Blaupunkt RCR 45 User Manual

Radio / Cassette

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RCR 45

Operating instructions

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Contents

Short instructions ........................ 17

Important notes ............................ 20

Precautions ........................................... 20

Traffic safety ......................................... 20

Installation/Connection.......................... 20

KeyCard theft-protection system 21

Putting the unit into operation ............... 21

Removing the KeyCard ......................... 21

“Defining” a second KeyCard/

Replacing a KeyCard ............................ 21

Displaying the radio pass data.............. 21

Optical indication for extra security ....... 22

Radio operation with RDS ........... 22

AF - Alternative frequency .................... 22

REG - regional programme................... 22

Automatic tuning ................................... 23

Manual tuning ....................................... 23

Scrolling through the broadcasting

network (only FM) ................................. 23

Changing the memory bank .................. 23

Storing stations ..................................... 23

Automatically storing the strongest

stations with Travelstore ....................... 24

Recalling stored stations....................... 24

Sampling stored stations briefly

(Preset Scan) ........................................ 24

Scanning stations with Radio-Scan ...... 24

Selecting the seek tuning sensitivity ..... 24

Switching from stereo to mono (FM) ..... 24

Receiving traffic programme

stations with RDS-EON ................25

Traffic announcement priority on/off ..... 25

Warning beep........................................ 25

Switching the warning beep off.......... 25

Automatic seek tuning start................... 25

Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and the warning beep. 25

Tape operation.............................. 26

Inserting a tape ..................................... 26

Removing a tape................................... 26

Fast Forward/Rewind............................ 26

PROG selector...................................... 26

DSC programming........................ 27

Overview of the DSC factory settings ... 28

Appendix ....................................... 28

Care notes ............................................ 28

Mechanism/cassette tapes ................ 28

Specifications........................................ 28

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Short instructions

1 On Off

Volume

This unit can also be switched on and
off with the KeyCard B.
Also, when being connected correctly,
you may turn the radio on and off via
the ignition of your car.
Use one of the following possibilities to
continue operating the set when the
ignition is switched off:
a) Switch on/off with knob 1.
b) Remove/insert the KeyCard.
c) Press AUD 3.
When turning on the unit with the Key­Card or by pressing the AUD button,
the system will start to play with the
volume adjusted last.
When operating the unit with the igniti­on being switched off, the system will
automatically shut down after one hour
in order to avoid that the battery goes
flat.

2 LD

Loudness - When listening at a low
level, the Loudness function creates a
more natural sound by boosting the low
frequency range.
To switch the Loudness on/off:
Press LD.
For more information, read chapter
“DSC programming”.

3 AUD/GEO

AUD –
To adjust the treble and bass frequen­cies with the rocker switch.

Treble +
Treble –
Bass –
Bass +

GEO –
To adjust the balance (left/right) and
fader (front/rear) with the rocker switch.

Fader front
Fader rear
Balance left
Balance right

To alter a setting,

• press AUD or GEO and then chan­ge the value with the rocker switch.

The adjusted value is indicated in the
display.
The last setting will be stored automati­cally.
To finish the setting: Press AUD or
GEO.
If the setting remains unchanged within
8 seconds, the display will switch back
to the previous condition.

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4 DSC (Direct Software Control)

Use the DSC function to customise
certain programmable, basic settings to
suit your personal needs and prefe­rences. See chapter “DSC pro­gramming” for more information.

5 AF - Alternative frequency during RDS

operation
When “AF” lights up in the display, the
radio will automatically search for a
frequency offering better reception of
the same RDS programme.
To switch AF on/off: Press AF briefly.

6 REG

REG ON / REG OFF
With REG ON the system will only
switch to a better alternative frequency
if the latter belongs to a linked station
offering the same regional programme
(see “REG - regional programme).
To switch REG on or off: Press REG
until “REG ON” or “REG OFF” appears
in the display (BEEP tone).

