR 1 ¡ 8P 1 7 7 REC ¡ 1 8 ¡ L 7 7 REC 7 7 ÷ Be sure to remove tape slack before insertion. ÷ The type of tape, that is, the Normal, High position or Metal position (playback only) is selected automatically. ÷ This unit cannot record sound on a Metal tape. ÷ Be sure to close the cassette holder securely by pushing it. Normal playback 1 Determine the playback conditions. 1 Select the Dolby NR mode. DOLBY NR (dB) ÷ Set to OFF the Dolby NR key when playing a tape recorded without using Dolby NR. [. . . ] ¶ The area marked "PUSH/OPEN (0)" is pressed during recording. ¶ A tape recorded with distorted sound is being played. ¶ Clean the head referring to "Cleaning the head section". ¶ Adjust the recording level referring to "How to record". ¶ Adjust the recording level referring to "How to record". [. . . ]