User manual ONKYO TA-RW144

[. . . ] , , , Stereo Cassette Tape Deck Instruction Manual STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK RI EJECT EJECT TA-RW244/144 PLAYBACK DECK-A PLAYBACK/RECORDING DECK-B DOLBY NR REVERCE MODE DUBBING NORMAL HIGH AUTO SPACE A/B COUNTER RESET DUBB. STOP AUTO REVERSE/COMPUTER CONTROL AUTO REVERSE/COMPUTER CONTROL REC LEVEL POWER STAND-BY MIN MAX CONTENTS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Control positions and names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] It is always important to press the e button before the f or d buttons are used while the tape transport is active. This helps to reduce performance problems. (or to ensure long life and better performance from your new cassette deck we advice that:) Automatic tape selection system This deck automatically detects the type of cassette in the cassette holder and sets the bias and equalization to the correct settings. Tape selection is performed by detecting the presence or absence of identification pits on the back of the cassette shell. Cassettes manufactured before this identification system was adopted and bargain cassettes that do not incorporate these pits cannot be used with this deck. A A Reverse mode function · Recheck the tape travel direction settings (shown by the Deck A and Deck B direction indicators) before beginning playback or recording. · The following explanation assumes that cassette side A is facing outward. · There is a silent gap about 10 seconds long when the direction of tape travel switches from forward to reverse or from reverse to forward when the end of a tape side is reached. Continuous tape playback A A A A Insert the cassettes you wish to play in Deck A and Deck B. Press the a or s button of either Deck A or Deck B. Both sides of both cassettes will play back, one after the other, and then the process will repeat. After four complete playback cycles, playback stops automatically. · Be sure to select the same Dolby NR system on both Deck A and Deck B. Recording to both sides of a tape (Deck B) A A A A Insert the cassette you wish to record in Deck B. Press the t button followed by the s button of Deck B to start recording from the front side. Both sides of the cassette are recorded. Then, the auto-stop mechanism will stop the tape at the end of the reverse side. · If recording starts in the reverse direction first, only the reverse side is recorded, after which tape travel stops automatically. 7 Recording Recording can be performed on Deck B only. High-speed recording is not possible when recording from the LINE IN (REC) jacks. · Check to see if one or both of the cassette's erasure prevention tabs have been removed. (Refer to page 13 for details) · Confirm that the cassette deck is properly connected to the amplifier. · Illustrations enclosed in solid boxes indicate source component operations. 34 ONKYO 7 5 1 8 9 Recording 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 DOLBY NR 4 RESET B REVERSE MODE COUNTER A/B DECK-B PLAY s t REC PAUSE DECK-B PLAY B REC LEVEL L dB R -20 -10 -6 -3 0 +3 +6 MIN MAX Confirm that the amplifier is set up correctly for recording. (Refer to the amplifier's instruction manual for details. ) 1. Make sure the side to be recorded is facing outward. [. . . ] Remedy: Change cassette or cover tab hole with cellophane tape. · Hoarse sound, balance unstable. Remedy: Tape is probably bad but confirm by listening to another. Cause: Recording was done at too high a level. [. . . ]