H

ENTER

SET

MENU

RADIO ON/BANDTUNE/PRESET –/+RADIO OFF

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SPEEDCONTROL

MENU

ENTER/ COUNTER RESET HOLD

FF +

REW –

RADIO ON/BAND

OFF

 

Tape counter

HOLD

SOUND

 

MODE

Listening to the Radio H

1Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio.2Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to select AM or FM.3Press MENU on the main unit repeatedly and set the cursor in the display toTUNE MODE.
4For manual tuning
1Press SET to chooseMANUAL.

2Press TUNE/PRESET + or – repeatedly to tune in to the desired station. Hold down TUNE/ PRESET + or – for a few seconds to scan for stations.

For preset tuning

1Press SET to choose

PRESET.
2Press TUNE/PRESET +
or – repeatedly to recall
the desired preset

Presetting Radio Stations H

You can preset up to 30 stations— 20 for FM and 10 for AM (for the JPn area*, up to 16 stations—8 for FM and 8 for AM).

*Only if available. See “Receiving Stations Outside Your Country/ Region”.
Presetting
Automatically Scanned
Stations

1

Press RADIO ON/BAND

 

to turn on the radio.

2

Press RADIO ON/BAND

 

repeatedly to select AM or

 

FM.

3

Press and hold ENTER for

 

more than 3 seconds.

 

Preset number 1 will flash

 

in the display and the main

 

unit starts scanning the

 

stations from the lower

 

frequencies and stops for

 

about 5 seconds when a

 

station is received.

4

If you wish to preset the

5While the preset number is flashing, select the preset number you want using TUNE/PRESET + or – and press ENTER.

Notes

•If you cannot complete step 4 or 5 while the indicators are flashing, repeat from step 3.

•If a station is already stored, the new station replaces the old one.
Playing the Preset Radio Stations

1Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio.

2Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to select AM or FM.

3Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor in the display to TUNE MODE. Then press SET to display “PRESET”.

4Press TUNE/PRESET + or –.
To cancel a stored station
1 Follow the procedure above
and in step 4, select the preset

Notes

•If there are no stations stored, the DAPS function does not work.

•Until a station is selected in step 4, the DAPS function turned on in step 3 will continue.

Receiving

Stations Outside

Your Country/

Region (Excluding European, Saudi Arabian, and Chinese models)

1

Press RADIO ON/BAND

 

to turn on the radio.

2

Press ENTER.

 

The frequency digits will

 

flash in the display.

3

Press and hold RADIO

 

ON/BAND until “Eur”,

 

“USA” or “JPn” flashes.

4

Press RADIO ON/BAND

 

repeatedly to select “Eur”,

 

“USA” or “JPn” and press

 

ENTER.

5

Tune in to and store
Emphasizing Sound
On the main unit:1Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor in the display toSOUND.2Press SET repeatedly to select the sound emphasis of your choice.On the remote control:1Press SOUND repeatedly. With each press, the indications change.The indications change as follows:RV : Sound Revitalizer Emphasizes treble sound.MB : Mega Bass Emphasizes bass sound (moderate effect).GRV : Groove Emphasizes bass sound (strong effect).no message : normal (no effect)

Note

If the sound is distorted with the mode “GRV”, turn down the volume of the main unit or select other modes.

Protecting Your
Locking the Controls
— HOLD Function

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow to lock the controls of the main unit (except SPEED CONTROL) or the remote control.

Using the Tape
Counter

The tape counter is displayed on the main unit during playback, recording, fast forward, rewind, CUE, REVIEW and stop (except when the radio is turned on). The number will increase when playing back the FWD side, and decrease when playing back the REV side. To reset the counter to “000”, press ENTER/COUNTER RESET.

Notes

•The tape counter may show some deviation.•The tape counter will not be displayed when the cassette compartment is empty.

Precautions

For the customers in the USA and
On AC power adaptor

•Use only the supplied AC power adaptor (for charging stand) and recommended AC power adaptor (for battery case). Do not use any other AC power adaptor.

Polarity of the plug

•Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the AC power adaptor, disconnect it from the AC outlet immediately.

