Panasonic RX-5090 User manual

erating

ructions

Radio

Cassette

Recorder

MODEL

NO.

™

5090

Panasonic.

Before

operating

this

set,

please

read

these

instructions

completely.

Thank

you

very

much

for

selecting

this

Panasonic

Radio

Cassette

Recorder.

For

correct

use

this

unit,

please

read

these

Operating

Instructions

carefully.

WARNING:

PREVENT

FIRE

SHOCK

HAZARD,

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

APPLIANCE

RAIN

MOISTURE.

Caution:

Operation

voltage

setting

higher

than

125V

may

require

the

use

different

plug.

Please

contact

either

local

foreign

Panasonic

authorized

servicenter

for

assistance

selecting

alternate

plug

adaptor.

The

serial

number

this

product

may

found

the

label

affixed

the

inside

the

battery

compartment.

You

should

note

the

serial

number

this

unit

the

space

provided

and

retain

this

book

permanent

record

your

purchase

aid

identification

the

event

theft.

MODEL

NUMBER:

RX-5090,

SERIAL

NUMBER:

PRECAUTIONS

ako

Avoid

using

placing

this

tape

recorder

near

sources

high

temperature.

especially

careful

not

allow

this unit

remain

automobile

which

the

sunlight

for

long

time

with

the

doors

and

windows

closed.

this

model

not

used

for

long

time

(one

month

more),

itis

operated

from

power

for

long

time,

sure

remove

the

batteries.

they

are

not

removed,

liquid

may

leak

from

them

and

damage

the

tape

recorder.

chromium-dioxide

(CrOz)

tape

used

with

this

unit,

may

damage

the

head.

Always

sure

press

the

Stop

Button

before

removing

inserting

cassette

into

the

unit.

not

bring

magnetic

metallic

items,

such

screwdriver,

near

the

heads,

beitems

will

cause

poor

performance.

Absolutely

never

lubricate

this

unit,

because

may

result

operation

malfunctions.

Turn

pencil

the

direction

the

arrow

order

correct

tape

looseness.

RECORD-PREVENT

DEVICE

The

tape

cassette

contains

plastic

tabs

(as

illustrated)

prevent

recording

on an

already-recorded

tape

cassette.

The

tab

moves

the

record

interlock

this

unit

and

permits

the

Record

Button

depressed.

Recordings

can

made

only

when

the

tab

intact.

There

one

tab

for

each

side

(track)

the

tape.

Ifitis

necessary

preserve

valuable

recording

the

cassette,

the

tab(s)

should

broken

with

small

screwdriver.

If,

for

some

reason,

you

want

record

track

for

which

the

tab

has

already

been

broken,

use

adhesive

tape

cover

the

tab(s)

and

record

the

usual

manner.

Soa

[RECORD]

280%

erate

+Qe

age

Adhesive

tape

MAINTENANCE

The

head

assembly,

Capstan,

and

Pressure

Roller

are

constant

contact

with

the

tape.

these

parts

are

dirty,

the

sound

quality

will

decrease.

Clean

these

parts

shown

below.

Cleaning

the

Recording/Playback

Head

Push

the

Stop

Button

change

the

unit

the

stop

condition.

Push

the

Ejection

Button,

open

the

Cassette

Holder

and

push

the

Playback

Button.

The

Recording/Playback

Head

and

the

Pressure

Roller

then

move

outward.

Clean

them

with

cotton

swab

piece

wood

wound

with

soft

cloth.

Cleaning

the

Erase

Head

Depress

the

Ejection

Button,

open

the

Cassette

Holder

and,

white

pushing

the

Erase-Prevention

Lever

(see

the

figure)

located

inside

the

cassette

holder,

push

the

Record

Button.

Then

the

Erase

Head

moves

outward,

and

can

cleaned

the

same

way

described

above.

Notes:

the

heads

are

extremely

dirty,

clean

them

with

cloth

dampened

with

little

alcohol.

Don’t

bring

articles

metal

magnetic

material,

such

screwdriver,

near

the

head

assembly.

Don’t

clean

the

plastic

cabinet

with

benzine

thinner.

Clean

with

soap

solution.

(The

erase

head

will

not

move

outward

pushing

the

PLAY

Pressure

Roller

button

only.)

;

swab

Erase-

prevention

lever

Seem

sts

SOK

CONTROLS

Volume

Control

(VOLUME)

Balance

Control

(BALANCE)

Tone

Control!

