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CC-90

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Active Servo

Technology

Natural Sound Mini Component System

CC-90 is composed of CTX-S90, MX-S90, CDC-S90, 
KX-S90 and NX-S90.

OWNER’S MANUAL

CONTENTS

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................Inside Front Cover-1
INTRODUCTION....................................................................2
FEATURES ............................................................................2
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...................................................2
PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................3
NAMES OF CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND
REAR PANEL PARTS.........................................................4-6
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER ................................7-9
REMOVING THE FRONT GRILLE
(for Speaker System NX-S90 only).........................................9
PREPARATION FOR USE..............................................10-12
OPEN/CLOSE THE CONTROL DOOR................................13
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF TO THIS SYSTEM .........13
SETTING THE CLOCK.........................................................14

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SOUND CONTROL ..............................................................15
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION........................15-22
TUNING OPERATION.....................................................23-25
TAPE DECK OPERATION  .............................................26-28
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS....................................29-34
OTHER RECORDINGS...................................................35-36
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER .............................37-40
USING EXTERNAL UNITS .............................................41-42
MAINTENANCE....................................................................42
SPECIFICATIONS................................................................43
TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................44
ACTIVE SERVO TECHNOLOGY 
(for Speaker System NX-S90 only).......................................45

Summary of Contents for CC-90

Page 1: ...2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 2 PRECAUTIONS 3 NAMES OF CONTROLS INDICATORS AND REAR PANEL PARTS 4 6 REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 7 9 REMOVING THE FRONT GRILLE for Speaker System NX S90 only 9 PREPARATION FOR USE 10 12 OPEN CLOSE THE CONTROL DOOR 13 TURNING THE POWER ON OFF TO THIS SYSTEM 13 SETTING THE CLOCK 14 Page SOUND CONTROL 15 COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION 15 22 TUNING OPERATION 23 25 TAPE DECK OPERA...

Page 2: ...e The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit or C The unit has been exposed to rain or D The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The unit has been dropped or the cabinet damaged 16 Servicing The user should ...

Page 3: ...utlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to coaxial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product I...

Page 4: ... Disc Changing Capability while Playing Another Random Access Programmable CD Playback Single Track Entire Disc All Disc Repeat Play 3 Disc Random Play Automatic Synchronized Recording with CD Playback Automatic CD Editing Function for Recording to Tape Continuous Tape Playback Capability by Automatic Reversing Function Dolby B C Noise Reduction and HX PRO Bias Servo System 40 Station Automatic Pr...

Page 5: ...become dirty through the use of old tapes or from dust accumulation over time This can have a serious effect on reproduction quality Clean the heads regularly with one of the commonly available head cleaners or with cleaning solutions The voltage to be used must be the same as that specified on this unit Using this product with a higher voltage than that which is specified is dangerous and may res...

Page 6: ...26 Station Frequency Indicator 27 MEMORY Indicator 28 Band Indicator 29 AUTO TUNING Indicator 30 STEREO Indicator 31 POWER Switch 32 Remote Control Sensor 33 Input Selector Buttons 34 VOLUME Control 35 PHONES Jack 36 DISPLAY Button 37 TUNER PRESET DOWN UP Buttons 38 A B C D E TIMER Button 39 MEMORY TIME ADJUST Button 40 Tuning DOWN HOUR Button 41 Tuning UP MINUTE Button 42 AUTO MAN L SEC Button 43...

Page 7: ...ndicator 54 Stop Button 55 Play Button and Play Direction Indicator 56 Fast Wind Button 57 PLAY Indicator 58 REC Indicator 59 OPEN CLOSE Button 60 RESET Button 61 Tape Counter LINEAR COUNTER 62 REMAIN Indicators 63 Dolby NR Switch 64 Reverse Mode Switch 65 REC PAUSE Button Speakers NX S90 For Europe model NX S90 is optional in some areas 66 YST Port 67 Speaker Terminals 48 49 50 EMPTY 51 52 53 54 ...

Page 8: ...eneral model only 7 System Control Sockets 8 AC Supply Lead 9 VOLTAGE SELECTOR General model only Rear Panel of Power Amplifier MX S90 10 INPUT Terminals 11 SPEAKERS SELECTOR Switch 12 SPEAKERS Terminals 13 VOLTAGE SELECTOR General model only 14 AC Supply Lead VOLTAGE SELECTOR General model only The voltage selector on the rear panel of this unit must be set for your local main voltage BEFORE plug...

