Sharp GF-800Z User manual

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS1
NAMESOFCONTROLS2
BUILT-INCLOCK/TIMER4
POWERSOURCE..............................................5
SPEAKERBOX7
COMMONFUNCTIONS8
RADIOOPERATION10
LOADINGCASSETTETAPES..........11
CASSETTEPLAYBACK 12
RECORDING15
HOWTOUSEBUILT-INTIMER17
USEWITHMICROPHONES(notsupplied)19
USEWITHEXTERNALUNITS20
MAINTENANCE21
SPECIFICATIONS21
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Thelastletterofthemodelnameonthecatalogue,packingcase,etc.indicatesthecolouroftheproduct.
Operationsandspecificationsarethesameforallunitsregardlessofthecabinetcolour.
•ThephotographshowsGF-800Z(D},adarkgreymodel.
PRECAUTIONS
Donotexposetheunittorainormois-
ture,asthiswillresultindamageto
internalcircuitry.
Donotexposetheunittotemperature
higerthan60°C(140°F).Thisincludes
leavingtheunitinsideclosedvehicles,
placingitindirect sunlightorinthe
vicinityofheaters,etc.
Donotlocateorstoretheunitinhumid
ordustyplacesfora longtime.
Donotapplypetroleum,anyorganic
solvents,orinsecticidestothecabinet
surface,asthismayresultincrackingor
othersurfacedamage.
Donotapplyoiltoanypartofthe
mechanicalunit.
BesuretoholdtheACsupplyplug—
NOTTHELEAD— whenremovingthe
plugfromtheACoutlet.Removingthe
plugbypullingtheleadmayresultin
damagedorbrokenconnections.
RemovetheACsupplyleadbeforeservic-
ingorcleaningheads,pinchrollers,etc.
Donotremovetheunit'scover,asitmay
resultinelectricshockormalfunction.
Referallservicesandrepairstoyourlocal
SHARPdealers.
DonotusethisunitwithACvoltagesotherthanthose
specified,asitmayresultindamage,fire,etc.SHARPmay
NOTbeheldresponsiblefordamageresultingfromusingthe
unitwiththevoltagenotspecified.
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NAMESOFCONTROLS
Tweeter
Woofer
FM/SW1/SW2TelescopicRodAntenna
BandSelector:BAND
FineTuningControl:FINETUNING
FMStereoIndicator:FMSTEREO
TuningControl:TUNING
FMModeSwitch:FMMODE
Automatic-offTimerSwitch
(SleepTimer):SLEEPON/OFF
Automatic-onTimerSwitch
(WakeupTimer):TIMERON/OFF
PowerSwitch:POWER
LevelMeter:LEVEL'
METER
PowerIndicator:
FunctionSelector
Buttons:
FUNCTION
•Donotpressmore
thantwoFUNC-
TIONbuttonsat
once.
Clock/TimerDisplay
HourDigitButton:HOUR'
MinuteDigitButton:
MINUTE
RightChannelVolumeControl:
RIGHT/VOLUME
LeftChannelVolumeControl:
LEFT/VOLUME
GraphicEqualizerControls:
GRAPHICEQUALIZER
ClockAdjustButton;
ADJUST
APLD/APPSSetButton:SET
APLD/APPSClearButton:CLEAR
APLD/APPSProgrammeSetIndicators
APPSEnd-PauseIndicator:ENDPAUSE
PauseButton:PAUSE
Stop/EjectButton:STOP/EJECT
FastForward/ForwardAPLDButton:FF
Rewind/ReverseAPLDButton:REW
PlayButton:PLAY
TapeSelector:TAPE
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REARPANEL
ExternalDCPowerSupplySocket:DC15VACPowerSupplySocket:ACINPUT
ExternalSpeakerSockets:EXTSP
BeatCancelSwitch:BEATCANCEL
BatteryCompartment
EarthTerminal:GND(PHONO)
Phono/LineInputSockets:INPUTR/L
InputSelector:LINEIN/PHONOINPUT
LineOutputSockets:LINEOUT
SpeakerReleaseKnob
SpeakerLeadHolder
DECK2 OPERATION
TapeCounterandResetButton
RecordIndicator:RECORD
FastForward/CueButton:FF
Stop/EjectButton:STOP/EJECT
PauseButton:PAUSE
Rewind/ReviewButton:REW
-PlayButton:PLAY
-RecordButton:RECORD
-TapeSelector:TAPE[2]
DubbingStartButton:DUBBINGSTART
DubbingSpeedButton:DUBBINGSPEED
PlaybackModeSelector:CONTPLAY
HeadphonesSocket:PHONES
FlightMicrophoneSocket:R/EXTMIC
LeftMicrophoneSocket:L/EXTMIC
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HOURbutton:Hourdigitsadvance
oneata timeifthebuttonis
pressed.Ifthebuttonispressed
formorethantwoseconds,
hourdigitsadvancecontinuous-
ly.
MINUTEbutton:Minutedigits
advanceoneata timeifthe
buttonispressed.Ifthebutton
ispressedformorethantwo
seconds,minutedigitsadvance
continuouslywithfiveminutes
increment.
