Akai GX-77 Operator's Manual page 9

Cutting Out The Commercials During FM Recording
1. Set the MONITOR selector to SOURCE before the commercial
begins and monitor the source.
2. Press the PAUSE ( §/§f ) button as the commercial begins to stop
tape travel while keeping the deck in the recording mode.
Setting The Recording Input Level
Please adjust the recording level for a good signal to noise ratio. If the
recording level is too low, noise will result and if too high, distortion
will increase.
1. Set the MONITOR selector to TAPE while recording. (Simultaneous
Monitoring).
2. The Digital Bar Meter now indicates the level being recorded onto
the tape. Watch the Digital Bar Meters and adjust the balance be-
tween left and right channels with the Recording Input controls
(REC-L and REC-R) and the overall recording input level with the
Recording (REC) MASTER control.
3. Refer to the illustrations on the right.
This adjustment should be sufficient for normal use but there are
variations in the recording sensitivities of tapes. We advise you to
Monitor simultaneously the sound being recorded through head-
phones, etc. to adjust the recording level correctly.
The GX heads featured in this deck decrease loss during recording
and playback to give recording without distortion when wide dy-
namic range, high performance tapes are used in particular even if
O dB is occasionally exceeded. Monitor simultaneously through the
headphones to raise the recording level until just before distortion
becomes noticeable, in order to widen the dynamic range for record-
ing with a good signal to noise ratio.
Simultaneous Monitoring
Use this method to check the quality of recording during recording.
tt will help to record important programs well and to avoid the distor-
tion produced when the input level is too high.
Line
Amplifier
@) Recording
Equalizer
Amp
Erase Head
Add On Recording
During playback, if the REC ( @) button is pressed along with the
Forward ( ») or the Reverse ( «) button recordings can be made
without interrupting tape travel.
Recording GX Head
3. When the commercial finishes press the Forward ( » ) button to
resume recording.
4. Use also when jumping tracks while recording records.
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Level is too high. — Distortion appears.
@ Set to the MONITOR selector to SOURCE to monitor the recording
input signal. (Routes 1 and 2 on the diagram)
@ Set the MONITOR selector to TAPE to monitor what is actually
being recorded on the tape. (Routes 1 and 3 on the diagram)
Monitor Selector Line Output Jack
Amp
Head
Playback GX Head
Direction of Tape Travel —>