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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OPERATIONMANUALshouldbeimpliedasgivingthat
authority.
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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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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