Cleaning the cabinet

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as thinner, benzine or alcohol.

To save a tape permanently

To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over, break off the cassette tab from side A or B as illustrated.

Break off the cassette tab

If you later want to reuse the tape for recording, cover the broken tab with adhesive tape.

Before placing a cassette in the tape deck

Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise, the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged.

When using a tape longer than 90 minutes

The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape deck.

Cleaning the tape heads

Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use. Be sure to clean the tape heads before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape. Use a separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning cassette. For details, refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette.

Demagnetizing the tape heads

Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that have contact with the tape after every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette. For details, refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette.

Specifications

Main unitAmplifier sectionAUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS (MHC-GX750/GX450/GX250/RX550 USA models only)MHC-GX750/RX550POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:

With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 120 – 10,000 Hz: rated 160 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.

MHC-GX450

POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:

With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 120 – 10,000 Hz: rated 125 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.

MHC-GX250

POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:

With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 120 – 10,000 Hz: rated 140 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.

North American models:

MHC-GX750/RX550

Front speaker

Continuous RMS power output (reference):

160 + 160 watts (6 ohms at

1 kHz, 10% THD)

Total harmonic distortion less than 0.07% (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 80 W)

Sub woofer

Continuous RMS power output (reference): 180 watts (6 ohms at 50 Hz, 10% THD)

Total harmonic distortion less than 0.07% (6 ohms at 50 Hz, 90 W)

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