Operating Instructions - Grundig K-RCD 120 Serviceanleitung

Operating Instructions

This chapter contains excerpts from the operating instructions. For further particulars please refer to the appropriate user instructions the part number of
which is indicated in the relevant spare parts list.
CONTROLS
Top and front panel
GB
ANTENNA – for FM reception
UBS – Ultra Bass System – to boost the
bass response
VOLUME – to adjust the volume level
FUNCTION:
CD: to switch to CD mode/unit on
TAPE/OFF: to switch to Tape mode/unit off
RADIO: to switch to Radio mode/unit on
FM MODE/
OSC – When AM/FM switch is in FM:
to select between FM STEREO and
FM MODE/
FM MONO
OSC
– When AM/FM switch is in AM:
PHONES
for eliminating possible whistle
tones during AM (MW) recordings
PHONES – stereo headphone socket p
PUSH OPEN– to open the CD door
FM STEREO 6 – lights up when receiving FM stereo
stations
AM/FM – to select between AM (MW) and
Cassette control
FM
;
PAUSE
SCALE – tuning dial scale
TUNING – to tune to a radio station
/
STOP/EJECT
Back panel
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F.FWD
AC MAINS – socket for mains lead
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REW
BATTERIES – Compartment – for inserting 6
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PLAY
batteries type R20, UM1 or D-cells
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OTR
CD PLAYER
Playing a CD
• Set the FUNCTION switch to CD.
– If you have not inserted a CD, the display
shows:
• Press PUSH OPEN to open the CD door.
• Insert the AUDIO CD, printed side facing up.
• Close the cover.
– The CD-player scans the contents list of the CD.
– The display shows:
– After that, the total number of tracks appears
on the display.
• Playback will start by pressing
2 ;
PLAY/PAUSE / .
– As soon as playback starts, the display shows
2
' ' and the number of the current track.
• Adjust the sound using the controls VOLUME
and UBS.
• You can connect stereo headphones having a
3.5 mm plug to the socket PHONES.
– Inserting the plug will disconnect the speakers.
2 ;
• For brief interruptions, press PLAY/PAUSE / .
– The PAUSE indication appears on the display:
2 ;
• To resume playback, press PLAY/PAUSE /
again.
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• To stop playback, press STOP .
The CD player also goes to position STOP:
– by pressing PUSH OPEN;
– when the end of the CD is reached;
– if the batteries run down or if the power supply
is interrupted.
• To take out the CD, open the CD door by
pressing PUSH OPEN.
– Open the CD door only if the CD-player is in
position STOP.
CASSETTE CONTROL
PUSH OPEN
ANTENNA FM STEREO 6
UBS BAND
VOLUME SCALE
FUNCTION TUNING
K-RCD
PA U S JECT STOP/E F. F R E W P L A O T
SKIP SKIP
STOP PLAY/PAUSE
K-RCD
CD CONTROL CD DISPLAY
CD control
– interrupts cassette playback 2 ;
/ PLAY/PAUSE – to start and interrupt
or recording
playback
– stops the tape or opens the
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STOP – to stop playback
cassette compartment
∞ §
SKIP / – to skip and search
– starts fast winding forward
backward / forward
– starts fast winding backward
CD display
– starts cassette playback
B – play
– for starting One Touch
;
– pause
Recording
8 8 – track number
Selecting another track during play
• Press SKIP ∞ or § until the required track
number appears in the display.
– The selected track begins to play.
• If you want to repeat the running title from the
∞
beginning, press SKIP once.
Starting with a particular track
• Press SKIP ∞ or § until the required track
number appears in the display.
• Press PLAY/PAUSE 2;.
– Play starts from the selected track.
Searching for a passage during play
• Hold SKIP ∞ down to search backwards to
the beginning.
• Hold SKIP § down to search forwards to the
end.
• Release the button as soon as you recognize
the required passage: the CD will be played
in the normal way from this passage.
Note:
This function can be described as 'audibly'
searching for a title.
During the search, volume is reduced and returns
to its adjusted level as soon as the button is
released.
POWER SUPPLY
Battery supply
• Open the battery compartment and insert as
shown 6 batteries, type R20, UM1 or D-cells.
• Remove the batteries if exhausted or if they
will not be used again for a long period.
– The battery supply is switched off when the set
is connected to the mains.
6 x D-cells - R20 - UM1
• To change over to battery supply, pull out the
plug from the AC MAINS socket.
Note on Environmental Protection
Do not throw exhausted batteries in
the household refuse.
Hand over the old batteries to your
dealer or public collecting points
when buying new ones.
Mains supply
• Check if the mains voltage as shown on the
Important note for users in the U.K.
type plate (on the rear of the set) corresponds
When fitting a mains plug, follow the
to your local mains voltage. If it does not,
instructions on page 2.
consult your dealer or service organisation.
