Panasonic SC-AK410 Recording, Sound quality/sound field, Enhancing the sound quality, Cassettes

Cassettes
			CLOCK / PL AY/
		AUTO OFF TIMER		REC
		SLEEP	CD DISP	DIMMER
	DISC		ABC	DEF
		1	2	3
	PROGRAM	GHI	JKL	MNO
		4	5	6
PLAY MODE	PLAY MODE PQRS		TUV	W XYZ
		7	8	9
	REPEAT			SPACE
		DEL	0	10
		CD
	TUNER			TAPE
	BAND	CLEAR
		AUX
	VOL			VOL
DECK 1/2	AL BUM		CURSOR
			REW	FF
	INTRO	MARKER	TITLE
			SEARCH ENTER
		S.WOOFER
	SHIFT	S.SOUND EQ PRESET EQ MUTING
2

You can use either deck 1 or deck 2 for tape playback.

Use normal position tapes.

High position and metal position tapes can be played, but the unit will not be able to do full justice to the characteristics of these tapes.

1Press [:, TAPE].

The unit comes on.

If a cassette was loaded, play starts automatically (One touch play).

2Press [c, DECK 1] or [c, DECK 2] and insert the

cassette.

Insert with the side to be played	Front side
facing towards you and the
exposed tape facing down.
Close the holder by hand.

3Press [:, TAPE] to start playback.

To play on the other side of the tape, turn the tape over and press [:, TAPE].

Sound quality/sound field

Enhancing the sound quality

You can enhance the bass and treble effect of the sound.

Press [SUPER SOUND EQ].

Remote control: Press [S.SOUND EQ].

The button light comes on.

Press the button again to cancel.

The button light goes out.

Adjusting the bass (SC-AK610 and SC-AK510 only)

SC-AK610 : Press [SUBWOOFER].

SC-AK510 : Press [SUPER WOOFER].

Remote control: Press [SHIFT] + [S.WOOFER].

The button light comes on.

Each time you press the button:

MID (medium) → MAX (high) → Light off (off)

→

To cancel

Press [SUBWOOFER] (SC-AK510: [SUPER WOOFER]) to turn the light off.

Remote control: Press [SHIFT] + [S.WOOFER].

Note

You cannot use this function when headphones are connected.

To stop tape playback

Press [L, STOP].

To fast-forward or rewind

Press [g/REW/3] (rewind) or [f/FF/4] (fast-forward).

To select between loaded decks

Press [DECK 1/2] (remote control: [PLAY MODE]).

Note

•Tape playback is momentarily interrupted if you open the other deck.

•Tapes exceeding 100 minutes are thin and can break or get caught in the mechanism.

•Tape slack can get caught up in the mechanism and should be taken up before the tape is played.

•Endless tapes can get caught up in the deck’s moving parts if used incorrectly.

Recording
	PLAY MODE
, DECK 1	ALBUM ( ,	)
, TAPE

AUTO OFF	CLOCK / PL AY/
	TIMER	REC
SLEEP	CD DISP	DIMMER
DISC	ABC	DEF

1 2 3

PROGRAM GHI JKL MNO

4 5 6

PLAY MODE	PQRS		TUV	W XY Z
	7		8	9
REPEAT				SPACE
	DEL		0	10
	CD
TUNER	CLEAR			TAPE
BAND
	AUX
VOL				VOL
AL BUM			CURSOR
		REW		FF

TITLE

INTRO MARKER SEARCH ENTER

S.WOOFER

SHIFT S.SOUND EQ PRESET EQ MUTING

Sound quality/sound field

DEL	0	10
	CD
TUNER	CLEAR	TAPE
BAND
	AUX
VOL		VOL
AL BUM	CURSOR
	REW	FF

TITLE

INTRO MARKER SEARCH ENTER

S.WOOFER

SHIFT S.SOUND EQ PRESET EQ MUTING

PRESET EQ

S.WOOFER (

and only)

S.SOUND EQ

SHIFT

Using the built-in sound quality/sound field settings

Press [PRESET EQ] to select a setting.

Every time you press the button:

HEAVY SOFT CLEAR DISCO LIVE HALL

EQ-OFF (cancelled)

HEAVY (sound quality) : Adds punch to rock

SOFT (sound quality) : For background music

CLEAR (sound quality) : Clarifies higher sounds

DISCO (sound field) : Produces sound with the same kind of lengthy reverberations heard at a disco

LIVE (sound field) : Makes vocals more alive

HALL (sound field) : Adds an expansiveness to the sound to produce the atmosphere of a great concert hall.

14 Note

You cannot use PRESET EQ and SUPER SOUND EQ together.

Selection of tapes for recording

Use normal position tapes.

High position and metal position tapes can be used, but this unit will not be able to record or erase them correctly.

Preparation:

Wind up the leader tape so recording can begin immediately.

1Press [c, DECK 2] and insert the cassette to be recorded.

Insert with the side to be recorded facing towards you and the exposed tape facing down.

2Select the source to be recorded.

Radio recording:

Tune in the station. (A page 7)

CD recording:

1 Insert the CD(s) you want to record.

Press [:/J, CD] and then [L, STOP].

2Prepare the desired CD recording mode. Remote control only

•To record programmed tracks (A do steps 1–3 on page 9 for CD-DA or steps 1–4 on page 11 for MP3/WMA).

•To record specific CDs/tracks

1.For CD-DA, do steps 1 to 2 on page 9: “To listen to specific CDs and tracks (CD Play Mode function)”.

For MP3/WMA, do steps 1 to 2 on page 10: “CD Play Mode function for MP3/WMA”.

Ensure CD is stopped.

2.For 1-ALBUM mode (MP3/WMA only) and 1-SONG mode: Press [ALBUM ( or )] to select the album.

3.For 1-SONG mode: Press [g, REW/3] or [f, 4/FF] to select the track.

(WMA: SC-AK610 and SC-AK510 only)

Tape-to-tape recording:

1Press [:, TAPE] and then [L, STOP].

2Press [c, DECK 1] and insert the cassette you want to record.

3Press [a REC] to start recording.

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