Akai Gx-75 User manual

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A

SEPARATED

BLOCK

S/HIGH

RIGIO

CONSTRUCTION

Master

seni

CASSETTE

NOK

G75

To

assure

optimum

performance

and

listening

enjoyment,

please

read

this

operator’s

manual

thoroughly.

Cassette

tapes

shown

in

the

illustrations

are

not

standard

accesso-

ries.

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Seite

29—56

Precautions

and

table

of

contents

©

WARNING

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

this

appliance

to

rain

or

moisture.

1-En

Power

requirements

Power

requirements

for

electrical

appliances

differ

from

area

to

area.

Please

ensure

that

your

unit

meets

the

re-

quirements

in

your

area.

If

in

doubt,

consult

a

qualified

electrician.

220

V,

50

Hz

©

‘This

equipment

conforms

to

No.

82/499/EEC

stand-

ard.

3-En

What

you

should

know

to

protect

yourself

@

Never

touch

the

piug

with

wet

hands.

@

Always

pull

out

by

the

plug

and

never

the

cord.

@

Only

let

a

qualified

professional

repair

or

reassemble

the

stereo

cassette

deck.

An

unauthorized

person

might

touch

the

internal

parts

and

receive

a

serious

electric

shock.

@

Never

put

anything,

especially

metal,

into

the

stereo

cas-

sette

deck.

‘

Protect

the

stereo

cassette

deck

too

e@

Use

only

a

household

AC

power

source.

Never

use

a

DC

power

source.

©

If

water

is

spilled

on

the

stereo

cassette

deck,

disconnect

it

and

call

your

dealer.

@

Make

sure

that

the

stereo

cassette

deck

is

well

ventilated

and

away

from

direct

sunlight.

@

To

avoid

damage

to

the

internal

circuits

and

the

external

surface,

keep

it

away

from

heat

(stoves,

etc.).

@

Avoid

using

spray

type

insecticide

near

the

stereo

cassette

deck.

It

can

damage

the

finish

and

might

ignite

suddenly.

@

To

avoid

damaging

the

finish,

never

use

paint

thinner

or

other

similar

chemicals

to

clean

the

stereo

cassette

deck.

@

Place

the

stereo

cassette

deck

on

a

flat

and

solid

surface.

@

If

you

don’t

plan

to

use

the

stereo

cassette

deck

for

a

long

period

of

time,

disconnect

the

power

cord.

Dew

formation

Dew

is

the

term

used

for

the

formation

of

moisture

on

the

very

important

tape

transport

sections

such

as

the

heads

and

the

capstan,

when

‘the

deck

is

used

in

places

where

humidity

is

high,

or

moved

from

a

cold

place

to

a

warm

one.

If

the

deck

is

used

when

dew

is

present,

the

tape

will

stick

to

the

head

and

be

ruined,

or

it

will

not

be

transported

properly.

In

that

case,

do

not

use

the

deck

for

epee

one

hour

until

the

deck

is

accli-

matized.

Placement

If

the

cassette

deck

and

tuner

are

placed

on

top

of

each

other,

humming

noise

may

result

during

playback.

Also

beat

noise

may

resuit

during

recording

of

AM

broadcasts.

In

this

case,

the

position

of

the

deck

should

be

changed.

We

recommend

that

the

amplifier

or

a

space

the

size

of

an

amplifier

be

left

between

the

deck

and

the

tuner.

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of

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and

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Connections

Before

using.

your

stereo

cassette

deck

Controls

(Cassette

deck)

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listening

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DIRECT

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To

turn

the

FL

display

on

and

Off

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Recording

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(Multiplex)

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The

auto

stop

mechanism

and

tape

transport

Auto

tape

selector

system

On

the

tape

COUnter

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The

peak

level

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Double

process

noise

reduction

system

On

the

Dolby

HX

PRO

Headroom

extension

system

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deck

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Connections

Before

beginning

White

:

White

@

Turn

off

all

the

components

before

making

connections.

L©

©t

@

Connect

everything

securely.

Loose

connections

can

lead

to

malfunction.

.

R

a)

ae

©

R

@

Toprevent

damage

to

the

cords,

connect

and

disconnect

by

Red

:

holding

the

plug,

not

the

cord.

@

Make

sure

that

you

connect

the

white

PIN-plugs

to

the

left

(L-white)

jacks

and

the

red

PIN-plugs

to

the

right

(R-red)

jacks.