Pressthe ADJUSTbuttonwitha pencilorball-point
penatthemomentanothertimepieceshowsthe"00"
secondreading.
Setthe TIMER/CLOCK/SLEEPSelectortotheCLOCK
position.
WhilepressingtheADJUSTbuttonwitha pencilorball-
pointpen,atfirst,pressthe HOURbuttontosethour
digitsforcurrenttime.Thenpressthe MINUTEbutton
tosetminutedigits.
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CLOCKSETTING
BUILT-INCLOCK/TIMER
TIMERBATTERY
•Seta timerbatterybeforeplacingthemainbatteries.
•Replacethebatteryoncea year.
Laytheunitfacedownona softclothsoasnotto
damagetheunit.Then,removethebatterycompart-
Seta newbattery— UM/SUM-3,R6orequivalent—
intothetimerbatterycompartment.
•Ifthebatteryisplacedwithreversedpolarity,the
timerdisplaymaybedamaged.
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4POWERSOURCE
BATTERYOPERATION
PlacingBatteries
•SetthePOWERswitchtotheOFFposition.
Removethebatterycompartmentcoverasdescribedon
page4.
Placetennewbatteries(1.5Vcellx 10)- UM/SUM-1or
R20type— intothecompartment.
Replacethebatterycompartmentcover.
BatteryOperation
Theunitisautomaticallychangedtobatteryoperationifthe
ACpowersupplyleadorcarbatteryadaptorisdisconnected
fromtheunit.
Setthisbattery
finallybypush-
ingthem toward
the(—)terminal.
•Whenbatteriesbecomeweak,recordingsometimesbecomes
impossible,eventhoughradiobroadcastsmaybeaudibly
received.Batteriesshouldbereplacedatonce.
•Besuretokeepbatterycontactpartsclean.Dustaccumula-
tionsbetweenbatteriesandbatteryterminalsmayresultin
imperfectcontacts,andmayevenpreventtheunitfrom
operating.
Improperuseofbatteriesmaycauseleakageorexplosion.
Therefore,observethefollowingprecautions:
(1)Correctlyinsertbatterieswiththeirpolarityasindicatedon
theunit.
(2)Avoidusingnewbatteriesandoldonestogether— when
onebatteryneedstobereplaced,changeothersatthesame
time.
(3)Donotusebatteriesofdifferentkindstogether.Batteriesof
thesamesizemaydifferinvoltage.
(4)Removeallthebatteriesfromtheunitwhentheyareweakor
whennotinuseforextendedperiodoftime.
(5)Batteriesareavailableintwotypes:rechargeableandnon-
rechargeable.Beforeuse,carefullyreadthecautionsonthe
battery.
•PrecautionsforBatteryUse
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ACOPERATION
ACSUPPLYVOLTAGESELECTOR
Checkthesettingofthevoltageselectorbeforeconnecting
theACsupplyplugtoanACoutlet.Ifnecessary,changethe
settingasfollows:
WARNING
Whenthisunitisnotinuse,alsobeforeattemptingany
internalexamination,pullthemainsplugoutofthewall
socket.
Loosenthescrewofthesupplyvoltageselector.
Slidethepanelrightorleft,untilthecorrectvoltage
readingisseenoneitherside.Securethescrew.
CONNECTIONTOTHEACOUTLET
ConnecttheACsupplyleadtotheACsupplysocketofthe
unit.Then,connecttheACsupplyplugtoanACoutlet.
Supplyiseither110V- 1 27Vor220V- 240V.
•InsertingtheACsupplyleadintotheunitautomatically
disconnectsthebatteries.
•AnACpowersupplyshouldbeusedwheneverpossiblein
ordertoconservebatterypower.
•RemovethebatterieswhenusingtheACpowerfora long
time.
ACPLUGADAPTOR
Inareas(orcountries)whereanACoutletasshownin
illustration(3)isused,connecttheunitusingtheAC
plugadaptorsuppliedwiththeunit,asillustrated.The
ACplugadaptorisnotincludedinareaswheretheAC
walloutletandACsupplyplugcanbedirectlyconnected
(Seeillustrations(1)and(2)).
NoteforusersinAustralia:
AnACplugadaptorisnotincludedinunits,for
AustralianStandardplugisattachedtoanACcord
supplied.
AC110-127VAC220- 240V
CARBATTERYOPERATION
UsecarbatteryadaptorAD-118N(notsupplied),for12Vcar
battery.ConnectionoftheadaptortotheDC15Vinputon
therearpaneloftheunitandcigarettelightersocketofthe
carwillcutouttheinternalbatteries.
Thecenterpinisa negativepolarity.Usethespecifiedcar
batteryadaptorbecausepolarityisdifferentinmanufac-
turers.
CarbatteryadaptorAD-118N
(notsupplied)
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5
SPEAKERBOX
•SetthePOWERswitchtotheOFFpositionbeforeconnectingspeakers.
