Maintenance; Cassette Playback - Magnavox AZ8400 Manual

Radio cassette recorder/cd player
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CASSETTE PLAYBACK
Playback on deck 1 or 2
• Switch on the set using the POWER button ©.
• Press function button TAPE ©.
• Adjust the sound with the controls VOLUME
ACOUSTIC CONTROLS © and TURBO BASS
GENERATOR®
• Press EJECT ■ and insert a recorded cassette
(fig. 7).
• Fast winding and rewinding: Press <4 or ►►. To
stop, press STOP ■.
• For playback on deck 2, set the reverse selector
®to:
-—no reverse, to play one cassette side. So,
deck 2 stops at the end of the tape. Select the
required play direction using DIRECTION but¬
ton <►.
CL single reverse, to play both cassette sides
once. Select the required play direction using
DIRECTION button <►. At the end of the first
cassette side, the tape direction is reversed
and the reverse selector @ jumps to position
-— Deck 2 stops at the end of the second cas¬
sette side.
CDcontinuous reverse, for non-stop playback:
deck 2 reverses the play direction whenever
reaching the end of the cassette.
• Press PLAY and playback will start.
On deck 2, you can reverse the play direction at
any moment by pressing DIRECTION O. The tape
direction indicators <> ® show the actual deck 2
play direction.
• To stop playback, press STOP M.
When the end of the tape is reached, the recorder
buttons are released (except for non-stop play on
deck 2).
• Always switch off the set after use with the
POWER button ®.
Continuous play
Deck 2 plays both cassette sides and at the end of
the cassette, deck 1 will start playing.
• Press function button TAPE ©.
• Press both EJECT buttons ■ and insert a record¬
ed cassette into both decks (fig. 7).
• Set the reverse selector @ to C_ to play both
cassette sides once.
• Select the required play direction using DIREC¬
TION <>.
• Press on deck 2 PLAY ► and playback will start.
• Press on deck 1 PAUSE II and then PLAY ►. As
4 soon as deck 2 stops (at the end of the cassette or
when its STOP button ■ is pressed), PAUSE II is
released and deck 1 will start playing back.
• When deck 2 is started again by pressing PLAY
►, deck 1 is muted and you will hear deck 2 again.
• To stop playback, press STOP M.
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
CD-player and discs
- The lens ® (fig. 5) should never be touched or
cleaned.
- The lens may steam up when the set is taken
from a cold into a warm environment. Playing a
disc is not possible then. Do not clean the lens,
but let the set acclimatize for a while.
- Always pick up the disc by the edge and put it
back in its box immediately after use.
- To clean,, breath on the disc and wipe it off in a
straight line from center to edge (fig. 6) using a
soft, lint-free cloth. Cleaning agents may harm the
disc.
Cassette decks
To ensure a good recording and playback quality,
clean the parts ® ® © ® indicated in fig. 9 after
every 50 hours of operation or, on average, once a
month.
• Open the cassette holder by pressing EJECT ■.
• Use a cotton bud slightly moistened with alco¬
hol or a special head cleaning fluid.
• Press PLAY ► and clean the rubber pressure
roller ©(fig. 9).
• Then press PAUSE II and clean erase head ®,
recording/playback head ® and capstan ©.
• After cleaning, press STOP ■.
Cleaning of the heads ® and ® can also be done
by playing a cleaning cassette through once as an
ordinary cassette.
Remarks
- The CD-player and the cassette decks are fitted
with self-lubricating bearings which must not be
oiled or greased.
- Fingerprints, dust and dirt on the apparatus can
be removed using a soft, clean and slightly damp
leather cloth. Do not use any cleaning agents,
since they may affect and harm the cabinet.
- Keep the set, batteries, discs and cassettes
away from rain, moisture, sand and excessive
heat, e.g. near heating equipment or in cars parked
in the sun.
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