Kenwood 1050 CT Owners Manual

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KENWOOD

STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK

1 OSOCT
103CT ,

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KENWOOD CORPORATION

This manual contains instructions for two models.
Model availability and features (functions) may differ
depending on the country and sales area.

860-3190-00 @ (K, P, Y) MC
97/121110987654321

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Introduction

H

Your choice of this product Indrcates that you are a devotee to excetr
lence tn sound reproductron

We apprecrate your patronage and take pnde tn the 1on9 tradrtron of
quahty components that our company represents

So that you can get the most out of your uml, we suggest that you
take the trrne to read through thrs manua1 before you hook up and
operate your system Thts th acquarnt you wrth operatrng features
and system-connection constderatrons so that your hstenrng pleaA
sure W111 be enhanced nght from the start You wm notice that 1n aH
aspects of p1annrng, engrneenng, stynng, Operatmg convenrence and
adaptabmty we have sought to antrcrpate your needs and desrres
Keep this manual handy for future reference.

For your reCords

Record the serial number, tound on the Dam of the uml, 1n the spaces
desxgnated on the warranty card, and m the space proyded be1ow
Refer to the model and serve? numbers whenever you caH upon your _
dea1erfor1nformatron or seryrce on thrs product Accessor'es
Model Ser1a1 Number

Audro cord 2 System contro1 cord 1

Unpacking

Unpack the unrt carequy and make sure that an accessories are put
as~de so they WIH not be lost Examrne the umt for any possrbmty of
shrpprng damage 1f your un1t IS darrageo or tans to operate, notrfy
your dea1er 1mmeorately 1f your um: was shrpped to you drrect1y
notrfy tne shrpprng company wahout oe ay On1y the consrgnee (the
person or company recewrng the unm car the a can against the
carner for shrpprng damage .

We recommend that you retarn the or g1nal carton and backrng rnater
'1as for use shou1o y'ou transport or shrp the unrt 1n the future

Contents ,

I Caution : Read the pages marked ; carefully to ensure safe operation
Soccra1 teatures 3 How to record 14
' Ben-(r aDp1y1ng powe' 3 Ordrnary tecordmg 14
.! Sa'et» orecautrons 3 To make better recordrngs 15
1 Beam Operatmn 4 To pause recordrng temporarny 16
Matnrecance 5 To stop recordrng , 16
y 8» Stem Connecttons 6 How to provrde non-recorded b1anks oetween programs 16
Conno s ad1flG1CalOfS 8 To rerstart recordrng 16
ustenng X0 cassette tapes 1O Reray recordrng HOSOCT only] 17
1 To otaypacl a tape 10 Synchro recordrng 18
Fast fotwa'd anu rewrnt: 1 Synchro recordrng of CD 18
Reay o1ayoac~ 11 Synchro recordrng of anasog drsc 19
DDSS operazron 12 Recordmg of CD p1ayback10CRSHDeck B only) 20
1 Skro p1ay 008'8110" 12 Tape dubbrng operatron (Deck A -> Deck B) 21
1 Rewrno & Pay ooerat on 13 T rner operatrons . 22
$ ngtertune repeated p ayback ODe'ahO" T3 Trmer playback ot tape . 22
Das" IS P1ay operanon 13 Trmer recordrng of tuner broadcast 23
ZemASIOp operatton 13 n case of d1ff1cu1ty 24
Specrhcatxons V .V 26

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Tape dubbing operation (Deck A ->Deck B)

The dubbing refers to the copy of the recorded contents of
a tape to another tape (tape in Deck A It tape in Deck B).
Normal-speed dubbing: Copy at normal tape speed.

High-speed dubbing: Copy at double the normal speed.

1 Insert tapes in the cassette decks.

Tape to be recorded onto

Tape to be played

lnrtlal tape
mnmng
drrectron

2 Set the same tape transport direction for
both tapes.

Press the same play key. then lh'fiedratew press the I key

The UlSDraY changes every trrne you press

esvutout
E : Eor tworway apporng
@\ : For one~way auobrrg

3 Select one-side or two-side dubbing mode.

4 Press the AUTO BIAS key.

0 The optrrndrn bras rs set rn about 40 seconds alter whrch the
cassette decks enter the stop mode

I Recordmg rs possrble even when the aurobas setzrng rs
orrrnrtted

5 Start dubbing.

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For normal-speed For high-speed
dubbing dubbing
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To pause dubbing
For normal-speed For high-speed
dubbing dubbing
mum my; mums mm
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(rosocrr (toacn nosoct) noscrr

. Only deck E enters the record pause mode after leavrng a
honrrecorded space of about 4 seconds In case of normal-
speed dubbrng, or about 6 seconds rn case of htgh»speed dub»
blng

e To resume dubbmg after pause, press the same DUBBING
key as above (NORMAL DUBBING 0r HIGH DUBBINGl agaln.

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f 1
To stop dubbing

Press the l key of Deck Bt

REVEESE snap

L .rgnzs up J

- Both decks A and 8 enter the stop mode J
p

N ot'e's

l The recordtng balance and recordrng level cannot be adjusted
for dubbrng

2 The DOLBY NR rs not actlve during dubblhg
The tape recorded by dubbrng features the same NR system

as the ongtnal tape tn Deck A

3 Norse from TV rnay rnteriere wlth dubbed sound It hrgh-speed
dubbrng ls executed near a TV set To prevent thts, Install the
system farther from the TV set

4 ll the orrgrnal tape was recorded at a hlgh level, the sound qual-
rty may be degraded, rl hrghrspeed dubbrng rs used ln such a
case, use normal-speed dubbrng

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