HOWTOINSTALLSPEAKERSTOTHE
UNIT
HOWTOUSESPEAKERSSEPARATELY
1Alignthegroovesofthespeakerboxtotheprotruding
portionofthemainbody.
2Lowerthespeakerboxuntilitbecomesthesameheight
tothemainbody.
1DisconnecttheplugsfromtheEXTSPsocketsattherear
oftheunit.
2Тоunlockthespeaker,slidetheRELEASEknobatthe
rearofthespeakerboxinthedirectionasshowninillust-
ration,andthenlifttheboxtoremoveitfromthemain
bodywhileholdingtheRELEASEknob.
CORRELATIONBETWEENSPEAKERSANDUNIT
•Thespeakers'maximuminputpoweris26W.
Donotconnectthespeakerstoanamplifierwitha maximum
outputpowerofmorethan26W,asthismaydamagethespeakers.
Caution
Donotshort-circuittheEXTSP(ExternalSpeaker)outputs
orleads,positiveandnegativepolalitiesatbothrightand/or
leftspeakers,sinceitmaydamagetheaudiooutputcircuitof
theamplifier.
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•Connectingspeakerswithlessthan8 ohmsimpedancetothe
unitmaydamagetheelectriccircuitryintheamplifiersection
oftheunit.
3Afterextendingthedesiredlengthofthespeakerleads,
connecttheplugstotheEXTSPsockets.
3OpenoutthetwospeakerleadsinordertoreachtheEXT
SPsockets.AndconnecttheplugstotheEXTSPsockets.
Putthespeakerleadsintothegroovesinthespeakerbox
andmainunitasshowninillustration.
RELEASEKnob

6COMMONFUNCTIONS
•POWERSWITCH
Beforestartinganyfunctionsuchasdecksandradio,set
thePOWERswitchtotheONposition.Ifthedeckisin
operation,turnthePOWERswitchoffafterstoppingtape
transportbypressingthe"±STOP/EJECTbutton.
ThedeckisnotturnedoffevenafterturningthePOWER
switchoffwhilethesleeptimerorautomaticONtimeris
in operation.
•DUBBINGSPEEDSWITCH
SetthisswitchtotheNORMALposition,exceptwhenusing
thehighspeeddubbingfunction.
IfyousetittotheHIGHpositionwhena tapeisplayed
back,theequalizercircuitforhighspeedoperationwillbe
actuatedandthehighrangeofthetapewillbereduced.
MECHANICALNOTES
NOTEFORSOFT-TOUCHMECHANISM
Whenthebatteriesaretooweak,theunitwillnotfunctionby
pressingthePLAY buttonor• RECbutton,andthenthe
•PLAY buttonor• RECbuttoncannotbereturnedcom-
pletelybypressingtheSTOP/EJECTbutton.Inthatcase,
changethebatteriesoruseanACsupplyleadwithoutopening
thecassettecompartment.
MODESELECTION
Beforechangingfromonemodetoanotherwhiletheunitisin
operationforrecording,playback,fastforwardorrewindmode,
presstheSTOP/EJECTbutton.
FortheAPLDoperation,itisnotnecessarytopressthe
STOP/EJECTbuttoninadvance: tosetitpresstheFFor
REWbutton.
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•VOLUMECONTROLS
Tocontroloutputsoundlevel,usetheLEFTVOLUME
controlforleftchannellevelandRIGHTVOLUMEcontrol
forrightchannellevel.
LOUDNESSCIRCUIT
Whenlisteningtotheradioora tapeatlowvolumesettings,
thebuilt-inloudnesscircuitisautomaticallyactivatedto
compensatefortonedeficiencies.
•GRAPHICEQUALIZERCONTROLS
•Bysettingall GRAPHICEQUALIZERcontrolstothe
centerposition,("0"position)thefrequencyresponse
becomeflat.
•Seta controlofa specificrangeupward(toward+10posi-
tion)toemphasizethesoundintheparticularrange,or
setitdownward(toward—10position)todiminishthe
sound.
•Ifthesoundistoobright,set1.8kHzand3.1kHzcontrols
downward.Then,itbecomelessbrightandcomfortableto
listento.
•Toreducetapehysteresisnoise,set10kHzand16kHzcon-
trolsdownwardaccordingly.
100Hz
Toemphasizeordiminishlowpitchsoundlikethatof
electricbase,pipeorganorbassdrum.
180Hz
Toemphasizeordiminishmiddlelowpitchsoundlikethatof
slidetrombone.
310Hz
Toemphasizeordiminishupperlowpitchsoundlikethatof
violoncelloorbassvoice.
550Hz
Toemphasizeordiminishmiddlepitchsoundwhichex-
pressesvolumeofthemusicandsoundlikethatofmale
vocals.
1kHz
Toemphasizeordiminishuppermiddlepitchsoundlikethat
ofpiano,brassinstrumentsorfemalevocals.
1.8kHz
Toemphasizeordiminishlowerhighpitchsoundlikethatof
percussioninstrumentsortrumpets.
3.1kHz
Toemphasizeordiminishmiddlehighpitchsoundlikethat
ofstringinstruments.
