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Pioneer CT-W208R manual

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    Operating Instructions STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK CT-W208R[...]

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    2 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your unit properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep them in a safe place for future reference. In some countries or regions, the shape of the power plug and power outlet may sometimes differ from that [...]

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    3 READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All oper[...]

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    4 INSTALLATION ........................................................ 4 MAINTENANCE ....................................................... 5 HANDLING CASSETTE TAPES ............................... 6 CONNECTIONS ....................................................... 7 FRONT PANEL FACILITIES ..................................... 8 PLAYBACK ......[...]

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    5 CLEANING THE HEADS, PINCH ROLLERS AND CAPSTANS The heads, pinch rollers and capstans are likely to get dirty quite easily. If these parts, particularly the heads, get dirty, the high frequency components of a recording will not be reproduced and the stereo balance will be impaired, resulting in a deterioration of the playback sound. It is therefo[...]

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    6 TIPS ON CASSETTE TAPES Do not use tapes longer than 90 minutes in length Because over the C-90 tapes are very thin, they can easily jam in the pinch rollers and capstan, and they often are subject to other problems such as irregular winding. ÷ Leader tape (which cannot be recorded on) is pro- vided at the beginning of a cassette tape. Let the ta[...]

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    7 CONNECTIONS CONNECTING THE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK CORDS Connect the TAPE jacks of your amplifier to the LINE jacks of the cassette deck. Be sure to connect the REC (INPUT) jacks of the deck to the recording (out- put) jacks of the amplifier, and the PLAY (OUTPUT) jacks of the deck to the play (input) jacks of the am- plifier. ÷ Connect the plugs[...]

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    8 FRONT P ANEL F ACILITIES AUTO REVERSE Auto Tape Selector MUSIC SEARCH SYSTEM / PLAYBACK Auto Tape Selector MUSIC SEARCH SYSTEM / PLAYBACK STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK NORMAL HIGH POWER — OFF _ ON HIGH SPEED COPY SYSYEM MIN MAX REC LEVEL REV MODE RELAY/SKIP COPY I II 3 DOLBY B-C NR Ωı¿ˆ<?˘B DECK @ II DECK @ I Î DOLBY NR OFF BC DECK @[...]

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    9 FRONT PANEL FACILITIES REVERSE MODE SWITCH (REV MODE) There are three settings: One way mode O position When the switch is set to this position, playback or recording is performed on one side of the tape only. When the tape reaches the end of the side, it stops automatically (auto stop function). Two way mode [ position When the switch is set to [...]

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    10 FRONT PANEL FACILITIES TAPE TRANSPORTATION MODE INDICATORS Forward mode Reverse mode Stop Playback Fast forward Forward music search Reverse music search Fast reverse FWD REV FWD REV PLAY PLAY FWD REV FWD REV FWD REV FWD REV PLAY PLAY FWD REV FWD REV PLAY PLAY For both DECK I and II Flashing rapidly PLAY DECK @ II DECK I FWD REV PLAY FWD REV REC[...]

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    11 SINGLE PLAYBACK (Either DECK I or DECK II) 1. Load a prerecorded tape in DECK I or II. 2. Set the DOLBY NR switch. ÷ Always set the switch to the same position that was used for recording. 3. Set the REV MODE switch (see page 9). 4. Set the stereo amplifier for tape playback. 5. Press the playback ( 3 or 2 ) button of either DECK I or II. To st[...]

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    12 PLAYBACK REV MODE switch Starting play- back button Playback sequence 15 times relay (32 sides playback) *2 *2 I # ∞ I @= II # ∞ II @= I # ∞ I @ … I @ = II # ∞ II @ = I # ∞ I @ = II # … DECK I 3 DECK I 2 Other deck mode 15 times relay (31 sides playback) 15 times relay (32 sides playback) 15 times relay (31 sides playback) *2 *2 DE[...]

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    13 MUSIC SEARCH (Skipping forward or backward to playback a desired selection) The music search function detects blanks (longer than 4 seconds) between selections, advances the tape in the forward or reverse direction to find the beginning of the desired selection and auto matically starts playback. It can find a selection located up to 15 selectio[...]

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    14 RECORDING (Deck II only) RECORDING 1. Load a tape for recording in Deck II. 2. Set the DOLBY NR switch. 3. Set the REV MODE switch. ÷ To record on one side only, set the switch to the O position. To record on both sides, set the switch to the [ position. 4. Press the recording ( ÷ ) button. 5. Prepare the audio source from which you wish to re[...]

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    15 To stop copying Press the stop ( 7 ) button of either deck. Both decks will stop. NOTES: ÷ The tape in DECK lI will be copied in the same type of DOLBY NR (B/C) as DECK l’s tape, regard- less of its own setting. When listening to the cop- ied tape, set the DOLBY NR (B/C) to the type used for recording. ÷ If a nearby television set is on whil[...]

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    16 Icorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component,check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks [...]

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    17 Cause Remedy ÷ Clean the head (see page 5). ÷ Completely fast-forward or rewind the tape. Unstable or inter- rupted sound. No high frequen- cies. POOR SOUND QUALITY ÷ The head, pinch rollers and capstans are dirty. ÷ The tape is not uniformly wound. Symptom ÷ Set the DOLBY NR switch to OFF. ÷ Clean the head (see page 5). ÷ The head is dir[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS System ................... 4-track, 2-channel stereoHeads ”Hard Permalloy” recording/playback head x 1 “Hard Permalloy” playback head x 1 “Ferrite” erasing head x 1 Motor ......................................... DC servo motor x 2 Wow and Flutter ............................... 0.09% (WRMS) ±0.19% (DIN) Fast Winding Ti[...]