Kenwood KA-8100 Instruction Manual page 12

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PRIOR TO SWITCHING POWER ON
VOLUME control at -«.
GAIN control at 0.
3. TAPE DUBBING, TAPE MONITOR switch
at SOURCE.
4. SPEAKERS switch at correct position for
speakers to be driven: A, B, A+B.
MODE switch at STEREO position.
BALANCE, BASS and TREBLE controls at
center position.
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RADIO RECEPTION
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Operate the tuner as usual.
3. Use the VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE, BAL-
ANCE, etc. controls to adjust sound as desired
and to match the acoustic conditions of your
room.
TURNTABLE OPERATION
1. If the turntable is connected to the PHONO 1
inputs, set the INPUT SELECTOR switch at
PHONO 1. If the turntable is connected to
the PHONO 2 inputs, set the INPUT SELEC-
TOR switch to position PHONO 2.
2. Set the turntable in operation.
3. Use the VOLUME, TREBLE, BALANCE, €etc.,
controls to obtain the desired listening volume
and tonal quality.
TAPE DECK OPERATION
TAPE MONITORING
lf you use the amplifier with 3-head type tape
decks, you can check the sound quality of the
recording that is being made by momentarily com-
paring the recorded signal with the source signal as
follows: Set the TAPE (MONITOR) switch to A
(or B) to monitor the recorded sound. Set the
TAPE (MONITOR) switch to SOURCE to monitor
the source signal before it is recorded.
WHEN RECORDING WITH ONE TAPE DECK
Connect the tape deck to either the TAPE A
jacks or TAPE B jacks on the rear panel.
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Set the INPUT SELECTOR switch to TUNER.
Recording
1. Set the INPUT SELECTOR switch to the
desired program source.
Set the TAPE (MONITOR) switch to A or B,
whichever side the tape deck is connected.
2. Recording level should be adjusted with the
volume control of your tape deck.
3. Recording is not affected by the VOLUME,
BASS, TREBLE, FILTER, LOUDNESS, etc.,
controls of the amplifier.
WHEN RECORDING WITH TWO TAPE DECKS
Connect one tape deck to TAPE A jacks and
the other to TAPE B jacks on the rear panel.
Recording
1. Set the INPUT SELECTOR switch to the
desired program source.
2. Set the TAPE (MONITOR, DUBBING) switch
to SOURCE.
3. Recordings can now be made into both tape
decks simultaneously.
To monitor these recordings, use the TAPE
(MONITOR) switch as follows: Set it to A
to monitor the recerding being made with the
tape deck connected to TAPE A jacks. Set
it to B to monitor the recording being made
in the tape deck connected to TAPE B jacks.
4. Recording levels should be adjusted exactly
as described previously for single tape deck
operation.
Playback
1. The INPUT SELECTOR switch can be at any
position.
2. Set the TAPE (MONITOR) switch to the cor-
responding position (A or B).
3. Adjust volume and tonal quality.
Dubbing
Tape recordings may be easily duplicated from
one tape deck to another with minimal loss of
quality by setting the TAPE (DUBBING) switch
to (A >» B) or (B > A) as follows:
1. The INPUT SELECTOR switch can be at any
position.
2. Set the TAPE (DUBBING) switch to (A > B)
when it is desired to copy recorded material