Front Panel Parts And Functions - Yamaha KX-690 Owner's Manual

FRONT PANEL PARTS AND FUNCTIONS

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POWER switch
Press this switch to turn the power on and off.
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TIMER switch
PLAY: By using a commercially available audio timer, this
function permits timer activated playback.
REC: By using a commercially available audio timer, this
function allows you to carry out unattended recording.
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Cassette compartment
Insert a cassette with the exposed tape side facing down
and the side to be played facing you. To close the
compartment, push in the compartment door until it locks
shut.
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Remote sensor
This sensor receives signals from the remote control
transmitter.
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Display
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COUNTER buttons
RESET: Press this button to reset the counter reading to
"0:00". It can also be used to specify an new "0:00" point
for 0-M repeat operation.
REMAIN: When this button is pressed during playback/
recording and if the tape length is already memorized via
the TAPE button, the unit will compute the remaining
available play/record time and display the results in the
display.
TAPE: This button is used to memorize the tape length. It
is necessary to memorize the tape length for accurate
calculation of remaining tape time, etc.
* The last displayed tape length will remain until the next
time a new tape length entered.
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MEMORY button
Press this button when the counter is at the desired
counter reading. The reading will be memorized and the
tape will be played back repeatedly between "0:00" and
the memorized counter reading.
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NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-690
POWER
TIMER
REC OFF PLAY
MONITOR
DOLBY NR
OFF/ŸB/ MPX OFF/
ŸC/ŸS
MPX ON
EJECT
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REPEAT button
OFF: For normal playback or recording, set to this
position.
FULL REPEAT: One side of the cassette can be
repeatedly played back 8 times from beginning to end.
0-M REPEAT: The section between "0:00" on the linear
counter and the counter number memorized with the
MEMORY button is repeatedly played 8 times.
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AUTO TAPE TUNING button
Pressing this button during the REC/PAUSE mode will
activate the Auto Tape Tuning function. It makes possible
to internally determine the optimum recording
characteristics (bias and recording sensitivity) according
to the loaded cassette tape.
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INTRO SCAN @ and # buttons
Press one of these buttons to play back the first 15
seconds approximately of each selection in the desired
direction. Once the desired selection is found, press the
PLAY button to defeat the Intro Scan mode and engage
the Play mode.
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STOP button
Pressing this button at any time will stop all tape transport
functions.
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PLAY button
Press this button to begin playback or to engage the
Record mode from the Rec/Pause mode. Pressing this
button during recording will designate a new beginning
point for the REC Return function.
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! and ⁄ buttons
!: Press to rapidly rewind the tape.
By pressing this button during recording, the tape will
rewind to the beginning of the recording and stop (Rec
Return function). If the COUNTER RESET or the PLAY
button was pressed during recording, the tape will rewind
and stop at the point on the tape where the button was
pressed.
⁄: Press this button to rapidly advance the tape.
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3-Motor / 3-Head
Closed Loop Dual Capstan
YAMAHA GF Head
Cassette Stabilizer