Kenwood KX-W791, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK KX A 791 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION B6O 0387 OO K P M X Y E 92 121110 I I 7 6 5 4 3 21 9 t 12 r ...

Page 2: ... that all accessories are put aside so they will not be lost Examine the unit for any possibility of shipping damage lf your unit is damaged or fails to operate notify your dealer immedi ately lf your unit was shipped to you directly notify the ship ping company without delay Only the consignee the person or company receiving the unit can file a claim against the car rier for shipping damage We re...

Page 3: ...ragraph for the proper setting of this switch AC voltage selection This unit operates on 1 10 120 or 220 240 volts AC The AC voltage selector switch Type A or Type B on the rear panel is set to the voltage that prevails in the area to which the unit is shipped Before connecting the power cord to your AC out let make sure that the setting position of this switch matches your line voltage lf not it ...

Page 4: ...n a bed sofa rug or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings 5 Water and moisture The unit should not be used near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet base ment or near a swimming pool etc 6 Temperaturo The unit may not function pro perly if used at extremely low or freezing tempera tures The ideal ambient temperature is above 5oC 41 F 4 rx wz...

Page 5: ...ting instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel 17 Outdoor antenna grounding lf an outside an tenna is connected to the receiver be sure the an tenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section B 1 O of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA No 70 1984 provides information with respect to pro...

Page 6: ...und quality will be deteriorated ln such a case for longer service life always keep the head record demagnetize the head using a commercially availa ing playback erase capstan and pinch roller clean ble demagnetizer head eraser To clean them perform the following 1 Open the cassette holder 2 Using a cotton swab dipped in alcohol clean the head recording playback erase capstan and pinch roller care...

Page 7: ...er or turntable other functions such as synchro recording see page 1 6 and CCRS recording see page 18 become possible lf your amplifier or receiver is not equipped with the SYSTEM CONTROL terminals do not connect anything to any SYSTEM CONTROL terminal Do not connect the unit in any system configuration other than specified Be sure to insert the system control cord plugs fully into the SYSTEM CONT...

Page 8: ...D REG LEVEL knob TIMER switch REC BALANCE knob POWER switch DOLBY NR switch STAND BY mode of POWER switch When the power cord o this unit is plugged into an AC outlet the STAND BY indicator lights up regardless of the ONiOFF setting of the POWER switch This indicates that a small amount of current is being supplied to the unit to back up the memory contents This mode is referred to as the Stand By...

Page 9: ... indicators NOR HIGH COUNTER COUNTER RESET key RELAY REC indicator REC PAUSE REC PAUSE REC indicators REC indicators DUBBING keys NORMAL HIGH INDEX SCAN key CCRS keys NORMAL HIGH T I I I I L REC PAUSE key m REC ARM key tr REC ARM key E REC PAUSE key lml L_____ ____l Deck A RELAY Deck B KX W791 En g ...

Page 10: ...ion etc the transport starts with the direction shown by the direction indica tor lf you want to change the transport direction for the next time the power is turned on press the play key of the opposite direction before turning power off Direction indicators DOLBY NR switch DIRECTION switch I To playback a tape 1 lnsert a cassette tape Press the EJECT key The type of tape Normal Chrome or Metal i...

Page 11: ...irection press play key E o E then immediately press the INDEX SCAN key 2 lf the DIRECTION switch is set to ot C lndex scan is performed on both sides of tape I Relay playback This function plays back the tapes in both decks A and B continuously and repeatedly DIRECTION switch 1 lnsert tapes I T T fl t I r T r ry t Lights up Tapes are played in the directions indicated by their respec tive indicat...

Page 12: ...ns to those shown in the illustrations below To play a tune located immediately aft the tune being played Press once during the Playback To play a tune located 4 tunes beyond Press 4 times during the Playback I Single tune rePeated PlaYback operation 1 2 Play the tune to be rePeated Press the play key of the same direction as the current tape transport direction When direction of taPe direction in...

Page 13: ...o be recorded r T r Fr Lights up Select one side or two side recording I Two side recording l One side recording Select the Dolby NR mode DOLBY NR s t the recording level O Play a music source Enter the record Adjust the recording balance and recording level Adjust so that segments around the 3 dB segment of the peak level meter light up at times Stop playing the source start recording Play the mu...

