Before Beginning Operations; Monitoring While Recording; Copying Tapes - Pioneer A-858 Operating Instructions Manual

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OPERATIONS
BEFORE BEGINNING OPERATIONS
Set the controls and switches as follows: See page 2.
5. Set the DIRECT switch to OFF. ©
6. Set the ADPT 1/TAPE 3 switch to OFF. ©
PLAYBACK PROCEDURES
1. Set the INPUT SELECTOR or ADPT 1/TAPE 3
switch. @, ©
How to select playback source;
¢ When listening to a record: Set to [PHONO].
PHONO EQ switch to ON.
Set PHONO SELECTOR switch to MM (MM SUBSONIC) or MC
(MC SUBSONIC) according to the type of cartridge being used.
e When listening to a compact disc: Set to [CD].
2. Operate the playback equipment.
RECORDING TAPES
1. Select
the
recording
source
with
REC
SELECTOR switch. ®
e When set to the SOURCE position, the signals from the device
selected by INPUT SELECTOR switch are recorded. (To record
signals from the device connected to the PHONO
or LINE
terminals, set the REC SELECTOR switch to SOURCE and set
the INPUT SELECTOR switch to PHONO or LINE.)
When recording the signal from PHONO terminal, set PHONO
EQ switch to ON position.
¢ Recording is impossible with the switch set to OFF.
NOTE:
2. When using the tape deck connected to the
ADPT 1/TAPE 3 terminals for recording.
The source selected with the INPUT SELECTOR will be recorded,
regardless of the REC SELECTOR position.
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3. Begin
recording
by operating
the
source
equipment and tape deck.
Refer to the operating instructions for your tape deck for proper
operating procedures.
MONITORING WHILE RECORDING
When recording of the tuner or CD only.
On a 3-head tape deck, sound can be concurrently heard while
recording. This operation
of checking
the sound
quality and
recording level is called "monitoring." At the time of monitoring, set
the INPUT SELECTOR
switch of this equipment in the following
way, to match the tape deck on which recording is being done.
e When recording on the tape deck of DAT/TAPE 1 terminals:
Set to DAT/TAPE 1.
¢ When recording on the tape deck of TAPE 2 terminals:
Set to TAPE 2.
e When recording on the tape deck of ADPT 1/TAPE 3 terminalis:
ADPT 1/TAPE 3 switch to ON.
COPYING TAPES
When two decks (or a double cassette deck) are used, you can
record the sounds from one deck onto the other.
Application examples:
¢ To make a tape copy with contents identical to the original tape.
When using two tape decks
1. Load tapes for playback (pre-recorded tape)
and recording into the respective tape decks.
2. Select the tape deck to be copied with REC
SELECTOR switch.
¢ When copying from the tape deck of DAT/TAPE 1 terminals, to
the tape deck of TAPE 2 terminals: Set to 1 B> 2.
¢ When copying from the tape deck of TAPE 2 terminals, to the
tape deck of DAT/TAPE 1 terminals: Set to 2 > 1.
NOTE:
The tape selected with REC SELECTOR switch can be copied,
regardless of the settings of INPUT SELECTOR
and DIRECT
switches.
3. Operate the tape decks to begin copying.
Playback using a graphic equalizer
As to A-858, it can deal with playback of all sources when
connecting a graphic equalizer to the ADPT 2 terminals. However,
playback is not possible when the DIRECT switch is ON.
NOTE:
Remove the shorting bars before using these terminals. Always
keep the bars inserted while the terminals are not in use, and take
care not to lose them.

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