•Do not touch the AC power adaptor with wet hands.
On handling
• Do not leave the unit in a location near
heat sources, or in a place subject to
direct sunlight, excessive dust or sand,
moisture, rain, mechanical shock, or in
a car with its windows closed.
• We do not recommend the use of tape
longer than 90 minutes. They are very
thin and tend to be stretched easily.
This may cause malfunction of the unit
or sound deterioration.
• The LCD display may become hard to
see or slow down when using the unit
at high temperatures (above 40˚C/
104°F) or at low temperatures (below
0˚C/32°F). At room temperature, the
display will return to its normal
operating condition.
• If the unit has not been used for long,
set it in the playback mode to warm up

Troubleshooting

The sound drops out or comes with excessive noise.•Clean the headphones/earphones and remote control plugs.The unit does not operate at all.•Charge the battery or replace the dry battery with a new one.•HOLD is activated. Deactivate HOLD.Tape operation is not possible.• Insert a cassette tape.The volume cannot be turned up.• If AVLS is on, turn it off.A beep sounds and recording is not possible when REC is slid.•If the tab of the tape is broken off, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.The display and the operations are not normal.•Remove the power sources for 15 seconds or more, and then set them again.The radio and playback operates but recording is not possible.

•This condition may occur when the battery becomes weak. Replace or charge the battery.

Specifications

Radio sectionFrequency rangeFM: 76.0 - 90.0 MHz (Japan)87.5- 108 MHz (other countries/regions)AM: 531 - 1 710 kHz (Japan)530 - 1 710 kHz (North, Central, and South America)531 - 1 602 kHz (other countries/regions)Tape sectionFrequency responsePlayback: 40 - 15 000 HzRecording/playback: 100 - 8 000 HzOutputHeadphones (i) jackLoad impedance 8 - 300 ΩInputMicrophone (MIC) jackGeneralPower requirements

1.5 V

Rechargeable battery One R6 (size AA) batteryDimensions (w/h/d)Approx. 77.1 ⋅ 108.0 ⋅ 22.5 mm(31⁄8 ⋅ 43⁄8 ⋅ 29⁄32 inches) excl. projecting parts and controlsMassApprox. 152 g (5.4 oz) (main unit only)
Supplied accessoriesAC power adaptor (1) Battery case (1)Stereo headphones or earphones with remote control (1)Charging stand (1)AC plug adaptor (1) (Saudi Arabian model only)Rechargeable battery (NH-14WM(A),

1.2V, 1 350 mAh (min), Ni-MH) (1) Rechargeable battery carrying case (1) Carrying pouch (1)

Stereo microphone (1)Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Terminals
Terminals Terminals
station.
To use preset tuning,
preset stations first (see
“Presetting Radio
Stations”).
To turn off the radio
Press RADIO OFF .
To improve the broadcast reception
•For AM: Reorient the unit itself.

•For FM: Extend the remote control cord (antenna). If the reception is still not good, press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor in the display to FM MODE. Then press SET to choose from “MONO” (monaural), “LOCAL*” or none (stereo) for best reception.

*Excluding European, Saudi Arabian, and Chinese models
To operate from the remote control

To turn on the radio, press RADIO ON/BAND•OFF for more than 1 second (while the tape is in stop mode only).

To select the band, press RADIO ON/BAND•OFF for more than 1 second while the radio is on.

To tune in or recall a preset station, press FF + or REW –. To turn off the radio, press

RADIO ON/BAND•OFF.
currently received station,
press ENTER while the
preset number is flashing.
The received station is
preset on preset number 1
and the unit starts
scanning for the next
receivable station.
5 Repeat step 4 until all
receivable stations are
preset.
To stop scanning
Press RADIO OFF. The radio is turned off at the same time.

Notes

•If stations are already stored, the newly preset stations replace the old ones when the above procedure is completed.

•If stations cannot be preset automatically, preset them manually.
Presetting Stations Manually

1Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio.

2Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to select AM or FM.

3Press ENTER.The frequency digits will flash in the display.

4While the frequency digits are flashing, tune in to a station you wish to store using TUNE/PRESET + or

– and press ENTER.The preset number will flash in the display.

 

number you want to cancel and

 

then press ENTER. The

 

frequency digits will flash in

2

the display.
Press and hold TUNE/PRESET

 

+ or –. The frequency digit

 

starts running up or down.

