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Onkyo TA-RW255 manual

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  • Page 1

    E n Ster eo Cassette T ape Deck T A-R W255 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Stereo Cassette T ape Deck. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w Stereo Cas[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat s[...]

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    3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illeg al without the permis- sion of the copyright holder . 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not user -serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the unit [...]

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    4 Features ❑ Full-logic record/pla y transpor ts with auto rever se and continuous play ❑ Tw o eight-segment peak-holding fluorescent meters ❑ Four-digit electr onic tape counter ❑ CD synchr o recording ❑ z z z z (Remote Interactive) compatible ❑ A uto tape selector ❑ Dolby B and C Noise Reduction ❑ A uto space rec mute Contr ol po[...]

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    5 System connections • Do not plug in the AC po wer cord until all other connections have been made. • On each pair of input or output jacks, the lower jack (mark ed R) corresponds to the right channel, and the upper jack (marked L) to the left channel. Refer to the amplifier’ s instruction manual for further information on connections. Po w[...]

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    6 To pla y a tape • Check once again that all connections hav e been completed exactly as indicated in the connections diagram and then plug in the AC power cord. • After turning the power on, the display illuminates and the g PA USE indicator flashes (about 5 seconds). While the indicator is flashing, no operation can be performed. • This [...]

  • Page 7

    7 To pla y a tape Re ver se mode function • Recheck the tape trav el direction settings (sho wn by the Deck A and Deck B direction indicators) before beginning playback or recording. • The following e xplanation assumes that cassette side A is facing outward. • There is a silent gap about 10 seconds long when the direction of tape trav el swi[...]

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    8 Recor ding Recording can be performed on Deck B only . High-speed recording is not possible when recording from the LINE IN (REC) jacks. • Check to see if one or both of the cassette’ s erasure prev ention tabs hav e been removed. (Refer to page 13 for details) • Confirm that the cassette deck is properly connected to the amplifier . • [...]

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    9 Recor ding Making good sound recor dings Dolby Noise Reduction System Dolby B NR is the system used in most cassette tape decks to reduce the background noise that is inherent in all cassette tapes. Dolby Laboratories then dev eloped an ev en more effecti ve noise reduction system, Dolby C NR, in response to the demand for increasingly better sou[...]

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    10 T ape dubbing • The recording lev el is automatically set to the optimum lev el during dubbing. • The Dolby NR System of Deck A is automatically used to record the tape in Deck B. If you wish to monitor the signal from a Dolby NR encoded tape during dubbing, be sure to set the Dolby NR to match the type of Dolby NR with which the cassette wa[...]

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    11 Useful recor ding functions 21 3 ONKYO 3 2 1 t AUTO SPACE AUTO SPACE 1. Press the t t t t button and the a a a a or s s s s button to begin r ecording. 2. Press A UTO SP A CE button at any point during recording wher e you want to enter a blank space about five seconds long. • The indicator flashes on and off. • After the blank space has b[...]

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    12 Connecting Onky o components f or z z z z operation If this unit is properly connected to another Onkyo component bearing the z symbol, you will be able to control it using the other com- ponent’ s remote control. ONKYO The upper and lower remote control jacks hav e the same function. For remote control operation, connect this jack to any Onk [...]

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    13 Handling cassette tapes Examine cassette tapes carefully before using them with the casette tape deck. 1. 2. No! No! No! No! A A A A A B Cassette tapes are constructed with erasure prev ention tabs to prev ent accidental era- sure of the tape. 1 If you wish to protect a recording from accidental erasure, break off the tab(s) on the appropriate s[...]

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    14 Cassette dec k main- tenance This deck requires no lubrication. Head, Pinch Roller and Capstan Cleaning Playback sound quality can be greatly diminished if magnetic particles are allowed to accumulate on the recording/playback head or playback head. Be sure to clean the head periodically , normally 2 - 3 times a month, to maintain your deck’ s[...]

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    15 Tr oubleshooting guide The following guide lists problems which do not require professional servicing. If, ho wever , the problem cannot be remedied using this guide, contact an Onkyo authorized service center for assistance. • No power . Cause: Power cord plug is loose Remedy: Insert plug properly into outlet. • Playback but no sound. Cause[...]

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    16 SN 29343966 I0504-1 Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.us.onkyo.com/ ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Liegnitzerstrasse 6, 82194 Groebe[...]