Automatic Reverse Or Rewind; Automatic Shut.off With - Akai X-355 Operator's Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
8. AUTOMATIC REVERSE OR
REWIND
(METALLIC SENSING
TAPE)
Automatic
reverse o
r
rewind
with
me
tallic sensing tape
is
used
for
play-
back onl
y.
The sensing tape
method
is
convenient if
the
ta pe
in
use is
too
long
to
be measured by
the
TAPE
COUNT M
ETER
@.
(A)
Push
in
on
the
DI AL OFF BUTTO
N
6
and rotate it
counter
clock-
,,1
ise
until
it
pops
out.
(B)
Push
the REVE RSE
BUTTON
@
or
REP
EAT
BUTTON
@
if
rewind is
desired.
This
step
de-acti
vetes the
TAPE COUNT
M
ETER
@.
(C) Splice a
two
inch
piece
ol
metall
ic
sensing tape
to
the
end
or
a
t
the
d
esired
reverse or
rewind
point
of
the tape in
use. Revesa
l
or
rewind
will
occur when the metallic
sensing tape
makes sim4ltaneous
con
tact
with
the
R
EVERSE
PI
NS
(
I
)
a
nd
(
n
)
9
,
@).
Reverse
(playback)
or rewind
will
continue
un
til
the
end of
the
tape
passes
the TENS
ION ARM
@
and
the
deck
is
shut
off.
Fig. 14
9. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF WITH REVERSE AND REPEAT
(A)
If
the REVERSE
BUTTO
N
@
a
nd
the
SH UT- OFF
BUTTO
@
a re both pushed
in
,
the
X
-355
will
reverse a
t
the
poi
nt
determined
by
the
T
APE
COU1
T
METER
@
or
the
metallic
sensing tape a
nd
playback
in
reve rse
until
the
end of
the
tape
pas es
the TE1
SION
ARM
@
and
the
deck
a
nd
amplifiers
are
shut
off.
(B)
If the
R EPEAT BUTTON
@
a nd
the
S
H UT-OFF
BUTTON
@
a
re
both
pushed
in, the X-355
will rewind
a
t
the
point
de termined
by
the
T
APE
COUNT
METER
@
or
sensing
tape
until
the
end of
the
tape passes the
TENS
ION ARM
@
a
nd
the
deck
a nd amplifie rs
are
shu
t
off.
(C)
If
the REPEAT
BUTTON
®
a
nd
the
R
EVERSE BUTTON
@
a re both
pushed in
the
repea
t
fun ction
supersedes
the
reverse
function.
(D)
If
the REPEAT
BUTTO
@,
the
R
EVERSE
BUTTON
@
and
the
SH UT-OFF
BUTTON
@ a
re a
ll
pushed
in,
step
(B)
applies.
10, MANUAL REVERSE OR REPEAT
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
......_
Fig.
16
®
Fig.
15
®
Pushing
the MA
UAL RE
VERSE
BUTTO
N
@)
in
the
center
of the
SET
D
IAL@
(Figure
15@)
will
put
the X-355 into
the
reverse (pla
yback)
or
repea
t
(rewind)
function
a nytime
befo
re the "0"
on
the
TAPE
COUNT METE
R
@
is
a ligned wi
th
the
red
index
ma
rk
on
the
SET
DIAL
@
.
Man ual reverse ca
n
also be accomplished
by pushing
the
REVERSE
BUTTON
on
the remote
control
a tta
chment
(Figure
15@).
In
order
for
the
MA
1
UAL
REVERSE
BUTTON
@)
to function, the
black index
mark on
the
DIAL OFF BUTTON
@
must
be pointing
straight
up
(Figure
15@)
and the REVERSE BUTTON
@
or REPEAT
BUTTO
N
@
must
be
pushed
in.
11. RECORDING
STEREO
-
Connect
the
power
cord
a
nd
loa
d
a
tape as
shown
on
Page
9.
(A)
Push
the
POW ER
BUTTON
@).
(8)
Set
the
TRACK SELECTOR
K OB
@
to
"STEREO".
(C)
Set
the SPEE
D
C
HANGE
SW
ITCH
@
to
7-1
/
2 or
3-3/
4
as
required.
(D)
Set
the
F
U
CTION
SW ITC
H
@
to
"STEREO"
.
(E)
Set
the
EQ UALIZER
SW ITCH
@
to
7-
1/
2
or
3-3/
4.
The
EQUALIZER SWITCH
@
and
the
SPEED C HANGE
SW
ITCH
@
must
have
the same
setting.
(F)
Push
the
RESET BUTTON
@
a
nd
set
the INDE
X COUNTER
@
to
"0000".
The
INDEX
CO UNTER
@ provides
a reference
for
locati
ng a
posi
tion on
the
tape.
(G)
Insert
the
mic rophone
plugs
into
the M
IC
ROPHO
NE INPUT
JAC
K
S
@
,
@.
Mainta
in
a
distance
of
at least
seven feet between
the
microphones
(see
Figu
re
I
6@). Microphone volume
level
may be adj
usted
a nd
b
alanced
by
the
MICROPHONE
VOLUME
CONTROL
K
NOBS
@,
@).
Normal
recording should
not
exceed
"0"
on
the
VU meters@).
If
a
n
externa
l
amplifier
is
connected
a
nd in
use,
feed
back
can
be
prevented by adjusting the VO LU
M
E
CO
'-
TROL
K
NO BS
@
,
@.
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