Pioneer A-109 Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
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OPERATIONS
BEFORE BEGINNING OPERATIONS
1. Set the VOLUME control to minimum.
2. Set the POWER switch to ON.
3. Press the SPEAKERS switch to ON.
4. Set the BALANCE control to the center position.
5. Set the DIRECT button to off.
6. Set the TAPE2 MONITOR button to off.
PLAYBACK PROCEDURES
1. Set the INPUT SELECTOR knob to the desired
playback source.
÷ For playback of a compact disc: Set to [CD].
÷ For reception of an AM/FM broadcast: Set to [TUNER].
÷ For playback of a record: Set to [PHONO].
÷ For playback with the equipment connected to the LINE
terminals: Set to [LINE].
÷ For playback of a tape: Set to [TAPE1/CD-R/MD].
NOTES:
÷
When you do not want to monitor the TAPE2 MONITOR
sound, set the PATE2 MONITOR button to OFF.
÷
When you select PHONO, the sound is muted for a few
seconds.
2. Operate the equipment to begin playback.
3. Adjust playback volume with the VOLUME con-
trol on this unit.
4. Adjust the tone to your preference using the
BASS and TREBLE controls, and LOUDNESS but-
ton.
RECORDING TAPES
1. Select the recording equipment with the INPUT
SELECTOR knob.
2. Begin recording by operating the recording equip-
ment and cassette deck.
Refer to the operating instructions of your cassette deck
for proper operating procedures.
COPYING TAPES
When two decks are used, you can record the sounds from
one deck onto the other.
Application examples:
÷ To make a tape copy with contents identical to the original
tape.
÷ To edit a recording of an FM broadcast in order to cut out
unwanted commercials, recording only of desired material
onto another tape.
1. Load tapes for playback (pre-recorded tape) and
recording (blank tape) into the respective cas-
sette decks.
2. Select the copying direction with the INPUT SE-
LECTOR knob and TAPE2 MONITOR button.
÷ When copying from the cassette deck of the TAPE1/CD-
R/MD terminals to the cassette deck of the TAPE2
MONITOR terminals: Set the INPUT SELECTOR knob
to TAPE1/CD-R/MD.
÷ When copying from the cassette deck of the TAPE2
MONITOR terminals to the cassette deck of TAPE1/CD-
R/MD terminals: Set the TAPE2 MONITOR button to
ON and the INPUT SELECTOR knob to a position other
than TAPE1/CD-R/MD.
3. Operate the cassette decks to begin copying.
Set the cassette deck with the original (playback) tape to
the playback mode, and set the cassette deck with the
blank tape to the recording mode.