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I. INDEXCOUNTER&RESETBUTTON
25.
RECORD/PLAYBACKLEVER
For
use
in locating
positions on
the
tape.
For effecting
playback
or
recording mode.
For
playback,
set
to
PLAY position. For
recording,
rvhile
depressing
Recofding
2.
PINCH
WHEEL
Safety
Button,
set
to
REC
position.
PÍesses
against capstan
to
transport
tape.
26.
FAST FORWARD/REWIND LEVER
3. CAPSTAN
For
effecting fast
forward or
rewind mode (transports
tape
at
Transports
tape.
high
sPeed).
4.
SUPPLYREELTABLE
27.
PAU§ELEVER
Convenient
for
temporarily
suspending
tape movement
during
5.
BUILT-IN
SPEAKER
recording
or
playback. To
release, depress
Start Button.
6. SUPPLYREELRETAINER
28.
STARTBUTTON
pull
tip of
retainer outward and
turn to
left
or right to
firmly
Releases Pause
Lever.
lock
reel
into
place'
29.
'HUT-.FF
swrrcH
7.
CYCLE
CONVERSION SWITCH
(A)
This srvitch
is linked
to
the
Automatic Stop/Shut-Off
Lever.
Set
to
50 t-{z
or
60
Hz
according
ro
area
power source.
For
Set
to
STOP
position
for
automatic stop, and
to
SHUT-OFF
details refer
to
Voltage
&
Cycle Conversion
procedure.
position
for
automatic shut-off.
8. TAPESPEEDSELECTOR
30.
EQUALIZERSWITCH
Set
to
desired tape
speed
and set Equalizer
Switch
accordingly.
Set
to
correspond
with
Tape
Speed Selector.
9.
TAPE
TENSION LEVER
(Sensing
Pole)
31.
POWER SWITCH
Provides proper tension
for better
tape
stabiiity.
Also
functions
as
Sensing
pole
tor
reverse
playback.
32.
TAPE
SELECTOR SWITCH
Depress
when
using
Akai
Super
Range
Tape
or other
make
low
10.
SENSING
POLE
noise
tape.
Irunctions
as
Sensing
Pole
for
continuous
reverse playback.
33.
RECORDING
LEVEL
CONTROLS
(left
& right)
(Model
ll.
HEAD
COVER
Gx-221D:
Right RECORDING LEVEL CONTROL)
Houses
(from
lelt to
right)
Erase,
Recording,
lnd
Forlvard/
Reverse
Playback
Heads.
34.
MICROPHONE JACKS
(left &
right)
12.
MANUALREVERSEBUTTONS
3s.
SOUND-ON-SOUNDBUTTON
For
effecting
manual
reverse
pla-vback'
For
sound-on-sound
.
operatioÍl. Refer
to
sound-on-Sound
13.
TRACK SELECT0R
swITCHEs
Recording procedure'
For
easy selection of,
racks
for
stereo
or
monaural
perfor'
36.
RECORDING INDICATOR LAMp
mance'
Lights
when
machine
is set
to
recording mode.
14.
MONITOR
SWITCH
*
37.
CyCLE
CONVERSION SWITCH
(B)
To
monitor
program source,
set
to
SoURCE position'
To
setthisswitchandcycleconversionSwitch(A)onfrontpanel
monitor
rgcorded
signals
or
for
playback.
set
to
TAPE
position.
L
so
È,
or
60 Hz
to
correspond
with
area
po$,er
source.
15.
VOLUME
CONTROLS
(left
and
right)
(Model
GX-221D:
Left
Recording Level
control)
'e' v^-LLtu '
"'
::Ià*3§:yJÏ:}r,.
speaker
output,
and
to
t
r,osition
ro
16.
HEAD*HONE
JACK
cut
speaker
output
for
monitoring
or
private
headphone
For
monitoring
or
private
headphone
listening. use
stereo
listening'
headphones
of
I
§)
impedance.
39. UNMRSAL
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
AND
FUSE
,OST
17.
TONE
CONTROLS
(bass
and
treble)
Refer
to
voltage
and
cvcle conversion
procedure
Clockwise
increases
bass
and treble
respectively.
40.
AC CORD
18.
VU
METERS
(left
and
right)
41.
SPEAKER
JACKS
(Left/Right)
Indicates recording and playback
levels.
42.
LINE
OUTPUT JACKS
(Left/Right)
19.
TAPE
GUIDE
Connects
to
tape
inputs
of
ixternal
amplifier
or
recorder.
20.
RECORDINGSAFETYBUTTON
43.
DINJACK
For
effecting recording mode,
depress
this button
and
set
Enables
inter-connection
with
an external
amplifier
*ith
rhe
Record/Playback
LeYeÍ
to
REC
position.
use
of
a
single
Din
cord connection.
21.
AUTOMATIC
STOPISHUT-OFF
LEVER
44. DIN
JACK HIGH/LOW INPUT
S\!'ITCH
22.
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23.
BUILT-IN
SPEAKER
50
MV,
SEt
tO
LO\ï
POSitiON-
24.
TAKE.UP REEL
RETAINER
45.
LINE INPUT
JACKS
(LEft/Right)
pull
tip of
retainer outward and
turn
to left
or right to
firmly
connects
to
outputs
of
external source'
lock
reel
into
place.
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