Denon DRM 44HX Owners Manual

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STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK
MAGNETOPHONE A CASSETTE STEREO
STEREO- CASSETTENDECK

DR- M33HX/ DR M44HX

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MODE DEMPLOI
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

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IMPORTANT TO SAFETY

WARNING :

TO PREVENT FIRE 0R SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE
T0 RAIN 0R MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

1.

Handle the power supply cord carefully

Do not damage or deform the power supply cord. If it is damaged or deformed, it
may cause electric shock or malfunction when used. When removing from wall outlet,
be sure to remove by holding the plug attachment and not by pulling the cord.

Do not open back plate ,
In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the back plate. if problems occurr
contact your DENON dealer.

Do not place anything inside
Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside the cassette deck. Electric shock or
malfunction may result.

Model DR. a. MM. Serial No. fl

Please, record and retain the Model name and serial number of your set shown on
the rating label.

IMPORTANT
(BRITISH MODEL ONLY)

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

Blue: Neutral
Brown : Live

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 whicn 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.

FOR YOUR SAFETY
(AUSTRALIAN MODEL ONLY)

To ensure safe operation, the threevpin plug supplied must be connected only with
a standard threepin power point which is effectively earthed through the normal
household wiring.

Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-core and be correctly
wired to provide connection to earth, Wrongly wired extension cords are a major
cause of fatalities.

The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the
power point is earthed and that the installation is completely safe For your safety,
if in any doubt about the effective earthing of the power point, contact a qualified
electrician.

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CASSETTE TAPE

l Handling Precautions

0 0120 cassettes
C120 cassettes are not recommended as
they use a very thin tape base which may
become tangled around the capstan or pinch
roI er.

' Tape slack
Before putting a tape into the deck, take
up any slack with a pencil or your finger tip.
This precaution is also to prevent the tape
from becoming entangled around the capstan
or pinchroiler.

AUTO TAPE SELECT FEATURE

I Storage Precautious

- Do not store cassette tapes in a place where
they will be subject to:
- Extremely high temperature or excessive
moisture
- Excessive dust ~ Direct sunlight
- Magnetic fields (near TV set or speakers)
- To eliminate tape slack, store your cassettes
in cassette cases with hub stops.

I Accidental Erasure Prevention

- Every cassette has erasure prevention tabs
for each side. To protect your valuable
recorded tapes from accidental or inadvertent
erasure, remove the tab for the appropriate
side with a screwdriver or other tools.

I To record on a tape with the erasure
prevention tabs removed, cover the tab holes
with plastic tape.

Erasure prevention
tab for side A
Erasure prevention

tab for side 8

Fig. 6

This Stereo Cassette Deck is equiped with an Auto Tape Select feature which automatically
selects the optimum bias and equalization for the tape in use. This is accomplished by sensing
the tape type detection holes in the cassette housing. The Tape type (NORMAL, CrOz, or METAL)

is indicated by the TAPE SELECT indicator.

- If a tape without tape type detection holes is
used, the TAPE SELECT indicator will not indi
cate the correct tape type and the clock will
automatically adjust itself for normal tapes.

Detection holes
for chrome tape

Fig. 7
- if the deck is switched on with no cassette

loaded, the TAPE SELECT indicator will show
"METAL".

Brand NORMAL mo. METAL
0x3 0x7 .
DEMON >§DX 3H >: UL
up] XLJI
MAXELL XL, XL 115 MX
XLIS
AD SA MA
TD 00 SA-X MA-R
FUJl ES FR-JI FR METAL
BX
SCOTCH CX XS-JI
AHF ucx
SONY HF - ucx-s METALLIC

. Typical tape brands for each type are listed

lFor the details of FeCr tape, see the AUTO
TUNING SYSTEM" on page 12. (DR-M44HX
only)

,a in the above table. There may be differ-
ences in sensitivity of a few decibels between
tape brands.

- This Cassette Deck is optimally aligned for
tapes marked with X .