Features and
Controls
(Fis.
2 and
3)
O
POWE
R
Switch
Press
this switch to
turn
the deck's
power
0N.
Pressing
it again
turns the
power
off
.
The
deck
draws
nominal
non-operating
power
from
the
AC
outlet with its
POWER
switch in
the 0FF
position.
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otREcTl0N
select
switch
(PLAY
I,
HEC/PLAY II)
Press
this down to
change
the tape running
direction.
Each
time
the switch
is
operated,
the head
rotates by
180
degrees and
the
tape running direction is
reversed.
@
Rf Vf
nSE M0DE
Switch
(PLAY
I,
REC/PLAY
II)
The
setting
of
this
switch
determines how
the deck will operate
during
playback
or
recording when the
end of tape
is
reached.
-
(0ne-way):
ln
this
position, playback
or recording will
be
released when the
end
of tape is reached.
-
(Reverse):
With the REVERSE
MODE
switch
set
to this
position,
when
the end
of
tape
is reached
during
playback
or recording
in the reverse direction, the
playback
or
recording mode will be released. During
playback
or recording in the
fonruard
dirc-
tion, the
tape running
direction will be
reversed
when
the end
of tape
is
reached,
and reverse
playback
or recording will be
continued to
the
end of the other
side,
at
which
point
the
playback
or recording
mode
will
be released.
cJ
(Continuous):
With the
switch set to
this
position,
during either
forward 0r
reverse
play,
when the
end of tape
is
reached,
the tape running
direction will be
reversed
and
playback
will
continue
in the
opposite direction.
This
operation will be
repeated
over
and 0ver again until the
ST0P/EJECT
button
is
pressed.
lf
the recording
or
dubbing
is
performed
onto the
tape in the
REC/PLAY
ll
mecha-
nism with
the
switch set
to this
position,
the lever will return to the:=(reverse)
position
automatically and operations
will
be
the
same
as
with
the button
set
to
the
rl
(reverse)
position.
O
Direction
lndicators
(HEV/FWD)
(PLAY
I,
REC/PLAY II)
0ne of these
indicators
lights to show
the
current
tape
running direction.
"R
EV"
lights during
playback
or recording in the
reverse direction,
and
"FWD"
lights
during
running in
the forward
direction.
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Casette Holder
(PLAY
l,
REC/
PLAY
II)
When the tape is
stopped,
pressing
the
ST0P/EJECT
button
opens the cassette
holder
door.
(PLAY
I deck is exclusively
for
playback,
while
REC/PLAY
ll deck can be
used for both
playback
and recording.)
G)
Tape
Operations
Buttons
(PLAY
l,
REC/PLAY
II}
When
the
end
of
tape
is reached, the tape
transport automatically
stops, unless the
PAUSE button
is
engaged.
PLAY
(
>
)
Button:
P1s5s
t0 start
playback
at normal speed.
BEW
(<<
)
Button:
Press
to rewind
the
tape
at
high speed.
F.FWD
(>>
)
Button:
Press
to advance
the
tape
at
high
speed.
ST0Pi
EJECT
(
!
/:
)
Button:
Press to
stop
the tape
travel
and
release any mode
other
than
the
pause
mode. Press
this
button
in the stop mode to
open
the
cassette
holder
door.
PAUSE
(
lt
)
Button:
Press
to temporarily
stop tape travel during
playback
or
record-
ing. Press
again
to resume
tape travel.
BECOBD
(o
)
Button
(REC/PLAY
ll
only): Pres to initiate
recording
or
dubbing.
The
"REC0
RD"
indicator will light.
Note: Recording
is
not
possible
if the erase
protection
tab
has
been
removed
from
the cassette.
O
nf
COHD
Level Control
This
control is used
to adjust the levels of
the
left
and
right input signals simultaneous-
ly
when
recording. Adjust
so
that the
peak
value occasionally reaches
"0tt
-
"+3"
dB.
The setting of this
control has
no effect
during dubbing.
