Denon UDRA-90 - Before Cassette Operation; Tape Loading and Pre-Operation Checks

Before Operating
e Loading
@ Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (4) to open the
cassette tray.
@ Set the tape in the cassette tray with the open side
{on which the tape is exposed) facing away from you.
© Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the
tray.
e Unloading
@ Press the STOP button ( Ml).
@ Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (4) to open the
cassette tray.
® Remove the cassette tape.
Check the following before recording or playing cassette tapes:
1.ls the head dirty ? ...
The sound quality will be poor if the head is dirty. Refer to Page 23.
2.Are the accidental erasure prevention tabs broken off ?...
Recording is not possible if these tabs are broken off. Refer to Page 16.
NOTE:
@ Load the cassette tape on an angle with the open side facing away from you. Loading it in the opposite direction can
cause damage.
© Do not press the OPEN/CLOSE button during playback or recording. Always press the STOP button before pressing the
OPEN/CLOSE button.
Auto Tape Selector Mechanism
This deck is equipped with an auto tape selector mechan-
ism which uses the detection holes in the cassette halves
Accidental erasure prevention tabs Detection holes
Detection
PLAYING CASSETTE TAPES
{Single
Side
Playback,
Two-Side
Playback,
and
Continuous
Playback)
PARSONAL CONPORINT SYSILM/ SIERE CASSEETL TARL DECK UDR-90
Loading the tape
OPEN /CLOSE
4.1 » = | The tape can be
loaded easily by in-
serting it at an angle.
Press the POWER button of
the receiver, then press the
OPEN/CLOSE button and load
a recorded tape into the tray.
Refer to Page 17.
Removing the tape
REV_MODE } &L,,
The tape can be re-
= Do
| | moved easily by jiit-
Single side Two-side Continuous ing it out toward
playback playback playback yourself at an angle.
Set the REV MODE switch.
Refer to Page 16.
DOLBY NR
B OFF C
Set to B or C (as
indicated on the tape)
for tapes recorded
with Dolby NR.
Set the DOLBY NR switch.
Refer to Page 6 @ (CASSETTE
DECK).
Playback starts
Press the stop button
in the @ to stop the play-
direction of back.
the button
pressed.
to automatically set the recording bias and equalization
best suited for that type of tape.
* Do not use ferrichrome tapes.
e Use metal tapes equipped with detection holes. (Use of
the old type of metal tape without detection holes will
result in the sound having an emphasized treble
@ Press » or 4.
@ Press >P or 44.
eln the rewind direction, play-
back starts from the beginning
of the selection which is cur-
© GQ
Use
this
function
to
move
to
the
beginning
of
the
following
section
or
return
to
the
beginning
of
the
current
selection.
The tape skips by a number of selections equal to
the number of times the DP or 44 button is
pressed.
For example:
region.)
Metal tape Chrome tape
PLAY
forward.
dvecton,
playback
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seston
|
2
ot
1
ant
forward
direction,
playback
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ee
Ielection|
{selection|
starts
from
the
beginning
of
the
en
tf
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following
selection.
PLAY
DD
DD
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Cue
The tape skips by a number of selections equal to the number of times the PP or 44 button is pressed.
@Music search display
During
the
music
search
operation,
the
number
of
selections
to
be
skipped
is
indicated
on
the
tape
counter,
and
this
number
decreases each time a blank section between selections is detected (ex.: 3 —~ 2 — 1).
e When a previous selection is specified: P-03 +- Number of selections to be skipped
Lights when moving to previous selections
e When a subsequent selection is specified:P-05 + Number of selections to be skipped
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