Front Panel Facilities - Pioneer CT-3 Service Manual

2. FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
C POWER switch
Depress this switch to turn on or turn off power. When the switch
i s d e p r e s s e d p o w e r i s s u p p l i e d a n d P O W E R i n d i c a t o r l i g h t s . W h e n
the switch is released power is turned off and POWER indicator is
e x t i n g u i s h e d .
€) EJECT button and cassette holder
The cassette tape is housed in this holder.
T o o p e n t h e h o l d e r : D e p r e s s t h e E J E C T b u t t o n .
T o c l o s e t h e h o l d e r : P u s h t h e h o l d e r b y h a n d .
@ rape couNTER and reset button
The figures on the tape counter increase of decrease in line with
the forward or rewind movement of the tape. lf the counter is
set to "0OO" at the start of recording, it will be easy to find the
recording start position when you want to listen to the program
again at a later date. (Rewind the tape to the "000" position
o n t h e c o u n t e r . )
@ REC indicator
T h i s l i g h t s w h e n t h e R E C s w i t c h i s d e p r e s s e d .
@ Recording/playback level meter
This indicates the strength of the sound being played back or
the sound about to be recorded.
@ ooleY* NR oN switch
D e p r e s s t h i s t o t h e O N p o s i t i o n w h e n r e c o r d i n g o r p l a y i n g b a c k
a t a p e w i t h t h e D o l b y n o i s e r e d u c t i o n s y s t e m .
€) DOLBY* NR OFF switch
D e p r e s s t h i s t o t h e O F F p o s i t i o n .
@ nnrx FILTER swatch
D e p r e s s t h i s w h e n r e c o r d i n g a n F M p r o g r a m w i t h t h e D o l b y
n o i s e r e d u c t i o n s y s t e m .
@ truPUf recording levelcontrols
Rotate these controls while observing the level meter when adjust-
ing the strength of the sound that is to be recorded. The strength
is increased when the controls are rotated clockwise from the "0"
m i n i m u m p o s i t i o n .
F r o n t c o n t r o l : F o r l e f t c h a n n e l a d j u s t m e n t s
B a c k c o n t r o l : F o r r i g h t c h a n n e l a d j u s t m e n t s
The controls normally rotate together. To rotate only one control,
h o l d t h e o t h e r s o t h a t i t w i l l n o t m o v e .
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Function switches
R E C s w i t c h :
Depress to start the recording operations.
R E W I N D s w i t c h ( < < l :
Depress to rewind the tape.
P L A Y s w i t c h ( > ) :
Depress to start tape play.
W h e n u s i n g t h e M u s i c S e a r c h ( M S ) f u n c t i o n , o p e r a t e t h e P L A Y
s w i t c h ( > ) a n d R E W I N D s w i t c h ( < < ) o r t h e F A S T F O R W -
A R D s w i t c h ( > > l i n c o m b i n a t i o n .
F A S T F O R W A R D s w i t c h ( > > ) :
Depress to fast forward the tape.
P A U S E s w i t c h :
Depress to temporarily suspend recording or to adlust the re-
c o r d i n g l e v e l .
Release the PAUSE switch to resume recording.
NOTE:
The tape will not stop even if this switch is depressed
when
you are pertorming
a rewind or fast forward
operation.
S T O P s w i t c h ( r
) :
Depress to stop the playback, recording, fast forward and rewind
operations.
REC MUTE switch
Depress to create unrecorded blanks between tape programs.
W h e n t h e s w i t c h i s p u s h e d d u r i n g r e c o r d i n g , n o s o u n d i s r e c o r d e d
for as long as the switch is in the depressed position (thereby
c r e a t i n g a n u n r e c o r d e d b l a n k ) .
TAPE SELECTOR switches
U s e t h e s e s w i t c h e s i n l i n e w i t h t h e t a p e s b e i n g u s e d .
F o r n o r m a l t a p e s :
. S e t t h e l e f t - s i d e s w i t c h t o t h e N O R M r
( o u t ) p o s i t i o n .
. T h e r i g h t - s i d e s w i t c h p o s i t i o n i s n o t u s e d .
For chrome tapes:
. D e p r e s s t h e l e f t - s i d e s w i t c h t o t h e H I G H -
( i n l p o s i t i o n .
. S e t t h e r i g h t - s i d e s w i t c h t o t h e C r O " - r ( o u t ) p o s i t i o n .
For metal tapes:
. D e p r e s s t h e l e f t - s i d e s w i t c h t o t h e H I G H ^
( i n ) p o s i t i o n .
. D e p r e s s t h e r i g h t - s i d e s w i t c h t o t h e M E T A L r
( i n ) p o s i t i o n .
PHONES jack
I n s e r t t h e p l u g o f t h e s t e r e o h e a d p h o n e s i n t o t h i s j a c k .
MIC jacks
I n s e r t t h e m i c r o p h o n e p l u s s ( L a n d R ) i n t o
r e c o r d i n g w i t h m i c r o p h o n e s .
t h e s e j a c k s w h e n
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T h e w o r d " D o l b y " a n d Q Q a r e t r a d e m a r k s o f D o l b y
L a b o r a t o r i e s L i c e n s i n g C o r p o r a t i o n .