Pioneer CTW603RS, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION PouR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETrE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT SAUF Sl LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECO...

Page 2: ...ER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance POLARIZATION If your purchased product is provided with a polarized power plug please read the following instructions This product is equ...

Page 3: ...excitement your equipment offers This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion and most importantly without affecting your sensitive hearing Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing co...

Page 4: ...e room temperature To pre vent condensation when heating a room raise the temperature slowly MAINTENANCE Capstan Eraseh Pinch ro er Rec play head v_ _ Capstan J _ Pinch roller _l 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 fre quency components of a recording will no...

Page 5: ...correctly NO TES The accidental erasure prevention tab for each side is the one located on the top left when the side that you want to protect is facing you When breaking off the tab do not use a magnetized screwdriver AUTOMATIC TAPE SELECTOR FUNCTION This cassette deck is equipped with an automatic tape selector func tion which utilizes the sensor holes on the tape cassette to deter mine the type...

Page 6: ...cted between the ampli fier and this unit otherwise the CD DECK SYNCHRO record ing cannot be carried out Even when the CD player is connected to the amplifier with an optical fiber cable connect the CD player to the amplifier or this unit with the input and output cords with pin plug PIONEER SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL CT W703RS CT W603RS only CONTROL IN jack Use the enclosed Remote Control Cord to conn...

Page 7: ...E button Reverse mode switch REV MODE RELAY SKIP _ DECK II BLE button CT W803RS CT W703RS _ DECK II counter mode button TIME COUNT _ DECK II counter reset button RESET CDeDECK SYNCHRO recording button CD SYNC DECK I eject button _ a If the tape is moving recording playback tape winding etc press the stop n button before pressing this button NO TE ff the power is turned off while the tape is moving...

Page 8: ... to either deck repeat the above procedure from the beginning I AUTO BLE 1 With commercially available cassette tapes sensitivity and fre quency characteristics might differ slightly from one another even though the same sound adjustment is set for them To utilize tape characteristics to the maximum possible and realize an ideal recording which reproduces the source exactly optimum record ing leve...

Page 9: ...e treble range The Dolby B type NR system re duces noise in the treble range cutting tape hiss and expanding the dynamic range The Dolby C type NR system is even more ef fective in reducing noise as it reduces noise from the mid range on Dolby S type NR System The Dolby S type noise reduction system is effective at reducing noise not only in the treble and mid range frequencies but in the bass fre...

Page 10: ... playback This automatically starts counting when recording or play back starts During fast forwarding rewinding the counter automatically switches to a tape counter The time counter indicates only time duration of recording or playback When recording or playback is changed to fast forwarding rewinding or music search the counter switches from the time counter to tape counter When the operation re...

Page 11: ... deck vertically The remote control may be disabled if any obstacle is placed between the deck and the remote control or if the remote con trol points to the sensor on the deck improperly The deck may malfunction if it is used near equipment that gener ates infrared rays or near another remote control provided for equipment that generates infrared ray Replace batteries when the operable ranges of ...

Page 12: ...ayback can be performed When the tape in the first deck reaches its end and stops the other deck will automatically begin playback 1 Load prerecorded tapes in DECK I and DECK II 2 Set the DOLBY NR ON OFF switch and set the DOLBY NR switch Set the DOLBY NR ON OFF switch to ON first then select B C or S type NR with the DOLBY NR switch Always set the switch to the same position that was used for rec...

Page 13: ... humbler of songs to be skipped plus one PLAYBACK I During reverse playback When you wish to locate the next song or beyond press the 141 button as many times as the number of songs to be skipped When you wish to listen to the song being currently played from the be ginning press the b_ button once To return to the previous song or before press the _ button as many times as the number of songs to ...

Page 14: ...oes not work when the erasure preven tion tabs of the loaded cassette tape have been broken off See page 5 Do not press the recording button with unreasona ble force When recording on both sides make sure that both tabs are intact ADJUSTING THE RECORDING LEVEL The adjustment of the recording level is the most important factor in achieving good recording results A high level provides a good signal ...

Page 15: ... is tuned A tuning signal will be recorded on the cassette in the cas sette deck when using AUTO BLE The music and other in formation already recorded on this cassette will be erased from the point where tuning starts BLE operation DECK I tuning DECK I tuned DECK II tuning DECK II tuned AUTO BLE indicator B _ Flashes Lights _ aLE BLE_ Flashes Lights I 11 _ Lights ILl i P I II Lights To stop AUTO B...

Page 16: ... selection is shown below Relay recording always begins from the direction indicated by the tape transport indicator or 3 To change this direc tion press the desired playback b or button then immedi ately press the stop 11 button ID DECK I forward recording 1 3 DECK I reverse recording lid DECK II forward recording 11 3 DECK II reverse recording oo Auto reverse function Relay REV Starting Another ...

Page 17: ...c CD players The cassette deck enters recording standby mode and resumes recording when the CD player begins playing the next disc A four second blank space is automatically created between tracks When the end of the tape is reached while the CD player is still playing The CD player returns to the beginning of the currentlyplaying se lection and then enters the pause mode To resume recording load ...

Page 18: ...p copying Press the stop button of either deck Both decks will stop NO TES The tape in DECK II will be copied in the same type of the DOL BY NR switch as DECK I s tape regardless of its own setting When listening to the copied tape set the type of the DOLBY NR switch on DECK I If a nearby television set is on while high speed copying is be ing performed a high pitched interference sound may be hea...

Page 19: ...ompletely wound The tape is slack The tape is not recorded The tape head is dirty The amplifier input selector is not correctly set The amplifier volume level setting is too low Connection problems wrong connection cord removed poor contact broken wire Play back in the opposite direction Rewind the tape Take up slack see page 5 Replace the tape with a recorded one Clean the heads see page 4 Set th...

Page 20: ...agnetize with a head demagnetizer OTHERS The music search function Blanks between selections are less than 4 Use a tape with blanks more than 4 seconds does not work seconds long long The control cord is not connected Connect the control cord see page 6 Cannot use the remote control system Except for CT W803RS The components are not connected properly The cassette erasure prevention tabs are broke...

Page 21: ...ecording playback reverse CT W803RS CT W703RS DOLBY HX PRO recording function DOLBY B C S type NR Relay recording CT W803RS CT W703RS Parallel recording CT W803RS oniy Music search over 15 selections Synchronized copy start High speed and normal speed copy Deck I Deck II Relay playback blank skip CDeDECK SYNCHRO recording capability Peak level meter with peak hold function MPX FILTER Interlocks wi...

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