Denon DP-300F, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operation

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Operation

Lifter lever
SPEED
SIZE
Armrest

Tone arm

Finger catch

STOP

START

Turntable

¢

Opening the stylus cover

Raise the stylus cover before starting playback.

Place the record on the turntable.

For EP (“doughnut”) records, use the 45 rpm adapter.

1

Set the record’s playing speed using 

SPEED

.

For 33 1/3 records ...........................Set to 

¢

33

For 45 records .................................Set to 

£

45

2

Set the record size using 

SIZE

.

For 30 cm records ...........................Set to 

¢

30 cm

For 17 cm records ...........................Set to 

£

17 cm

3

Press 

START

and hold it in for about 1 second.

• The turntable starts turning and playback starts automatically.
• Once the record is played, the tone arm returns to its original

position and the turntable automatically stops turning.

4

• Once you have finished playing records, lower the stylus cover to

protect the stylus tip.

• This set has an “auto return” function by which the tone arm

automatically returns to its original position once a specific point is
reached after a record finishes playing. Though there is no problem
with records of normal size, with records including grooves up to
this point, the auto return function may be activated before playback
is finished.

NOTE:

• Do not touch the tone arm or turntable or turn off the power

while a record is playing.

• The auto play system cannot be used for 9 ft/25 cm records.

In this case operate manually. If the tone arm does not return to
its original position after playback stops, press 

STOP

.

Place the record on the turntable.

For EP (“doughnut”) records, use the 45 rpm adapter.

1

Set the record’s playing speed using 

SPEED

.

For 33 1/3 records ...........................Set to 

¢

33

For 45 records .................................Set to 

£

45

2

Raise the lifter lever and holding the head shell’s
finger catch move the tone arm to the beginning of
the selection you want to play.

3

Lower the lifter lever.

• The tone arm lowers the stylus tip slowly onto the record and

playback starts.

4

NOTE:

• Be careful not to scratch the record.

Press 

STOP

.

• Playback stops and the tone arm returns to its original position.

It is also possible to stop playback by raising the lifter lever.  In
this case lift it using the head shell’s finger catch and move the
tone arm back to the arm rest.

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Starting playback using the auto play function

Starting playback manually

Stopping playback in the middle of a record

Playback 
position

Position when not in use

Stylus cover

Cartridge