Question 80s Kenwood Stereo system how to set up?

[QwertyMushroom]

I received an old mid 80s kenwood stereo system from a friend's garage and it came completely unplugged and in storage bins. I plugged them all in to an outlet and so far they all show they work but I'm not sure how to start the process of plugging in.

There are components
1.) AT-120XUSB (not pictured)
2.) EQ
3.) Cassette
4.) Radio/Tuner
5.) Stereo integrated AMP
6.)CD player (5 disc)

I have plenty of rca cables but I've never had a system this old. I would prefer to have all systems work through the EQ, but at the very least the cd, cassette, turntable.

Question starts when it comes to the integrated amp.

This kit has 4 sources but only 3 inputs.

Phono - turntable
Tuner - radio
Cd/aux - cd

Where does the cassette go? What can split safely ?

The back of the cassette deck does have its own [in/ out] and [rec/ play]

<The turn table will be plugged into phono so it's not pictured>

This is the EQ

https://flic.kr/p/2qX5U3P

This is the cassette

https://flic.kr/p/2qX4WCz

This is the Tuner

https://flic.kr/p/2qX5dTp

Integrated amp

https://flic.kr/p/2qX4WyB

Cd player

https://flic.kr/p/2qX5dQP

System overall

https://flic.kr/p/2qX3ZfT

 

[williamjeremiah]

If the integrated receiver has a monitor mode, use that in conjunction with the equalizer's in(record) and out(play), connecting it with the the receiver's corresponding TAPE REC/PLAY section.
That way while the monitor mode is enabled, the tuner and CD/AUX sources will loop through the EQ.
If you don't see yourself utilizing the cassette deck, leave it out of the loop, as the more components there are integrated, the more diminished the signal voltage will be.

 

[stonecarver]

Tomorrow I don't mind lending a hand getting you hooked up kind of late right now.

But in the mean time don't use the Phono to plug anything but a turntable to that.

 

[QwertyMushroom]

If the integrated receiver has a monitor mode, use that in conjunction with the equalizer's in(record) and out(play), connecting it with the the receiver's corresponding TAPE REC/PLAY section.
That way while the monitor mode is enabled, the tuner and CD/AUX sources will loop through the EQ.
If you don't see yourself utilizing the cassette deck, leave it out of the loop, as the more components there are integrated, the more diminished the signal voltage will be.

To be honest the main thing I won't be using is the radio/ Tuner.

I have cassettes collected over years. I just don't know if I could piggyback the Tuner maybe into the cd/aux with a splitter (the splitter I have is y shaped I think they called it a piggyback connector)

 

[QwertyMushroom]

Tomorrow I don't mind lending a hand getting you hooked up kind of late right now.

But in the mean time don't use the Phono to plug anything but a turntable to that.

I'll be home tomorrow s
Around 6 PM central standard time (TX)

 

[dwd999]

The cassette would plug into the Tape Play jacks.

 

[williamjeremiah]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is how it's done.
Simply leave the Tape selector enabled on the amp, for the EQ to apply to all input sources.

Amp Tuner Input - Tuner Output
Amp CD/AUX Input - CD Output
Amp Tape REC - EQ LINE OUT
Amp Tape PLAY - EQ LINE IN
Cassette Deck LINE IN/REC - EQ TAPE PLAY
Cassette Deck LINE OUT/PLAY - EQ TAPE REC

 

[stonecarver]

To be honest the main thing I won't be using is the radio/ Tuner.

You could plug your computer into the unused Tuner input to also play movies, music and games off your computer.