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U C A KX-493/KX-393 Natural Sound Stereo Cassette Deck Platine à cassette stéréo de la série "Natural Sound" NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0 0 MIN MAX + + DOLBY NR OFF/ B/ C/MPX...
U C A KX-493/KX-393 Natural Sound Stereo Cassette Deck Platine à cassette stéréo de la série "Natural Sound" NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0 0 MIN MAX + + DOLBY NR OFF/ B/ C/MPX...
Owner's Manual
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... exit from heat sources such as it is turned off. The unit should not be serviced by the manufacturer. 13 No Use Periods - In this YAMAHA stereo cassette deck. The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the unit should be adhered to overturn. 7 Wall or Ceiling Mounting - For example, the...
... exit from heat sources such as it is turned off. The unit should not be serviced by the manufacturer. 13 No Use Periods - In this YAMAHA stereo cassette deck. The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the unit should be adhered to overturn. 7 Wall or Ceiling Mounting - For example, the...
Owner's Manual
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... the device that lets the sound come near the record/playback head assembly. We Want You Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association's Consumer Electronics Group want you avoid prolonged exposure to distribute this product in a residential environment...to the deck or electrical shock. If this product is too late, YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association's Consumer Electronics Group recommend you to other electronic devices. If these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that is a sophisticated stereo cassette deck. and, ...
... the device that lets the sound come near the record/playback head assembly. We Want You Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association's Consumer Electronics Group want you avoid prolonged exposure to distribute this product in a residential environment...to the deck or electrical shock. If this product is too late, YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association's Consumer Electronics Group recommend you to other electronic devices. If these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that is a sophisticated stereo cassette deck. and, ...
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... 12 0-STOP OPERATION 12 REC RETURN OPERATION 12 TIMER RECORDING/PLAYBACK (KX-493 only 13 Timer recording 13 Timer playback 13 CASSETTE TAPES 14 OPENING AND CLOSING THE SUB PANEL (KX-493 only 15 OPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 15 MAINTENANCE 15 TROUBLESHOOTING 16 SPECIFICATIONS... B/C Noise Reduction ÷ Secure Holding Damper Cassette Stabilizer allows you have purchased and read the sections that apply to reduce unwanted vibration and modulation noise ÷ Fine Adjustment of your particular model. This owner's manual covers YAMAHA cassette deck models KX-493 and KX-393.
... 12 0-STOP OPERATION 12 REC RETURN OPERATION 12 TIMER RECORDING/PLAYBACK (KX-493 only 13 Timer recording 13 Timer playback 13 CASSETTE TAPES 14 OPENING AND CLOSING THE SUB PANEL (KX-493 only 15 OPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 15 MAINTENANCE 15 TROUBLESHOOTING 16 SPECIFICATIONS... B/C Noise Reduction ÷ Secure Holding Damper Cassette Stabilizer allows you have purchased and read the sections that apply to reduce unwanted vibration and modulation noise ÷ Fine Adjustment of your particular model. This owner's manual covers YAMAHA cassette deck models KX-493 and KX-393.
Owner's Manual
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..., push in the compartment door until it to be played facing you. NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST ...LEVEL 0 MIN MAX -+ -+ LR MIN MAX REC/PAUSE MUTE/SEARCH & 3 ⁄ ! TIMER 1 KX-393 STANDBY/ON NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-393 STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer PHONES PLAY TRIM PHONES LEVEL 2 REC/PAUSE MPX FILTER indicator B/ C indicators When a tape is designed...
..., push in the compartment door until it to be played facing you. NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST ...LEVEL 0 MIN MAX -+ -+ LR MIN MAX REC/PAUSE MUTE/SEARCH & 3 ⁄ ! TIMER 1 KX-393 STANDBY/ON NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-393 STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer PHONES PLAY TRIM PHONES LEVEL 2 REC/PAUSE MPX FILTER indicator B/ C indicators When a tape is designed...
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...fast forward the tape: Press the ⁄ button. To use headphones for recording. PLAY TRIM control adjustment When the level of the amplifier or receiver. KX-493 PLAY TRIM PLAY TRIM 0 0 DOLBY NR button setting (in step 2) DOLBY NR (OFF/ B/ C/MPX) button Be sure to set the DOLBY ... with the PLAY TRIM control. Noise Reduction Responce 20 100 1k 10k 20k Hz 6 button. When high frequencies are explained on another cassette deck, adjust the high frequency response with DOLBY NR OFF No indicator lights. Note: The MPX filter settings are absent, boost the high ...
