For Playback; Tape Loading - Akai GX-221 Operator's Manual

CONNECTIONS
FOR PLAYBACK
TAPE LOADING
Place
a
full
reel
of
tape on
the
Supply Reel
Table and
an
empty reel on the Take-Up Reel
Table. Thread the tape
as
shown
in
the figure
on page 8. Lock
reels
firmly into
place
with
the
built-in
reei retainers
provided
on reel shafts.
4-TRACK RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM
This model employs a
4-fuack
system
which
can be used
for
either stereo
or
monaural. Select desired
track(s)
with
the
Track
Selector Switch.
STEREO
RECORDING & PLAYBACK
Stereo
recording and playback
requires
the
simultaneous
use
of two
tracks.
For
stereo operation, depress the
STEREO
Track
Selector
Switch. The
first
stereo recording
(playback) takes place on tracks
I
and 3. The second stereo
playback takes place on tracks
2
and
4, after the
machine
has
been set
to
reverse
playback mode
or the
reels
have
been
inverted. To record on track
2
arrd
4,
invert
reels.
MONAURAL RECORDING & PLAYBACK
Monaural
recording
and playback
sequence
is
1-4-3-2.
Depress
1-4
Track
Selector
Switch.
The first
monaural
recording (playback) takes place on track
1,
and the
second
on track
4
after
the
reels
have been
inverted,
Invert
reels
and
depress
3-2 Truck Selector Switch. The
thud
monaural
recording (playback)
takes place on
tÍack
3,
and
the
fourth
on track
2
after the reels have been
inverted.
This model
does
not record
in
reverse
direction. For reverse
playback, use
sensing
tape
for
automatic
Íeverse playback
or
the
Reverse
Button provided
on the front panel for
manual
reverse,
or invert
ree1s.
MONAUFIAL,
#
24+
42+
T
T
Trac
k
1
[,4ono
1+
3+
T
T
STE
R
EO
#
2
F.2*
Track
1
L1+
ffi
3
R1+
Stereo
R
4 L2+
T
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