M 100-CF
Allgemeiner T
eil / General Section
GRUNDIG
Service
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Front of the cassette deck
POWER
To switch the cassette deck on and off.
S T
When the unit is in STOP mode: fast winding forward or backward
When pressed during playback: MUSIC SEARCH forward (music
search to the beginning of next tracks) or backward (music search to the
beginning of the previous tracks).
∫
Reverse mode selector:
å
– The tape stops at the end of each side.
∂
– Playback (+ recording) of both cassette sides; after which the tape stops
at the end of the second side.
∫
– Continuous playback of both cassette sides.
9
STOP
To stop all functions.
PLAY
B
To start playback.
A B
To select the playback direction (side) of the cassette.
/
Opens and closes the cassette compartment.
d
B/C NR
To select the noise reduction system.
0-SET
For setting the tape counter to zero.
RECORD
To start the recording function.
CD-COPY
To start the CD-COPY function (recording from CD to cassette).
LEVEL
For setting the recording level.
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POWER
STOP
∞
§
9
2
CD-COPY
d
B/C NR
RECORD
0-SET
CD-COPY
d
B/C NR
POWER
RECORD 0-SET
∞
PLAY
9
2
§
STOP
PLAY
/
LEVEL
1
2
1 2
STOP
∞
§
9
2
PLAY
1 2
1
2
DECK A B
REV
TAPE SOURCE
FWD
MEMO
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
C
CD COPY
Q
R
;
B
REC
LEVEL
CD-COPY
d
B/C NR
RECORD
0-SET
LEVEL
POWER
1
2
HANDLING CASSETTES
• Protect your cassettes from moisture, dust, heat and cold.
• Do not store cassettes near strong magnetic fields
(for example, TV sets, speakers, etc.).
• Cassettes should always be returned to their cases
when they are not in use.
• Before using a cassette, take up the tape slack by
inserting a pencil in one of the cassette sprockets.
Too much tape slack can result in the tape breaking
during rewinding, or loose tape could become
jammed in the cassette player´s drive mechanism.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
• When you want to switch your cassette deck on,
press the
POWER
button. The red light in the middle
of the button indicates that the unit is on.
button depressed: POWER ON
button not depressed: POWER OFF
• When you want to switch the unit off, simply press
the
POWER
button again.
• If the mains plug of your cassette deck is connected
to one of the
AC OUTLETS
on the amplifier, the
POWER
button of the amplifier serves as the central
switch for all units connected to the
AC OUTLETS
.
– After switching on, your unit is always in the STOP
mode. The
d
B/C NR
switch and the reverse
mode selector
∫
remain in the setting they were
in when the unit was switched off. The last tape
counter position is also stored.
AUTOMATIC SOURCE SELECTION
The RC-BUS of this series enables, among others, that
the amplifier automatically selects the corresponding
source if the set related to this source starts to play.
This also applies to this cassette deck:
• If you press the
PLAY
B
button on the cassette deck,
the amplifier automatically selects the input
TAPE
.
GENERAL
OPERATING ELEMENTS
TAPE TYPE
You can use ferrous oxide (I/Fe)-, chromium dioxide
(II/Cr)- or metal (ME) cassette tapes.
Your unit automatically adapts to the type of tape in
the cassette compartment.
INSERTING A CASSETTE
• Press the
/
button to open the cassette
compartment.
• Insert the cassette, with the open side toward the
rear of the set, into the compartment.
• Close the compartment by pressing the
/
button
again. The compartment also closes when you
press the
PLAY
B
button. In this case, playback
begins immediately.
– Pressing any of the following buttons also closes
the compartment:
CD-COPY
,
RECORD
,
S
or
T
.
SELECTING THE TAPE SIDE
If you place a cassette with side A up in the
compartment, you should select the direction
FWD
for playback/recording of side A and
REV
for
playback/recording of side B.
• The tape travel direction is selected with the
button
A B
.
The direction is indicated on the display as
FWD
or
REV
.
• After closing the tray the unit always
automatically selects the
FWD
direction.
PLAYBACK
GB
➥
➥
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
FWD
REV
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
B
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
B
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
B
PLAYBACK
• Playback
PLAY
B
can only be started if there is
a cassette in the cassette compartment.
– If you press
PLAY
B
,
CD-COPY
,
0
RECORD
,
S
or
T
and the compartment is empty,
CASS
appears on the display for 1.5 seconds,
and then the cassette compartment opens.
• With
d
B/C NR
, select the noise reduction system
with which the cassette recording was made.
Playback of one cassette side
• Press the reverse-mode selector
∫
until
å
appears on the display.
• Select the tape travel direction with
A B
.
• Press
PLAY
B
to start playback.
– The bargraph in the display shows the sound
level of the recorded music.
– The deck plays one cassette side and stops
automatically at the end.
• If you want to stop the tape before it reaches the
end, simply press
9
STOP
.
Playback of both sides
• If you want to play both sides of the cassette,
press the reverse-mode selector
∫
until
∂
appears on the display.
– The deck plays both cassette sides and the tape
stops at the end of the second side.
Continuous playback
• If you want to play both sides of the cassette
continuously, press the reverse-mode selector
∫
until
∫
appears on the display.