7 lo/dx

To alter the automatic seek tuning sen­sitivity.
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only
pick up strong, local stations (low sensi­tivity).
If “lo” does not light up, the radio will
also pick up weaker, distant stations
(high sensitivity).
To switch over: Press lo or dx briefly.
For more information, see chapter
“DSC programming”.

8 Cassette removal

Press

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9 Cassette loading slot

Insert tape (side A or 1 up; the open
side facing to the right).

: Display

Radio operation:

NDR1 NDS - Station abbreviation or

frequency
FM - Waveband
T-Memory bank (I, II, T)
5-Preset button (1 - 6)

- Stereo
lo - Seek tuning sensitivity
AF - Alternative RDS frequency
TP - Traffic programme identifier
TA - Priority for traffic programme

stations

LD - Loudness

Tape operation:

TR1--PLAY - Side 1 (or 2)

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; PROG button/Fast winding

To switch to the other side of the
cassette tape:

Press both buttons simultaneously.
The display shows TR1-PLAY or TR2-PLAY.

Fast winding

FR : Fast rewind; stop by pressing FF.
FF : Fast forward; stop by pressing FR.

To recall a station: Select the wave­band and on FM also the desired me­mory bank (press FM

T button as many

times as required). Then press the cor­responding preset button briefly.

Extra function:
Coding: Read chapter “Anti-theft pro­tection” first.
Buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 - To enter the four-
digit code.
Press each of the buttons as many
times as required until the code number
given in the car radio passport stands
in the display.

A FM

To select one of the FM memory banks
I and II.

To change the memory bank:

Press button until the desired level is
indicated in the display.

B KeyCard theft-protection system

To operate the set it is necessary that
you have inserted the KeyCard.

KeyCard

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Radio operation
Scan (sampling all stations to be recei­ved): Press SC briefly.

= PS

Preset Scan (sampling all stations

stored on the preset buttons): Press PS
briefly.

> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - preset buttons

You can store six stations on each FM
memory bank (I, II, T).
To store a station: Press button during
radio operation and hold down until the
radio resumes play.

? TA (priority for traffic announcements)

If “TA” is displayed, the system will play
traffic stations only.
TA on/off: Press button.

@ TS - Travelstore

To store the six most powerful stations
automatically with Travelstore:
Store: Press TS until seek tuning starts
in the display.
Recall: Press TS, “T” is indicated in the
display. Then briefly press one of the
presets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

For this, introduce the KeyCard into the
slot with the contact area showing up
(KeyCard tongue pulled out).
Read also the information under “Key­Card theft-protection system”.

Flashing KeyCard tongue

When the car radio is turned off, the
KeyCard tongue can be switched to
flash for extra anti-theft protection. This
feature can be switched on and off via
DSC - LED.

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Important notes

C Rocker switch

Seek tuning

Up
Down

/ Up/down in short intervals

(“AF” must be switched off)

/ To scroll through the broadcasting

network when “AF” is activated
(e.g. NDR1 ... NDR4).

Extra functions:

In the DSC mode:

Select and programme
DSC functions.

Coding: Enter code and confirm

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Precautions

Before starting to use your new car radio,
please read the information on “Traffic safe­ty” and “KeyCard theft-protection System”
carefully.

Traffic safety

As the driver of a motor vehicle, it is your
responsibility to pay attention to the traffic
situation at all times. Never use your car radio
in a way that could distract you.
Please keep in mind that you travel a di­stance of 14 m per second at a speed of only
50 km/h.
Should the traffic situation become particu­larly demanding, we advise you not to use the
radio.
Always make sure that you are still able to
hear any warning signals coming from outsi­de of the vehicle, such as police or fire engine
sirens, so that you can react accordingly.
Therefore, you should always select a mode­rate volume for playing your car radio while
you are driving.

Installation/Connection

If you would like to install this equipment
yourself or add any new components, please
read the enclosed installation and connec­tion instructions carefully.
Do not connect the loudspeaker outputs to
ground!
Use only the accessory and replacement
parts approved by Blaupunkt.

