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@
Cassette Compartment
@ Tape Selector Switch
and
Chromium
Dioxide Cassette
Indi-
cator [TAPE SELECT]
datector slot
tab
@ Dolby Noise Reduction Switch [DOLBY NR
ON: for recording and playback with Dolby NR process.
OFF: for non-Dolby NR processed recording and playback.
Through
the
Dolby
NR
(Noise
Reduction)
record/ptayback
Process, tape hiss (background noise inherent in any tape) is
reduced and signal-to-noise ratio is improved.
During recording, low-level high-frequency signals which would
be either partially or totally concealed by tape noise, are boosted.
This allows the recorded
material to be better heard above the
tape hiss level
During
ptayback,
the
same
boosted
signals
are
automaticalty
feduced, returning the recorded sound to the same relative levels
voy
at the original input.
Simultaneously, the noise level which was
mixed with the recorded material is also reduced in volume,
i
nating much of the background noise from these low-level high-
frequency passages
@ EJECT Button
Depress to pop up the cassette
@ Do not depress the EJECT button while the tape is in motion.
@ Tape Counter and Reset Button
Use the counter for indexing the tape contents. Before recording,
set the counter to 000 by pushing the Reset Button. The figures
of
the
counter
change
as
the
tape
runs.
Make
a
note
of
the
figures and the program being recorded. Later, the desired pro-
gram can be rapidly located by using the FF or REW button.
@ Function Buttons
Rewind
Button
[REW)]: Depress
to rewind the tape.
STOP Button: Depress to stop the tape and to release the locked
buttons. The PAUSE button cannot be released with this button.
Forward
Button
(FWD):
Depress
for playback.
For Fecording,
depress this button while holding the RECORD button depressed.
Fast Forward
Button
(FF): Depress
to advance
the tape rapidly.
RECORD
Button:
To
adjust
the
recording
level,
depress
this
button.
To start the recording,
depress
the FWD
button while
holding the RECORD button depressed.
PAUSE
Button:
Depress
to stop momentarily
the tape during
recording or playback. To restart, depress it again. This button
can
also be used
for standby
recording.
Depress
the PAUSE
button
first and then depress
the RECORD
and FWD
buttons
together.
When
the desired
program
starts, push
the PAUSE
button to release it, and the recording will start immediately.
@ To stop the tape for an extended time, use the STOP button.
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These
Function
Buttons
can
be
identified
not
only
by
the
designations
on
the
top
panel
but
also
by the
symbols
on
the
front panel.
designation
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FF | Recor
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@ MONITOR LEVEL Control
This control adjusts the volume in the headphones (both in
record and playback mode) and the volume of the builtin speaker
{in playback mode only). Adjustment of this control in record
mode does not affect the recording.
@ HEADPHONES Jack
To monitor the Input signals to be recorded
(source monitor) or to.
listen to the playback sound, connect a set of 8-32 ohm sterso
headphones to this jack.
@ Recording Indicator [REC]
This indicator tights up when the RECORD button Is depressed.
tf the batteries become weak during battery operation, the lamp:
wil! glow faintly and it can be used as a simple battery check.
However,
to check
battery
condition
precisely,
use
the BATT
CHECKILIGHT button (see page 9).
@ Battery Check/Meter Light Button (BATT CHECK/LIGHT]
When this button is pressed white the recorder is in operation,
the VU meters are illuminated for about 10 seconds, and then the
light goes out automaticaity. During battery operation, when this
button is pressed, the left VU meter shows the battery condition
(see page 9).
® PEAK Level Indicator
In record mode, the indicator flashes in red corresponding to the
extremely
short
high
level
pulses
which
the
VU
meters
cannot
follow. See "Record level adjustment", page 13.
@VU Meters
The meters show the input level in record moda and the recorded
level in playback mode. The left meter is for the left channel and
the right one for the right channel.
The feft meter also functions as a battery check meter.
@Recording Level Controls [REC LEVEL}
These controls adjust the recording level. The concentric knobs
can regulate the right- and left-channel level simultaneously or In-
dependently.
The inner knob
is for the right channel
and the
outer for the left channel.
@ LIMITER Switch
This switch automatically
attenuates
the high intensity peaks, en-
countered
in recording,
to hold
the recording
level below
distor-
tion point. With this switch at the ON position after setting the
recording
level, the timiter circuitry operates
only when
a sudden
high
input
signal
is introduced,
thus
preventing
tape saturation.
Use this switch when recording programs containing high level
bursts which might cause distortion.
@ Metal Fitting (for shoulder strap)
@ MICROPHONE Input Jacks
Any
low-lmpedance
microphone
equipped
with a Phone
plug may
be used.
If your
microphone
is equipped
with
a miniplug,
a plug
adaptor for converting to phone plug Is required.
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