User manual TECHWOOD TDX85

[. . . ] 7) Water and Moisture - Do not use this product near water-for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. 8) Accessories - Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. [. . . ] 24) Heat -The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 2 CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Read This Before Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Handling the Cassette tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Continuous play of cassette tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Playing by use of SKIP button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Recording of a cassette tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dubbing of a cassette tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OPERATION ACCORDING TO SELECTED MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 PRECAUTIONS Read This Before Operating Choose the installation location of your unit carefully. Also avoid locations subject to vibrations and excessive dust, heat, cold or moisture. Do not open the cabinet as this might result in damage to the circuitry or electrical shock. When removing the power plug from the wall outlet, always pull directly on the plug, never yank the cord. Do not attempt to clean the unit with chemical solvents as this might damage the finish. Keep this manual in a safe place for future refernce. Head demagnetization The head assembly should be demagnetized after about each 50 hours of use in order to maintain good sound quality. The head assembly becomes magnetized, causing noise in recordings and unwanted erasure of valuable recordings, if a magnetized screwdriver or other metal tools come near the head assembly, and when the heads have been used for a long period of time. When demagnetizing the head assembly, be sure to first push the power switch to the "off" position. Maintenance of external surfaces Handling the cassette tape Cassette Tape Tape Selection : For the automatic tape select function to work properly, metal and chrome (cobalt) tapes must have identification holes. To clean, use a soft dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth, dipped into a soap and water solution or a weak detergent solution. Never use alcohol, paint thinner, benzene, or a chemically treated cloth to clean this unit. REMOTE CONTROL jacks Connect the supplied remote control cables to the REMOTE CONTROL jacks as shown in the above diagram. Connect the other end of the remote control cable to the rear of the matching STR-84 or PLR-85 receiver. The remote control function of this tape deck will only operate when connected to a matching Techwood receiver. IMPORTANT : A remote control is not included with this tape deck. 5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel 1. Deck I operation button Forward/Rewind button ( Play button ( / ) Stop button ( ) / ) 9. Pause button ( ) and Indicator Press the button When you need to stop the tape temporaily during recording or playing. 10. Dubbing button and Indicator Press when dubbing the tape from Deck I to Deck II. 11. Deck II operation button Forward/Rewind button ( Play button ( / ) Stop button ( ) / ) 5. High speed dubbing button and Indicator Press when dubbing the tape at a hi-speed. 6. Auto dubbing button and Indicator It is convinient to use this function when dubbing a whole cassette tape from beginning to end at a normal speed or hi-speed. 7. Dolby noise reduction button and Indicator OFF : Select for the tape recorded without DOLBY B NR. Recording button and Indicator Press this button to record a tape inserted in Deck II. 6 OPERATIONS Basic Operations Continuous Play of cassette tape 1. Open the cassette holder by pressing " " PUSH OPEN lightly and insert the desired tape into either of the cassette holders. [. . . ] The tape continues to play from one direction to other direction until pressing stop button. Play Deck I Deck II Record When the tape is recorded in " " direction to its end, the deck starts to record automatically in " " direction and will stop at the end. Note : When recording in this mode, always select direction " " first. Deck II 3. Mode Both sides of the tape in Deck I will play first, then Deck II will automatically play both sides of its tape. Playing continues until the stop button. Play Deck I Deck II Continuous auto reverse playing of the tape from Deck I to Deck II. Record When the tape is recorded in " " direction to its end, deck starts to record automatically in " " direction and will stop at the end of the tape. Deck II : Record 10 TROUBLESHOOTING To determine any problem with your tape deck, always check the most obvious possible causes first. If any problem still remains after your have checked the items below, consult your nearest TECHWOOD dealer. [. . . ]