– The deck plays both cassette sides continuously.
Operating Instructions
Note: This chapter contains excerpts from the operating instructions. For further particulars please refer to the
appropriate user instructions the part number of which is indicated in the relevant spare parts list.
Recording on both sides of a cassette
• Press
RECORD
: the unit switches to
"RECORD PAUSE"
– The
REC
indicator on the display and the
;
symbol light up.
– The Bargraph indication on the display shows
recording level which can be adjusted with the
LEVEL
control (see ‘Recording level adjustment’).
• Select the first side of the cassette onto which you
want to record with the button
A B
.
• Press the reverse-mode selector
∫
until
∂
appears on the display.
• Press
RECORD
again to start the recording.
You can also press
PLAY
B
to start recording.
– The display shows the
REC
and
B
indications.
• If desired you can fade a recording out, by
slowly turning the
LEVEL
back to "0"; to fade a
recording in (from "0") turn up to the desired
recording level.
• To interrupt the recording , press
RECORD
.
The
;
symbol lights up.
– The unit is now in the RECORD PAUSE mode.
• If you want to resume the recording press
RECORD
again.
–
;
goes out and the
B
indicator lights up again.
– The drive automatically changes the side of the
cassette after the first side has been recorded;
this is followed by recording on the second side.
• Press
9
STOP
to stop recording at an earlier
point.
;
REC
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
MEMO
REC
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
B
MEMO
;
REC
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
Recording on one side of a cassette
• If you only want to record on one side of the
cassette, proceed as described under ‘Recording
on both cassette sides’ but press the reverse-mode
selector
∫
until
å
appears on the display.
– The unit automatically stops recording when the
end of the tape is reached.
Cancelling a recording
Every time a recording is started, the tape position
is memorized. ‘MEMO’ lights up on the display.
• If you change your mind about a recording you
can interrupt this recording by pressing the
S
button (during recording or in record pause mode,
provided ‘MEMO’ is indicated on the display ).
– The deck will stop recording, rewind until the
place where the last recording was started and
enter the recording pause mode.
Recording level adjustment
The recording level of your recording should be
properly adjusted.
This means that the loudest passages should not
exceed "0" in the recording level (dB) bargraph
display (= 100% modulation).
• You can set the correct recording level with the
LEVEL
controller.
Resetting the tape counter
• Press the
0-SET
button, for example at the
beginning of a recording, to reset the tape
counter to 0.
RECORDING
RECORDING FROM A CD TO A
CASSETTE
The CD-COPY function starts both CD player and
cassette deck simultaneously.
In addition it automatically performs a number of
steps to start the recording properly without cutting
the start of any music piece.
Further, the function TAPE EDIT available on the CD
player enables automatic adaptation of programme
or disc length to the cassette length.
This function used together with CD-COPY will
ensure that no tracks are cut off in the middle during
copying of the CD to the cassette.
Before you start the CD COPY function:
• There must be a non-protected cassette in the
cassette compartment
• The disc you wish to copy has to be in the CD
tray and the desired tracks should be selected.
• Make sure that the audio cables are correctly
connected to your amplifier
• Both units must be connected via RC bus lines.
• Prepare the cassette tape by winding to the
desired tape position.
• Select the desired DOLBY NR mode with the
d
B/C NR
button.
• Now press the
CD-COPY
button once.
– The cassette deck will go to RECORD PAUSE.
• Select the tape side onto which you want to
record (
FWD
= upper side,
REV
= lower side)
with the
A B
button.
• Select the single or double sided recording with
the reverse mode selector
∫
(one side
å
or 2
sides
∂
).
CD COPY
;
REC
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
CD COPY
REC
FWD
B
+8
0
-6
-12
-18
+4
dB
L
R
CD COPY
B
Starting the CD COPY function
• To start the CD COPY procedure, press
CD
COPY
once more.
– If your are positioned at the beginning of a cassette
side (press
S
until tape begin is reached) , the
cassette deck will start recording first in order to
take up approx. 6 seconds of tape leader.
The CD player is first switched to pause and then
(after these 6 seconds) starts playing automatically.
– If you are not positioned at the beginning of a
tape side, the cassette deck will start recording 4
seconds of blank space
The CD player is first switched to pause and then
(after 4 seconds) starts playing automatically.
– During the recording procedure you can only use
the
9
STOP
or
/
OPEN/CLOSE
buttons on both
units. All other functions are deactivated.
If you change the source on the amplifier you will
also interrupt the copy.
• If the CD player is the first unit to stop playback,
it automatically sends a corresponding command
to the cassette deck, and recording is stopped.
– If the respective side of the cassette reaches the
end first, the CD player switches to PAUSE mode.
CD COPY without a given tape length
If you have selected
∂
and the end of the tape is
reached in the middle of a track, the CD player
repeats that track from the beginning on the second
side.
CD COPY with a given tape length
If you have chosen the tape length with the
EDIT
function on the CD player, the display shows which
tracks fit on one side of the cassete. A blank part
will be recorded after the last track and the
following tracks will be recorded on the second
side of the cassette (provided
∂
was selected)..
