Pioneer ct 606 owners manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The CT-606 is designed to play back recordings of records played
on your turntable or FM broadcasts heard on your tuner, pre-
recorded music tapes, live recordings using microphones, and
tapes which have been pre-recorded. If you use the optional timer in
combination with this deck, you will be able to practice unattended
recordings and allow yourself to be woken up to the sweet sound of
music rather than the harsh sound of an alarm clock.

Please read these instructions through. You will then become
familiar with the recording and playback techniques that will enable '
the CT-606 to display its performance and features to the full, and
you will also know how to handle your deck without fear of a
failure or breakdown.

FEATURES

Highly Reliable Tape Transport Mechanism
CONTENTS The model employs a DC servo-controlled motor featuring
superior ability in transporting the tape at the rated speed stably.
The capstan, belt, large-sized flywheel, which are all precision
engineered to micron dimensions, as well as the highvprecision tape

Features ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 winding mechanism combine to yield top-notch wow and flutter
Front Panel Facilities , , _ . . . , , , , , . . . _ _ 2 characteristics and stability, Furthermore, the loading mechanism
. for the cassette is simply designed for surefire and easy operation.
Precautions . . . . 3
C t' Permalloy Solid Head
onnec Ion """"""""" ' ' ' ' 4 The recording/playback head adopts a hard permalloy core
Installation Precautions ............ _ . , 4 which allows the special characteristics of chrome tapes and ferri-
. . chrome tapes to be displayed to the full, With this top reliability
Eagle Operatlon. - ' - r - r ~ . - . - - 5 head which provides excellence resistance to wear and a superb
Operating Procedure ................ 6 signal-to-noise ratio, high-quality recording and playback are
Microphone Recordin 8 guaranteem
. , g """"""" Dolby* System for Reduced Tape Hiss
Operatlons Wlth the Timer ------ - - - - 8 The model employs the Dolby Noise Reduction System and this
Maintenance ..................... 9 markedly lowers the level of tape hiss which is annoying to the
listener when a tape is played back without impairing the sound
Cassette Tapes ...................... 10 quality of the original program source. (Hiss reduced by iOdB in
. high frequencies.) This in turn expands the dynamic range and
Employmg Dolby System ------- - - - - 11 makes for recording and playback with a high signal-to-noise ratio.
Lme Voltage and Rear Panels ' ' ' ' ~ ' 12 Tape Selector Switch Automatic Chrome Tape
Specifications, Troubleshooting and Selection Mechanism
Schematic Diagram .......... Insertion The bias and equalization circuits are selected by the tape

switches which allow the characteristics of all types of tapes, ranging
from chrome tape and ferrichrome tapes to low-noise and standard
tapes, to be displayed to the full. in addition, the built-in chrome
tape selection mechanism serves to detect the special detecting holes
IMPORTANT NOTICE on chrome tapes and automatically selects the chrome tape posi-
tions. The signal circuitry employs an electronic switch so that there
is no noise during actual selection.

Full Auto-stop Mechanism

The full auto-stop mechanism is designed to stop the tape auto-
matically once the tape is wound up no matter what the mode of
operation: recording, playback, fast forward or rewindi This means
that the tape is not damaged when it comes to the end.

Before turning on the power, please confirm the line
voltage setting indicated on the rear of your unit
corresponds to the supply voltage in your area; if
does not, change the setting as described in Line
voltage and rear panels on page 12.

*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
*Dolby and DD are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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FRONT PANEL FACILITIES

-POWER SWITCH

The power comes on when the POWER switch is depressed. The
level meters and the remaining tape display light will then light up.
To turn off the power, release the switch by depressing it again.

--CASSETTE DOOR OPEN BUTTON

Depress this button to open the cassette door. Close the cassette
door by gently sliding it downward by hand.

CASS ETTE DOOR

Always keep this door closed to prevent dirt and dust from
adhering to the head section and rotating parts.

DOLBY NR INDICATOR
This light comes on when the DOLBY NR switch is set to UN to
indicate that the cassette deck is now set up for Dolby recording
or Dolby playback.

-' Cr02 IN DICATOR

This light comes on when a chrome tape is being used. It will
come on when a cassette is not loaded but this does not indicate a
failure.

Fe-Cr INDICATOR

This light comes on when the TAPE switch is set to Fe-Cr.

LEVEL METERS

These indicate the input, level during recording and the output
level during playback.

REC INDICATOR
This light comes on when the play and REC levers are depressed
together to indicate that the cassette deck is now set to the
recording mode.

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TAPE COUNTER

This indicates the position of the tape run.

COUNTER RESET BUTTON

Depress this button to reset the tape counter display to '000.

DOLBY NR SWITCH

Set this switch to ON for recording with the built-in Dolby noise
reduction system and for the playback of tapes which have been
Dolby~recorded.

TAPE SWITCH

INPUT LEVEL CONTROLS

Use them to adjust the input signal from the MIC lacks and the
rear panel INPUT jacks.

Turning the control to the right increases the level. The controls
are coupled to the left and right channels although you can also
use them to adiust the right channel (rear) and the left channel

(front) independently.
PHON ES JACK

This is the output jack for stereo headphones, Use it when you
want to monitor the quality of a recording or if you want to listen

Select this switch according to the tape to be used,

STD: For ordinary tapes and low-noise/high-output tapes,

Fe-Cr.: For ferrichrome tapes.
NOTE:
There is no need to operate this switch if you are usinga chrome
tape since the bias and equalizer are selected automatically by
the built-in mechanismsl Make sure that your chrome tape has
detection holes (522 page 7). The chrome tape detector will not
work with chrome tapes which are not equipped with these
detection holes, and so this type of tape cannot be used.

OUTPUT LEVEL CONTROL
Use these controls to adjust the output signal. Turning them to
the right increases the level. They cannot be used to adjust the
level of the left and right channels independently.

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to a tape privately.

NOTES:

C Use lowrimpedance headphones. If you use a high-impedance
model, you will not be able to obtain sufficient volume.

0 Do not connect a microphone to this jacks, as the microphone
may be damaged

MIC JACKS

These are the input jacks for microphone recording. Plug the left
channel microphone into L and the right channel microphone
into R.

NOTE:

Disconnect your microphones from the MIC jack when you are
not using them, otherwise you will not be able to record to
LINE and DIN input terminals.