Page 9: ... 14 DISC SKIP Button 15 RANDOM Button 16 REPEAT Button 17 STOP Button 18 PLAY PAUSE Button 19 EDIT Button 20 TAPE Button 21 PROGRAM Button 7 REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D E TIME PROG TAPE EDIT I0 SEARCH SKIP STOP PLAY PAUSE DISC SKIP RANDOM REPEAT CD TUNER TAPE PRESET A B C D E DOWN UP PLAY STOP PLAY REC PAUSE SLEEP POWER DISPLAY VOLUME DECK PHONO AUX TUNER...

Page 10: ...UM SUM 3 R6 HP 7 or equivalent into the battery compartment Installing the batteries improperly may cause failure 3 Replace the battery compartment cover Precautions for battery use Insert the batteries according to the direction indicated in the battery compartment Replace all batteries with new ones at the same time Remove the batteries if they are weak or if the unit is not in use for long peri...

Page 11: ...ration In this case reposition the main unit to avoid direct lighting Keep the remote control transmitter away from moisture excessive heat shock and vibrations The remote control transmitter s usable range is within 0 2m 8 and 6m 20 away from the sensor The front grille is fastened to the enclosure at four points and can be removed if desired To remove the grille hold on to both sides and slowly ...

Page 12: ...W LW loop antenna for optimum reception Place the AM MW LW loop antenna on a shelf etc or install it on the rack or wall with screws not supplied Notes When static is still heard even after adjusting the position of the AM MW LW loop antenna try reversing the connection top to bottom Do not place the AM MW LW loop antenna on the unit It will result in noise generation since the unit is equipped wi...

Page 13: ...isconnect the system connector Grasp both sides of the connector to disconnect the connector Connect the PRE OUT terminals on the rear of CTX S90 to the INPUT terminals on the rear of MX S90 by using the supplied pin type audio connection cords Make connections correctly from R right to R and from L left to L PREPARATION FOR USE CTX S90 KX S90 CDC S90 PRE OUT CTX S90 MX S90 R L INPUT L R ...

Page 14: ...lead of MX S90 into the AC OUTLET on the rear of CTX S90 Next plug the AC supply lead of CTX S90 into a wall AC outlet Unplug the AC supply lead of CTX S90 from the AC outlet if the system is not to be used for a long period of time AC OUTLET SWITCHED on the rear panel of CTX S90 Use this to connect the AC supply lead from another component to CTX S90 The power to this outlet is controlled by the ...

Page 15: ...present inside the system If you want to switch off the system completely disconnect the AC power plug from the AC outlet TURNING THE POWER ON OFF TO THIS SYSTEM If the AC supply lead of CTX S90 is connected to the AC outlet this system can be turned ON and OFF STANDBY mode by pressing the POWER switch on the front panel of CTX S90 or on the remote control transmitter If the AC supply lead of MX S...

Page 16: ...nced by 1 minute and the second is reset to 00 If the current minute is 59 in this case the hour is also advanced by 1 hour In the event of a power failure or when the AC supply lead is disconnected The time display will go out however the clock will function for about 30 minutes without power supply So you do not have to reset the time if the AC power supply is resumed within about 30 minutes Whe...

Page 17: ...se for the left Tone BASS Turn this clockwise to increase or counter clockwise to decrease the low frequency response TREBLE Turn this clockwise to increase or counter clockwise to decrease the high frequency response BALANCE L R BASS TREBLE Care of compact discs Compact discs are fairly resistant to damage however mistracking can occur due to an accumulation of dirt on the disc surface Follow the...

Page 18: ...begin As the playback of each track on the music calendar is finished that track number will go out For easier operation Pressing the disc select button 1 2 or 3 will select the disc directly and playback will begin from track 1 automatically To interrupt playback 1 1 Press the play pause button The indicator will flash 2 2 Press the play pause button to resume playback from the same point To stop...

Page 19: ...smitter has no effect Precautions If TV or radio interference occurs during CD player operation move the unit away from the TV or radio Subjecting the unit to shock or vibration can cause mistracking Playing some compact discs at high volume can cause mistracking In this case listen at lower volume Do not push the disc table while it is moving If the power fails while the table is open wait until ...

Page 20: ...rn to the start of the track now playing back Press twice to return to the track before the track now playing back Notes This function can also be performed while the unit is stopped Press the play pause button when your desired track number appears in the track number display Playback will begin from the beginning of the track This function will be performed forward or backward from any point on ...

Page 21: ... start playback of programmed tracks Notes It is also possible to program a sequence of tracks while looking at the list of tracks on the surface of the disc before closing the disc table During playback or pause programming is not possible If the total time of the programmed tracks reaches 100 minutes or more only the last two digits will be displayed for the three digit number The total time of ...

