User manual KENWOOD GRC-150

[. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills. For the United Kingdom Factory fitted moulded mains plug 1. For replacement, use only a 13-Amp ASTA-approved (BS1362) fuse. [. . . ] 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. 2 POWER switch: Press to turn power - ON and ­ OFF. 3 Deck A operation keys 3 key : Play 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 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. 3 """ :One-way playback which stops tape after having played a single side. 2 Start playback. CT-403 /GRC-150 @ 7 # CT-401 /KXF-W1030 or 3 ÷ Tapes are played in the directions indicated by their respective indicators. (CT-403/GRC-150) ÷ Playback stops automatically at the end of tape. (CT-401/KXF-W1030) Listening to cassette tapes 11 To stop playback Fast Forward and Rewind 1 Stop playback. (dB) -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) 7 (dB) -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) 7 2 Press the 1 key or ¡ key. 1 (dB) ¡ -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) ÷ When taking out the tape, press the area marked PUSH/ OPEN 0 after the tape transport has stopped completely. 1: Fast tape winding in the | direction ¡: Fast tape winding in the \ direction ÷ Press the stop (7) key to stop fast tape winding. Relay playback (CT-403/GRC-150 only) This function plays back the tapes in both decks A and B continuously and repeatedly. 1 Load cassette tapes in both decks. 2 Determine the playback conditions. 1 Select the Dolby NR mode. DOLBY NR (dB) 0 ÷ Set to OFF the Dolby NR key when playing a tape recorded without using Dolby NR. 1 Dolby NR on 2 Dolby NR off Dolby NR on DOLBY NR Dolby NR off DOLBY NR -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) Lit Goes off 2 Select the playback mode. REV. MODE (dB) -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) 3 Start playback. (dB) ÷ Each press switches the indication. 1 "[" :Relay playback of two sides of tapes in decks A and B is repeated. 2 """ :Relay playback is not available with this setting. 3 """ :Relay playback of one side only for deck A and deck B, and then playback stops. -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) @ 7 # ÷ Tapes are played in the directions indicated by their respective indicators on the display. ÷ The playback starts with the deck the play key of which is pressed. To Stop relay playback Press stop (7) key of the deck that is playing. (dB) -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) 7 Convenient music search (DPSS) 12 The DPSS (Direct Program Search System) enables the following convenient operations according to the instructions of the operation keys (these operation are however not available on both decks simultaneously). The DPSS functions are based on the detection of non-recorded spaces of 4 seconds or more between tunes. 1. Skip play : By specifying a tune located several tunes beyond (or behind) the tune being played, skips tunes between the current tune and the selected tune and starts playback from the beginning of the selected tune. [. . . ] ¶ The cassette holder is not closed completely. ¶ The recording level is set to the minimum position. ¶ The TAPE input selector is selected on the amplifier. ¶ Tape has been fully wound to a reel. [. . . ]