JVC TD-W254 manual

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    TD-W254B/J INSTRUCTIONS DOUBLE CASSE T T E DECK DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK TD - W254 B/J For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. STANDBY / ON POWER REC/REC MUTE PAUSE COUNTER RESET COUNTER RESET PHONES A B SYNCHRO DUBBING NO[...]

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    W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOIS- TURE. IMPORT ANT (In the United Kingdom) Mains Supply (AC 230 V z , 50 Hz only) DO NOT cut of f the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power poin[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. Read this instruction book carefully before operating to be sure of getting optimum performance and longer service life from the unit. CONTENTS Features .................................................................................... 3 Cautions ................................................[...]

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    2. Installation 1) Avoid placing the unit on or adjacent to an amplifier , to pre- vent hum from being produced by some types of amplifiers. Move the unit to a place not affected by the amplifier . Keep the unit as far as possible from a TV set. 2) Avoid installing the unit in a location subject to ambient tem- peratures exceeding 40 °C (104 °F) [...]

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    CONNECTIONS • Do not switch the power on until all the connections are com- pleted. • Insert the plugs firmly , or poor contact will result, causing noise. • When the pin-plug cords are employed, always connect the white plug to the left channel terminal. This helps to avoid reversed connections. • When using the Compu Link Control System v[...]

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    NAMES OF P ARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 1 POWER switch ( ON OFF) (B version) POWER switch (On/Standby) (J version) 2 switch (ST ANDBY/ON) (B version) 3 Cassette holder (deck A) 4 Cassette operation buttons (deck A) : Press to wind the tape quickly from right to left. : Press to wind the tape quickly from left to right. (stop) : Press to stop the tape. [...]

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    t INPUT LEVEL control y Cassette operation buttons (deck B) : Press to wind the tape quickly from right to left. : Press to wind the tape quickly from left to right. (stop) : Press to stop the tape. Also press to stop both decks simulta- neously during dubbing. PLA Y : Press to start playback/recording. REC/ REC MUTE : Press the PLA Y button while [...]

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    RECORDING Deck B only Operate in the order of the numbers in the illustration. • Make sure the safety tab of the cassette has not been broken off. 1 T urn the power on. 2 Load a cassette for recording. 3 Set the DOLBY NR switch as required. 4 Set the REVERSE MODE switch as desired. 5 Select the side to be recorded. 6 Press the P AUSE button and R[...]

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    AUTOMATIC RECORD MUTING (DECK B) This facility is used to eliminate undesired sections and leave an appropriate non-recorded section. A. T o leave non-recorded sections of about 4–5 seconds automatically 1. When the undesired section comes during recording, press the REC/REC MUTE button and release it. 2. The REC indicator flashes and a non-recor[...]

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    Automatic Source Selection (COMPU LINK-1, 3) When the provided remote cables are used for connecting this unit to other components which have COMPU LINK-1 or 3/SYNCHRO terminals, the switch-over of all system compo- nents is possible with simple one-touch of the source selector button of JVC’s amplifier or receiver . By doing this, the correspond[...]

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    T ape editing 1. Press the REC/REC MUTE button when finished dubbing a tune. Deck B automatically enters the record muting mode and leaves a non-recorded section of about 4-seconds then enters the record-paused mode. 2. Press the (stop) button of deck A and search for the next tune you want by using the , or PLA Y button. Then stop the cassette jus[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS T ype : Double cassette deck T rack system : 4-track, 2-channel T ape speed : 4.8 cm/sec (1-7/8 inch/sec) (Normal) 9.5 cm/sec (3-3/4 inch/sec) (High) Frequency : (–20 dB recording) response T ype IV tape ; 20–17,000 Hz 30–16,000 Hz (±3dB) T ype II tape ; 20–16,000 Hz 30–15,000 Hz (±3dB) T ype I tape ; 20–16,000 Hz 30?[...]