TONO Theta 7000, Instruction Manual

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4.15 How to use a tape recorder
Tape recorder can be used as supplementary memory as follows:
(1) Connection
Connect AFSK pin jack of the computer with a microphone terminal of the tape recorder. Connect
ASCII pin jack of the computer with an earphone terminal or with an external speaker terminal of the
tape recorder.
(2) Editing sentences
Select ASCII mode that has high speed of transmission and receiving and that can make senten-
ces commonly usable in CW and RTTY. The quickest recording is obtained with speed setting at 300
baud.
Set CR.LF CANCEL switch to ON.
Write sentences on the screen from keyboards. Correct miswritten characters by cursor control
function. for using the sentences in RTTY, put CR.LF at every 64 to 72 characters.
After editing sentences, put the cursor at the following place of the last character of the sentence
to be recorded.
(3) Sentence recording
Set AFSK GAIN volume to the medium level in order to prevent excess input to a tape recorder.
Make the recorder recording condition, leave it working for 5 to 10 seconds so as to get feed. After
that, push
[SEND | CH3] key with pushing [SHIFT] key. After sending out sentences, leave it work for
5 to 10 seconds so as get feed and stop it.
(4) Sentence reading
Set the mode and speed as recorded in the tape recorder. Clear the screen. Set the playback be-
ginning part of the tape to or just before the feed part. Adjust the volume of the tape recorder to
make putout level more than 1 V. Sentences are read in the screen with playback start.
(5) Transmission of read-in sentences
Select the mode of transmission and set up the speed. Push [SEND | CH3] with pushing [SHIFT]
key.
4.16 CW practice
Connect key to KEY screw terminal on the back panel after turning POWER switch to OFF. Set
NORM/TEST/TUNE switch to NORM and make POWER switch ON.
Manipulate the key and reading is gained and displayed on the screen. Keying output turns ON
and OFF corresponding to the working of key.