5.5kHz
Toemphasizeordiminishhighpitchsoundlikethatofhigh
rangeofstringinstruments.
10kHz
Toemphasizeordiminishupperhighpitchsoundlikethatof
cymbalsortriangles.
16kHz
Toemphasizeordiminishhighestpitchsoundlikethatof
highestpartofpipeorgan.
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7RADIOOPERATION
Refertotheinstructionsonpage8.
PresstheRADIObuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector.
SlidetheBANDselectortotheFM,AM,SW1orSW2posi-
tion.
RotatetheTUNINGcontroluntilthedesiredbroadcastis
received.TheFINETUNINGcontrolfunctionsonlyfor
SW1andSW2bands.
WiththeBANDselectorintheFMposition,settheFM
MODEswitchtotheSTEREOposition.
EvenwiththeFMMODEswitchinSTEREOposition,mono
broadcastscanbe.receivedifthestationisnottransmitting
astereoprogrammeatthattime.Ifstereoreceptionis
unsatisfactory,settheFMMODEswitchtotheMONO
position.
•Adjustvolumeandsoundquality(refertoinstructionsonpage
9).
•ADJUSTINGTHEANTENNAAdjusttheaerialappropriatelytoobtainthebestreceptiononthebandselected.
FMBROADCASTS
Raiseandextendthetelescopicrod
aerial.Adjustthepositionandlengthof
theantennauntilFMboradcastrecep-
tionsignalisatpeakstrength.
AMORSW1BROADCASTS
Turnorlocatetheunittoreceivepeak
signalstrengthoftheAMorSW1
broadcast.
SW1ORSW2BROADCASTS
Raiseandextendthetelescopicrod
aerialverticallytoitsfulllength.
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8LOADINGCASSETTETAPES
TAPESLACK
Tightenanyloosetapewitha pencilorball-pointpenbefore
insertingthecassetteintotheunit,asshownattheleft
figure.
LOADING
1PresstheSTOP/EJECTbuttonofDeck1 orDeck2
respectively.
2Loada cassettetapeintothecompartmentsothatthe
titleofthetapetobeusedisfacingoutwards.
Closethecompartmentlid.
SETTINGOFTAPESELECTORS
Theunitisfurnishedwithindependenttapeselectorswitches
forDeckrespectively.
Accordingtothedecktobeused,thedesignatedswitch
shouldbesettotheproperpositionbeforebeginningplay-
backorrecording,inordertomatchthebiasandequaliza-
tioncircuitswiththecassettetapebeingused.
•Refertothefollowingchart,andsettheswitchtotheappropriatesettings.Theunithasbeenadjustedto
matchthefollowingcassette
tapes.
•Normalandlow-noisetapes
....SharpSD,MaxellUD
•Metaltape....SharpMX,
MaxellMX
CassetteTapeSelection
•Useonlywell-knownbrandsoftape.
•UseofC-120(120minutes)cassettesisnotrecommended.
Theextremethinnessofthistapemayresultinbreakage
orotherproblems.
•Stretchedtapeswillrunatunevenspeedandwilldistort
anythingrecordedonthem.
NOTESFORSTORINGCASSETTETAPES
•Donotleavecassettesneartheobjectswithstrongmagnetic
field,suchasradio,TVsetsorloudspeakers.Strong
magneticfieldmayreducethetapesensitivityoreven
damagetherecordings.
•Donotstorecassettesforextendedperiodoftimeinhot,
moistordustyplaces.
Allcassettetapesareprovidedwithtabswhich,whenin
place,allowtapeerasure.Ifthetab(AorB/1or2)is
removed,thetapeonthatsidecannotberecordedorerased.
(The• RECORDbuttonwillnotfunction.)
Thetapecanbere-recordedorerasedbycoveringthetab
holeswithtape.
PROTECTINGCASSETTETAPEAGAINSTERASURE
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9CASSETTEPLAYBACK
•SincetrebleisemphasisedontapesrecordedwithDolbyNR
system,forplaybackofsuchtapeswiththisunit,lowering
trebleslightlywiththeGRAPHICEQUALIZERcontrols
makesforeasierlistening.
•Whenplayinga tapewithDeck1,settheDUBBINGSPEED
selectorswitchtotheNORMALposition.AttheHIGHposi-
tion,theequalizercircuitforhighspeedoperationisactivated
andthehighrangewillbelowered.
Loada pre-recordedcassetteintothecassettecompartment
ofDeck1 and/orDeck2 andsetthetapeselectorswitches
(refertoinstructionsonpage11).
Refertotheinstructionsonpage8.
PresstheTAPEbuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector.
INDIVIDUALPLAYBACK|
SettheCONTPLAYswitchtotheposition.
Pressthe• PLAYbuttonofDeck1 orDeck2 tobeginplay-
back.
SEQUENTIALPLAYBACK|
SequentialplaybackstartswithDeck1 firstandthenDeck2,
orviceversacanbeperformed.
PressthePLAY buttonoftheDecktobeplayedfirst.
