Denon DN-780R manual

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    STEREO CASETTE T APE DECK DN-780R OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI ISTRUZIONI PER L ’USO FOR ENGLISH READERS P AGE 5 ~ P AGE 13 FÜR DEUTSCHE LESER SEITE 14 ~ SEITE 22 POUR LES LECTEURS FRANCAIS P AGE 23 ~ P AGE 31 PER IL LETTORE IT ALIANO P AGINA 32 ~ P AGINA 40 P ARA LECTORES DE ESP AÑOL P AGINA 41 ~ P AGINA 49 VOOR [...]

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    2 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s en[...]

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    3 FRONT P ANEL FRONTPLA TTE P ANNEAU A V ANT P ANNELLO FRONT ALE P ANEL DELANTERO VOORP ANEEL FRONT P ANELEN REAR P ANEL R Ü CKW AND P ANNEAU ARRIERE IL P ANNELLO POSTERIORE P ANEL TRASERO ACHTERP ANEEL BAKSIDAN q w e y t r u o i !0 !1 !22 !3 y t e !5 !6 !6 !9 @2 @3 !9 @1 @0 !8 !8 !7 !7 !4 !4 @4 @5 @6 @4 @5 @7 @8 @9 #2 #1 #0 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCA[...]

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    4 ENGLISH • DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY We declare under our sole responsibility that this product, to which this declaration relates, is in conformity with the following standards: EN60065, EN55013, EN55020, EN61000-3-2 and EN61000-3-3. Following the provisions of 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC and 93/68/EEC Directive. • ÜBEREINSTIMMUNGSERKLÄRUNG Wir [...]

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    q Power Operation Switch (POWER) Press once to turn the power on, and once more to turn the power off. The deck remains in a stand-by (non-operative) mode for approximately 2 seconds after it is switched on. w Master/Slave Switch For normal operation, set this to “OFF”. Set the switch to “MASTER” or “SLA VE” when using the DN-780R toget[...]

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    6 ENGLISH !5 Input Select Switch of Deck B (INPUT SELECT) Select the audio input to the Deck B (DECK A, LINE A, LINE B). !6 Cassette Compartment Cover If the cover is not closed completely , the tape transport buttons will remain inoperative. !7 Counter Memory Button (COUNTER MEMO) When this button is pressed during forward tape travel ( 1 ), fast [...]

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    7 ENGLISH #1 Parallel Remote Control Port (P ARALLEL) This is a parallel remote connector . Applicable connector : 25-pin D-sub (male) Connecting signal layout NOTE : All input is active low . Pin No. Signal Name 1 FG I / O _ 2 TWIN REC I 3 A REWIND I 4 B F AST FORW ARD I 5 DUBBING HIGH I 6 B REWIND I 7 A PLA Y FORWARD I 8 A PLA Y REVERSE I 9 A REC[...]

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    8 ENGLISH CASSETTE T APES 2 Handling Precautions • C-120 cassette tapes C-120 cassette tapes are not recommended as they use a very thin tape base which may become tangled around the capstan or pinch roller . • T ape Slack Before putting a tape into the deck, take up any slack with a pencil or your finger tip. This precaution prevents the tape [...]

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    9 ENGLISH 2 MUSIC SEARCH SYSTEM The music search system detects blank sections (lasting for at least 4 seconds) between selections in order to locate the beginning of selections in the forward or reverse direction. 1. T o advance from the current selection to the beginning of the next selection (CUE) : Press the Play ( 1 ) button simultaneously wit[...]

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    10 ENGLISH 2 AUTO-ST ANDBY This function is extremely convenient when conducting relay recording, relay playback, twin recording or tape copying. • When the Fast Rewind ( 6 ) and Rec Pause ( 3 ) buttons are pressed simultaneously while in the stop mode and the tape is set to play in the forward direction ( 1 ), the tape is rewound to the beginnin[...]

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    11 ENGLISH DUBBING (from deck A to deck B) q Press the POWER switch q to the ON ( ¢ ) position. w Load the cassette tape to be played in deck A and the one to be recorded in deck !9 , !6 . e Select the type of tape transport with the REV . MODE button @0 . Operation Reverse mode Dubbing is performed only for one side.The decks stop when either dec[...]

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    12 ENGLISH DOLBY B AND C NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM 2 The Dolby noise reduction system substantially reduces the tape background noise (hiss) inherent in the cassette medium. Dolby B NR is most widely in use. However Dolby C NR is a much more recent development and represents significant improvements over Dolby B NR. 2 T ape background noise consists p[...]

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    13 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING Check the following before you draw the conclusion that your Stereo Cassette Deck is malfunctioning. 1. Are all the connections correct? 2. Are all system components being operated correctly in accordance with the operating instructions? 3. Are the speakers and amplifier/receiver functioning correctly? If the tape deck st[...]

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    16-11, YUSHIMA 3-CHOME, BUNKYOU-KU, TOKYO 113-0034, JAP AN T elephone: (03) 3837-5321 Printed in Japan 511 3918 000[...]

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    STEREO CASSETTE T APE DECK DN-780R Expanded Function Operating Procedures APPLIC A TIONS[...]

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    2 ENGLISH a Load the cassette tapes you want to play in both decks of all the units and make sure the Dolby NR modes are properly set. s Use the REV . MODE button @0 to set the reverse mode of all the units to “CASCADE”. d Press the Deck A Play ( 0 or 1 ) button !4 on unit 1. Playback starts. • Once playback on Deck A ends, Deck B starts play[...]

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    3 L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R unit 1 Figure 1 unit 2 unit 3 CASCADE RECORDING unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 Figure 2 ENGLISH[...]

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    16-11, YUSHIMA 3-CHOME, BUNKYOU-KU, TOKYO 113-0034, JAP AN T elephone: (03) 3837-5321 Printed in Japan 511 3936 008 206[...]