Page 14: ...se conds from the point where the key is pressed the deck enters the record pause mode I To re start recording after mistake A non recorded space of 4 seconds or more should be reserved before the position where recording was started 1 Stop recording and rewind tape During recording in the direction During recording in the direction The recording is aborted the tape is rewound to the posi tion whe...

Page 15: ...vel o Adjust so that the 3 dB segments of the peak level meter lights at times Stop playing the music source S t the recording condition e Sebct the recording mode J Two side recording One side recording Select the Dolby NR mode Statt recording O play the music source from the beginning Press ttre p key deck A Recording on deck B starts immediately after recording on deck A has completed S t the r...

Page 16: ...rded onto J Two side recording One side recordinq sebct the Dolby NR mode 2 Adjust the O Play a CD recording level Set the record pause mode Adjust the recording balance and recqrding level Adiust so that these segments light at times Stop playing the CD S t the record pause mode St rt ptaying the CD Press the f ii rkey or the numeric key corresponding to the track No to start recording with a a R...

Page 17: ... deck enters the stop mode but the turntable does not 1 Make preparations for recording lnsert a tape in deck A or B Tape to be recorded Set the tape trans port direction t Lights up Select the side s to be recorded onto I Two side recording One side recording Select the Dolby NR mode 2 Adjust the recording level O Start playing an analog disc nOjust the recording balance and recording level Stop ...

Page 18: ...capacityofthetapeisusedtothefullestextent SettheD BECT ONswitchofthedeckto 1 I CCRS recording deck B only 1 Set the input selector switches of the am I plifier receiver for the CD source elace a CD in the CD player When edited recording is required press the EDIT key on the CD player 3 lnsert a tape in deck B 4 Press the CCRS key when this unit is connected to KENWOOD Dp R7g 1 press the SPEED key ...

Page 19: ...OPEN CD player sette deck CLOSE key of the CD player After completion of CCRS recording be sure to cancel the CCRS and ensure that the CCRS indicator has gone off o After recording the cassette deck and CD player enter the stop mode automatically Notes 1 lf the CCBS key is pressed during CD playback playback stops and CCRS operation begins 2 lf the remaining amount of tape is small CCRS may not fu...

Page 20: ...G key as above INoRMALI or lHlcn I again Notes 1 The recording balance and recording level cannot be adjusted for dubbing 2 The DOLBY NR switch does not function during dubbing The tape recorded by dubbing features the same NR system as the original tape in Deck A 3 Noise from TV may interfere with dubbed sound if high speed dub bing is executed near a TV set To prevent this install the system far...

Page 21: ...ck starts with deck A ooffio ToAcouttet I Timer playback 1 Set the power switches of the components I used in timer playback to ON Statt playback tr 1 lnserl a cassette tape s The type of tape that is Normal Chrome or Metal is set automatically o Remove the tape slack before insertion o lf relay playback is required insert tapes in both decks A and B eO ust the volume of the amplifier 6 Rewind the...

Page 22: ... tape s in a cassette deck lnsert a tape into either deck A or deck B o For relay recording insert tapes into both decks A and refer to page 1 5 Set the tape transport direction Select the side s to be recorded onto 3 tEffiil DIRECTION l Two side recording One side recording Select the Dolby NR mode DOLBY NR ON OFF t ffiil Set the retay recording as required Refer to page 15 o Belay recording if s...

Page 23: ...in Deck B A disc is not placed in the CD player The disc is dirty The unit is in the Relay recording mode The RELAY REC indicator is lit a a lnsert a recordable tape in Deck B and press the CCRS key o Place a disc in the CD player and press the CCRS key Clean the disc place it in the CD player and press the CCRS key Press the RELAY REC key to cancel the Re lay recording mode The RELAY REC indi cat...

Page 24: ... is too thin and gets easily tangled For the U S A FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made NOTE This equipment h...

Page 25: ...t Level lmpedance LINE OUT 390 mV 3 9 kO 4 track 2 channel stereo AC bias Frequency 105 kHz A DECK Playbacki recording head 1 Erasing head 1 B DECK Playback recording head 1 Erasing head 1 A DECK DC motorx 1 B DECK DC motorx 1 Approx 1 10 seconds C 60 tape 20 Hz to 15 000 Hz 3 dB 20 Hz to 16 000 Hz 3 dB 20 Hz to 16 000 Hz 3 dB 65 dB Metal tape 57 dB Metal tape 17W W 44O mm 17 5i 16 H 129 mm t5 1 1...