Then,thefirstDeckwillstart.
SettheCONTPLAY switchtotheposition.
Pressthe• PLAY buttonoftheDecktobeplayedfinally.
(PlaybackoftheCassetteDecktobeplayedfinallywill
beginwhentheCassetteDeckplayedfirsthasended)
[SIMULTANEOUSPLAYBACK[
SettheCONTPLAY switchtothe[1]&/or[2]position.
Pressthe• PLAY buttonsofDeck1 andDeck2 simultane-
ously.
Thestereoaudioreproductionfrombothcassetteswillbe
mixedandreproducedconcurrentlyfromthespeakers.
•Adjustvolumeandsoundquality(refertoinstructionsonpage
9.)
TOINTERRUPTPLAYBACK
PresstheIIPAUSEbuttontodiscontinueplaybacktemporarily.
Thetapewillstopatthepointwherethisbuttonispressed.The
playbackwillberesumedfromthispointwhentheIIPAUSE
buttonispressedagain.
HOWTOSTOPTHETAPE
Tostopthetapewhentheunitisintherecording,playback,fast
forward,rewindorAPLDmode,pressthe
button.
FULLAUTOSTOPSYSTEM
Whenthetapeisreachedtotheendwhiletheunitisinthe
recording,playback,fastforward,rewindmode,thefullauto
stopsystemisactivated,anditautomaticallysetthedecktothe
stopmode.
•Theauto-stopsystemmaynotbefunctionedwhentheunitis
batterypoweredandthebatteriesareweak.
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APLD(AutoProgramLocateDevice)andAPPS(AutoProgramPauseSystem)
SHARPhassolvedoneofthemaindrawbacksofcassetteplayincomparisonwithrecordplay:Thatoffindingthebeginning
orendofa selection.Toeliminatetheneedfortrial,erroranddelay,APLDwasdevelopedtoautomaticallyscana tapefor
theblankspacebetweenrecording,andtoeitherstartplaybackfromthebeginningoftherecordingfollowingthespace.
ByusingtheAPPS,desirednumberofmusicscanbereproducedandthentheunitissettopausemodeautomatically.
APLD/APPSisavailableonlyonDeck1.
APLDOPERATION-
»«А||
•InordertochangesearchdirectionoftheAPLD,pressthe
STOP/EJECTbuttonfirsttostoptapetransportand
performallstepsforAPLDoperationagain.
APPSOPERATION
1Countthenumberofblankspaces(musicalgaps)onthe
tapebetweenthecurrenttapepositionandthedesired
selection.
EnterthatnumberintomemorybypressingtheSET
buttonthesamenumberoftimes.Thecorresponding
APLD/APPSindicatorwillilluminate.
•ItisnecessarytoentertheAPLDnumberonlywhen
wishingtoskipmorethanonespaceonthetape.
•WhenpressingtheCLEARbutton,theAPLD/APPS
indicatorwillextinguish.
2Ifthedeck1 isnotintheplaybackmode,press
PLAYbutton.
3Pressthebuttoniftheblankspaceorspacesare
searchedforward.Pressthebuttoniftheyare
searchedbackward.
4InordertodiscontinueAPLDoperationinprogress,
presstheCLEARbutton,andthedeckwillreturntothe
playingmode
5WhenDeck1 reachesthedesiredspacebetweenselec-
tions,itwillautomaticallyreleasethebuttonor
buttonandstartplaybackofthedesiredselec-
tion.
APLDPauseControl:
Ifitisdesiredtostopthetapeatthebeginningoftheselec-
tion,presstheIIPAUSEbuttonpriortoperformingthe
APLDoperations.
Pressthe• PLAYbuttonofDeck1 tostartplayback.
Countthenumberofselectionstobeplayedback,and
enterthatnumberintomemorybypressingtheSET
buttonthesamenumberoftimes.
•Asspacesarepassedduringplayback,theindicator
showsthenumberofselectionsremainingtobeplayed.
•PresstheCLEARbuttontoreleasetheAPPSfunction,
andstartnormalplaybackfromthepoint.
Whenthelastselectionisreachedtotheend,thetapewill
stopautomatically,andtheENDPAUSEindicatorwill
illuminate.Thebuttonwillnotbereleased.
ReleasetheENDPAUSEfunctionbypressingthe
CLEARbutton.WhiletheENDPAUSEindicatorillumi-
nates,Deck1 andDeck2 willnotfunction.
•Otheroperationsuchascassettetapeejectionhastobe
doneaftertheAPPSisfinishedandtheunitisinthe
pausemode,theSTOP/EJECTbuttonfortheDeck
1and2 havetobepressedbeforetheoperation.
•TheAPLD/APPScanonlyaccommodatenumbersupto5.To
locateselectionseparatedbymorethan5 spaces,havethe
APLD/APPSlocatethefifthspace,thereactivateforthe
additionalnumberofspacesnecessarytoreachthedesired
selection.
•YoucanchangetheAPLD/APPSnumberswhileAPLD/APPS
isfunctioning.