...fast forward the tape: Press the ⁄ button. To use headphones for recording. PLAY TRIM control adjustment When the level of the amplifier or receiver. KX-493 PLAY TRIM PLAY TRIM 0 0 DOLBY NR button setting (in step 2) DOLBY NR (OFF/ B/ C/MPX) button Be sure to set the DOLBY ... with the PLAY TRIM control. Noise Reduction Responce 20 100 1k 10k 20k Hz 6 button. When high frequencies are explained on another cassette deck, adjust the high frequency response with DOLBY NR OFF No indicator lights. Note: The MPX filter settings are absent, boost the high ...
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... When the beginning of the current selection ! To resume normal playback when the desired selection is played: ! ENGLISH INTRO indicator NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN REC/PAUSE MUTE/SEARCH ‹ ⁄ ! @ INTRO SCAN # MUTE/SEARCH SELECTION SEARCH - or ⁄ button and the MUTE/SEARCH...
... When the beginning of the current selection ! To resume normal playback when the desired selection is played: ! ENGLISH INTRO indicator NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN REC/PAUSE MUTE/SEARCH ‹ ⁄ ! @ INTRO SCAN # MUTE/SEARCH SELECTION SEARCH - or ⁄ button and the MUTE/SEARCH...
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.../0-M/FULL indicator MEMORY indicator ‹ NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0... LR MIN MAX REC/PAUSE MUTE/SEARCH COUNTER RESET REPEAT OFF/0-M/FULL COUNTER MEMORY !⁄ KX-393 MEMORY indicator ‹ NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-393 STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0 0 AUTO TAPE DOLBY...
.../0-M/FULL indicator MEMORY indicator ‹ NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0... LR MIN MAX REC/PAUSE MUTE/SEARCH COUNTER RESET REPEAT OFF/0-M/FULL COUNTER MEMORY !⁄ KX-393 MEMORY indicator ‹ NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-393 STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0 0 AUTO TAPE DOLBY...
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...indicator Tape counter MPX FILTER indicator SYNCHRO and REC indicators PEAK level meters NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ... Tape counter MPX FILTER indicator STANDBY/ON SYNCHRO and REC indicators PEAK level meters NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-393 STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0 0 AUTO TAPE DOLBY ...
...indicator Tape counter MPX FILTER indicator SYNCHRO and REC indicators PEAK level meters NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ... Tape counter MPX FILTER indicator STANDBY/ON SYNCHRO and REC indicators PEAK level meters NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-393 STANDBY/ON EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST PLAY TRIM 0 0 AUTO TAPE DOLBY ...
Owner's Manual
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...sensitivity) are effectively eliminated by adjusting the recording bias (for high frequencies) and sensitivity (for overall frequencies) according to the loaded cassette tape, making a significant contribution to the center position before pressing the AUTO TAPE TUNING button. Output Level (dB) To clear ...A Frequency (Hz) 10 This signal can cause improper operation of the deck's recording bias and sensitivity for much more accurate setting of Auto Tape Tuning, the tape automatically rewinds to the loaded cassette tape in the figure) may leak into the audio output depending on ...
...sensitivity) are effectively eliminated by adjusting the recording bias (for high frequencies) and sensitivity (for overall frequencies) according to the loaded cassette tape, making a significant contribution to the center position before pressing the AUTO TAPE TUNING button. Output Level (dB) To clear ...A Frequency (Hz) 10 This signal can cause improper operation of the deck's recording bias and sensitivity for much more accurate setting of Auto Tape Tuning, the tape automatically rewinds to the loaded cassette tape in the figure) may leak into the audio output depending on ...
Owner's Manual
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... this system retain the same high quality even when played back on the tape, and then the deck enters Rec/Pause mode. KX-493 NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer Tape counter ! INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS...
... this system retain the same high quality even when played back on the tape, and then the deck enters Rec/Pause mode. KX-493 NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer Tape counter ! INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS...
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...wish to start and stop playback. 4. TIMER REC OFF PLAY 5. TIMER NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST ...receiver to the amplifier/receiver and cassette deck and begin recording slightly before and end slightly after power failure, etc.), the deck automatically enters Rec mode and the contents of your amplifier/receiver. ENGLISH TIMER RECORDING/PLAYBACK ( KX-493 only) With a commercially available...
...wish to start and stop playback. 4. TIMER REC OFF PLAY 5. TIMER NATURAL SOUND STEREO CASSETTE DECK KX-493 STANDBY/ON TIMER REC OFF PLAY EJECT YAMAHA GF Head Cassette Stabilizer INTRO SCAN COUNTER RESET MEMORY REPEAT AUTO TAPE OFF/0-M/FULL TUNING PHONES LEVEL BIAS ADJUST ...receiver to the amplifier/receiver and cassette deck and begin recording slightly before and end slightly after power failure, etc.), the deck automatically enters Rec mode and the contents of your amplifier/receiver. ENGLISH TIMER RECORDING/PLAYBACK ( KX-493 only) With a commercially available...
