Sharp WF-939ZP User manual

ENGLISH
INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforpurchasingthisSHARPProduct.Wehopeitwill
giveyoumanyyearsoftrouble-freeenjoyment.Butforthebest
performance,readthisManualcarefully.Itwillguideyouin
operatingyourSHARPproduct.
CONTENTS
Page
SPECIALNOTES1
CAUTIONS1
NAMEOFCONTROLS2-3
POWERSOURCE4
•ACpower4
•Batterypower4
•Carbatterypower4
SPEAKERS5
•Mountingthespeakers5
•Removingthespeakers5
SETTINGTHECLOCK5
RADIOOPERATION6
SOUNDCONTROL6
•Volume6
•Graphicequalizer6
•Spectrumanalyzer6
CASSETTEOPERATION7
PLAYBACK8-10
•Autoreverse8
•Continuousplayback9
•APLD/APPS/APSS9
•Cueandreview10
SPECIALNOTES
Note:
Audio-visualmaterialmayconsistofcopyrightedworkswhich
mustnotberecordedwithouttheauthorityoftheownerof
thecopyright.Pleaserefertorelevantlawinyourcountry.
•Thelastletterofthemodelnameonthecatalogue,pack-
ingcase,etc.indicatesthecolouroftheproduct.Operations
andSpecificationsarethesameforallunitsregardlessofthe
cabinetcolour.
•Carbatteryadaptor,microphone,headphones,cottonswab
anddemagnetisermentionedinthisOperationManualarenot
includedinthisunit.
CAUTIONS
•Donotuseoil,solvents,benzine,paintthinnerandinsecti-
cidesonunit.
•Donotexposeunittomoistureortemperatureshigherthan
60°C(140°F).
•Keepunitawayfromstrongmagnetism,excessivedustor
humidity.
•HoldACpowerplugbyheadwhenremovingfromACout-
let,sincepullingleadcandamageinternalstrands.
•RemoveACpowerleadbeforecleaninginternals.Referall
servicingtoSharppersonnel,sinceremovingunit'scover
presentsshockhazard.
•Usingnon-specifiedACmainsvoltagesmaydamageunit.
SharpisNOTresponsiblefordamagefromimproperuse.
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RECORDING10-11
•Radio10
•Dubbing10
•ToskipanundesirableprogrammewithAPLDandAPPSdur-
ingdubbing11
•MakingblankspacesforAPLDandAPPS11
•Erasingrecordedtapes11
•Digitaltapecounter11
MIXINGMICROPHONE11
HEADPHONES11
HOWTOUSETHEBUILT-INTIMER12
•Listeningtotheradio,recordingradioprogrammes,playing
atape12
•Toturnoffata presettimelessthan64minutes12
•ToturntheradiooffwithSLEEPandonagainwiththe
TIMER12
USEWITHEXTERNALAUDIOCOMPONENTS13
•Turntableorcompactdiscplayer13
•Usinganexternalamplifier13
MAINTENANCE14
•Internalcare14
•Externalcare14
SPECIFICATIONS14

NAMEOFCONTROLS
1.Hour/SleepOffButton- HOUR/OFF
2.ClockAdjustButton-CLOCK
3.MinuteButton- MINUTE
4.Clock/TimerDisplay
5.TimerAdjustButton- TIMER
6.SleepOnButton- SLEEP/ON
7.Tape1)TapeSwitch- TAPE1
8.Tape2)TapeSwitches- TAPE2
9.DubbingSwitch- DUBBINGSPEED
10.FunctionSwitches- FUNCTION
(DonotpressmorethantwoFUNCTION
switchesatonce.)
11.RadioBandSelector- BAND
SELECTOR
12.FMModeSwitch- FMMODE
13.TuningControl- TUNING
14.FineTuningControl- FINETUNING
15.TimerOn/OffSwitch- TIMER
16.PowerSwitch-POWER
17.VolumeControls- VOLUME
18.TapeCounterandResetButton-
TAPECOUNTER
19.MicrophoneSockets- MIC
20.HeadphonesSocket- PHONES
21.Tape2)DirectionSwitch-
DIRECTION
22.Tape2)ReverseModeSwitch- REV
MODE
23.GraphicEqualizer- GRAPHIC
EQUALIZER
24.Tape1)DirectionSwitch-
DIRECTION
25.Tape1)ReverseModeSwitch- REV
MODE
26.DubbingStartButton- DUBBING
START
27.APLD/APPSClearButton- CLEAR
28.APLD/APPSSetButton- SET
29.APLD/APPSSetIndicators
30.APPSEndPauseIndicator- END
PAUSE
31.FMStereoIndicator- FMST
32.SleepIndicator- SLEEP
33.PowerIndicator- POWER
34.SpectrumAnalyzer- SPECTRUM
ANALYZER

