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Summary of Contents for TC-126CS

Page 1: ...ari ati ons i In I O Please be sure to study this manual thoroughly and become tape speed when set is bein carried familiar with the operation and care of your new recorder 0 With SONY VARIABLE MONITOR System the programs be e am fils manual for future reference mg reccr lea may be listerrnClto at any desired volume anar i t tons cootrol setting witboll attectlnq rha recordtnq o The set is equippe...

Page 2: ...an Dust and deposits on the heads will affect sound quality of recording and playback For Maintenance refer to page 15 o Keep the recorder away from any excessive heat or moisture Avoid heavy mechanical shocks o The Record Button REC can not be depressed in following case 1 There is no cassette in the cassette holder 2 Safety tab of the cassette is removed o The set can be used in either vertical ...

Page 3: ...onvenient safety device to prevent accidental erasure When the recorder is set in record mode previous recordings are automatically erased When the small tabs at the rear of the cassette are broken out a safety device will be activated preventing recording To protect side A recording break out the tab of side A To protect side B break out the tab of side B When the cassette is installed with the t...

Page 4: ...ternal Power Input Socket AC INPUT DC 6V PAUSE Tape counter Forward Button 0 Fast Forward Button Record Button REC Record Battery Indicator REC BATT Headphone Jack I HEADPHONE Tape Select Switch TAPE SELECT Mode Switch MODE Balance Control Knob BALANCE Volume Control Knob VOLUME Tone Control Knob TONE 4 ...

Page 5: ... BatteryCompartment MicrophoneJacks MIC r r Line InputJacks LINE IN RemoteControlJack REMOTE SpeakerJacks SPEAKER LJ Line OutputJacks LINE OUT Speaker Monitor Switch SPEAKER MONITOR 5 ...

Page 6: ...ion use the Record Battery indicator If its pointer does not stay within the red zone in the play back mode the batteries should be replaced Bad Battery Condition Good Battery Condition House current Connect the External Power Input Socket of the set to an AC outlet using the supplied AC Power Cord While the set is connected to an AC outlet the internal batt eries are automatically disconnected Ex...

Page 7: ...ket r Car Battery Cord DCC 126 SPEAKER CONNECTION Plug the speaker system into the L and R of the Speaker Jacks SPEAKERJ When using only one external speaker plug the speaker cord into the L of the Speaker Jacks Right channel sound will be delivered from the built in speaker of the set Any speaker system of 8 ohms impedance may be connected to the Speaker Jacks When listening the stereo sound set ...

Page 8: ...the left To hear what has just been recorded depress the Rewind But ton To lock this button press it firmly To wind the tape fast forward to the right Depress the Fast Forward Button To lock this button press it firmly TM S Total Mechanism Shut off At the end of the tape the TMS stops the tape motion auto matically in any operating mode of the tape record playback fast forward or rewind The TMS oc...

Page 9: ...ton 6 While depressing the Record Button REC depress the Forward Button Recording will now begin 7 When the recording is finished depress the Stop Button o If the microphone is too near the speakers a howling effect accoustic feedback may occur In this case hold or place the microphone further away from the set or turn the Speaker Monitor Switch to OFF position o For monitoring through the speaker...

Page 10: ...cy response and greatly reduced distortion may be achieved This switch has no effect in playback mode One Point Stereo Microphone F 99S This microphone is called a One Point Stereo Microphone It contains two uni directional microphones Place the microphone so that the name plate side faces toward you The left side sound is then picked up through the left side of the microphone 10 and the right sid...

Page 11: ...s illus trated Do not connect any other input source to the Micro phone Inputs when the Line Inputs are being used o Follow the recording steps mentioned in RECORDING section on page 9 o In monophonic recording connect the sound source to the R channel input o If the sound source is not a SONY products refer to the instruction manual of that set D TR TV equipped with an earphone jack Microphone Mi...

Page 12: ...ack Duplication of cassette to another tape recorder 12 o RK 74 RK 50 t LINE IN 0 CD 00 _ 0 DC 00 LINE OUT RK 74 Duplication from another tape recorder Stereo Tuner Recording from a record player equipped with a ceramic or crystal cartridge ...

Page 13: ...using the RK 74 connecting cord When the recorder is connected to a console which does not have a tape monitor facility or to the regular auxiliary input of a component rather than a tape monitor input oscillation may occur when trying to record from this same component or console Since this oscillation could be detri mental to the amplifier and or speakers it is recommended that the volume contro...

Page 14: ...the recorded track will be played by the left and right channel head simultaneously This means tape recorded on monaural sets can be played on a stereo cassette recorder and vice versa without any loss of fidelity c J Left Channel c J Right Channel STEREO Side s ilil Side A 1 f I I Side S MONAURAL Side S oOIIIIadl 1 I 1 14 ERASING When the recoder is in the record mode the Erase Head auto maticaly...

Page 15: ...ller over which the tape travels For easier access depress the Forward Button Demagnetizing Heads Accidental touch of a piece of magnetizing steel screwdriver scissors etc makes the heads magnetized and this cause in increasing the noise It is recommended that the heads are demagnetized periodically to maintain optimum performance SONY Head Demagnetizer Model HE 2 optional is recommended When usin...

Page 16: ...B 0 06 V Impedance 100 k ohms Line Outputs Output level 0 dB 0 775 V Battery life Power outputs Spakers Dimensions Weight Supplied accessories Load impedance more than 10 k ohms Speaker Outputs Impedance 8 ohms Headphone Jack Impedance 8 ohms Approximately 4 5 hours of continuous recording using SONY Super Batteries Approximately 6 hours of continuous recording using SONY Rechargeable Battery Pack...

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