Technics SC-DV290 - Manual (Page 3)

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RQT6894
Before use
Table of contents
Before use
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c 3
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c 3
Cassette tape selection and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c 3
Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c 4
Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c 5
Simple setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Control guide and preparatory steps
Front panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning DEMO off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
QUICK SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Basic operations
Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Skip function/Search function/Slow-motion play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Frame-by-frame viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Position Memory function/Selecting groups to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Soundtracks/Subtitles/Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Marking places to play again/Variable Zoom function . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Repeat play/A-B repeat play/All group play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Program play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Random play/ALL DISC play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Starting play from a selected item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Playing the programs or play lists on DVD-RAM . . . . . . . 22
Navigation menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using GUI screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The radio: manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The radio: preset tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cassette tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing sound field and quality
Boosting the super woofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the super sound equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Double re-master—Enjoying more natural sound . . . . . . 30
Changing sound field and quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the acoustic image equalizer (AI EQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the manual equalizer (M.EQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Enjoying surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recording operations
Before recording (Deck 2 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Recording discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Recording the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tape-to-tape recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Timer operations and convenient functions
Using the timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing the sound range display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Muting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using headphones (not included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Enjoying karaoke (For Australia and N.Z.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
External unit connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Optional antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reference
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety precautions
Placement
Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high tem-
peratures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can
damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the unit’s
service life.
Do not place heavy items on the unit.
Voltage
Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and
cause a fire.
Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully when setting
the unit up on a ship or other place where DC is used.
AC mains lead protection
Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged. Poor
connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock. Do not pull,
bend, or place heavy items on the lead.
Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the AC mains
lead can cause electric shock.
Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electric shock.
Foreign matter
Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can cause electric shock
or malfunction.
Do not let liquids get into the unit. This can cause electric shock or mal-
function. If this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the power sup-
ply and contact your dealer.
Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They contain flammable
gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit.
Service
Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If sound is interrupted, indi-
cators fail to light, smoke appears, or any other problem that is not covered
in these instructions occurs, disconnect the AC mains lead and contact your
dealer or an authorized service center. Electric shock or damage to the unit
can occur if the unit is repaired, disassembled or reconstructed by unquali-
fied persons.
Extend operating life by disconnecting the unit from the power source if it
is not to be used for a long time.
Maintenance
If the surfaces are dirty
To clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.
p Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit.
p Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that came with
the cloth carefully.
For a cleaner crisper sound
Clean the heads regularly to assure good quality playback and recording.
Use a cleaning tape (not included).
Cassette tape selection and care
The unit can correctly play or record on the following types. It identifies the
type automatically.
p Tapes exceeding 100 minutes are thin and can break or get caught in the
mechanism.
p Tape slack can get caught up in the mechanism and should be taken up
before the tape is played.
p Endless tapes can get caught up in the deck’s moving parts if used incor-
rectly. Use tapes appropriate to this unit’s auto-reverse mechanism.
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Normal position/TYPE I
High position/TYPE II
Metal position/TYPE IV