Sanyo RD 8 Operating Instructions Manual

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This

Sanyo

p.roduct

is

warranted against

manufacturing defects in

materials

and

workmanship

for the

period

specified:

PARTS

LABOR

1 YEAR 90 DAYS

Sanyo

will

repair

or

replace

(at

our

option)

at

no charge, any

parts(s)

found to

be

defective during

the

warranty

period.

This

warranty

period

starts

on the date of

purchase

by the original consumer.

The

warranty repairs must be

performed

at a Sanyo

Authorized

Service Station.

A list

of

the

Sanyo

Authorized

Service Centers

can be obtained

from the

dealer,

or

from

Sanyo

Electric, Inc.

1200 W. Artesia Blvd.

P.O. Box

5177

Compton,

CA 90220

(213)

537-5830

OBLIGATION OF

THE

ORIGINAL

OWNER

1.

The

dealer's

original deted bill

of

sale

must be

retained

as a

proof

of

purchase

and

must

be

presented

to the Sanyo

Authorized

Service Station.

2. Transportation to

and

from the service center

is

the

responsibility of the

customer.

EXCLUSIONS OF

THE WARRANTY

The warranty

does

not

cover accident,

rnisuse,

fire, flood and other

Acts

of God,

incorrect line voltage,

damage

caused by

improper installation, labor cost of

removing or reinstalling of the

product

for

repairs,

improper

or unauthonzed

repair,

cartridge and stylus, antenna, broken

or

marred

cabinet, when

applicable;

50/60

cycle/60/50 cycles conversions,

missing

or.altered serial

numbers

and

customer

adjustments

that

are

not covered

in

the

instruction

book. This warranty

is valid only on

products purchased

and used

in

the United

States

of America.

Effective July

4, 1976

ATTENTION

For

your protection

in

the

event of

theft or

loss

of this

product, please

fill

in

the

information requested

below:

-(

Serial

No.

Model No.

Date of Purchase

(Located

on

back or

bottom side

of

unit)

Purchased Price

Where Purchased

CONGRATULATIONS

You

have newly

acquired

a

superb STEREO

CASSETTE

DECK

for

your

home.

Developed and engineered by

SANYO,

this

unit

will

certainly

prove

to

be a source of

lively

entertainment and

great

listening

pleasure

for many

years

to

come.

Before

you

install

and start

operating

your

unit,

please

read

the instructions in

this booklet carefully. This will

prevent

er-

rors in operation

and

help to

ensure

faultless

performance

for maximum listening

enjoyment.

SELECTION

OF

LOCATION

1.

2.

Select a

well-ventilated

place

that is not

exposed

to

direct

sunlight.

Avoid humid or

dusty

locations.

3.

The

unit should

not

be

placed

near

electric appliances

that may

cause.

interference,

such as

motors,

strong

magnets

etc. Locations

near

electric

heating

systems

should also be avoided.

CONNECTION

TO A RECEIVER

OR

PRE-AMPLIFIER

CONNECTING

FOR PLAYBACK

1.

Turn off

the receiver

or

pre-amplifier.

2.

Find the TAPE INPUT

jacks

on

your

receiver or

pre-

amplifier

marked TAPE PLAY,

PLAYBACK, LINE lN, TAPE

MONITOR, TAPE, AUX, or the

like.

3.

Using

the shielded

audio

cables supplied,

connect the

LEFT LINE OUT

jack

to

the receiver or

pre-amplifier

LEFT TAPE INPUT

jack.

4.

Connect

the RIGHT LINE OUT

jack

to the receiver or

pre-

amplifier

RIGHT TAPE INPUT

jack.

CONNECTING FOR

RECORDING

1.

Find

the RECORD

OUTPUT

jacks

marked

TAPE REC,

REC

OUT, LINE

OUT,

TAPE

OUT, or the like.

2.

Using the

shielded audio cables

supplied, connect the

LEFT LINE lN

jack

to the receiver or

pre-amplifier

LEFT

RECORD

OUTPUT

jack.

3.

Connect

the

RIGHT LINE lN

jack

to the receiver

or

pre-

amplifier RIGHT RECORD

OUTPUT

jack.

4.

After

completing all connections,

connect the

power

cord

of

the

unit

to

an AC outlet.

TAPE 1

AUX

REC

PLAY

TAPE

2

REC

PLAY

-2-

@

@tl@

CONTROLS

@

eowER switch

Push

in to turn the

unit

on.

Push

in

again and

release the

button

to turn

the

unit off.

RECORD

key

Switches

the recqrder into the

record mode,

but

must

be

depressed with

the PLAY key.

The RECORD

key

can be

depressed only

if

a cassette,

with erase safeguards

intact,

is inserted into the

cassette

compartment.

REWIND key

Rewinds tape

rapidly.

FAST

FORWARD

(F

FWD) key

Advances tape rapidly.

PLAY key

Starts tape

motion

during

PLAY

and

RECORD mode.

STOP/EJECT

key

When

depressed, all

RECORD, PLAY, REWIND, and

FAST

FORWARD

functions

are

stopped.

