Auto Tape Select Feature; Playback; Recording - Denon DN-790R Operating Instructions Manual

AUTO TAPE SELECT FEATURE

This Stereo Cassette Deck contains an Auto Tape Select feature which automatically selects
the optimum bias and equalization for the tape in use. This is accomplished by detection of
tape type detection holes in the cassette housing.

PLAYBACK

• Switch on your amplifier or receiver.
• Set the TAPE MONITOR switch on your amplifier or receiver to the TAPE position.
• Operate the deck in numerical order as illustrated below:
PHONES
Playback sound is fed into the headphones set.
POWER
Push the switch to turn "ON" the power.
EJECT
Press the EJECT button to open the cassette compartment.
Cassette Compartment Cover
.
Load the cassette tape
DOLBY NR
For recordings made without Dolby NR, set to "OFF".
For recordings made with Dolby B NR, set to "B".
For recordings made with Dolby C NR, set to "C".
For recordings made with Dolby S NR, set to "S".

RECORDING

• Switch on the source component (tuner, amplifier, etc.).
• Set the TAPE MONITOR switch on your amplifier or receiver to the SOURCE position.
POWER
Push the switch to turn "ON" the power.
EJECT
Press the EJECT button to open the cassette compartment.
Cassette Compartment Cover
(Make sure the erasure prevention tab has not been removed from the cassette shell
half.)
DOLBY NR
Set, in accordance with the recording to be made. For recordings without Dolby NR,
set to "OFF". For recordings with Dolby B NR, set to "B". For recordings with Dolby C
NR, set to "C". For recordings with Dolby S NR, set to "S". Future mistakes during
playback can be avoided if the cassette is so marked for Dolby NR encoded
recordings.
MPX FILTER
Button 13 it "ON" for the DOLBY NR recording of FM broadcasts (The MPX FILTER
indicator 24 will light up).
Caution:
Be careful not to erase important recordings by mistake. Mis-erasing can be avoided by following the two steps below:
1. If the PLAY button (17) is pressed while the REC indicator is on, the tape will be recorded.
2. If the PLAY and RECORD (*REC) button (17) are pressed at the same time, the tape will be recorded.
3. Performing the record pause or the stop operation during recording will create a discontinuous portion in the recording signal. The previously recorded signal may remain after erasure at
this connecting portion. Also, a very small amount of the end portion of the previous song may be erased.
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• If a tape without tape type detection holes is used, the deck will
automatically adjust itself for normal tapes.
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PLAY
Push the PLAY button (The PLAY indicator will light up).
• When playback is finished, press the stop button.
• To restart the tape, press the PLAY button.
• If different types of Dolby Noise Reduction are used for record and
playback, playback response will be adversely effected.
• REC/REC MUTE
When pressed, the deck goes into the record standby mode. The O
REC and OV PAUSE indicators ® will light. Initial setting of recording
levels should be made in the record standby mode.
The tape speed control is set to the fixed mode and "FIX" lights on the
display.
REC LEVEL
Used to set the recording level.
The left and right channels can be adjusted independently. Normally
set the grooves in the controls for the left and right channels to the
same positions. To change the left/right recording balance, operate
the controls for the left and right channels separately.
(PLAY
When pressed, the recording will start.
(The >PLAY and OREC indicators ® will light up).
Note:
In the recording mode, the variable speed mode cannot be selected, and the mode
is automatically switched to the fixed speed mode.
• When recording is finished, press the STOP button.