• Connect the mains lead to the AC MAINS
socket and the wall socket.
– The mains supply is switched on.
AC MAINS
• To disconnect the set from the mains com-
pletely, withdraw the mains plug from the wall
socket.
Note:
The unit remains connected to the mains even
when it is switched off. The unit is only fully
isolated from the mains if the mains plug is
removed from the wall socket.
CASSETTE DECK
Compact cassettes Cassette playback
Copyright: Recording is permissible • Set the FUNCTION selector to
TAPE.
insofar as copyright or other rights of
third parties are not infringed.
/
• Press STOP/EJECT to open the
• For recording, use a cassette holder.
NORMAL
cassette (IEC type I) on wich the
• Insert a recorded
tabs are not broken out. This deck
cassette.
is not suited for recording on
(IEC II) or (IEC IV)
CHROME METAL
cassettes.
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• For fast winding, press F.FWD
• For playback, any cassette type
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or REW .
may be inserted.
/
• To stop, press STOP/EJECT .
• At the very beginning and end of
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• Press PLAY and playback will
the tape, no recording will take
start.
place during the 7 seconds when
• Adjust the sound using the controls
the leader tape passes the
VOLUME and UBS.
recorder heads.
• You may connect stereo
• To prevent the
headphones with 3.5 mm plug to
accidental
socket PHONES.
erasure of a
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recording, keep – The loudspeakers are then muted.
the cassette side
• For brief interruptions, press
to be safe- ;
PAUSE .
guarded in front of you and break
• To restart playback, press this
out the left tab.
button once more.
Now, recording on this side is no
– When the end of the tape is
longer possible.
reached, the recorder buttons are
• To render this safeguard
released.
ineffective, cover the aperture with
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• To stop, press STOP/EJECT .
a piece of adhesive tape.
On pressing again, the cassette
• Do not expose the cassettes to
holder will open.
rain, moisture, sand, or to
• The set is switched off if the
excessive heat e.g. from heating
FUNCTION selector is in TAPE
equipment or in motor cars parked
position and no buttons are
in the sun.
pressed.
• Do not store cassettes near strong
magnetic fields (for example, TV
sets, speakers, engines, etc.).
RADIO
Radio aerials
– For FM, pull out the telescopic aerial. To im-
prove FM-reception, incline and turn the aerial.
Reduce its length if the FM signal is too strong
(very close to a transmitter).
– For AM/MW, the set is provided with a built-in
aerial, so the telescopic aerial is not needed.
Direct the aerial by turning the whole set.
Radio reception
• Set the FUNCTION switch to RADIO.
• Adjust the sound using the controls VOLUME
and UBS.
• You can connect stereo headphones having a
3.5 mm plug to the socket PHONES.
– Inserting the plug will disconnect the speakers.
• Select the wave band using the AM/FM
selector.
FM: 88 – 108 MHz
AM: 540 – 1600 KHz
• When FM STEREO 6 appears, you are
receiving a FM-stereo transmitter.
• A disturbing noise, due to a weak FM-stereo
signal, can be suppressed by setting the
FM MODE switch to FM MONO.
– The FM STEREO indication 6 goes out and
you will hear the FM station in mono.
• The set is switched off when the FUNCTION
switch is the TAPE position and no buttons are
pressed.
Cassette recording
• Press STOP/EJECT /
to open the cassette holder.
• Insert the cassette.
• When monitoring during recording, adjust the sound using
the controls VOLUME and UBS. These controls do not
affect the recording.
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• Start recording by pressing OTR (the PLAY button is automatically also
pressed).
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• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE .
• To restart recording, press this button once more.
– When the end of the tape is reached, the recorder buttons are released.
/
• Press STOP/EJECT if you want to stop recording before the end of the
tape. On pressing again, the cassette holder will open.
Recording from the CD-player (CD synchro start)
• Set the FUNCTION selector to CD.
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• Press OTR to start recording (the PLAY button is automatically also
pressed). It is not necessary to start the CD-player separately.
If the CD-player is in the STOP mode recording will start from the
beginning of the disc.
The cassette deck starts first in order to take up approximately 7 seconds of
tape leader. The CD player then starts automatically.
If the CD-player is in the pause mode recording will start from the
beginning of the current track.
Recording from the radio
• Set the FUNCTION selector to RADIO.
• Select the wave band using the AM/FM switch.
• Tune to desired radio station using the TUNING control knob.
• In case of FM radio recordings, set the FM MODE switch to the desired
position.
• If during the recording of an AM (MW) station, a whistling sound is heard,
this sound can be suppressed by setting the OSC switch to another
position.