 

Keep holding down the button

3

until “- - - -” is displayed.
Press ENTER while “- - - -” is

 

flashing. A preset number will

4

flash in the display.
Press ENTER to cancel the

 

stored station.
Scanning the Preset Radio Stations — DAPS
(Digital Auto Preset Scanning)

1Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio.

2Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to select AM or FM.

3Press and hold RADIO ON/BAND for 2 seconds or more.

The preset stations of the selected band will be played for about 5 seconds each. (During DAPS the indicators in the display flash.)

4Press RADIO ON/BAND again to select the station while the desired preset station is being played.

stations as necessary
following the procedure of
“Listening to the Radio”
and “Presetting Radio
Stations”.
Area indication and frequency range
Area*
Frequency range

 

FM (MHz)
AM(kHz)

 

 

 

 

Eur

87.5

- 108

531 - 1 602

 

 

 

 

USA

87.5

- 108

530 - 1 710

 

 

 

 

JPn

76.0

- 90.0

531 - 1 710

 

 

 

 

*Eur : European and other countries/regionsUSA : USA, Canada, and Centraland South AmericaJPn: Japan

Using the Menu

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Adjusting Playback Modes

On the main unit:

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor in the display to PBMODE. Then press SET to select the desired mode.

On the remote control:

Press MODE repeatedly. With each press, the indications change.
To play
Select
both sides repeatedly

s

 

 

both sides once

d

from the FWD side

 

 

 

Hearing — AVLS
(Automatic Volume
Limiter System)
The maximum volume is kept down to protect your ears.

On the main unit:

Press MENU repeatedly in the playback, stop or radio mode to set the cursor in the display to AVLS. Then press SET to show “”.

On the remote control:

Hold down MODE for more than 10 seconds until “AVLS” appears in the display.
To cancel the AVLS function
Press SET so that “” disappears from the display on the main unit.

On the remote control, hold down MODE again for more than 3 seconds until “AVLS” disappears.

Using Other

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Adjusting the Tape Playback Speed
You can adjust the playback speed using SPEED CONTROL. Turn SPEED CONTROL to:–(slow) to play back at a slower speed.Center position to play back at normal speed.+ (fast) to play back at a faster speed.

Note

The SPEED CONTROL works in the playback mode only. Recording will be made independent of this control.

CanadaRECYCLING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIESNickel Metal Hydride batteries are recyclable.

You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800- 822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/.

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Nickel Metal Hydride batteries.
On charging

•The supplied charging stand can be used only with this unit. No other model can be charged using this stand.

•Remove the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet as soon as possible after the rechargeable battery has been charged. Overcharging may damage the rechargeable battery.

•The charging stand and the rechargeable battery may become warm during charging, but this is not a problem.

•Do not tear off the film on the rechargeable battery.

•Use only the supplied charging stand to charge the supplied rechargeable battery.

•Be sure not to short-circuit the battery. When you carry it with you, use the supplied carrying case. If you are not using the case, do not carry the battery with other metallic objects such as keys, rings in your pocket.

•If the rechargeable battery is new or has not been used for a long time, it may not be charged completely until you use it several times.

On batteries
•Do not charge a dry battery.

•Do not carry the dry or rechargeable batteries with coins or other metallic objects. It can generate heat if the positive and negative terminals of the batteries are accidentally contacted by a metallic object.

•When you do not use the main unit for a long time, remove the battery to avoid any damage caused by battery leakage and subsequent corrosion.

for a few minutes before you start using
again.
On the remote control
Use the supplied remote control only with this unit.
On headphones/ earphones
Road safety

Do not use headphones/earphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas. It can also be potentially dangerous to play your headphones/earphones at high volume while walking, especially at pedestrian crossings.

You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.

Preventing hearing damage

Do not use headphones/earphones at high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous, loud and extended play. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use.

Caring for others

Keep the volume to a moderate level. This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you.

On maintenance

•Clean the tape head and tape path, using a cotton swab and commercially available cleaning solvent after every 10 hours of use.

•To clean the exterior, use a soft cloth slightly moistened in water. Do not use alcohol, benzine or thinner.

•Clean the headphones/earphones and remote control plugs periodically.

•Clean the battery case terminals (both inside and outside) and the terminals periodically with a cotton swab or soft cloth as illustrated. J

This warranty is valid only in the United States.