Pioneer CT-F615 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

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RECORDING
Set
the switches and controls
as
follows
before
you switch the
power
on.
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Set
the
TIMER
START switch to
OFF.
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Set
the INPUT controls to
the
leftmost
position (0).
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Inspect the
head section for dirt.
If
dirty,
clean
it
(Refer
to page
11).
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Set up the
program source (records,
FM
broadcast,
microphone performance,
etc.) which you intend
to
record-
OPERATING
PROCEDURE
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Set
the POWER switch to ON
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Load the
cassette tape
Check
that the tape is
wound
onto the left
reel,
and
load
securely. Also check that the
erasure
prevention tabs on
the
cassette
tape
have
not
been broken
off
(see
page 5).
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Set
the
TAPE
SELECTORS
Set the selector
to
the position
corresponding
to
the
type oi
tape
to
be used. For details, refer
to "LlsTlNG
oF
TApEs,,
on page 7.
Set
the
DOLBY NR
switch
Set
this
switch
to
ON
for
recording using the Dolby NR
sys-
tem-
Recording standby
Depress the PAUSE and
REC switches together. The
REC and
PAUSE indicators
both light.
When
a
leader tape is attached
to
the
actual
cassette tape, depress
the >
(Play) switch
for
about
10
seconds
to
allow
it
to
clear the
heads before
depress-
ing the PAUSE
and
REC swirches.
Depress the counter
reset button
and reset
to "000".
"Leader
tape":
This is
a
section
of
the
tape
at
the
beginning and end
of
the
tape which
cannot
be
recorded.
Set
the recording level INPUT controls
Refer
to following
the section on "SETTING
THE
RECORD-
ING LEVEL",
and then adjust the INPUT controls.
Starting the recording
Depress
the >
(Play)
switch. The tape now
starts
to
run
and
the
recording
begins. Observe the
level meter
occasionally
during
recording
to
check the recording
level
and
check the
a-
mount
of
tape
left.
Complete recording
When
you
have
finished
recording, depress
the
r
(Stop) switch
and stop the tape.
Depress
the
PAUSE switch
for
a
temporary
stop.
When the tape
is
fully
wound
onto
the
right
reel during
recording,
the recording mode will
be automatically
released.
TJIONEER
SETTING
THE
RECORDING LEVEL
Setting
the
recording level incorrectly and
then
recording a program
source can lead
to
a
deteriora-
tion in
the signal-to-noise ratio and to distortion.
If
you
are
recording a program
source
with relatively
high
signal levels, adjust the
recording level
con-
trols so that the
meter display
flashes across
a
-sdB
to
OdB
range.
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If
you
record sound where
the
meter
display
registers
a maximum input level of
over +8dB,
the playback
sound
will
be distorted, and
con-
versely,
if
the
level
is too low
(-20dB
to
-10dB), the
signal-to-noise
ratio
will
be
im-
paired and there will
be a high
noise level
in
the
playback
sound.
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Depending
on the
program source,
the
signal
level undergoes wide-ranging
fluctuations, and
so
it
is a good
idea
to
keep an eye on the
meter
indication while you
are
recording.
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USING
THE
REC MUTE
SWITCH
Use
this switch
to
cut
out
commercials during
FM
broadcast recording,
to
create
unrecorded
blanks between programs on the tape, to
record
music
from
disks
and
to
cancel
out the
noise
generated when
the
stylus
descends
onto
the
disk.
1.
Once
one
program has finished, depress the
PAUSE switch with the
REC MUTE
switch
held
in
the
depressed
position
for
about
b
seconds. Once
the tape
has stopped traveling,
release
the
REC MUTE switch. The sound of
the
program source can
still
be heard through
the
speakers
but
it
is not
recorded
on
the
tape.
2.
Depress
the >
(Play) switch when the program
source
to
be
recorded is
about
to start. Now you
can record
the program
source again.
When recording music
from a
disk and the stylus
is
about
to
descend
onto the disk,
depress
the
REC MUTE switch
and then
release
it just
before
the music
starts.
ERASING
THE
TAPE
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Recording
onto
previously recorded tape auto-
matically
erases
the earlier
sound and replaces
it
with
the new program
source.
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To completely
erase
a program, turn the INPUT
controls
fully
counter-clockwise
and
run
the
tape
in recording mode.
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