Nakamichi BX300 User Manual

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CONTENTS Connections

Instructions.

Salety On Cassette Tapes Controls

Operation Special Maintenance.

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and Features

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tape transport

location.

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Safety

Instructions

The lollowing safety instructions

included regulations. Please read them carefully.

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2. Retain

3.

4. Follow Instruclions-All operating

5. Water

6. Carts and Stands-The

7. Wall or Ceiling

in

compliance with salety standard

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operating before the

operating for future reference. Heed Warnings-All appliance should be adhered.

inslructions not be

a bathtub, washbowl, tub, in a wet basement, or pool,

used only recommended by the manufacturer.

should be as recommended by

instructions should be

appliance

instructions-The safety and

instructions should be retained

and in the operating

should

and Moisture-The appliance should

near water-tor example,

used

etc.

with a cart or stand

mounted to a wall

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warnings

be followed.

Mounting

the manufacturer.

have

the

operated.

kitchen sink, laundry

appliance should

and

salety

read

the

on

instructions

and use

near a swimming or as

that ls

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appliance 1 2. Power-Cord Protection-Power-supply E. The

ceiling only cords should be

or

been

near connecled to a

8. Ventilation-The appliance should situated so that

interlere with its

not example, the appliance should situated on a

that may block the ventilation time.

surface openings; or such as a bookcase or cabinet

impede the llow of ventilation

9. Heat-The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

(including

1o.Power

type

1 l.Grounding or Polarization-Precautions

be should be taken so that the

polarization defeated.

likely placed particular

convenience where

openings. openings.

amplifiers) which

Sources-The

described

marked

means of an appliance

to be walked on or

upon or against them,

attention to cords at

exit

they

be

its location or

proper

bed, sofa, rug or similar

placed

in a built-in

air

stoves,

appliance should be

power in the

operating

on the appliance. C. The appliance

routed

receptacles,

from

the appliance.

position

ventilation. For

not

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installation,

through the

or

supply only of

that

other appliances

produce

instructions

grounding

so that they are

pinched

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by

paying

plugs,

point

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does

may

heat.

the

or D. The appliance does not appear to

is not

not

items

l3.Cleaning-The appliance should

14.Nonuse Periods-The

1S.Object and Liquid Entry-Care should be

16.Oamage Requiring Service-The appliance

lT.Servicing-The user should

recommended by the

only as appliance should be unplugged

when left unused for a

outlet

taken so that objects do

not

are

should be personnel

A. The

been damaged; or,

B.

Objects spilled

rain;

operate normally change

enclosure damaged.

service. the described other servicing should

qualified

into

spilled

serviced when:

power-supply

have fallen,

into the

or,

performance;

in

appliance

in the

service

manufacturer.

power

cord of the

long

not

the enclosure

by

appliance;

has

operating

personnel.

fall and

qualified

cord or the

liquid has been

or

or,

been exposed

exhibits a

or

or,

been dropped, or the

not

beyond that

instruction. All

be referred to

be cleaned

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the

period

liquids

through

service

plug

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to

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On Cassette

Precautions

1.

2.

3.

4.

Cassette Tabs

You can accidental erasure and completely removing the appropriate top is located face the push the later date to record

cassettes

C-120 per

which sometimes

is

cassettes are

high-tidelity recording. Do not housing. 8e caretul with the fingers, causing tape slackening. Store cassette

humidity, dust, and as

edge of

broken

contain extremely

side)

breaks or snarls easily,

subiect to stretching and

low

ot

sensitivity.

not recommended

pull

out the tape

not

to turn

tapes away

by speakers,

caused

protect

valuable recordings

the

casselte.

the top left-hand

on

side. Use a small screwdriver, and

the tab down

to

tab in the recess. lf

Tapes

(playing

Therefore, C-.120

the cassette

magnetic lields such

re-recording by

break

over a side

one

time

thin tape

is

for

lrom the cassette

from heat, high

TV

sets etc.

The tab for each side

corner as

it

olf. Do

you

wish

for which the

hour

also

reels

from

tab

on you

not leave

at a

the

has

tab

been removed, cover

piece

with a

Ereak Side erasure.

Gassette lnsertion and Removal (1)

Insertion

1.

2.

3. Gently .

of adhesive tape.

to

this tab

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lrom accidental

B

When the Eject button is stop Insert the exposed tape facing label of

into the

For

transport,

in any mode

Protect

of a Cassette

mode,

the cassette holder

the cassette into the holder with

the desired side

push

the

panel.

protection

do not

other than the

the tab

cassette

the tape and

of

press

Break olf lhis lab prolect

accidenlal

pushed

down and the lacing

holder

Eject

the

stop

opening

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erasure

in the

opens.

you.

back

tape

button

mode.

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(2)

Removal of a Cassette

1. Press the When

2.

3. Remove the cassette.

the

cassette

Stop Eject

holder

button.

butlon opens.

pushed,

is

the