Connections

CD/DAT

DIRECT

IN

jacks

(For

direct

LINE

IN

jacks

(for

recording

signal

input)

recording

signal

input

from

the

.

OUTPUT

jack

of

the

CD

player

or

DAT

; ;

deck.

Refer

to

page

20

for

connection

LINE

OUT

jacks

(for

playback

signal

output)

details.)

Power

cord

and

plug

1

Connectthe

L

(Left)

and

R

(Right)

LINE

IN

jacks

of

the

cas-

sette

deck

to

the

L

(Left)

and

R

(Right)

TAPE

REC

jacks

of

your

stereo

amplifier

with

the

provided

connection

cord.

Amplifier

5

i

“@€O6o

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2

Connect

the

L

(Left)

and

R

(Right)

LINE

OUT

jacks

of

the

cassette

deck

to

the

L

(Left)

and

R

(Right)

TAPE

PLAY

jacks

of

your

stereo

amplifier

with

the

provided

connection

cord.

3

After

you

have

connected

everything

TAPE

PLAY

Connect

the

cassette

deck’s

power

cord

to

the

AC

OUT-

Lo

LET

of

your

stereo

amplifier,

optional

audio

timer

or

direct-

2

ly

to

your

household

AC

outlet.

LINE

OUT

Cassette

deck

Important

The

illustrated

power

plugs

and

cords

are

intended

for

general

reference.

The

power

plug

and

cord

used

in

your

country

may

differ

from

the

illustrations.

(Example;

U.K.,

Australia,

U.S.A.,

Europe

etc.)

25-En

Note

If

your

amplifier

has

2

or

more

sets

of

TAPE

jacks,

the

TAPE

1

REC

and

PLAY

jacks

are

recommended

for

connections.

Before

using

your

stereo

cassette

deck

How

to

load

a

cassette

tape

Press

the

POWER

button

to

turn

the

power

on.

The

FL

display

and

cassette

holder

light

will

be

turned

on

and

the

MIN

and

SEC

indicators

will

flash

on

and

off

for

a

few

seconds.

Press

the

Mi/#

button

to

open

the

cassette

holder

and

load

a

cassette

tape.

Insert

exposed

tape

side

down.

Pressthe

Mi/#

button

againtoclose

the

cassette

holder.

The

tape

position

of

the

loaded

tape

will

appear

on

the

FL

display

(METAL,

CrO2

or

NORM).

*

Pressing

any

tape

operation

button

(except

©

)

will

automatically

close

the

cassette

holder.

Once

closed,

the

deck

will

immediately

go

into

the

operation

mode

of

the

chosen

button.

The

cassette

holder

can

also

be

closed

by

gently

press-

ing

it.

On

the

recording

prevention

system

and

recording

defeat

tabs

You

can

protect

your

tapes

from

accidental

recording

by

re-

moving

the

recording

defeat

tabs

(one

for

each

tape

side)

locat-

ed

above

the

A

and

B

side

indicators.

When

the

recording

defeat

tabs

are

broken,

the

recording

pre-

vention

system

will

be

automatically

activated

to

protect

the

tape

if

the

ses

button

is

accidentally

pressed

during

playback.

Torecord

over

the

pre-recorded

cassette

tape

again,

cover

the

holes

with

adhesive

tape.

Note

-

Do

not

cover

the

tape

position

detecting

holes

as

this

will

hinder

proper

operation

of

the

auto

tape

selector.

Remove

to

protect

Cover

with

adhesive

tape

to

re-record

Tape

position

detecting

hole

A

Word

about

cassette

tapes

Handling

:

@

Do

not

touch

the

tape

with

your

fingers

as

high

frequency

signals

cannot

be

recorded

in

places

which

are

not

clean.

Dirty

tapes

may

also

cause

distortion

or

sound

loss

during

playback.

@

Donotleave

the

cassette

tape

near

equipment

which

gener-

ates

a

magnetic

field.

(TVs,

speaker

systems,

etc.)

Tape

slack

and

leader

tape

advancement

Tape

slack

can

cause

the

tape

to

twist

or

tangle

around

the

cap-

stan

and

pinch

roller

and

ruin

important

recordings.

Before

us-

ing

a

cassette

tape,

take

up

tape

slack

with

a-pencil.

Most

cassette

tapes

include

clear

leader

tape

at

the

beginning.

As

recording

is

impossible

on

this

leader

tape,

it

should

be

ad-

vanced

before

recording

is

begun.