35.SuperTweeter
36.Tweeter
37.Woofer
38.CassetteCompartment
39.PauseButton- PAUSEI I
40.Stop/EjectButton- STOP/EJECT•
41.FastWindButtons-
42.PlayButton- PLAY•
43.RecordButton- RECORD•
44.PauseButton- PAUSEII
45.Stop/EjectButton- STOP/EJECT•
46.FastWindButtons-
47.PlayButton- PLAY•
48.PlayButton(Auto-Reversecontinu-
ingtoTAPE2)
49.CassetteCompartment
50.SpeakerReleaseLever
51.FM/SW1/SW2TelescopicRod
Antenna
52.LineOutputSockets- LINEOUT
53.InputSelector- INPUT
54.LineInputSockets
55.EarthTerminal- GND(PHONO)
56.BeatCancelSwitch- BEATCANCEL
57.ExternalSpeakerTerminals-
SPEAKERS
58.SpeakerReleaseLever
59.ACPowerInput
60.ExternalDCPowerInput- DC15V
61.TimerandMainBatteryCom-
partment

POWERSOURCE
•ACPower
1SetACvoltageselectortothevoltageinyourarea.Loos-
enscrewsecuringvoltageselectorpanel,slidepaneluntilcor-
rectvoltagerangeappears,andtightenscrew.
2ConnectACpowerleadtoACpowerinput,thenconnect
ACpowerleadplugtoanACoutlet.
•Whenthisunitisnotinuse,alsobeforeattemptinganyin-
ternalexamination,pullthemainsplugoutoftheACoutlet.
•ACPlugAdaptor
Inareas(orcountries)whereanACoutletasshowninillustra-
tionisused,connecttheunitusingtheACplugadaptorsup-
pliedwiththeunitasillustrated.
•BatteryPower
1RemoveACpowerlead,andremovebatterycompartment
cover.
2Load10UM/SUM-1orR 20batteriesintothemainbat-
terycompartmentand1 UM/SUM-3orR 6 batteryintothetimer
batterycompartment,observingthepolarityshownontherear
panelandinsidethebatterycompartment.
3Replacebatterycompartmentcover.
Noteformainbatteries
•Replacebatteriesifrecordingsstartdistorting.
•Replaceall batteriesatsametime.
•Removebatteriesifunitisnotinuse.
•UsingACpowerleaddisconnectsbatteries.
•Don'tmixnormalbatterieswithNi-Cd,alkaline,orother
types.
•Whenthebatteriesbecomeweak,recordingmaybecome
impossible,eventhoughradiobroadcastsmaybe audible.All
batteriesshouldbereplacedatonce.
Notefortimerbattery
•Normalbatterylifeisapproximatelyoneyear.Replacethe
batterywhentheclock/timerdisplaydims.
•Besuretoinsertthebatterywithpolaritiesproperlyaligned.
Improperinsertionmaydamagethetimeranddisplay.
CarBatteryPower
Thisunitcanbeoperatedincarswitha DC12Vbatteryand
anegativeground.Forthispurpose,usecarbatteryadaptor
(notsupplied).ThecentrepinoftheDC1 5 V socketisa nega-
tivepolarity.
Attachthecarbatteryadaptorasshownatleft.
•Usingcarbatteryadaptordisconnectsbatteries.

