User manual JVC TD-W254

[. . . ] TD-W254B/J DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK TD-W254 B/J Area suffix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U. S. A. TD-W254 DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B-C NR HX PRO STANDBY TD-W254 DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B-C NR HX PRO STANDBY COUNTER RESET INPUT LEVEL 5 4 6 3 7 COUNTER RESET COUNTER RESET INPUT LEVEL 5 4 6 3 7 COUNTER RESET A PLAYBACK AUTO REVERSE 3MOTOR SILENT MECHANISM AUTO REVERSE 2 1 PLAY 8 9 MIN MAX REC/REC MUTE PAUSE 3MOTOR SILENT MECHANISM REC/PLAYBACK B A PLAYBACK AUTO REVERSE 3MOTOR SILENT MECHANISM AUTO REVERSE 2 1 PLAY 8 9 MIN MAX REC/REC MUTE PAUSE 3MOTOR SILENT MECHANISM REC/PLAYBACK B COMPULINK Component PLAY COMPULINK Component PLAY POWER PHONES DOLBY B NR REVERSE MODE B OFF C A B SYNCHRO DUBBING NORM SPEED HIGH SPEED POWER PHONES DOLBY B NR REVERSE MODE B OFF C A B SYNCHRO DUBBING NORM SPEED HIGH SPEED AUTO TAPE SELECTOR / CONTINUOUS PLAY ON OFF AUTO TAPE SELECTOR / CONTINUOUS PLAY STANDBY / ON (B version) (J version) INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. which are located on the rear of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. [. . . ] : Press to wind the tape quickly from left to right. Also press to stop both decks simultaneously during dubbing. PLAY : Press to start playback/recording. REC/ : Press the PLAY button while pressing REC MUTE this button to start recording, and press to leave an appropriate non-recorded section. (See page 9. ) PAUSE : Press to stop the tape temporarily during recording and playback. Press the PLAY button to release the pause mode. (direction) : Press to change the direction of tape travel. uA B SYNCHRO DUBBING buttons Press to dub from deck A to deck B. · NORM SPEED : Press to perform normal-speed dubbing. · HIGH SPEED : Press to perform high-speed dubbing. A (J version) 3 4 DOLBY B NR B OFF C 5 REVERSE MODE 6 PLAY AUTO REVERSE OPERATION The auto reverse operation of this unit turns the tape transport over to the reverse of forward direction automatically when the tape reaches its end during recording or playback. · Because of cassette shell construction, a tape recorded in the forward direction should be played back in the same direction to obtain stable sound reproduction. · During recording, auto reverse can be activated only from the forward to the reverse direction. For good sound quality and to avoid accidental erasure of previously recorded material, always start recording with the side A of the tape facing out. Playback of deck A Operate in the order of the numbers in the illustration. 2 Load a prerecorded cassette with side A facing out. Reverse direction ( PLAY) 4 Set the DOLBY NR switch to the same setting as when the tape was recorded. 5 Select the REVERSE MODE switch as desired. 6 Press the PLAY button of deck A to start playback. · When the deck contains a tape, it can be played back by just pressing the PLAY button in the B version only when the POWER switch is set to ON and the switch is at STANDBY. In the J version, the tape can be played back by pressing the PLAY button only when the POWER switch is set to STANDBY. Playback of deck B Perform steps 2 to 6 of the above procedure for deck B. Continuous play First set the REVERSE MODE switch to . Load cassette tapes in both decks and press the PLAY button of the deck to be played first for continuous play of both decks. [. . . ] · recordings are not satisfactory. every 10 hours of use so that optimum recordings will be made. Cleaning the heads, pinch roller and capstan Deck B Capstan TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not always real trouble. · Is the cassette positioned correctly? [. . . ]