(TONE)

Stereo

Eye

(FM

STEREO)

LED

Meter

(LEVEL@TUNING/BATTERY)

Built

Microphone

(MIC)

@®

Tweeter

Speaker

Woofer

Speaker

Fast

Forward/Cue

Button

(44

FF/CUE)

Rewind/Review

Button

(

REW/REVIEW)

Playback

Button

PLAY)

@®

Pause

Button

PAUSE)

Cassette

Compartment

Cover

@®

Tape

Counter

and

Reset

Button

@®

Telescopic

Antenna

Ejection

Button

(EJECT)

@®

Stop

Button

(™@

STOP)

Function

Selector

(SLEEPeRADIOe—[OFF|TAPE)

Input

Selector/Play

Mixing

Switch

[INPUT

(LINE@MIC),

PLAY

MIX

(OFFeON)]

@®

Record

Button

(°

[RECORD))

@®

Mode

Selector/Beat

Proof

Switch

[MODE

(STEREOeMONO),

BEAT

PROOF

(

e1f)]

Band

Selector

(BAND

SELECTOR

(FMeAM)|

Meter

Selector

Switch

[METER

SELECTOR

(LEVEL@TUNING/

BATTERY)}

Tuning

Control

(TUNING)

@®

Remote

Control

Jack

(REMOTE)

External

Speaker

Jacks

[EXT

(LeR)

3~80]

Battery

Compartment

Car

Battery

Input

Jack

[DC

INSV(

O->-@

)]

Microphone

Jacks

[MIC

(LeR)]

Line

Input

Jacks

[LINE

(LeR)]

Line

Output

Jacks

[LINE

OUT

(LeR)]

Headphones

Jack

(HEADPHONES)

Connection

Socket

(AC

IN)

Voltage

Selector

VOLTAGE

ADJUSTMENT

400

;

110

115-127V

SETTING

VOLTAGE

SELECTOR

200

100-110V

200-220V

_—

100,

115,

225,

LOCAL

105,”

117,

120,

230,

240,

VOLTAGE

110V

125V

50-60

POWER

SOURCE

Batteries

(DC

power)

Open

the

Battery

Compartment

Cover

and

insert

six

UM-1

(R-20)

batteries,

being

careful

place

them

for

correct

plus

(+)

and

minus

(—)

polarity,

indicated

the

Battery

Compartment.

When

the

batteries

are

inserted,

they

should

placed

top

the red

band

the

Battery

Compartment

order

facilitate

later

removal

the

batteries.

batteries,

optional)

eBattery

life

‘When

the

batteries

are

flat,

the

tape

speed

will

slow

down

markedly,

the

sound

will

distorted,

and

you

will

not

able

turn

the

volume

high.

Set

the

Meter

Selector

Switch

the

“TUNING/BATTERY”

position

and

depress

the

Playback

Button.

fewer

than

LEDs

light

the

figure,

means

time

replace

all

the

batteries

with

new

ones.

Game

BATTERY

METER

SELECT

Note:

When

the

Function

Selector

and

the

other

switches

are

being

used,

the

LEDs

may

light

up.

This

does

not,

however,

indicate

that

anything

wrong

with

the

model.

Power

Connect

one

end

the

power

cord

(included)

the

Connection

Socket

this

unit,

and

connect

the

other

end

electrical

outlet.

Note:

sure

disconnect

the

power

cord

from

the

Connection

Socket

(AC

IN)

this

unit

when

using

batteries

the

power

source.

Disconnecting

only

from

the

electrical

outlet

not

sufficient.

Ifit

not

also

disconnected

from

the

Connection

Socket

this

unit,

batteries

cannot

used

the

power

source.

Automobile

battery

use

automobile

battery

the

power

source,

connect

the

Panasonic

Car

Adaptor

RP-917

(sold

separately)

between

the

Car

Battery

Input

Jack

this

unit

and

the

cigarette

lighter

receptacle

the

automobile.

Socket

igarette

Lighter

Socket

Jack

Power

Cord

(included)

Car

Adaptor

(Use

only

RP-917

optional)

Jack

(O->@)

LISTEN

THE

RADIO

Set

the

Function

Selector

the

‘‘RADIO”

position.

Set

the

Band

Selector

either

“FM”

‘“AM”

position.

Set

the

Meter

Selector

Switch

the

“TUNING/BATTERY”

position.

Set

the

Mode

Selector

the

“STEREO”

“MONO”

position.

stereo

broadcasts

cannot

received

satisfactorily

(the

stereo

eye

flickers

and

off,

excessive

noise

heard,

etc.)

place

where

signals

are

weak

(far

from

the

broadcast

station,

concrete

building,

etc.),

set

the

Mode

Selector

the

“MONO”

position.

The

broadcast

cannot

then

heard

stereo,

but

will

easier

hear.

Set

the

Volume

Control

the

preferred

position

and

tune

the

station,

making

sure

that

many

LEDs

possible

come

and

that

the

sound

quality

optimum.

The

volume

can

adjusted

with

the

Volume

Control,

the

tone

quality

can

adjusted

with

the

Tone

Control,

and

the

left

and

right

balance

can

adjusted

with

the

Balance

Control.

The

radio

can

turned

off

setting

the

Function

Selector

the

“OFF”

position.

Notes:

Allof

the

LEDs

may

not

light

together

even

they

all

light

they

may

flicker

locations

which

are

distant

from

the

broadcasting

stations

which

are

positioned

between

concrete

buildings

that

the

signals

are

received

only

with

difficulty.

Conversely,

the

LEDs

may

alt

remain

locations

which

are

located

the

broadcasting

station

where

the

signals

are

very

strong.

