Harman Kardon TD392 Owners Manual - Page 10

PLAYBACK

OPERATIONS

HEAD

CLEANING

Tape

Playback

1.

Turn

the

volume

control

of

the

receiver

to

the

minimum

level

and

then

turn

it

on.

Select

the

tape

monitor

input

to

which

the

TD392

is

connected.

2.

Depress

the

TD392

POWER

switch,

and

the

POWER

indicator

l

ights

up.

3.

Press

the

EJECT

button

to

open

the

CASSETTE

COM-

PARTMENT

door,

and

careful

ly

insert

the

recorded

cassette

tape

in

the

compartments.

Incorrect

insertion

may

cause

failure

in

door

closing

or

playback.

4.

Press

the

TAPE

SELECTOR

button

according

to

the

type

of

tape

being

played.

5.

Press

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

to

the

"on"

position

for

a

tape

recorded

with

Dolby

B

or

Dolby

C

encoding.

Select

the

"B"-

or

"C"

-type

with

the

DOLBY

NR

TYPE

selector.

6.

Press

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"tape"

position

and

the

TAPE

MONITOR

indicator

il

luminates.

7.

Press

the

PLAY

button

and

the

tape

wi

l

l

begin

playing.

8.

Gradually

turn

the

TD392

OUTPUT

LEVEL

control

knob

and

the

volume

control

of

your

receiver

unti

l

the

playback

level

is

adequate.

9.

Press

the

PAUSE

button

to

temporari

ly

stop

the

tape.

Press

the

PLAY

button

to

restart

tape

playback.

10.

Press

the

STOP

button

to

stop

tape

playback.

Press

the

PLAY

button

again

to

start

tape

playback.

11

The

TD392

will

automatical

ly

go

into

the

stop

mode

when

the

end

of

the

tape

is

reached.

Automatic

Repeat

Function

The

automatic

repeat

function

is

convenient

for

automatic

repeated

playback

from

the

beginning

of

a

tape

to

the

end.

Depress

the

AUTO

REPEAT

button.

When

the

end

of

the

tape

is

reached,

the

tape

is

automatically

rewound

to

the

beginning,

and

is

automatical

ly

replayed

endlessly.

Solenoid

Logic

Control

The

function

buttons

(STOP,

PLAY,

REW,

F.FWD,

REC,

PAUSE)

are

the

momentary

contact

type.

The

user

needs

only

to

l

ightly

press

and

release

each

button

in

order

to

engage

its

function.

An

electronic

circuit

automatical

ly

determines

whether

or

not

to

stop

the

transport

between

functions,

thereby

safely

permitting

direct

changes

by

the

user.

Clean

the

tape

heads,

capstans

and

pinch

rol

lers

from

time

to

time

to

assure

optimum

sound

reproduction.

Otherwise,

your

TD392

may

be

subject

to

drop

-outs,

frequency

response

degradation

or

wow

and

flutter.

1.

Before

cleaning,

open

the

CASSETTE

COMPARTMENT

door.

2.

Use

a

cotton

swab

dampened

with

di

luted

anhydrous

alcohol

and

clean

the

record

and

playback

heads,

erase

head,

capstans

and

pinch

rol

lers.

3.

DO

NOT

START

tape

playback

or

recording

until

alcohol

is

thoroughly

evaporated

(about

10

minutes).

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TD392

pow

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The

record

and

playback

heads,

erase

head

and

capstans

wi

l l

gradual

ly

become

magnetized.

Since

the

magnetism

causes

noise

and

high

frequency

response

degradation,

be

sure

to

demagnetize

these

parts

with

a

demagnetizer

especially

designed

for

this

purpose.

Harman Kardon TD392 Owners Manual - Page 10

Playback, Operations, Cleaning

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