RECORDING

Preparation for recording

÷Be sure to set the TIMER switch to the OFF position (KX-580 and KX-480 only), then turn on the POWER switch.

÷Set your amplifier or receiver to cassette deck function mode.

 

PEAK level MPX FILTER

 

ŸB/ŸC/

KX-580/KX-480

 

REC indicator Tape counter meters

indicator

 

ŸS(KX-580 only)

 

 

indicators

 

 

 

 

POWER =ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2(KX-580 only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

COUNTER MEMORY

4

 

 

 

 

1

COUNTER RESET BIAS ADJUST

5

3

MUTE/SEARCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KX-380

 

 

PEAK level MPX FILTER

6

 

 

REC indicator

Tape counter meters

indicator

POWER =ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ŸB/ŸC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

COUNTER MEMORY

4

 

 

 

 

1

COUNTER RESET

 

5

3

MUTE/SEARCH

 

BIAS ADJUST

 

 

 

 

1

 

Insert the cassette

2

KX-580

 

 

 

KX-480/KX-380

 

EJECT

with the exposed tape

 

DOLBY NR

 

DOLBY NR

 

 

side facing down and

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF/ŸB/ŸC/MPX

OFF/ŸS/MPX

OFF/ŸB/ŸC/MPX

 

 

the side to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded facing you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To close the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compartment, push in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the compartment door

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

until it locks shut.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

REC/PAUSE

4

5

BALANCE

REC LEVEL

6

 

 

AUTO TAPE

 

0

 

 

5

PLAY

 

 

TUNING

 

I

4

 

 

 

I

6

 

 

Play the

 

2

2

3

 

7

 

]

program

 

3

3

2

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

source to be

 

4

4

I

I0

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recorded.

 

L 5

5 R

0

 

 

REC

 

 

* Form of the REC LEVEL control

 

 

See “AUTO TAPE

 

is slightly different with KX-380.

 

 

See “Setting the recording level”.

 

 

TUNING button”.

To stop recording:

Press the STOP button.

To stop recording temporarily:

Press the REC/PAUSE button. To resume recording, press the PLAY button.

Tape counter and COUNTER RESET button

Before starting recording, press the RESET button to set the counter reading to “0000”. Use this counter to aid in locating a point on a tape.

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