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vNotes
ForAPLD
•WhentheAPLDisfunctioning(searchingfora programmed
itemforwardorreverse),thespeakersmayemita lighthigh-
pitchedsound.Thisisnotduetoanymalfunctionoftheunit.
ForAPPS
•DonotallowtheAPPSfunctiontoremainengagedforex-
tendedperiodasitmaydamagethetapeorpinchroller.When
playbackshallnotbecontinued,pressthe
button,andalsopresstheCLEARbutton.
•Attimesofsimultaneousplayback,ordubbingfromDeck1 to
Deck2,iftheAPPSisactivated,bothdeckswillbestopped.
•Whenthemusicisgraduallyfadedout,theAPPSmaybeacti-
vatedbeforetheendofthemusic.
•WhenpressingtheIIPAUSEbuttonor
buttonaftersettingtheAPPSmusicnumber,thenumber
willdecreasebyone.
Ifonlyonemusicnumberisset,theENDPAUSEindicator
willilluminate.Inthiscase,presstheCLEARbutton.
ForbothAPLDandAPPS
•IftheAPLD/APPSfunctionisactivatedneartheendofa
selection,oneprogrammemaybeskipped.Checkbywatching
theAPLD/APPSindicatorasitisdisplayed.
•TheAPLD/APPSmaynotfunctionperfectlyatall timeswith
tapecontainingthefollowingcharacteristics:
a.Therecordedsignalonthetapeisofanintermittentnature
(speech,musicwithsilentpassagesetc.).
b.Therecordedsignalonthetapecontainssoftclassical
music,soloperformance,modernjazz,etc.
сTherecordedsignalonthetapeisoflowstrength.
d.Therecordedprogrammeitemsareseparatedbylessthana
three-secondspaces(duringwhichthereoccursnosignal).
e.Therecordedprogrammeitemsareseparatedbyspaces
whicharenotfreeofnoiseorstraysignals.
•Avoidleavingtheunitinthevicinityofpowerfulmagnetic
fields,suchasthosegeneratedbyTVsets,dynamosorother
electricalappliances.
FASTFORWARDORREWIND:DECK1 ANDDECK2
•Pressthebuttonifthedeckisin a mode
otherthanneutral.
FastForward
Inordertorapidlyadvancethetapeinthesamedirectionas
playback,pressthebutton.
Rewind
Torewindthetapeintheoppositedirectiontoplayback,
pressthebutton.
AutoStop
Theunitautomaticallyreturnstothestopmodewhenthe
tapeisreachedtotheend.
HowtoStopTape
Tostopthetapewhentheunitisinthefastforwardor
rewindmode,pressthebutton.
•Forfastforwardwindingorrewindingofshortsectionsof
thetape,theCUEandREVIEWfunctionsmaybeused,
accordingly
CUE
DuringplaybackonDeck2,pressthebuttonto,
advancethetapeinthesamedirectionasplayback.
REVIEW
DuringplaybackonDeck2,pressthebuttonto
rewindshortsectionsofthetape.
•FastWindingwillcontinueaslongasthebuttonis
pressedandplaybackwillberesumedfromthepointwhere
thebuttonisreleased.
CUEANDREVIEW(SKIPPING):PossibleonlyforDeck2
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10RECORDING
RECORDINGFROMTHEBUILT-INRADIO
•Whenrecordingimportantselections,besuretomakea pre-
liminarytesttoensurethatthedesiredmaterialisbeing
properlyrecorded.
•TheALC(AutomaticRecordLevelControl)circuitauto-
maticallycontrolsthelevelofinputsignalstrengthusedfor
recording.
Loada cassetteintotheDeck2 cassettecompartment(refer
toinstructionsonpage11).Makesurethattheprotection
tabsareintact(refertopage11).
SetthetapeselectorswitchesofDeck2 totheirproper
position.
Tuneintothedesiredstation(refertoinstructionsonpage
10.)
PresstheIIPAUSEbuttonofDeck2.Pressthebutton.Thiswillalsoengagethe
PLAYbutton.
PresstheIIPAUSEbuttonagaintoreleaseitandbeginre-
cording.
•TheVOLUMEandGRAPHICEQUALIZERcontrolsmaybe
adjustedwithouteffectingtherecordingleveloftheinput
signal.
TOPAUSERECORDING
PresstheIIPAUSEbutton.
Thetapewillstopatthispoint.Toresumerecordingfromthe
samepoint,releasetheIIPAUSEbuttonbypressingitagain.
AFTERUSE
Allbuttonswillbereleasedautomaticallywhenthetapeis
reachedtotheend.However,radioreceptionwillcontinue,
uninterrupted.Ifitisdesiredtoturntheradiooffatthistime,
setthePOWERswitchtotheOFFposition.
DIGITALTAPECOUNTER(functiononlywithDeck2)
PresstheRESETbuttonatthesideof
thecountertoresetitto"000".The
counterwilladvancewhilerecordingor
playback,anditprovidesa useful
eferenceduringtheseoperations.
