User manual KENWOOD KXF-W3030

[. . . ] 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. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 120 V only China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 220 V only Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 0 Deck B Tape deck which is capable of both playback and recording. 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. 2 POWER switch: Press to turn power - ON and ­ OFF. 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. 9 DUBBING key: Press to select the DUBBING mode. 0 REV. MODE key: Press to select the REVERS mode. Deck B This deck is capable of both playback and recording. @ 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. (Normal playback) Load cassette tapes in both decks. (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. 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. (CT-403/KXF-W3030 only) REV. MODE (dB) -- --5 0 +3 +6 (dB) ÷ Each press switches the indication. 1 "[" :Double-side playback which stops tape after having played both sides. 2 """ :Playback is endless. 3 """ :One-way playback which stops tape after having played a single side. 2 Start playback. CT-403 /KXF-W3030 @ 7 # CT-401 /KXF-W1030 or 3 ÷ Tapes are played in the directions indicated by their respective indicators. [. . . ] ¶ A tape recorded with Dolby NR ON is being played with Dolby NR OFF. $ Noise level is high. * $ Sound is vibrating. ¶ The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty. ¶ Tape is irregularly wound. * Note 1. With some tapes, a squeaky noise is produced when the tape is stopped automatically. This is due to the tape protection function, and not a malfunction. Specifications 20 Track System 4 track, 2 channel stereo Recording System AC bias (Frequency: 105 kHz) Heads A DECK Playback heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]