Storage

©

Always

put

the

cassette

tape

back

into

its

plastic

case

after

using

it.

Store

it

in

a

dry

place,

away

from

direct

sunlight,

heat

(stoves,

etc.)

and

equipment

which

generates

a

mag-

netic

field

(TVs,

speaker

systems,

etc.).

@

Store

the

cassette

tape

with

the

tape

taken

up

at

the

fixed

speed

of

recording

or

playback.

When

the

tape

is

not

taken

up

in

anorderly

manner

(in

other

words,

fast

forwarded

or

re-

wound),

the

tape

might

stretch

or

warp.

@

if

you

are

not

going

to

use

the

cassette

tape

for

a

long

time,

rewind

or

fast

forward

the

tape

once.in

a

while.

This

is

to

pre-

vent

music

signals

from

imprinting

themselves

over

other

music

signals

when

tape

surfaces

are

in

close

contactfor

a

long

time.

Rewinding

or

fast

forwarding

the

tape

also

pre-

vents

moisture

condensation.

Regarding

cassette

tapes

@

Werecommend

the

use

of

cassette

tapes

specifically

made

for

recording

hi-fi

music.

@

We

do

not

recommend

the

use

of

C-120

(120

minute)

cas-

sette

tapes.

The

tape

is

very

thin

and

can

easily

twist

or

tangle

around

the

capstan

and

pinch

roller.

@

We

do

not

recommend

the

use

of

cassette

tapes

of

poor

quality.

You

will

not

be

able

to

fully

utilize

the

capability

of

your

stereo

cassette

deck

with

this

type

of

cassette

tape.

@

We

do

not

recommend

the

use

of

ferri-chrome

cassette

tapes

for

recording.

Controls

(Cassette

deck

On

the

FL

(FLuorescent)

display

The

FL

display

can

be

turned

on

and

off

by

pressing

the

DIS-

PLAY

button

on

the

front

panel.

DOLBY

NR,

B

and

C

Indicators

HX

PRO

Indicator

FILTER

Indicator

Digital

Tape

Counter

and

Program

A

=

B

Indicators

Number

Display

CAL

(Calibration)

Indicator

TAPE

and

SOURCE

Indicators

Deck

Mode

Indicators

MEMORY

Indicator

(REC,

<q,

>

and

PP)

ree

4

Pil

ry

fi,

Li

»

MIN

mi

SEC

6

4

IPSS

(Instant

Program

Searching

System)

Indicator

Recording

Level:

Guide

Indicators

Left/Right

Channel

Peak

Level

Meter

BIAS

indicator

NORM

(Normal),

CrO2

(Chrome)

and

LEVEL

Indicator

METAL

Tape

Position

Indicators

Tarkan

SEPARATED

BLOCKS:HIGH

RIGIO

CONSTRUCTION

SSSETTE

DECK

GX-75

@

POWER

button

To

turn

the

power

on

and

off.

@

Cassette

Lid

and

Holder

Load

a

cassette

tape

here.

To

open

and

close

the

holder,

press

the

#/4

button.

@

REMOTE

SENSOR

Window

For

reception

of

the

remote

control

signal

from

the

optional

RC-G75

re-

mote

control

unit.

Keep

away

from

strong

light

and

di-

rect

sunlight

as

this

will

interfere

with

the

remote

control

function.

@

FL

Display

Tells

you

what

the

cassette

deck

is

doing.

©

MONITOR

Button

(TAPE/SOURCE)

To

select

between

TAPE

and

SOURCE

monitor

modes.

This

button

is

incorporated

with

an

auto

monitor

system.

@

IPSS

(Instant

Program

Searching

System)

Button

To

turn

the

IPSS

on

and

off.

@

MEMORY

A-—B

Button

To

memorize

the

repeat

playback

in-

tervals

for

2-point

repeat

playback

or

the

erase

intervals

for

the

spot

erase

function.

©

REC

CANCEL

Button

To

erase

the

recorded

program

dur-

ing

recording

or

to

cancel

the

memo-

rized

intervals

for

the

spot

erase

func-

tion.

©

Operation

Buttons

(<<

:

Rewind

button,

>

:

Play

button,

>>

:

Fast

forward

button,

ses:

REC

PAUSE

button,

M/2

:

STOP

EJECT/

CLOSE

button,

©:

AUTO

MUTE

button)

To

open

and

close

the

cassette

hold-

er,

to

start

and

stop

recording

and

playback,

to

wind

the

tape

and

to

en-

gage

the

auto

mute

mode.