BEATCANCELSWITCH(onrearpanel)
BEATCANCEL
WhenAM,SW1orSW2radioreception
ishamperedbyinterference,setthe
BEATCANCEL switchonthebackof
theunittooneofthefollowingposi-
tions:А,В orС bywhichtheinterfer-
encewillbereducedapparently.
MAKINGBLANKSPACESFORAPLDANDAPPS
TooperatetheAPLD/APPScorrectly,theremustbea spaceof
atleast4-seconddurationbetweeneachitemonthetape.In
ordertoeditblank(non-signalspace)onthetape,followthe
instructionsbelow.
•ChecktoensurethatDeck1 isoutofoperation.
1PresstheIIPAUSEbuttononDeck2 attheendofrecording.
2PresstheTAPEbuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector.
RemovethemicrophonesfromtheEXTMICsocketswhen
connected.
3PressthebuttononDeck2 toreleasethepause
function,andrunthetapeforabout5 seconds.
4PressthebuttononDeck2 tostopthetape.The
Spaceisnoweditedontothecassettetaperecording.
5PressthedesiredbuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector,and
presstheIIPAUSEbuttontoreleaseitandbeginrecording
ofthenextselection.
•Performsteps1 — 4 toeditspacesbetweenselectionssothat
thetapemaybeusedforfutureAPLD/APPSoperation.
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•RecordingispossibleonlyDeck2.

ERASINGRECORDEDTAPES
Previouslyrecordedmaterialswillbeerasedautomatically
whenevernewmaterialsarere-recordedontothetape.Ifit
isdesiredtoerasea previouslyrecordedtapewithoutrecord-
ingoverit,followtheinstructionsbelow.
•ChecktoensurethatDeck1 isoutofoperation.
•DonotconnectanymicrophonestotheEXTMICsockets.
|Loada tapetobeerasedintothecassettecompartmentof
Deck2.
2PresstheTAPEbuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector.
3Pressthebutton.Thiswillautomatically
engagethebuttonandbeginerasingthetape.
DUBBINGFROMDECK1 TODECK2 •Normalspeeddubbingaswellashigh-speeddubbingmay
beperformedwiththisunit.
Loada pre-recordedcassettetapeintothecassettecompart-
mentofDeck1,anda cassettetapetoberecordedintothe
cassettecompartmentofDeck2.
SettheTAPEselectorsofDeck1 andDeck2 totheir
properpositions(refertoinstructionsonpage11).
•DonotconnectanymicrophonestotheEXTMICsockets.
SettheCONTPLAYswitchtothe[1]&/or[2]position.
PresstheTAPEbuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector.
SettheDUBBINGSPEEDselectortoeitherthe
NORMALorHIGHspeedposition.
TheNORMALpositionpermitstodubatthenormal
speed.
TheHIGHpositionpermitstodubattwicethenormal
speed.
•DonotchangethesettingoftheDUBBINGSPEED
selectorduringdubbing.
PresstheDUBBINGSTARTbutton.Thebutton
ofDeck1,buttonandbuttonof
Deck2 areautomaticallypressed.
Forrestoftheoperations,refertotherecordingsectionon
thepreviouspage.
DUBBINGWITHAPLDANDAPPSFUNCTIONS
CertainselectedmaterialscanbedubbedbyusingtheAPLD
orAPPSfunctiontolocateeachdesiredselection.
|Performsteps1 - 3 ofDUBBINGFROMDECK1 TO
DECK2 topreparetheunitfordubbing.
2Locatethebeginningofthedesiredselectionbyusingthe
APLD(refertopage13).
3Setthedesirednumberofselectionstobedubbedwith
theSETbutton(refertoinstructionsforAPPSOPERA-
TIONonpage13).
4PresstheDUBBINGSTARTbutton.
5Uponconclusionofdubbingofthepresetselections,the
tapesonDeck1 andDeck2 willsimultaneouslystopand
theENDPAUSEindicatorilluminates.
6PressthebuttonofDeck1 and2.
7Toperformdubbingofsubsequentselections,repeat
Steps1 - 6.
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11 HOWTOUSEBUILT-INTIMER
Tolistentothebuilt-inradiobyturningiton,torecordradioprogrammesortoplaybacka cassettetapeat
desiredtime.
Inordertorecordorplaybacka tape,loadthetapeintothe
compartment.Andinordertolistentotheradio,setthe
POWERswitchtotheONpositionandtuneintothedesired
radiostation.
SettheTIMER/CLOCK/SLEEPselectortotheTIMER
position.Lowerdotofthecolonbetweenhourandminute
digitsgoesout.
Setthetimertodesiredtimewhichappearsonthedisplay
panelbypressingtheHOURbuttonandMINUTEbutton.
SettheTIMERswitchtotheONposition.
Thenmarkappearsonthedisplaypanel.
SetthePOWERswitchtotheOFFposition.
Uptothisoperation,theradiocanbeturnedonauto-
maticallyatdesiredtime.
Torecordradioprogrammes|
Pressthe• RECORDbutton.
Toplaybacka cassettetape
PressthebuttonofDeck1 or2.