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... on each require specific tape deck adjustments for Auto Tape Selector operation. Detector slots Detector slots STORING CASSETTES After putting a cassette tape back into its case, store it in this kind of tape. ÷ The deck does not have the slots for optimum performance. * YAMAHA does not recommend the use... of 120 minute length cassettes since the extreme thinness of your fingers, since this tab covering the hole, it will...
... on each require specific tape deck adjustments for Auto Tape Selector operation. Detector slots Detector slots STORING CASSETTES After putting a cassette tape back into its case, store it in this kind of tape. ÷ The deck does not have the slots for optimum performance. * YAMAHA does not recommend the use... of 120 minute length cassettes since the extreme thinness of your fingers, since this tab covering the hole, it will...
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... sensor SINGLE DECK ¤ ‹ INTRO SCAN DOUBLE DECK DUBBING DECK A/B DIR A DIR B COUNTER RESET ! ! Normal use , enough residual magnetism will cause an accumulation of dirt and dust on the heads to cause poor high frequency reproduction. Inside of the cassette compartment Heads ... MAINTENANCE CLEANING OF THE TAPE PATH Continued high quality performance of your listening position. ENGLISH OPENING AND CLOSING THE SUB PANEL ( KX-493 only) To open the sub panel To close the sub panel OPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER With the optional remote control transmitter RKX1,...
... sensor SINGLE DECK ¤ ‹ INTRO SCAN DOUBLE DECK DUBBING DECK A/B DIR A DIR B COUNTER RESET ! ! Normal use , enough residual magnetism will cause an accumulation of dirt and dust on the heads to cause poor high frequency reproduction. Inside of the cassette compartment Heads ... MAINTENANCE CLEANING OF THE TAPE PATH Continued high quality performance of your listening position. ENGLISH OPENING AND CLOSING THE SUB PANEL ( KX-493 only) To open the sub panel To close the sub panel OPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER With the optional remote control transmitter RKX1,...
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...or change to , and noise level (hiss) is also high. ÷ Recorded section is not listed, disconnect the deck's power cord and contact your cassette deck fails to function. ÷ No cassette tape loaded. ÷ Protective tabs are broken off and disconnect the AC power from electrical appliances (TV, fluorescent light,... and unpleasant to listen to better tape. ÷ Rewind tape. ÷ Insert pencil in hole in . ÷ End of tape. ÷ Cassette shell is warped or damaged. ÷ There is heard. TROUBLESHOOTING If your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help.
...or change to , and noise level (hiss) is also high. ÷ Recorded section is not listed, disconnect the deck's power cord and contact your cassette deck fails to function. ÷ No cassette tape loaded. ÷ Protective tabs are broken off and disconnect the AC power from electrical appliances (TV, fluorescent light,... and unpleasant to listen to better tape. ÷ Rewind tape. ÷ Insert pencil in hole in . ÷ End of tape. ÷ Cassette shell is warped or damaged. ÷ There is heard. TROUBLESHOOTING If your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help.
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... The remote control transmitter cannot be made with TIMER REC (deck only plays back). model 230 V, 50 Hz Australia model 240 V, 50 Hz General model 110/120/220/240 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption 16 W (KX-493) 12 W (KX-393) 5 W (Standby) Dimensions (W x H x D) KX-493 435 x 125.5 x 278.5 mm (Approx. 17-1/8" ... Protective tabs on cassette have been broken off 58 dB Dolby B NR on 66 dB Dolby C NR on other decks, meter deflections are greater (smaller) than 7 meters (about 23 ft.) and 30°. ÷ Place the unit away from less than when recorded. (KX-493 only) Recordings cannot...
... The remote control transmitter cannot be made with TIMER REC (deck only plays back). model 230 V, 50 Hz Australia model 240 V, 50 Hz General model 110/120/220/240 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption 16 W (KX-493) 12 W (KX-393) 5 W (Standby) Dimensions (W x H x D) KX-493 435 x 125.5 x 278.5 mm (Approx. 17-1/8" ... Protective tabs on cassette have been broken off 58 dB Dolby B NR on 66 dB Dolby C NR on other decks, meter deflections are greater (smaller) than 7 meters (about 23 ft.) and 30°. ÷ Place the unit away from less than when recorded. (KX-493 only) Recordings cannot...