@

COUNTER

RESET

and

MEMORY

Buttons

To

reset

the

digital

tape

counter

to

the

“00

min:

00

sec”

position

and

to

turn

the

memory

system

on

and

off.

@®

DISPLAY

Button

To

turn

the

FL

display

on

and

off.

@®

CD/DAT

DIRECT

Switch

(

=

ON/

m=

OFF)

To

select

between

input

sources

con-

nected

to

the

LINE

IN

or

CD/DAT

DI-

RECT

IN

jacks.

For

normal

recording,

set

this

button

to

m

.

@®

MPX

FILTER

Switch

(

=

ON/

m

OFF)

To

turn

the

multiplex

filter

on

and

off.

@

DOLBY

HX

PRO

Switch

(

=

ON/

m

OFF)

To

turn

the

Dolby

HX

PRO

system

on

and

off.

The

Dolby

HX

PRO

system

will

affect

recording

only

when

the

button

is

set

to

=

.

Otherwise

it

is

automatically

defeated

during

play-

back.

@®

DOLBY

NR

ON/OFF

Switch

and

'

C-TYPE/B-TYPE

Select

Switch

To

turn

the

DOLBY

NR

system

on

and

off

and

to

select

between

B

type

or

C

type

noise

reduction

for

recording

and

playback

purposes.

®

CAL

(Calibration)

Switch

(=

ON/

m

OFF)

To

turn

the

recording

calibration

sys-

tem

on

and

off.

@

REC

LEVEL

Controls

(Left

-®—

Right)

To

set

the

recording

input

level.

The

knob

is

for

left

channel

level

control

and

the

inside

knob

is

for

right

channel

level

control.

For

normal

stereo

recording

the

red

lines

should

be

set

to

the

same

position.

®

BIAS

CALIBRATION

Control

To

adjust

the

recording

bias

current

during

recording

calibration.

The

bias

adjustment

range

is

be-

tween—20%

and

+20%

ofthe

proper

bias

current

for

Normal,

CrO2

and

Metal

position

tapes.

Normally

set

the

control

to

the

center

click

“O”

position.

@®

LEVEL

CALIBRATION

Control

-

Toadjustthe

recording

sensitivity

lev-

el

during

recording

calibration.

-

The

recording

sensitivity

level

adjust-

ment

range

is

between

—3%

and

+3%

of

the

proper

recording

sensitiv-

ity

level

for

Normal,

CrO2

and

Metal

position

tapes.

Normally

set

the

con-

trol

to

the

center

click

“O”

position.

@

PHONES

LEVEL

Control

To

adjust

the

output

level

of

the

PHONES

jack.

@

PHONES

Jack

For

headphone

connection.

@

TIMER

START

Switch

(REC/OFF/

PLAY)

To

select

operation

of

the

timer

start

function

when

the

power

is

turned

on.

Controls

(Optional

remote

control

unit)

The

optional

remote

control

unit

includes

many

of

the

operation

buttons

found

on

the

cassette

deck

and

canbe

used

to

conven-

iently

control

most

of

its

functions.

;

.

window

MONITOR

DISPLAY

Button

[J

TAPE

/SOURCE

COUNTER

=

areal

COUNTER

RESET

and

MEMORY

Buttons

IPSS

Button

__

[22

.

IPBS

MEMORY

REC

AB

CANCEL

<¢q

Button

i

SP

Button

Siten

Hs

“real

O

Button

REC

1!AUSE

sfoP

AUTO MUTE

EJECT}

CLOSE

reese

INFRARED

RAYS

FULL

FUNCTION

CONTROL

MEMORY

A-—B

Button

REC

CANCEL

Button

ses

Button

@/

Button

WIRELESS

REMOTE

CONTROL

UNIT

AKAI

Operation

Pointthe

remote

control

unitatthe

REMOTE

SENSOR

window,

and

press

the

desired

operation

button.

If

the

remote

control

unit

will

only

operate

from

a

short

distance

or

narrow

angle,

this

indicates

that

the

battery

voltage

is

low.

Replace

all

the

batteries

with

new

ones.

When

replacing

the

batteries,

clean

all

the

remote

control

and

battery

terminals

with

a

dry

cloth.

:

PhS

MOT

SEPMAATED

OCKSHEH!

AGO

CONSIALCTON

How

to

load

the

batteries

Use

UM-3,

SUN-3,

AAsize,

R6or

ee

batteries

for

the

remote

control

unit.

