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Summary of Contents for TC-55

Page 1: ...OWNER S INSTRUCTION MANUAL CASSETTE CORDER SONY CORPORATION 3 790 461 23 1 Printed in Japan ...

Page 2: ... depressed in the following cases o No cassette in the cassette compartment o A cassette is loaded with safety tab broken out 2 Tape will not move when the pause switch is set at the STOP position Before using set this switch at the START position 3 Clean the record playback head periodically Other wise the reproduced sound may be distorted Refer to page 21 4 Do not expose the set to direct sunlig...

Page 3: ...g it until the slack is eliminated 4 o Tape Cassettes incorporate a convenient safety device to prevent accidental erasure When the recorder is set in the record mode previous recordings are automati cally erased When the small tabs at the rear of a cassette are broken out a safety device will be activated preventing re cording To protect side A recording break out the tab of side A To protect sid...

Page 4: ...trol knob MUSIC SPEECH RECl selector Speaker Battery case 6 REC record button r FF CUE fast forward cue button 1 liii lii ii jiiiJ FWD forward button 1II l d REW rewind button STOP button MIC input jack REMOTE control jack MONITOR jack External power input jack DC IN 6V EJECT button Reset button C l2Ekd Tape counter t _ 7 ...

Page 5: ...ry polarity must be correct 8 Checking the battery condition New Super batteries allow approx 2 hours of continuous recording When depressing the FWD forward button if the pointer of the REC BAIT record battery indicator stays in the white zone replace all the batteries with new ones Good battery condition Replacethe batteries House current Connect the recorder to an AC outlet using the optional P...

Page 6: ...l operating voltage o Fully charged BP 23 permits approx 3 hours of continu ous recording o If the pointer of the record battery indicator stays in the white zone during playback recharge the battery as described above o The recorder can be operated while charging though more charging time is needed o To avoid over charging be sure to remove the power adaptor when charging is completed Car boat ba...

Page 7: ...rding level adjustment is unnecessary with the SONY MATIC recording system o While recording the pointer of the REC BAn record battery indicator swings indicating that your TC 55 is recording o Program being recorded can be heard through the ear phone With an external microphone When using a two pin plug microphone such as SONY F 25S ECM 95S insert the thicker pin into the MIC input jack and the t...

Page 8: ... a long period of time depress the STOP button Note Use the pause switch in the playback or record mode Be careful not to use it in the fast forward or re wind mode as the tape might be deteriorated because of its high speed transport 14 I START I STOP I PLAYBACK Make sure that the pause switch is set at START position 1 Lift the cassette compartment lid to the open position 2 Load a cassette with...

Page 9: ...forward button and the REC record button when recording will return to their original position at end of tape Then the power will be turned off With this model it is no longer neces sary to worry about when the tape will end This assures protection of tapes and prevents undue battery wear In the fast forward or rewind mode be sure to depress the STOP button at end of tape Notes o When depressing t...

Page 10: ...recording from the earphone jack of a radio or TV or duplicating the tape from another tape recorder adjust the sound level of the radio TV or another re corder to a normal listening level o When duplicating the tape to another tape recorder adjust the TC 55 to a normal listening sound level 18 Er I recording jack RK 69 optional l r il RK 64AI ppn di c J 1 __ r _ c O p M LI _ E MONITOR QJ one earp...

Page 11: ...ord button depress the FWD forward button o For quicker and easier erasure the SONY Cassette Eraser BE 7 optional accessory is recommended Before proceeding remove the batteries or the power adaptor to turn off the recorder Head cleaning The heads are one of the most important parts in the re corder For optimum performance always keep the heads clean Depress the FWD forward button to expose the he...

Page 12: ...roduct If any accessories are shipped with the product Supersccoe Inc shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories nor for the safe return thereof 6 This Warranty shall be valid only if the purchase was made within the United States of America The Warranty shall not apply unless shipment is made by the purchaser to a SUPERSCOPE Service Station from a point withi...

Page 13: ... consumption Tape speed Recording time Semiconductors Speaker Power output Frequency response Microphone input Monitor output Battery life Dimensions Weight Supplied accessories AC 120V with the optional Power Adapter Charger AC 9 60Hz DC 6V four batteries size AA SONY Rechargeable Battery Pack BP 23 12V car or boat battery with the SONY DCC 126 AC 3W 1 ips 120 min with Tape Cassette C 120 1 FET f...

Page 14: ...TAPE TALK SONY ...

Page 15: ...nnel recorded is heard only through one ear Channel l Ieft ear and Channel 2 right ear BINAURAL MONITOR JACK Output jack of tape recorder wired to accept binaural earphones BULK ERASER A strong alternating electro magnetic de vice used to erase the magnetic patterns on tape while still wound on a reel or in bulk form CAPSTAN The rotating shaft which engages the tape and pulls it across tne heads a...

Page 16: ... tion of desired portion FEED REEL The reel on a tape recorder which supplies the tape FLAT RESPONSE Any audio system is specified as having an essentially flat frequency response if it is rated plus or minus 3 db from 50 to 14 000 cps FLUTTER Very short and rapid variations in tape speed FOOT SWITCH A mechanical foot pedal for stopping and starting a tope recorder without the use of hands FREQUEN...

Page 17: ...t results in connecting two components output and input impedances must match IN LINE HEADS Arrangement of stereophonic heads on a tape recorder in which the head gaps are mounted one directly above the other Also called stacked heads 1 J INPUT The receptacle or jack through which a signal is fed into an amplifier IPS Abbreviation for tape speed in inches per second INVERTER A device to change one...

Page 18: ...curve set by the National Association of Broadcasters OSCILLOSCOPE A device which forms a graphic repre sentation of an electrical signal on a screen cathode ray tube Used for testing and measuring of elec trical and elecronic equipment tape recorders OUTPUT The signal voltage coming from components such as pre amplifiers and amplifiers In tape re corders there are line outputs speaker outputs and...

Page 19: ...corded material on one ode may be re recorded on another track while simultaneously adding new material SPLICING TAPE A special pressure sensitive non magnetic tape used for splicing magnetic tape STACKED HEADS See In Line Heads STEREOPHONIC SOUND Dimensional sound reproduc tion achieved through the use of two or more sound tracks recorded through microphones so placed as to provide separation of ...

Page 20: ... portion of the tape recorder mounted with motors reel spindles heads and controls It does not include pre amplifiers power amplifiers speakers or carrying case TONE CONTROL Used to vary bass and treble response to achieve individually desired balance of tone VU METER A volume unit meter which indicates the relative levels of sounds being recorded WOW Repetitive slow variations in tape speed ...

Page 21: ... SONY CORP TOKYO JAPAN 3 793 010 20 4 Printed in Jopen ...

Page 22: ...assette dans son logement 2 Le segment de securite a ete enleve de la cassette Ne jamais enfoncer la touche par force Installer une cassette dans Ie logement de tacon cor recte Lire attentivement Ie mode d emploi fourni avec I appareil SONY TC 55 How to attach the carrying case and the shoulder strap Adjust the length of the strap 3 793 649 22 1 SONY CORPORATION Printed in Japan Note on pause swit...

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