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KeyCard theft-protection system

This car radio is supplied with one KeyCard
as standard.
However, the unit can also be operated with
a second card.
If you have lost or damaged your KeyCard,
you can buy a new one from your specialised
dealer.
When using two KeyCards, you can indivi­dually store the following functions:
Bass, treble, balance and fader settings,
assignments of preset buttons, Loudness,
TA (traffic announcement volume), BEEP
volume.
In addition to this, the settings activated be­fore switching the radio off, such as the
waveband, station, TA priority, Loudness,
AF, REG ON/OFF and seek tuning sensitivi­ty, will also remained stored.
This ensures that the basic settings you have
programmed will automatically be activated
as soon as you have inserted your KeyCard.

Putting the unit into operation

• Turn on the set and introduce the Key­Card into the slot with the contact area
showing up (KeyCard tongue pulled
out).

The car radio is now ready for operation.
If a wrong KeyCard is inserted, then “CARD
ERR” will appear in the display. In this case
please do not go on operating the set.

After approximately 10 seconds, the display
will show “TURN OFF”. Now turn off the set.
When inserting a card of a different kind (like
for example a credit card), the display will
show “WRONG KC” for approximately 2 se­conds.
Remove the wrong card and turn off the set.
Do not make further adjustments until you
have a correct KeyCard available.

Removing the KeyCard

Never pull out the KeyCard directly.

• First press the KeyCard in.
This releases the card and puts it in the

proper position for being removed.

• Now you can pull it out.

“Defining” a second KeyCard/
Replacing a KeyCard

While operating the unit with the first Key­Card, you can “define” a second one to be
also used with the set:

• Insert the first KeyCard and turn on the
set.

• Press the DSC button and select
“LEARN KC” with

The display will switch to “CHANGE”.

/ .

• Press the KeyCard in, which releases
the card and puts it in the proper positi­on for being removed.

• Remove the first KeyCard and insert
the new one while “CHANGE” is still
being displayed.

Now you can also use the new KeyCard for
operating your unit.
A maximum of two cards can be used per set.
When trying to “define” a third one, the sy­stem will automatically delete the access
authorisation of that KeyCard which was not
used for the “learning” process.

Displaying the radio pass data

You can use the KeyCard supplied with the
unit to display the individual radio pass data
such as the model name, the type number
(7 6 ...) and the serial number:

• Press and hold down preset buttons
1 and 6 while switching on the unit.

• Press the TS button within 2 seconds.

The radio pass data will move through the
display several times.

To quit the function:

• Press any button.

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Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)

Optical indication for extra
security

When the car is stationary, the KeyCard
tongue can be switched to flash for extra anti­theft security.
For this, the following requirements must be
fulfilled:
Permanent 12 V supply and the + ignition
lead must be connected correctly (as illustra­ted in the installations instructions).
“LED 1” must be adjusted in the DSC mode.
Please refer to chapter “DSC programming ­LED”.

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The Radio Data System offers you more
convenience when listening to FM radio sta­tions.
More and more radio stations have begun to
broadcast RDS information alongside their
programmes.
As soon as a programme has been identified,
the station name including a regional identi­fier, if applicable, will appear in the display,
for example, NDR1 NDS (regional program­me in Lower Saxony, Germany).
When RDS is activated, the station buttons
become programme buttons. You now know
exactly which programme you have tuned
into, making it easy to find the desired station
quickly.
But RDS offers you further advantages:

AF - Alternative frequency

The AF (Alternative Frequency) function
makes sure that the strongest frequency of
the currently selected programme is always
tuned in automatically.
This function is activated when “AF” appears
in the display.
In order to switch this function on or off,

• press the AF button briefly.
While searching for the strongest reception

signal, the radio may switch to mute briefly.
If “SEARCH” appears in the display when
switching on the radio or recalling one of the

stored frequencies, the unit is automatically
searching for an alternative frequency.
“SEARCH” will disappear from the display
when the alternative frequency has been
found or after the frequency band has been
run through completely.
If the reception quality of the selected pro­gramme becomes too bad:

• Tune into another station.

