Optimus - Katadyn Products Inc. SCT-540 manual

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    Cat. No. 14-67 8 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read befo re usin g this eq uipment. SCT-540 Dual Cassette Dubbing Deck 14-678.fm P age 1 Wednesday, June 2, 1999 9:29 AM[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your Op timus SCT-54 0 Dual Ca ssette Dubbin g Deck de- livers s uperb stereo sou nd through your r eceiver/amplif i- er. The a utomati c tape selecto r system , combin ed wit h Dolby B NR , give s you super ior st ereo recor ding. It s fea- tures in clude: Auto-Rever se Rec ord and Pl ayback — let you record and play both sides of a t[...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Caref ul att enti on is de vote d to qua lity stan dard s in the manuf ac- ture of y our cas sette dec k, and s afety is a ma jor factor in its d e- sign. Howev er, safety is also your re sponsi bili ty . This sec tion lists important info rmatio n that will help yo u properly use and enjoy your c assette deck. Read [...]

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    4 CONTENTS Preparation .... ...... ....... ...... ............. ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... .. ..... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... .... 5 Connectio ns .......... ................... ................... ............. .................... ................... ............. .. [...]

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    5 PREPARATION READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING • Choose the ins tallation loca tion of y our cas sette de ck careful ly . Avoid pl ac in g it in dir e ct s un li ght or cl os e t o a source of heat. Al so avoi d locatio ns sub ject to vibrati ons and exc essive dus t, heat, co ld or m oisture. • Do not ope n the cabin et as this m ight result in dam-[...]

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    6 CONTROLS AND F UNCTIONS 5 9 7 11 L -10 -00 -5 0 +3 +6 R 1 14 13 15 12 2 4 6 8 10 3 1. POWER 2. PITCH CONTROL Vo l u m e 3. DECK 1 Cass ette Lid an d Holder 4. DUBBING with Indica tor HI-SPEED DUBBING with Indicator AUTO DUB with Indi cator 5. DECK 2 Cass ette Lid an d Holder 6. REVERSE MODE Indicator 7. LEVEL METER 8. REVERSE MODE Selecto r 9. DE[...]

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    7 OPERATION 1. T o turn on th e casse tte deck, press POWER . 2. Gent ly press OPEN on the ca ssett e doo r ( DECK 1 or DECK 2 ) and loa d the casse tte tape. 3. Press DOLBY NR and the ind icator lig hts. Press DOLBY NR again to turn off this feat ure. 4. Press REVERSE MODE to select the des ired re verse mode (O nly DECK 2 ). The ca ssette de ck p[...]

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    8 Notes: • If you want to record both side s of the ca ssett e tape when the r everse m ode switc h is i n , be sure to pr ess PLA Y . Oth erw ise, if you pres s PLA Y , only si de B of the cassette tap e records. • When both si des of the tape fin is h rec or din g, DECK 2 automa tically s tops. DUBBING A CASSETTE T APE 1. Ins ert a prer ecord[...]

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    9 CARE To enjoy your Optimus SCT- 540 Dual Cassette Dubbing Deck for a l ong time: • Keep the ca ssette deck dry . If it ge ts wet, wipe it dry immed iately . • Use and store th e cassette deck on ly in nor mal tem- peratur e environm ents. • Handle the cassette de ck gen tly and ca refully . Don’t drop it. • Keep the c assette dec k away[...]

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    10 Environment Avoid u sing the d eck in t he following c ondit ions: • In areas with high temp eratures (near a heater , exposed to direct s unlight, for example .) • In areas wit h extrem ely low tempe ratures. • In area s wher e ther e is excess ive h umidi ty . • In a dusty atmosphe re. • In areas wh ere power line volt age fluctua ti[...]

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    11 SPECIFICA TIONS DECK 1 (only for playi ng) T rack system ......... ................... ................... ............. .................... ................... ............. .. ......... 2 T rack, 2- channel Ste reo T ape Spe ed ........... ................... ................... .................... ............. ................... .........[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 06A99 Prin ted in C hina Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This p roduct is warranted by R adioShack against manufacturing d ef e cts in mater ial and wor kman- ship und er nor mal use for one (1) year from the date of pu rchase from RadioS hack company-owned stores and a uth or i zed[...]