Page 22: ... after another The display of the track number can be returned sequentially in reverse order by pressing the SKIP button To correct program data 1 Follow the procedure described in To check program data 2 Display the track number to be corrected by pressing the SKIP button 3 Press a track number input button to select a track to replace the one displayed The previously programmed track will be cle...

Page 23: ...y mode the selected disc is repeatedly played back but the order of tracks is different every time ALL REPEAT A REP All discs in the disc table are played back repeatedly In the program play mode a sequence of programmed tracks is played back repeatedly In the random play mode the random play is performed among all discs and repeated with a different order of tracks every time To cancel the repeat...

Page 24: ...splayed If the unit is in the program play mode the total play time of the programmed tracks will be displayed The total remaining play time from the point being played at that time will be displayed 41 minutes remain till the end of the disc Notes During random play the total remaining play time on the disc will not be displayed The total remaining play time will not be displayed for track number...

Page 25: ...follow step 4 again If the tuning search does not stop at the desired station change to the Manual tuning method as described below STEREO indicator will illuminate when an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength is received Manual tuning 1 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of the Automatic tuning method 2 2 Press the AUTO MAN L button so that AUTO TUNING disappears from the display In this mode ...

Page 26: ... A8 You can program more stations to the preset station numbers on other areas in the same way by selecting other areas in step 2 To recall a preset station 1 1 Select the area of preset station numbers by pressing the A B C D E button 2 2 Select the desired preset station number by pressing the TUNER PRESET DOWN or UP button repeatedly Notes A new setting can be programmed in place of the former ...

Page 27: ...ation you want to program is weak in signal strength tune to it in monaural manually and program it by following the procedure of the section To store stations on the previous page You can replace a preset station by another FM or AM MW or LW station manually by simply following the procedure of the section To store stations on the previous page TUNING OPERATION Fundamental rules of internal autom...

Page 28: ...o not cover the chrome and metal detection holes Otherwise the deck will treat tape as normal tape Do not press the OPEN CLOSE button during playback or recording Tape playback 1 Press the TAPE input selector button 2 Open the cassette compartment by pressing the OPEN CLOSE button 3 Load the tape into the cassette compartment 4 Set the Dolby NR switch to B or C if the tape has been recorded with D...

Page 29: ...controls the effective bias to reduce distortion and noise improving high frequency response during recording Tapes recorded with this system retain the same high quality even when played back on any other tape deck To stop playback Press the stop button Note When removing the tape press the stop button and then open the cassette compartment Direct operation Even if an input source other than tape...

Page 30: ...d the beginning of a desired selection on the tape To listen to the same selection Press the button if the direction of the current playback is Press the button if the direction of the current playback is To listen to the next selection Press the button if the direction of the current playback is Press the button if the direction of the current playback is While searching the corresponding play di...

Page 31: ...nd C Type Noise Reduction on page 27 4 Set the reverse mode switch as desired When the tape is set so that side A faces you recording will be done as follows automatically according to the selected reverse mode 5 Press the REC PAUSE button The corresponding indicator will light up and the play direction indicators flash 6 Start CD playback by pressing the corresponding disc select button or by pre...

Page 32: ...e or more discs Refer to page 19 for the programming procedure 2 Follow steps 2 5 on the previous page 3 Press the play pause button of the CD player Notes During CD Synchronized Recording when more than 4 seconds elapse between tracks the tape will stop automatically and resume recording when the beginning of the next track is found The CD Synchronized Recording will function even when the CD pla...

Page 33: ...s If the tape s total possible recording time is longer than the total playing time of the selected disc tracks on another disc are recorded automatically In this case as many as three discs can be recorded continuously During recording the PLAYXCHANGE button on the CD player is disabled The CD player s repeat play mode except for the A REP mode will be canceled during this recording mode If the A...

Page 34: ...hen C 46 C 54 C 60 or C 90 is appearing on the display input the tape length by using the track number input buttons on the remote control transmitter Examples C 62 Press 6 and then 2 C 30 Press 3 and then 0 or press 10 three times and then 0 7 Press the EDIT button EDIT appears on the display The following internal operations are carried out before recording is automatically started 1 Tracks on t...

Page 35: ...t program tracks on a disc automatically so that the least amount of unrecorded space remains on the tape 1 Follow steps 1 6 on the previous page 2 Press the PROGRAM button 3 Press the TAPE button AP A illuminates during programming for side A and AP B illuminates during programming for side B After AP B goes out from the display you can check the programmed contents for side A and B respectively ...