O
ouBBtNG switch
Pres this button to
on
(
o
)
when dubbing
from
PLAY
lto REC/PLAY
ll.
O
OUB SPEED
Switch
HIGH
(o
):
Set
to this
position
when
quick
dubbing is
required
(approx.
2 times
faster than normal speed dubbing).
N0BMAL
(
trI
):
Set to this
position
when
normal speed
dubbing is required.
Note:
Make
sure
the DUBBING
button
is
set
to 0FF
(
EI
)
when
dubbing is
not
required.
@
nnlC
Jacks
(L/R)
Plug microphones into these
jacks
when
you
want
to record
using
microphone.
"L"
is
for the left channel
and
"R"
for
the
right
channel.
When the
microphones are inserted
into these
jacks,
the input signal
from
the
LINE
lN
jacks
on
the
rear
panel
will
be
automatically cut off. Microphones with
impedances
from
200
ohms
to 10k ohms
will
give
the best results, but 150-ohm
to
200-ohm
microphones can
also
be used.
O
PH0NES
(Headphones)
Jack
Connbct
8-ohm stereo
headphones to
this
jack
for
private
listening
or
monitoring.
@
ooLBY NR Switches
lN/0UT Switch:
This switch
is
used
to
activate
and deactivate
the noise reduction
system.
To
activate
noise
reduction, set
to
the
lN
(
o
)
position
and
select the NR-
system
with
the
UU
B/
DC
C
switch.
Set
this
switch to the
OUT
(
trI
)
position
to
record
or
play
back without n0ise
reduction.
D0
B/
DC
C
Switch:
Set this switch to the
tt
D
t'
position
to
record
with Dolby
C-type NR
or
play
back a
cassette tape re-
corded
with Dolby
C-type
NB',
or
to the
tt
g
"
position
to
record
with
Dolby
B-type N R
or
play
back a cassette
tapes re-
corded with
Dolby
B-type
NR.
Note:
These
have no
effect during
dubbing
from
PLAY I
to
REC/PLAY llwhen
the
D U
BB
lN G switch
is engaged.
(DTAPE
C0UNTER with
Reset
Button
(REC/PLAY
ll only)
The tape counter indicates the relative
position
of the tape loaded in the R EC/
PLAY
I I deck.
Press
the button
to reset
the counter 10
"000".
(D
PTNT PROGRAM LEVEL METER
This indicator shows the
peak
levels
of
the
signals
for
both channels simultaneously.
ln
the
record mode, it shovrn the
level
of
the
signals input
to the LINE lN
jacks
on
the
rear
panel,
and these
can
be adjusted
with
the
REC0RDING LEVEL
control. ln the
playback
m0de, the
meter indicates the
level
of
the signals
picked
up
from the tape.
(D
0peration
lndicators
DUBBING:
This indicator lights when the
DUBBING switch is
pressed
to
0N.
Hl-SPEED:
This indicator
lights when the
DUB
SPEED switch is set to the
HIGH
position.
REC0RD: This indicator lights when
the
REC/PLAY
ll deck
is
in
the
record mode.
(D
0oLBY
NR
lndicators
When
the
D0LBY NR
switches are
set
for
Dolby C-type
NR
(lttl
and DC C), the
DU
C
indicator
will
light, and when
they
are
set
f or
D0 LBY B-type
N R
(lN
and
DC
B), the
Dfl
B
indicator will light.
(D
t-tNE lN and
0UTPUT
Terminals
@
ntN
lN/0UT Socket
(for
Europe
models only)
Models
for Europe
are equipped
with a
DIN
socket
for
use with
amplifiers that
do
not
have
RCA-type
pin
jack
c0nnectors.
When
DIN-to-DlN
cord
is inserted
into this
socket,
the
line input
signals
from the LIN
E
lN
jacks
arc cut off.
Note: When
using
the DIN
cable for
con-
nection,
make
sure
to use
a
Pre-
wired
quality
one.
(D
Voluge
Selector
(General
export
models only)
See
"Voltage
Conversion"
on
page
3.
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