REG - regional programme

Certain radio programmes are split up at
times into regional programmes offering lo­cal information. The 1st programme broad­cast by NDR, for example, offers program­mes with different contents in the northern
states of Germany Schleswig-Holstein, Ham­burg and Lower Saxony at certain times of
the day. If you are listening to one program­me and move to an area where another
linked regional programme becomes stron­ger, the unit will switch to that programme.
If you wish to continue listening to the first
programme,

• press the REG button.
“REG ON” appears in the display.

If you leave the service area of the regional
programme tuned into, or if you would like to
take advantage of the full RDS service, switch
to “REG OFF”.

• Press the REG button briefly.
When active, “REG ON” will be briefly dis-

played each time the radio is switched on.

Automatic tuning /

• Press / ; the car radio will automati­cally search for the next station.

When keeping the upper or lower part

/ of
the rocker switch depressed, seek tuning will
speed up in upwards or downwards direc­tion.

Automatic tuning

Up
Down

/ Up/down in short intervals

(“AF” must be switched off)

/ To scroll through the broadcasting

network when “AF” is activated
(e.g. NDR1 ... NDR4).

Manual tuning << >>

(prerequisite: AF is switched off!)

• Press << >>; the frequency will change

in short intervals in downwards or up­wards direction.

When holding the right or left part of the
rocker switch pressed down, the frequency
scan is speeded up.

Scrolling through the broad­casting network (only FM)

You can use the << >> buttons to tune in
stations of your reception area.
If several programmes of one broadcasting
network can be received, you can scroll
through them in forwards direction pressing
>>, or backwards using the << button, e.g.
NDR 1, 2, 3, 4, N-JOY (North German broad­caster).
For this it is necessary that the stations have
been received at least once and that “AF” has
been activated before (lights up in the dis­play).
For this purpose, you may start Travelstore
seek operation:

• Press FM
starts to run through the frequency
band.

If “AF” does not light up,

• press AF.

With this, the requirements for selecting sta­tions with << >> are fulfilled.

T for 2 seconds; the system

Changing the memory bank

You can shift between the memory banks I, II,
and T to store and recall preset stations.
The selected memory bank is indicated in the
display.

• Press FM or TS until the desired me­mory bank lights up in the display
(press repeatedly if necessary).

Storing stations

On FM, you can store six stations on the
preset buttons 1 to 6 for each of the memory
banks I, II and T.

• Select the desired memory bank.

• Tune in a station with the rocker switch
(either automatically or manually).

• Press the desired preset button until
the radio resumes play after the muting
(takes approximately 2 seconds, confir­med by beep).

Now the station has been stored.
The activated preset button is indicated in the
display.

Notice:

Should you tune in a station which has alrea­dy been stored before, the corresponding
preset button and the memory bank will briefly
flash in the display if you have selected
another memory bank.

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Automatically storing the stron­gest stations with Travelstore

You can automatically store the six most
powerful FM stations of your current recepti­on area sorted according to their signal
strength. This function is particularly conve­nient on longer trips.

• Press the
2 seconds.

The radio will search for the strongest FM
stations and store them on the memory bank
T (Travelstore). When this process has been
completed, the radio will play the first station.
If desired, stations can also be stored manu­ally on the Travelstore bank (see “Storing
stations”).

TS button for more than

Recalling stored stations

You can recall any stored station by pressing
the corresponding preset button.

• Select the waveband using FM or TS.

• Briefly press the corresponding preset
button.

Sampling stored stations briefly
(Preset Scan)

With this function you can briefly sample all
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• Press PS.
The radio will briefly play all the stored
stations one after another.

The system will sample the stations of one of
the memory banks I, II, or T, depending on
which bank was selected before. Free preset
buttons will be skipped.
To switch off Preset Scan:

• Press PS once again.
The radio will continue to play the cur­rently sampled station..

Scanning stations with
Radio-Scan

Beginning with the station currently tuned in,
you can scan the waveband. The radio will
play each station for 8 seconds.