6Theunitstartsplayingorrecordingradioprogrammesor
reproducingthetapeautomaticallyatdesiredtime.
7Theunitisturnedoffautomaticallyat64minutesafter
desiredtime.
•Iftheunithastobeturnedoffwithin64minutes,setthe
TIMERswitchtotheOFFposition.(OncetheTIMERswitch
isturnedoff,thetimerwillnotbeactivatedagainevenifthe
TIMERswitchwillbeturnedonagain.)ifthecassettedeckis
inoperationforplaybackorrecording,pressthe
EJECTbuttonfirstandthenturntheTIMERswitchoff.
•TheunitmaynotbeturnedoffiftheTIMERswitchisturned
offonceandturnedonagainforsettingwake-uptimerforthe
nextday.Thisisbecausethesleeptimerisnotclearedto
"00"time.
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Toturntheunitoffatdesiredtimewithin64minutes
•Theradiocanbeturnedoffautomatically,orcassettedeckcan
bestoppedandthentheunitcanbeturnedoffautomatically
afterrecordingorreproducing.
•Thetimercanbeseteithertheunitisinoperationoritisout
ofoperation.
SettheTIMER/CLOCK/SLEEPselectortotheSLEEP
position.Upperdotofthecolonbetweenhourandminute
digitsgoesout.
•TosettheSelectortotheSLEEP
position,slidetheselectorknobtoward
therightwhilepressingthebuttonon
therightsideoftheSelector.
WhentheSelectorissettotheCLOCK
orTIMERpositionagain,thebutton
ontherightsideoftheSelectordoes
nothavetobepressed.
PresstheMINUTEbuttonto settheSLEEPtimerto desired
periodoftime.
•Thetimedecreasesa minuteata timeifthebuttonis
pressed.
•Ifthebuttonispressedformorethantwoseconds,the
timedecreasescontinuously.
•Ifdesiredperiodoftimeis64minutes,donotpressthe
button.
Donotsettheperiodoftimeshorterthan
cassetterecordingtime.Besuretosetthe
timewhichislongenoughtostopthetape
byauto-stop,andthenturntheunitoffby
thetimer.
SettheSLEEPswitchtotheONposition.Thenthetimer
startscountingdown.
SetthePOWERswitchtotheOFFposition.
Theunitwillbeturnedoffaftertheperiodsetislapsed.
TheSLEEPtimercanbesetagainto64minutesafterturning
theunitoffautomaticallybysettingtheTIMER/CLOCK/
SLEEPselectortotheCLOCKortheTIMERpositiononce
andthenbacktotheSLEEPposition.
•DuringSLEEPtimeroperation,currenttimeorTIMERset
timecanbedisplayedbychangingtheTIMER/CLOCK/SLEEP
selectortoeithertheCLOCKorTIMERposition.TheSLEEP
operationisstillactivewhiledisplayingthoseanditcanbe
restoredbyselectingbacktotheSLEEPmode.
ToturntheradiooffautomaticallybytheSLEEPtimerandthenturnitonautomaticallyagainbythe
AutomaticONTIMER.
1SettheAutomaticONTIMERasdescribedinsteps1 to4
onthepreviouspage.
2SettheSLEEPtimerasdescribedinsteps1 to3 onthis
pageforautomaticturnofftime.
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12USEWITHMICROPHONES(notsupplied)
•Microphoneshavetobe400ohmsto3 kiloohmsimpedance
andequippedwitha 6.3mmdiameterplug.
•Howlmayoccurwhenincreasingthevolumetoomuch.In
sucha case,decreasethevolumeorplacethemicrophonesas
faraspossiblefromthespeakers.
Ifhowloccurs,theALCcircuitoperatesandthesoundofa
microphonebecomessmallfora while.
•SettheDUBBINGSPEEDswitchtotheNORMALposition
beforeusingthemicrophone.Whensettingtheswitchtothe
HIGHposition,nosoundcanbeintroducedfromthemicro-
phone.
RECORDINGFROMMICROPHONES
•ChecktoensurethatDeck1 isinthestopmode.
1ConnecttwomicrophoneplugstotheMICright-handsocket
(R)andtheMICleft-handsocket(L).
•Intheeventthata microphoneisconnectedonlytothe
rightorleftsocket,soundfromthemicrophonewillbe
recordedfromthatchannelalone.
2PresstheTAPEbuttonoftheFUNCTIONselector.
3Performsteps2 totheendoftheinstructionforRECORD-
INGFROMTHEBUILT-INRADIOonpage15.
MIXINGOFMICROCHONESWITHRADIO,TAPEOREXTERNALUNITS
1Connectthemicrophones(oneortwo)totheEXTMIC
sockets.
2Adjustvolumeandsoundquality(refertoinstructionson
page9).
3Let'ssinga songtotheaccompanimentoftheexternalunits:
tapes,orradiobroadcasts.
TORECORD
PresstheTAPEbuttonofFUNCTIONselector.
Performsteps2 totheendoftheinstructionforRECORDING
FROMTHEBUILT-INRADIOonpage15.
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