During

stereo

reception,

not

all

the

LEDs

may

come

even

when

the

Stereo

Eye

on.

This

indicates

that

the

signals

are

strong.

Conversely,

all

LEDs

may

come

when

the

Stereo

Eye

not

on.

This

indicates

that

the

station

not

tuned

properly.

@FM

antenna

listen

broadcasts,

extend

the

Telescopic

Antenna

the

most

suitable

length.

Reception

volume

may

improved

turning

the

antenna

face

different

direction.

@AM

antenna

; ;

This

unit

has

highly

sensitive

built-in

ferrite

antenna

for

reception

broadcasts,

and

other

antenna

should

necessary

under

normal

reception

conditions.

Note,

however,

that

reception

may

improved

slightly

turning

the

radio

face

different

direction.

broadcast

STEREO

sitter,

aera

light

Notes:

sure

re-insert

the

Telescopic

Antenna

before

raising

lowering

the

carrying

handle.

not

apply

excessive

force

when

handling

the

antenna

because

may

damage

it.

Note

that

touching

the

Telescopic

Antenna

during

reception

broadcast

may

cause

noise.

This

does

not

indicate

abnormality

the

radio,

however.

PLAYBACK

Set

the

Play

Mixing

Switch

the

“OFF”

position

unless

you

plan

perform

playback

mixing.

Push

the

Ejection

Button

open

the

Cassette

Compartment

Cover.

Holding

the

cassette

that

the

part

where

the

tape

can

seen

upward,

insert

the

cassette

and

then

the

Cassette

Compartment

Cover.

Set

the

Function

Selector

the

“TAPE”

position.

Set

the

Mode

Selector

the

“STEREO”

“MONO”

position.

Push

the

Playback

Button.

When

the

Meter

Selector

Switch

set

the

“LEVEL”

position,

the

LED

meter

indicates

the

playback

level,

and

when

the

“TUNING/BATTERY”

position,

indicates

the

battery

strength

when

the

model

being

powered

batteries.

cever

aE,

METER

SELECT

Adjust,

necessary,

the

volume,

the

tone,

and

the

left

and

right

sound

balance.

Tostop

the

playback,

push

the

Stop

Button.

(The

power

will

turned

off.)

8..

pushing

the

Ejection

Button,

the

Cassette

Compartment

Cover

can

opened.

The

cassette

can

then

removed

turned

over.

Note:

not

push

the

Record

Button

during

tape

playback,

because

recorded

sounds

will

erased.

Fast

forward

and

rewind

The

tape

can

rapidly

moved

forward

(to

the

left)

pushing

the

Fast

Forward/Cue

Button.

The

tape

can

rapidly

rewound

(to

the

right)

pushing

the

Rewind/Review

Button.

Note:

not

push

the

Playback

Button

during

fast

forward

rewind,

because

the

tape

may

become

tangled;

sure

first

push

the

Stop

Button.

FF/CUE

REW/REVIEW

“Cue”

and

“Review”

If,

during

playback,

the

Fast

Forward/Cue

Button

(or

fhe

Rewind/Review

Button)

lightly

pushed,

the

tape

will

fast

forwarded

(or

rewound),

and

tape

sounds

can

heard

(although

garbled)

from

the

speaker

long

the

button

pushed.

the

button

pushed

completely

in,

sound

will

heard.

When

the

button

released,

the

tape

will

resume

playback.

44FF/CUE

REW/REVIEW

Note:

the

Fast

Forward/Cue

Button

the

Rewind/Review

Button

pushed

during

recording,

the

Record

Button

will

return

its

original

position.

Automatic

stop

When

the

tape

reaches

its

end

during

playback

recording,

tape

recorder

controls

will

return

their

original

positions

and

the

power

will

automatically

turned

off.

Notes:

Even

the

Playback

Button

pushed

after

the

automatic-stop

system

operates

during

playback

recording,

the

button

will

not

function.

continue

use

the

cassette,

therefore,

must

rewound,

removed

and

turned

over.

the

Function

Selector

set

the

“RADIO”

position

while

recording

being

made

from

the

radio,

note

that

the

automatic-stop

system

will

function

stop

the

tape

movement

when

the

tape

reaches

its

end,

but

that

the

power

will

not

turned

off.

you

want

the

power

also

turned

off

when

the

automatic-stop

system

functions,

set

the

Function

Selector

the

“SLEEP”

position

before

beginning

the

recording.

RECORDING(Easy-Matic

recording)

Recording

through

the

Built-in

microphones

Set

the

Function

Selector

the

“TAPE”

position.

Torecord

stereo,

set

the

Mode

Selector

the

“STEREO”

position.

For

monaural

recording,

set

the

“MONO”

position.

Set

the

Input

Selector

the

“MIC”

position.

Set

the

Meter

Selector

Switch

the

“LEVEL”

position.

Depress

the

Pause

Button.

Depress

the

Record

Button.

The

LED

Meter

indicates

the

recording

level.

The

recording

can

started

pushing

the

Pause

Button.

Push

the

Stop

Button

stop

the

recording.

(The

power

will

turned

off.)

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