Onkyo TA-RW544 Features, Convenient dubbing & nonstop music, Rugged 2 x 2 motor transport system

Thank you for your purchase of the

ONKYO TA-RW544/344 Cassette Tape Deck.

Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the AC power cord.

Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and maximum listening enjoyment from your new TA-RW544/344.

Please retain this manual for future reference.

Features

Convenient dubbing & nonstop music

Excellent performance is not this deck’s singular feature. The TA-RW544 is two outstanding recording decks in one. So you can make a copy for yourself and one for a friend at the same time. Or keep recording or playing tape after tape with its dual auto reverse (to capture and enjoy those longer shows).

Rugged 2 x 2 motor transport system

Separate capstan and reel motors for each transport not only prevent overloading, they provide the precise tape move- ment needed for accurate reproduction. They also contribute to the long-life, trouble-free performance that ONKYO cassette decks are famous for.

Dolby HX Pro headroom extension

Dolby HX Pro extends the dynamic headroom to capture the wider musical dynamics of CDs and other digital sources. It provides noticeably cleaner reproduction of those crucial higher frequencies by improving the tape’s ability to capture high-level signals without saturation. Another plus is the tapes you record with Dolby HX Pro can be played back on decks without Dolby HX Pro, for improved sound perform- ance.

Music search (TA-RW544 only)

When you’re playing a tape back, our Music Search system does just what you might expect—lets you automatically skip forward or backward to easily find the exact beginning of each selection. It works by sensing pauses between music selections.

One-touch CD synchronized recording

This handy feature lets you effortlessly and accurately record your favorite CDs when your deck is connected to virtually any z compatible ONKYO CD player.

z (Remote Interactive) system compatible

As might be expected, the TA-RW544/344 is fully compat- ible with ONKYO’s z (Remote Interactive) system. This means you can control virtually all of the cassette deck’s major functions with other ONKYO remote controls.

Other features

•Auto tape selector: Automatically sets bias and equaliza- tion for the type of tape you insert.

•Auto spacing: Handy for inserting blank spaces when re- recording or editing tapes, or recording from CDs, records and the radio.

•Headphone jack: For private listening.

•Full repeat: Repeats both A and B sides of both transports up to eight times, then shuts off automatically.

• 8-segment fluorescent peak metering: Allows you to

accurately adjust recording levels for optimum performance.

Declaration of Conformity

We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GMBH INDUSTRIESTRASSE 18/20 82110 GERMERING, GERMANY

declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding technical standards such as EN55013, EN55020, EN60555-2, -3 and EN60065

GERMERING,GERMANY

H. YAMAZOE

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GMBH

FOR CANADIAN MODEL: (POUR LE MODELE CANADIEN)

•For models having a power cord with a polarized plug

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

•Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisée.

ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQ’AU FOND.

ATTENTION FOR BRITISH MODEL

•Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.

•IMPORTANT: The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Blue: Neutral

Brown: Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

IMPORTANT

A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS IN- SERTED INTO ANY 13 AMP SOCKET.

Supplied accessory

Audio connection cable

WARNING

“TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.”

CAUTION

“TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERV- ICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.”

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

•The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

•The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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