1

Remove

the

battery

compartment

cover

by

depressing

the

lever

and

pulling

it

up.

Load

the

batteries

as

indicated

in

the

battery

compart-

ment.

3

Replace

the

battery

compartment

cover.

Cautionary

notes

On

the

remote

control

unit

@

Avoid

dropping

the

remote

control

unit

or

getting

it

wet.

@

Avoid

exposing

the

remote

control

unit

to

direct

sunlight

or

strong

light

as

this

may

cause

malfunction.

@

Donot

use.

re-chargeable

batteries.

On

the

dry

batteries

@

Refer

to

the

markings

on

the

remote

control

unit

for

the

cor-

rect

batteries.

@

When

you

donotplan

to

use

the

remote

control

unitfor

along

._period

of

time,

remove

the

batteries.

@

Read

the

cautions

printed

on

the

batteries

before

using

them.

@

Insert

the

batteries

matching

their

polarity

guides

with

those

in

the

remote

control

battery

compartment.

@

When

replacing

the

batteries,

replace

them

all

at

the

same

time.

Do

not

mix

up

oid

batteries

with

new

ones.

Recording

@

Check

the

cassette

tape

being

used

for

recording.

Make

sure

the

recording

defeat

tabs

are

intact

and

that

the

tape’s

recording

time

is

of

sufficient

length.

Before

beginning

@

Set

the

TIMER

START

switch

to

OFF.

@

Set

the

CAL

and

CD/DAT

DIRECT

switches

to

m

.

@

Setthe

MPXFILTER

switchto

m

fornormalrecording

pur-

poses.

@

Turn

on

the

power

of

all

the

components.

After

the

power

is

turned

on,

the

operation

buttons

cannotbe

used

for

a

few

seconds

while

the

cassette

deck

stabilizes

it-

self.

;

@

Select

the

recording

source

with

the

amplifier’s

input

selec-

tor

or

the

recording

output

selector.

Cr

MM

Pane:

GR

GEO

mam

D>

Se

imei

B

Operation

Press

the

Mi/#

button

and

load

a

cassette

tape.

Insert

exposed

tape

side

down.

Set

the

DOLBY

NR

ON/OFF

and

C-TYPE/B-TYPE

select

switches

as

follows:

Recording

with

DOLBY

C-type

NR...........

ce

ceeseeseesseeeeee

Set

the

DOLBY

NR

ON/OFF

switch

to

.=

and

the

C-TYPE/B-TYPE

select

switch

to

=.

.

Recording

with

DOLBY

B-type

NR............cessessseseseeeeees

Set

the

DOLBY

NR

ON/OFF

switch

to

=.

and

the

C-TYPE/B-TYPE

select

switch

to

m

.

Recording

without

Dolby

NR

..........:ceseceseseseeseseeseeeteres

Recording

level

adjustment

Test

play

the

source

and

set

the

recording

level

with

the

REC

LEVEL

controls.

The

standard

recording

level

should

not

exceed

the

end

of

the

recording

level

guide

on

the

peak

level

meter.

To

start

recording

Press

the

®

button.

The

[>

indicator

will

stay

lit

and

the

SOURCE

indicator

will

be

replaced

by

the

TAPE

indicator.

The

cassette

deck

will

stop

automatically

when

the

end

of

the

tape

is

reached.

Set

the

ON/OFF

switch

to

m

.

To

stop

recording

Press

the

a/+

button.

To

stop

recording

temporarily

Press

the

ses

button

during

recording.

The

D>

indicator

will

flash

on

and

off

and

the

TAPE

indicator

will

be

replaced

by

the

SOURCE

indicator.

To

resume

recording

Press

the

>

button.

Notes

for

recording

@

Set

the

BIAS

and

LEVEL

CALIBRATION

controls

to

their

center

click

“O”

positions

for

normal

recording.

@

Set

the

CD/DAT

DIRECT

button

to

=

before

recording

from

the

CD/DAT

DIRECT

IN

jacks.

Refer

to

page

20

for

op-

eration

details.

Set

the

DOLBY

HX

PRO

buitonto

=

for

better

recording

results.

Standby

for

recording

Press

the

see

button.

The

cassette

deck

will

go

into

the

recording

standby

mode

and

the

MONITOR

switch

will

be

automaticaily

set

to

SOURCE.

The

REC

and

SOURCE

indicators

will

light

and

the

[>

indi-

cator

will

flash

on

and

off.

Akai GX-75 User manual

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