Kenwood KX-W8010, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK KX V801 0 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION B5O 9466 OO K P U UE M X Ê TXT 90 12 11 10 9 I 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 89112 1 t 10 I I 7 6 5 4 3 2 ...

Page 2: ...r 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 recommend that you retain the original carton and pack ing materials for use should you transport or ship the unit in the fut...

Page 3: ...ee Figure 1 2 To reset the selector slide the stopper plate to the opposite side with a screwdriver or other pointed tool See Figure 2 3 lnsert thê power cord securely See Figure 3 n A Z Safety precautions WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE lmportant Units shipped to the U K are designed for operation on 240 volts AC only The mains plug must be...

Page 4: ... cm away from the walls Do not use the unit on 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 d 6 Temperature The unit may not function pro perly if used at extremely low or freezing tempera tures The idea...

Page 5: ...enls for the grounding electrode See Figure POWÉR IINES sfRvrc tNlRANcÉ coNoucloRs STANMÍF rNsuLAtonsÞ SEñVICE NTFANC EOUIPMÊNf D SCEARGE IO EXI NNAL ANIENNA IIRMIñAIS OF PnOOUCÌ cnouro w nt ò BoNo rc Juupend GROUNO CLAMPS OPTIONAL ÂNTENNA GAOUNOING IEC NOD OFIVEN I fEtl 12 44 ól lNfO lxE E RTH lF ñ outnco aY Loc L coDEs stÉ tEc sEctroN 8to 2rÍt FIGURE EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCOROING TO THE...

Page 6: ...nd quali ty and increase the noise ln this case use the commercially available Head Eraser to demagnetize the head Cleaning the hoad soction 1 Press the EJECT button A and the cassette holder will slide forward 2 Clean the heads pinch roller and capstan with a ootton swab slightly dampened with cleaning solvent or denatured alcohol As there is a wide variety of commercially available clean ing flu...

Page 7: ...ver having KENWOOD System Control terminals system operation such as remote control is made possible For details refer to the instruc tion mant al of the amplifier or receiver lf your amplifier or receiver is not equipped with SYSTEM CONTROL terminals do not connect anything to any SYSTEM CONTROL terminal Do not connect the unit in any system config uration other than specified or Receiver G W REC...

Page 8: ...switch Press this sw tch to turn the power ON and OFF o o B o o _ f a E ùùL Lj ll t IõrÆ o 5oúôl ial ffi COUNTER A B key Switchtis the counter mode be tween decks A and B COUNTER RESET Rossts the counter to key 0000 EJECT button B deck Opens the cassette holder of B dock DUBBING keys NORMAL HIGH Used when performing tape to tape dubbing REC LEVEL knob Adiust the recording lovel wilh th s knob REC ...

Page 9: ...ess this key to start recording II PAUSE PAUSE key A deck Press this key to stop the tapo temporarily Peak level meter Stop key Used to stop the tape motion EI REC ARM II PAUSE Countsr display deck operation indicators Þ Direction indicator PLAY Play indicator O REC indicator ll Pause indicator AUTO BIAS indicator Fast forward keys Used to fast forward the tape Play keys Used to playback the tape ...

Page 10: ...ack CJ Tape playback continues until the stop I key is pressed 6 Press tho play Þ or reverse play l key The playback direction indicator lights and playback slarts o The peak level meter lights in accordance with the con tents of the tape INDEX SCAN key EJECT button Close socurely by pressing upper inside I Operation of fast forward and rewind Press the or l sy when in the STOP mode o Ïhe tape is ...

Page 11: ... change the direction of index scan pross the play ì or revorso play l l key thôn press thc INDEX SCAN key 2 When tho DIRECTION sw tch lô sot to the rovorso mode Þl or endless mode lC l index scan of both sides is carr ed out 3 lndsx sc n functlons by detectlng a gap lnon recorded ectlonl of more thân 4 scconds between tuneg lf there is a gap of less than 4 soconds betweon tunos index ecan may not...

Page 12: ...on Perform the following to play a tune which is several tunes ahead of the one currently being played During forward playback press the fast forward l sy During reverse playback press the rewind l key The number of tunes skipped maximum 16 is equal to the number of times the key is pressed after which playback of the target tune starts I Skip play in the reverse direction To play a tune located b...

Page 13: ...sition where the recording started and put the deck n the stop mode This is useful when you have started a recording by mistake ln this case a four second blank section is required before the position at which the recording is to start During forward recording press the rewind key During rev rse recording press the fast forward l key o Recording is interrupted the tape is rewound 1o the cor rect s...

Page 14: ...e recommend therefore that you use the auto bias function whenever recording with normal or chrome tape AUTO BIAS key EJECT button I Auto bias adjustment B deck onlyl Use auto bias for the best recording conditions when record ing on normal tape or chrome tape 1 Press the stop I I I key 2 Press the AUTO BIAS key o The appropriate bias adjustment is made in about 45 seconds Press the stop I key to ...

Page 15: ...he source to be recorded 4 Press tho REC ARM key for the A or B deck 5 Simultaneously press the REC ARM and PAUSE ll keys on the other deck to pauso the recording Adjust the recording level by turning the REC LEVEL knob and REC BALANCE knob o When the DIRECTION switch is set to normal mode when one side ends the other deck starts recording When the DIRECTION switch is set to reverse mode Ð when th...

Page 16: ...ifferent type NR system is used playback is not performed correctly Make sure that the same type noise reduc lion system is used for both recording and playback Dolby B type NR The most popular noise reduction system used in home audio components Usually Dolby NR system corresponds to B type NR Dolby C type NR ln Dolby C type NR the effect of Dolby B type NR is greatly improved lt features a super...

Page 17: ...e preparations for dubbing according to tho operat ons in steps I to 3 of the normal dubbing operation sect on 4 Press tþg HIGH key The dubbing operation will be performed in half of the normal dubbing time At this time pressing the HIGH key again will leave a non recorded section of about 6 seconds on the tape 5 To stop high speed dubbing press the stop I I key of B deck r Both the A and B decks ...

Page 18: ...fEEr l 9 Power to the components will be switched ON at the proset time and recording will start 10 Recording w ll stop when the tape end is reached Notes 1 To encure that tho cassotto deck e automat c shut off switch opôrato8 before thc power is shut off s6t tho t mor so that it opôrato8 for a llttlo longer than tho play ng time of the tape 2 When oporst ng tho unit other th n tho CD playor using...

Page 19: ...ay from other electri cal equipment 3 Refer to the How to record section 4 Set the Dolby NR switch to B or C It is recommended to always perform recording with the Dolby NR switch set toBorC Sound conta ns wow or flutter 1 Capstan or pinch roller is dirty 2 Tape is wound unevenly 1 Refer to the Cleaning the head sec tion section 2 Wind the tape again by fast forwarding or rewinding Playback or rec...

Page 20: ...0 Hz CrOz Tape 20 Hz to l 6 000 Hz Metal Tape 20 Hz To 16 000 Hz Signal to Noise Ratio Dolby C Type NR ON 72 dB Normal tape Dolby B Type NR ON 65 dB Normal tape Dolby NR OFF 57 dB Normal tape Harmonic Distortion Less than 0 6 at 1 kHz 0 dB with normal tape Wow and Flutter O O8o o W R M S 0 22 DrN lnput sensitivity Impedance L NE lN 77 5 mV 50 kohms Output Level lmpedance LINE OUT 27O mVl3 9 kohms ...