Kenwood CT/KXF-W instruction manual Controls and indicators

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Controls and indicators

CT-2050/203/KXF-W6010/W4010 (En/M)

1Deck A

This deck is used exclusively for play- back. (CT-203/KXF-W4010 only)

This deck is capable of both playback

 

and recording. (CT-2050/KXF-W6010

 

only)

 

2

Deck A eject (0) key

0

 

Press to open the cassette holder of

 

deck A.

 

3

Deck B eject (0) key

0

Press to open the cassette holder of deck B.

4Deck B

This deck is capable of both playback and recording.

5Deck A operation keys 0~! 1 : Rewind key (for fast winding of tape toward the left reel seen

from you)

 

Á : Fast Forward key (for fast wind-

 

ing of tape toward the right reel

 

seen from you)

 

 

2, 3 : Play keys

 

 

7 : Stop key (Stop)

 

6

POWER switch

0

 

Press to turn this unit ON and OFF.

7

PHONES jack

!

 

Connect stereo headphones (optional)

 

here.

 

8

TIMER switch

£

 

This switch is used in setting of timer

 

playback and timer recording.

 

9

MODE key

^

Press to change the recording level,balance,or bias settings.

0 Deck B operation keys 0~!

2, 3 : Play keys

7: Stop key (Stop)

1: Rewind key (for fast winding of tape toward the left reel seen

from you)

Á: Fast Forward key (for fast wind- ing of tape toward the right reel

seen from you)

PAUSE (8) key!

:Press to let tape transport pause temporarily.

REC/ARM (¦) key^ :Press in stop mode to start re- cording or press in record mode to let the recording pause after leaving a non-recorded blank of

4seconds.

!Deck A PAUSE (8) key (CT-2050/

KXF-W6010 only)!

Press to let tape transport pause tem- porarily.

@Deck A REC/ARM (¦) key (CT-2050/

KXF-W6010 only)^

Press in stop mode to start recording or press in record mode to let the record- ing pause after leaving a non-recorded blank of 4 seconds.

# RESET A key!

Press to reset the tape counter of deck

A to “0000”.

 

$ DOLBY NR key

0

Press to switch the Dolby Noise Reduc- tion mode to B =C =OFF. This makes it possible to use the Dolby NR effect in recording and playback.

9

% REV. MODE key

0

Press to change the tape transport di- rection.

^RELAY REC key (CT-2050/KXF-W6010

only)(

Press to perform continuous recording from deck A to deck B.

&DUBB. keys (NORM./HIGH) (CT-2050/

KXF-W6010 only)) DUBBING keys (NORMAL/HIGH) (CT-

203/KXF-W4010 only)

)

Press to start tape dubbing.

 

NORM./NORMAL

 

 

: Dubbing at the normal

 

speed.

 

HIGH

: Dubbing at a high speed.

* MPX FILTER key

&

Press to reduce beat noise when record-

ing FM broadcasts.

 

( CCRS key

 

ª

Press to start recording after automatic setting of the optimum CD recording level and optimum tape recording bias.

) AUTO BIAS key^

When this key is pressed, the bias level appropriate for the tape is set automati- cally for recording.

ÁRESET B key

Press to reset the tape counter of deck B to “0000”.

ªREC LEVEL/BAL./BIAS knob (CT-

2050/KXF-W6010 only)

^

Adjust this before recording.

 

£REC LEVEL/BAL. knob (CT-203/KXF-

W4010 only)

^

Adjust this before recording.

 

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Contents CT/KXF-W Series Introduction Safety precautionsContents Special featuresCleaning Important items MaintenanceCleaning the head section ReferenceHandling the cassette tape When there is slack in the tapeImportant items To store cassette tapesExcept for U.S.A., Canada System connectionsSystem connections Remote ControlAutomatic Operation except XR equipment Synchronized Recording except XR equipmentCT-2050/KXF-W6010 Controls and indicatorsControls and indicators Preparation for playback recording Tape transport direction indicatorsPlayback recording preparation Before playback recordingNormal playback To Stop relay playback Relay playbackLoad cassette tapes in both decks 2Determine the playback conditionCT-2050/203/KXF-W6010/W4010 En/M Convenient music search Dpss Skip play operationTo play a tune located 4 tunes beyond Rewind & Play operation Determine the playback mode conditionsSingle-tune repeated playback operation Dash & Play operationNormal recording How to record CT-203/KXF-W4010 Deck B onlySelect the source to be recorded Set the recording levelHow to use the MPX Filter key Bias level adjustment Deck B of the CT-2050/KXF-W6010 onlyHow to record CT-203/KXF-W4010 Deck B only Start recordingTo pause recording temporarily Pause To stop recordingTo start recording again from the biginning Set the relay recording mode To cancel relay recordingAdjust the recording level Relay recording CT-2050/KXF-W6010 onlyTape dubbing Tape dubbing operation Deck a \Deck BTo pause dubbing To stop dubbingSet the record-pause mode CD synchro recording4Start playing the CD Recording of CD playback Ccrs Deck B only How to cancel CcrsInsert a tape in deck B Determine the recording condition Press the Ccrs keyTimer operations Timer playback of tapeSet the timer Timer relay recording CT-2050/KXF-W6010 only 5Set the timerTimer operations Operation to reset Symptom Cause RemedyCase of difficulty Case of difficulty Dolby noise reduction system GlossaryRecording with Dolby HX Pro Auto-bias functionSpecifications 28 CT-2050/KXF-W6010For your records

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