Depressing

the key

again will open

the

cassette compartment

lid.

PAUSE

key

When depressed,

instantly

stops

tape motion during

recording

or

playback.

To

restart,

depress'the

PAUSE key

again.

MICROPHONE

(MlC-LEFTI

MIC-RIGHT)

jacks

Separate

inputs for

left

and

right

channel

microphones

permit

live

stereo

recordings.

Plugging

in microphones, stops

recording

of other

pro

giam

source

from receiver or

pre-amplifier.

When

not in

use,

pull

out

microphones.

@

raee

sELEcr

switch

Set

to

the type

of

tape being used.

Push

in the

switch

when using CrO,

(Chromium

Dioxide

or equivalent)

tape

and

release

for Normal

(Ferric)

tape.

INPUT LEVEL controls

Separate

controls

provide

independent adjustment

of

each

channel's

recording

level for

precise

adjusting

and

balancing

of

stereo

signals.

PHONES

jack

Provide for headphone

monitoring during

recording as

well as

private

listening

during

playback.

Level

display

This

level

display shows

actual

peak

levels,

and

lets

you

set

the

best

recording

level. lt also show

relative

playback

sound

level.

RECORD indicator

Lights up when

the recorder

is

placed

in the

RECORD

mode.

TAPE COUNTER and

RESET buttON

The

3-digit

counter enables

you

to locate

any

point

on

the

cassette

tape.

When

you

start

recording,

set

the counter

to

"000"

by

pressing

the RESET button.

As

you

record various

selections,

make

a

note

of the

counter

number

at

the

beginning

of each.

To

play

back a

particular

selection, depress

the FAST FORWARD

or

REWIND

key until

the counter

registers the number

previously

noted.

Cassette

compartment

Holds the

cassette

while

you

record

or

play

back a

tape.

-3-

THE

TAPE

CASSETTE

CHECKING

THE

CASSETTE

Make

sure that the

cassette

tape

has

no

slack

prior

to

inserting

cassette into

the

recorder.

Unless the tape

is

taut,

it may wind

around the

head mechanism and

trouble

may

result.

Use a

pen-

cil as shown

in

the

picture

to take up slack on one of the

reels.

TO INSERT

THE

CASSETTE.

Press

the STOP/EJECT

key. The

cassette

compartment lid

will

open. Insert

the cassette with full reel

to

the

left

(as

seen thru

window)

and

with

tape

slot at bottom.

The

cassette will fit into

the

unit only

in

the

correct

position.

To

place

the

cassette in

operating

position,

just

close

the

compart-

ment

by

pushing

in

on top

of

lid.

SAFEGUARD

AGAINST

ACCIDENTAL

ERASURE......

Whenever

a

recording

is

made, the

sound

previously

recorded

on the tape

is

erased

automatically.

fo

protect

valuable

recor-

dings

from accidental erasure,

the unit and

cassette

are

equip-

ped

with a safety device.

To

preserve

recorded material on a

cassette, break out the

flaps on the

rear

of

the cassette. Use

a

screw driver

for

this

purpose.

Remove flap

"A"

at the

right to

preserve

sound

on SIDE

1

and

flap

"8"

to

preserve

SIDE

2.

lf

re-recording is necessary, cover the

hole

where flap had

been with adhesive tape.

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TO REMOVE THE

CASSETTE

Open

the

cassette compartment

lid

as

in

O

Remove

cassette. To use the

second

track

of the tape,

O

tuin the cassette over and

reinsert

as

instructed

above.

RECOMMEN DED

CASSETTE TAPES

ln

order to

obtain optimum

performance,

it is

essential

to

use

only

high

quality

cassette tapes,

The

bias and equalization of

your

tape deck are adjusted to

yield

excellent

results

il used with brand

name

tapes

such

as

SANYO,

TDK, BASF,

MAXELL, SCOTCH,

MEMOREX,

AMPEX and

FUJI.

Use C-30,

C-60

and

C-90

cassettes

only.

We

do

not recommend the

C-120

cassettes

because

they

are

subject

to

mechanical

instability and

also

proper

and constant

tape tension

cannot

be controlled.

TAPE

SELECT SWITCH

Your recorder has

a

TAPE SELECT switch

which

enables

you

to

select

the

proper

recording

bias

and the

proper

recording

and

playback

equalization

for the type of tape

being used.

For

optimum

recording and

playback

performance,

change

the

switch

position

according to

the type

of

tape

in use,

before

recording

or

playback.

CrO,

.

for

Chromium

Dioxide or equivalent

tapes

NORMAL

.

for Ferric Tapes

TO RECORD.

1.

Check

the connections. See

page

2.

Insert

the

cassette in

the

compartment with

the

side

to

be

recorded

toward

you. (When

using

an unrecorded

cassette

the

full

reel will be

on the

left

side.)

Then

set the

POWER

ON/OFF

switch

to

"ON".

3.

Set

the TAPE SELECT

switch

for

type of

tape

being

used

(NORMAL

or CrO,).

4.

lf

you

are using a

partially

recorded cassette and wish

to

go

back

and

record from

the

beginning

of

reel,

then

rewind

the

tape

by

pressing

the

REWIND

key.