SPEAKERS
1Alignthechannelsonthespeakerswiththeguidesonthe
mainunit.
2Slidethespeakersdownintopositionuntilthetopsofthe
speakersandmainunitareflush.
3Slidethereleaseleverasshownintheillustrationtolock
thespeaker.
4PullthespeakerleadsoutenoughtoreachtheSPEAKERS
terminals.Connecttheleadswiththestripetothe(-)andthe
otherleadstothe(+)terminals.Fitthespeakerleadsintothe
channelsinthespeakersandmainunit.
•Removingthespeakers
1DisconnecttheleadsfromtheSPEAKERSterminals.
2Slidethereleaseleverasshownintheillustrationtoun-
lockthespeaker,andthenpullthespeakersupandoffthemain
unit.
3Pullthespeakerleadsoutasfarasnecessaryandconnect
themtotheSPEAKERSterminals.
SETTINGTHECLOCK
TurnthePOWERswitchOFF/SLEEPbeforeconnectingthespeakers.
Caution
•Maximumspeakerinputis100W (PMPO)or26W (RMS).
Thespeakerscouldbedamagedifusedwithanamplifierproducinggreaterthan100W (PMPO)or26W (RMS).
•Donotshortcircuittheamplifierspeakeroutputsorspeakerinputsasthiscoulddamagetheamplifierand/orspeakers.
•Speakerswithlessthan8 ohmsimpedanceshouldnotbeusedastheamplifiercouldbedamaged.
1WhilepressingtheCLOCKbuttonwitha penciltiporsimi-
larobject,presstheHOURbuttontosetthehour.Nextpress
theMINUTEbuttontosettheminutes.
2PresstheCLOCKbuttonagaintostarttheclockfromthe
"00"second.
HOURandMINUTEbuttons
Pressoncetoadvanceonedigit.Holddepressedformorethan
twosecondstoadvancecontinuously.
•Mountingthespeakers

RADIOOPERATION
1Turnthepowerswitchon.
2SetFUNCTIONswitchtoRADIO.
3SetBANDswitchto FM,MW,SW1,or SW2.
4UseTUNINGcontroltotunethedesiredstation.
TheFINETUNINGcontrolfunctionsonlyforSW1andSW2
bands.
5ForFMbroadcasts,raiseandextendtelescopicrodanten-
na,thenadjustpositionandlengthforbestreception.ForSW1
orSW2,raiseantennaverticallytofullheight.ForMWorSW1,
moveandrotateunitforbestsound.
6SetFMMODEswitchtoSTEREOforFMstereo;ifsound
ispoor,setFMMODEswitchtoMONO.
7SetPOWERswitchtoOFF/SLEEP.
AerialAdjustmentInstructions
ForReceivingFMBroadcasts
Raiseandextendthetelescopic
rodantenna.Adjusttheposi-
tionandlengthoftheantenna
untilFMbroadcastreception
isbest.
ForReceivingSW1orSW2
Broadcasts
Raiseandextendthetelescopic
rodantennaverticallytoitsfull
length.
ForReceivingMWBroadcasts
Rotateorlocatetheunitto
receivepeaksignalstrengthof
theMWbroadcast.
SOUNDCONTROL
MovingVOLUMEcontrols(LEFTandRIGHT)towardsMAXin-
creaseslisteninglevel,andMINdecreaseslevel.
Theloudnesscircuitisactivatedwhenthevolumeislowto
emphasizehighsandlows.
Movinga controlforanyfrequencytoward+ 10boostslevel
forthatfrequency,and-10lowerslevel.
Thespectrumanalyzerindicatesthefrequencybandoftheplay-
backsource.Adjustmentsmadewiththegraphicequalizerwill
bereflectedinthespectrumanalyzer.
•Volume
•Graphicequalizer
•Spectrumanalyzer