Page 36: ...ide B of the tape You can select the same track again If ERR appears on the display the track number just selected cannot be programmed because there is not enough time remaining on the side B of the tape However at this time if any other track number is flashing continuously on the display you can program it instead of the unprogrammable one 9 Press the EDIT button EDIT appears on the display The...

Page 37: ...ator lights up and the play direction indicators flash 7 Press the play button to record on side A or the play button to record on side B For continuous recording on both sides begin on side A Recording stops automatically at the end of side B To stop recording temporarily 1 1 Press the REC PAUSE button 2 2 To resume recording press the play button whose indicator is flashing To stop recording Pre...

Page 38: ... REC PAUSE button then press the play button to erase side A of the tape or the play button to erase side B OTHER RECORDINGS EMPTY 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D E TIME PROG TAPE EDIT I0 SEARCH SKIP STOP PLAY PAUSE DISC SKIP RANDOM REPEAT CD TUNER TAPE PRESET A B C D E DOWN UP PLAY STOP PLAY REC PAUSE SLEEP POWER DISPLAY VOLUME DECK PHONO AUX TUNER DIRECT A B 2 Preamplifier Tuner 4 4 ...

Page 39: ...re described below Current time TIMER on off mode Source selecting mode TAPE TUNER CD ON TIME Time setting mode OFF TIME Time setting mode Normal display mode The display mode will be changed to the next mode after about 8 seconds elapse automatically If the mode is changed before the setting is completed call the mode again by pressing the DISPLAY button once or more Setting procedure At the disp...

Page 40: ...gin playing when the time comes in place of the source played at that time To cancel the timer play setting After the timer play is finished press the DISPLAY button to call the current time While the current time is displayed press the TIMER button so that TIMER goes out from the display If it is not canceled the system will be turned on at the same time every day so it can be used as an alarm Ho...

Page 41: ...ng begins turn the power off by pressing the POWER switch or the TIMER button To confirm the timer time setting Press the DISPLAY button To cancel the setting of timer recording Press the DISPLAY button once or more so that REC flashes on the display While REC is flashing press the TAPE input selector button Unless the AC supply lead is unplugged or there is a power failure for more than 30 minute...

Page 42: ...itch or press the SLEEP button repeatedly until OFF SLEEP appears on the display The SLEEP indicator will go out To set the sleep time using front panel buttons First press the DISPLAY button to display the current time Within 7 seconds press the AUTO MEMO button Whenever the AUTO MEMO button is pressed the sleep time changes Using the timer and the sleep timer at the same time 1 Prepare timer pla...

Page 43: ...button 3 Operate the unit connected to the AUX inputs 4 Start recording with this unit if so desired See page 35 Turntable PHONO 1 Connect the output lead of a turntable red right channel white left channel 2 Connect the GND lead of a turntable 3 Press the PHONO input selector button 4 Operate the turntable 5 Start recording with this unit if so desired See page 35 USING EXTERNAL UNITS INPUT PHONO...

Page 44: ...cially available head pinch roller cleaning tape After long use the deck s heads and capstans may become magnetized causing poor sound Demagnetize these parts once every 30 hours of playing recording time by using a commercial tape head demagnetizer Read the demagnetizer s instructions carefully before use External care Periodically clean the surfaces of this system especially the top panel of the...

Page 45: ...stortion 20 Hz to 20 kHz 35W 6 ohms 0 04 Signal to Noise Ratio IHF A Network 105 dB Power Supply U S A and Canada models AC 120V 60 Hz Europe model AC 230V 50 Hz General model AC 110 120 220 240V 60 50 Hz Power consumption U S A and Canada models 150W Europe and General models 160W Dimensions W x H x D 280 x 107 5 x 332 4 mm 11 x 4 1 4 x 13 1 16 Weight 5 6 kg 12 lbs 5 oz CD player CDC S90 Power So...

Page 46: ...uring playback or recording Can t record Sound is distorted or fades out Poor sound quality Stereo balance is poor Excessive noise Tape travel stops in middle of playback or recording Can t find the beginning of desired selections on tape Remote control doesn t work TV functions strangely when the remote control is used TROUBLESHOOTING If your unit fails to operate normally check the following poi...

Page 47: ...ithin the cabinet must be both precise and of sufficient power because these amplitudes must overcome the load presented by the air that exists within the cabinet Thus it is this problem that is resolved through the employment of a design in which the amplifier functions to supply the signals If the electrical resistance of the voice coil is reduced to zero the movement of the speaker unit would b...

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