Press

the

counter

Reset button

to

reset

the

counter

to

"000"

after rewinding.

5. First

press

the

PAUSE key,

then

RECORD and PLAY keys

simultaneously.

6. Adjust INPUT

LEVEL

controls so

that the

level

dis-

play

just

reach

O-VU on

the loudest

passages

of

your

recording.

NOTE:

Be

sure

your

recording levelis sef corectly.

Recording

with

the

level sef

foo

high

(RED

LED's

light up con-

stantly)

resu/ts in a distorted recording.

Recording

with

the

levelset

foo

low

(GREEN

LED's light up

only

slightly

or

not

at all)

resulfs in

.low

volume

and

excessive

background

noise during

playback.

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0

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Correct

Range

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Overload

7.

After

setting the

proper

recording levels,

start

recording

by

depressing

the

PAUSE

key again.

8. During

recording, RECORD

indicator will light

up.

lf

you

wish

to

briefly

stop

the

tape without

resetting

the

RECORD

and PLAY keys,

depress the PAUSE key.

To restart,

press

the PAUSE

key

again.

9.

At

the

end of the

recording,

press

the

STOP/EJECT key.

lf the

tape

is

wound completely

to

the rig.ht reel

while

recor-

ding,

the tape will stop automatically

and

your

recorder

will

return

to the

STOP

mode.

10. Push

in

and

release

the

POWER

switch to

turn

power

off.

TO PLAY

BACK......

1 .

Make connection to

suitable sound.system

as described on

page

2, and

then

set

the

POWER ON/OFF

switch to

"oN".

2.

Insert

the

recorded cassette

with

the

side to

be

played

toward

you.

3.

Set

the

TAPE

SELECT switch

for type

of tape

being

used

(NORMAL

or

CrO,).

4.

Depress

the

PLAY key. Your unit will begin to

play

back.

5.

To

stop

playback

temporarily,

press

the

PAUSE key.

Press

the

PAUSE key again to

restart

playback

operation.

6.

To

play

back any

desired

portion

in the middle

of

the

tape,

use

FAST FORWARD

or REWIND key.

Press the

STOP/EJECT

key

after

FAST FORWARD or REWIND to

stop the

tape

deck

motor at

the

end

of the tape.

7. When

playback

is finished,

press

the

STOP/EJECT

key.

lf

the end of the tape

is reached

while

playing

back,

your

recorder will automatically

stop.

Push

the

PowER

oN/oFF

switch to

"oFF".

OPERATION

-5-

MAINTENANCE

Please remember that

your

recorder is

a sensitive electro-

mechanical

device

which

needs

occasional

maintenance.

1.

Cleaning of

neads

and

pinch

roller.

To assure continued high

performance

from

your

recorder,

periodically

clean heads,

pinch

roller and capstan

whenever an

accumulation

of dust and

red-brown

oxide

particles

is noticed.

These

particles

may

be

removed

with a cotton

swab

moistened in isopropyl

alcohol

or special head cleaning

fluid. To do this

properly, push

the STOP/EJECT key and

cassette compartment lid

will open.

Carefully

rub

the face

of the head with

alcohol and also the

surface of the capstan

and

pinch

roller.

2.

Cleaning of cabinet and visible metal

parts.

Use a clean

soft

cloth moistened with

plain

lukewarm

water.

Never

use benzol, benzine or other strong chemical

cleaners

since these could damage

the

finish

of

your

unit.

It is important

that

no liquid

reaches

the

insides

of the

recorder.

CAUTION

FOR YOUR

PERSONAL SAFETY

DISCONNECT

THE AC

POWER

BEFORE

PROCEEDING

WITH ANY

CLEANING

OR

LUBRICATION.

Recordi Playback

Erase

Head Head

Capstan

SPECIFICATIONS

Number of Heads

Tape

Select

Switch

Wow

&

Flutter

(WRMS)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

(CCIR

Weighted).

.

. .

Frequency

Response

(t3dB)

Normal

Tape .

Cro' Tape

Tgtal Harmonic Distortion

.

Channel

Separation...

Signal Crosstalk

Erase Ratio

I

nput

Sensitivity/ | mpedance

Mic. .

Lineln

.:...

Output Level/lmpedance

Line

Out

Fast Forward/Rewind

Time

(C-90)

Dimensions(WxHxD)

Power

Supply

.Specifications

are subject

to

change without

prior

notice.

2

Normal, CrO2

0.09

%

48

dB

30

Hz

-

12.5 kHz

30

Hz

-

14 kHz

1.2

o/o

40 dB

65 dB

65

dB

O.25

mV

110

kO

150

mV/60 kO

44O

mV

/4.7

kO

1 00 sec.

15-1/2'!x9"x5-1/2"

AC 120

V,

60

Hz

Pinch

roller

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6sANYo

SANYO

ELECTRIC INC.

1200,

WEST

ARTESIA BLVD.,

P.O.

BOX

5177

COMPTON,

CALIFORNIA 90220

R427s612,

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