CASSETTEOPERATION
•Besuretousequalitytapesforbestresults.
•TheuseoftapeslongerthanC-90(90minutes)isnot
recommended.
•Beforeloadingtapeintocassettecompartment,tighten
slacktapewithpenorpencil.
•Cassetteshaveremovabletabswhichallowrecordingto
takeplace.Removingtabontopleftprotectssidefacingup
fromerasure.Covertabholeswithadhesivetapetoeraseor
recordagain.
•TAPE1:Playbackonly.
TAPE2:Playbackorrecording.
(1)IfPLAYispressedandSTOP/EJECTisthenpressedwhile
thereisnopower(ACcordisnotconnected,nobatteriesin-
stalled)andthepoweristhenturnedonandFASTWINDis
pressed,thetapewillmomentarilyadvanceatnormalplay-
backspeedwithaudiooutputbeforefast-forwardingbegins.
(2)Whenbatterypowerdrops,thetapemaynotadvanceeven
ifRECORDorPLAYispressed.Also,thecassettecompart-
mentmaynotopenwhenSTOP/EJECTispressed.Replace
thebatteriesorusetheACcord.
TAPE1 andTAPE2 functionsdiffer.Refertothetablebelowforproperuseanddifferentia-
tionoftapefunctions.
FUNCTION
Auto-reversefromA-B
Singlesideplay
SwitchingsidesA-B
APLD/APPS/APSS
FASTWIND
Recording
FullAuto-Stop
Dubbing
ContinuousPlay
TAPE1
SidesA-Bareplayedcontinuouslyuntil
STOP/EJECTispressedwhentheREVMODE
switchisat
PressthebuttontoplaysidesA andВ andthen
stop.
PossiblewhentheREVMODEswitchisat
Playbackcanbeswitchedtoeitherdirection.
•Whenispressedforone-cycleautoreverse,
playbackwillnotproceed fromsideВ toA.
Possible
Possible
Impossible
TAPE2
SidesA-Bareplayedcontinuouslyuntil
STOP/EJECTispressedwhentheREVMODE
switchisat
PossiblewhentheREVMODEswitchisat
Eithersidecanbeselectedduringplayback;
switchingfromВ toA duringrecordingisnot
possible.
Impossible
Possible
Recordingandplaybackarepossible.
Allbuttonsareresetattheendofthetapeinallmodesexceptcontinuousautoreverse.
PossiblefromTAPE1 toTAPE2 (High/Normal).
Combinedauto-reverseispossiblefromTAPE1 toTAPE2.
Thefollowingmayoccurduetotheuseof
soft-touchcontrols.Notethatthesearenot
malfunctions.

PLAYBACK
•Whenplayinga tapeonTAPE1,settheDUBBINGSPEED
selectortoNORMAL.Theequalizercircuitforhighspeeddub-
bingwillattenuatethehighendwhenplayingtapeswiththe
DUBBINGSPEEDselectoratHIGH.
•PlaybackalwaysstartsfromsideA whenthetapeis
stopped.
1Turnthepoweron.
2SetFUNCTIONswitchtoTAPE.
3PressSTOP/EJECTbuttonandloadcassetteintoTAPE1
or2 cassettecompartment.
4SetTAPEswitchesforTAPE1 or2 totheproperposition.
•TurntheMETALselectoroffwhenusingnormalorchrome
tapeinTAPE2.
5PressPLAYbuttonofTAPE1 or2.
ОAdvancetapetotheplaceyouwantbypressing
STOP/EJECTbuttonfirst,thenFASTWINDbutton.
7PressSTOP/EJECTbutton,thenPLAYbutton.Ifyouwent
toofar,pressSTOP/EJECTbutton,thenFASTWIND
button.
ОRepeatsteps6 and7 untilthedesiredselectionislocated.
Whenyou'refinished,pressSTOP/EJECTbuttontostopand
toejecttape.Replacetapeincase.
Note:
Whilefastwindingoperationisinprogress,theFASTWIND
buttonwillnotbereleasedwhenthetapeendisreachedifthe
PAUSEbuttonispressed.Inthiscase,presstheSTOP/EJECT
button.
2TAPE2
PressPLAYandlifttheREVMODEswitchforone-way
playback.
PressPLAYandthenlowertheREVMODEswitchforcontinu-
ousautoreverse.
PressDIRECTIONtoselectsideB,andpressitagainforsideA.
•Autoreverse
•Alsofunctionsforrecording.
1ТАРЕ1
PressandlowertheREVMODEswitchforone-cycleauto
reverse.
PressPLAYandlowertheREVMODEswitchforcontinuous
autoreverse.
Forone-wayplayback,lifttheREVMODEswitch.
PressDIRECTIONtoselectsideB,andpressitagainforside
A.Inonecycleautoreverse,andPLAYwillpopupafterone
cycleiscompleted.IflisteningtosideB,sideA cannotbeplayed
byresettingtheDIRECTIONselector(thetapewillstopifDIREC-
TIONissettoA).