To start the scan:

• Press SC briefly.
The scanned frequency or the station
name will start flashing in the display.
During the actual scanning process
“SCAN” will be displayed.

To select a station currently being scan­ned and switch off the scan function:

• Press SC briefly.

If no station is selected, the scan function will
be automatically switched off after the fre­quency band has been run through comple­tely. The unit will tune in the station listened
to before starting the scan.

Selecting the seek tuning sensi­tivity

You can alter the automatic seek tuning
sensitivity.
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only pick up
strong, local stations (low sensitivity).
If “lo” does not light up, the radio will also pick
up weaker, distant stations (high sensitivity).
To switch over,

• Press lo or dx.
On top of this, the sensitivity levels can be

adjusted separately for lo and dx (see chap­ter “DSC programming”).

Switching from stereo to mono
(FM)

If reception is poor, you may get better sound
quality by switching to mono:

• Press the lo button for approximately 2
seconds.
With mono playback, the stereo sign
will disappear from the display.

Each time the radio is switched on, stereo
playback is activated.
The unit will automatically switch to mono if
the received signal is not strong enough for
stereo playback.

Receiving traffic programme stations with RDS-EON

Many FM broadcasters offer traffic messa­ges for their service area at regular intervals.
All traffic programme stations transmit a spe­cial carrier signal alongside their program­mes, which is decoded by your car radio. If
this signal is identified, “TP” will appear in the
display (Traffic Programme).
In addition to these, there are also stations
which do not actually transmit traffic pro­grammes themselves, but by using RDS­EON they offer the possibility to receive the
traffic messages broadcast by another traffic
programme station in the same radio net­work. If you listen to one of these stations
(e.g. NDR3), “TP” will appear in the display
provided the priority for traffic programme
stations has been activated, i.e. “TA” must be
displayed.
If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the
radio will automatically switch to the linked
traffic programme station (in this case, NDR2)
for the duration of the message and return to
the original programme (NDR3) afterwards.

Traffic announcement priority
on/off

If the priority for traffic announcement pro­grammes is activated, “TA” will light up in the
display.
To switch the priority on or off:

• Press the TA button.
When pressing TA while a message is being

broadcast, this message will be interrupted.
The unit will then switch back to the previous
condition. The priority for other traffic messa­ges remains active.

Warning beep

If you leave the reception area of the traffic
programme station currently tuned into, you
will hear a warning beep after approximately
30 seconds.
This alarm tone will also be released when
pressing a preset button which has no traffic
programme allocated to it.

Switching the warning beep off

a) Tune into another station offering traffic

information:

• Press the rocker switch or

•a preset button which has a traffic
programme station allocated to it.

Alternatively:

b) Switch off the priority for traffic an-

nouncements:

• Press TA.
“TA” will disappear from the display.

Automatic seek tuning start

(tape operation)

When leaving the reception area of the tuned
in traffic programme station while listening to
a tape, the system will automatically start
searching for a new TA programme.
If no such station is found within approxima­tely 30 seconds, tape operation will be stop­ped and a warning beep will sound.
To switch the warning beep off, proceed as
described above.

Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and the warning
beep

This volume was preset at the factory.
You can alter the value using the DSC function
(see “DSC programming, TA”).

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Tape operation

Inserting a tape

• Turn on the set.

• Insert a tape.

Insert the tape with side A or 1 showing up, the
open side facing to the right.

= Press to eject the tape.

The tape will be played in the direction used
last.
“TR1-PLAY” in the display means that track
1 or A is being played.

Removing a tape

• Press .
The cassette will eject.

Fast Forward/Rewind

Fast Forward

• Press FF.
At the end of a tape side, the mecha­nism changes directions automatically
to play the other side.

Stopping Fast Forward operation

• Press FR.

Fast Rewind

• Press FR.
At the beginning of the tape, the me­chanism will automatically start play­back.

Stopping Fast Rewind operation

• Press FF.