•Continuousplayback
1PressforTAPE1.ThisalsoengagesthePLAYbutton.
2PressPLAYbuttonofTAPE2.
ОAutoreverseandcontinuousplaybackcancombine.
•PlaybackofTAPE2 willbeginautomaticallyifTAPE1 is
playedthroughsideA andtotheendofsideB.
•TheaudioofbothtapescanbemixedbypressingthePLAY
buttonofTAPE1 whilelisteningtoTAPE2.
•PressingthebuttonofTAPE1 willnotsetthecontinu-
ousplaymodeifTAPE2 playbackisalreadyinprogress.
AutomaticProgramLocateDevice(APLD)
1Countthenumberofgapsbetweenthecurrentselection
andthedesiredselection.PressSETthesamenumberoftimes.
TheAPLD/APPSindicatorwilllight.
•EntertheAPLDnumberonlytoskipmorethanone
selection.
2IfTAPE1 isnotintheplaybackmode,pressPLAY.
3DuringsideA playback,pressFASTWINDtosearch
forward,orFASTWINDtosearchback.
DuringsideВ playback,pressFASTWINDtosearchfor-
ward,orFASTWINDtosearchback.
4PressCLEARtocancelAPLDinprogress.Thedeckwillre-
turntotheplaybackmode.
5WhenTAPE1 reachesthedesiredspacebetweenselec-
tions,FASTWINDwillbereleasedandplaybackwill
resume.
•TochangethedirectionofAPLDsearch,pressSTOP/EJECT
tostopthetapeandcancel allsettings,andthenrepeatthe
aboveprocedure.
AutoProgramPauseSystem(APPS)
1PressPLAYonTAPE1 tobeginplayback.
2Countthenumberofselectionstobeplayedback.Press
SETthesamenumberoftimes.TheappropriateAPLD/APPS
indicatorwilllight.
Theindicatorswillalwaysshowthenumberofselectionsre-
mainingtobeplayedduringplayback.
3Whenthelastselectionends,thetapewillstopandthe
ENDPAUSEindicatorwilllight.PLAYwillnotbereleased.
4PressCLEARtoreleasetheENDPAUSEfunction.TAPE
1and2 willnotfunctionwhenENDPAUSEison.
ToejectthetapeorperformotheroperationsaftertheAPPS
operationiscompleted,pressSTOP/EJECTforTAPE1 tocan-
celtheAPPSmode.
•APLD/APPS/APSS(TAPE1 only)
APLDlocatesa desiredselectionbyskippingthenumberof
piecesfromthecurrenttothedesiredselection.
APPSplaysa specifiednumberofselectionsandautomatical-
ly entersthepausemode.
APSSlocatesthebeginningofthecurrentornextselectionand
automaticallybeginsplaybackfromthatpiece.
•APPSandAPLDcanlocatea maximumof fiveintervals.To
automaticallylocatea selectionmorethanfiveaway,moveto
selectionfiveandthenreactiveAPPS/APLDforthenumberof
remainingintervals.
•TheAPPS/APLDsettingcanbechangedwhileeitherisfunc-
tioning.
APPS
•DonotleavetheAPPSengagedforextendedperiodsasitmaydam-
agethetapeorpinchroller.PresstheSTOP/EJECTtoreleasePLAY
button.
•Bothdeckswillstopduringsimultaneousplaybackorwhendubbing
fromTAPE1 to2 ifAPPSisactivated.
•APPSmaynotdetectthe"end"ofa selectioniftherecordinglevel
isveryloworthemusicfades.
APLDandAPPS
•IfAPLD/APPSisactivatedneartheendofa selection,thefollowing
selectionmaybeskipped.Watchtheindicatortoconfirm.
•DonotchangethetapetransportmodeduringAPLD/APSSopera-
tion.TheAPLD/APSSmodewillbecancelledandplaybackwillbegin
fromtheothersideofthetape.
APLD,APPSandAPSS
Thesefeaturesmaynotfunctionnormallywiththefollowingtapes.
•Tapescontainingconversationorothermaterialwithlongpauses.
•Tapeswitha lowrecordinglevel.
•Whenthepausebetweenpiecesislessthan4 sec.
•Musiccontainingextendedquietpassagesorpartswhicharenot
recorded.
•Tapescontainingexcessivenoiseormaterialrecordedfromhumra-
diobroadcasts.
AutoProgramSearchSystem(APSS)
•FirstpressPLAY.
ToListentotheCurrentSelectionAgain(RewindAPSS)
SideA:PressFASTWIND
SideB:PressFASTWIND
ToListentotheNextSelection(FFAPSS)
SideA:PressFASTWIND
SideB:PressFASTWIND
•Playbackwillbeginwhenthebeginningofthecurrentor
nextselectionislocated.
IftheAPLD/APPS/APSSDoesNotFunctionNormally