To switch to the other side of the
cassette tape:

Press both buttons simultaneously.
The display shows TR1-PLAY or TR2-PLAY.

PROG selector

(To change the tape direction during
cassette playback)

• Press FR and FF simultaneously.
At the end of a tape side, the mechanism

changes directions automatically to play the
other side (Autoreverse). The display shows
“TR1-PLAY” for track (side) 1 or A or “TR2­PLAY” for track 2 or B.

Notice:

If there is too much tension on the tape during
playback, the set may switch over by itself
before having reached the end of the tape
side. In this case check the condition of the
cassette tape. Sometimes it helps to rewind
it completely.

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Fast winding

FR : Fast rewind; stop by pressing FF.
FF : Fast forward; stop by pressing FR.

DSC programming

DSC (Direct Software Control) allows you to
customise certain programmable, basic set­tings to suit your personal needs and prefe­rences and then store them.
The basic settings for this audio equipment
were made at the factory. In the following you
can find an overview of these settings, so that
you can always reset to these if desired.
If you wish to alter any of the programming,

• press DSC.
The display will show you the adjusted con-

dition.
Use the rocker switch to select and adjust the
functions described in the following.

/ Select function

Adjust value –
Adjust value +

TA VOL To adjust the traffic an-

nouncement volume from
between 1 to 9. The mes­sage will then come
through at this volume.
(1 = low)

BEEP Confirmation tone for all

functions which require a
button to be pressed for
more than 2 seconds.
The volume can be adju­sted from between 0 to 9.
(0 = off)
Each alteration of this va­lue is confirmed by a beep
tone of the corresponding
volume.

LED (code) You can adjust the LED B

to flash for extra anti-theft
protection.

LED 1 - LED always flash-

es when the unit
has been swit­ched off via the
ignition.

LED 0 - No flashing.

LOUD Loudness - When listening

at a low level, the Loud­ness function creates a
more natural sound by
boosting the low frequency
range.

LOUD 1- Low boost
LOUD 6- Max. boost

RM (Radio Monitor)

With RM-ON, the unit will
automatically switch to the
tuner whenever the casset­te is fast winding.
RM-OFF - The function is
switched off.

LOCAL (lo)

To adjust the seek tuning
sensitivity for local recepti­on.

LOCAL 1 - high sensitivity
LOCAL 3 - low sensitivity

DIS (dx)

To adjust the seek tuning
sensitivity for distant recep­tion.

DIS. 1- high sensitivity
DIS. 3- low sensitivity

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Appendix

LEARN KC To “define” a second Key-

Card for use with the set.
Please read the information
under “KeyCard theft-pro­tection system”.

To quit the DSC programming mode and
store the adjustment:

• Press DSC.
If the setting remains unchanged within 8

seconds, the system will automatically store
the last adjustment. The display will switch
back to the previous condition.

Overview of the DSC factory
settings

TA VOL : 4
BEEP : 3

LED (Code) : 1
LOUD : 4
RM : OFF
LOCAL : 1

DIS : 1

Care notes

Mechanism/cassette tapes

To avoid possible problems, you should not
use cassette tapes longer than 60 or 90
minutes (C60/C90). Store your tapes in a
cool place away from dirt, dust and tempera­tures exceeding 50 ° Celsius. Allow very cold
tapes to warm up before playing them in
order to avoid uneven tape transport. After
approximately 100 hours of use, dust partic­les collected on the playback head or roller
may lead to tape run problems and sound
distortions.
Use a head cleaning tape to remove normal
dirt build-up. For tougher cases, use a cotton
swab (Q-Tip) soaked with alcohol. Do not
attempt to clean by inserting a hard object
into the player!

Specifications

Amplifier

Output power: 4 x 6 W RMS power

acc. to DIN 45324/3.1
or
4 x 8 W max. power acc.
to DIN 45324/3.2

FM waveband

Sensitivity: 1,0 µV at 26 dB

signal-to-noise ratio
Frequency
response: 35 - 16 000 Hz

Tape player

Frequency
response: 35 - 16 000 Hz

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