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9101411800

OWNER’S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for Porta02 MiniStudio

Page 1: ...9101411800 OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...he rear panel Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records Model number Serial number WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN...

Page 3: ...if the product has been dropped or damaged in any way f when the product exhibits a distinct change in performance _ this indicates a need for service 21 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are r...

Page 4: ...have been recorded at different times This is done by multitracking taking the different sounds feeding them through a mixer s inputs channels and recording them on a special tape recorder which spli...

Page 5: ...g to a stereo recording is called mixing down to a stereo master or mastering recorder The Porta02 includes a mixdown section which allows you to mix to a stereo cassette or MD recorder 1 2 Some safet...

Page 6: ...one side of the cas sette the marked length of the tape will be halved that is a C60 tape will run for 30 minutes a C40 for 20 minutes etc Always store cassettes in a safe place away from the magneti...

Page 7: ...better per formance and longer life from your Porta02 Clean the heads and metal parts of the tape path before every session with the Porta02 and also after every session 1 Open the tape cassette cove...

Page 8: ...is turned off 2 Connect the LINE OUT terminals of the Porta02 to the amplifier using a pair of terminals on the amplifier such as AUX or VIDEO 3 Connect your mastering recorder to a set of four TAPE...

Page 9: ...Parts of the Porta02 9 Parts of the Porta02...

Page 10: ...the control is fully counter clockwise It has no effect on the level from the LINE OUT connectors 7 MONO switch When this switch is pressed down in it changes the stereo signal from the PHONES jack in...

Page 11: ...nter position the output will appear equally from both the left and right When the PHONES MONO switch is pressed these controls will have no effect on the output from the PHONES jack 13 REC FUNCTION s...

Page 12: ...re are a few points you should note Pressing the RECORD key will also press down the PLAY key If the left record protect tab of the cas sette has been broken out or if there is no cassette loaded the...

Page 13: ...jacks of the amplifier See 1 4 Connecting the Porta02 if you are not sure what you should be doing here 4 With the INPUT 1 fader at the 0 position plug the microphone into the MIC LINE 1 jack Do not...

Page 14: ...ctronics controlled by the fader will not have to amplify the signal too much causing noise or have too much signal going into them causing distortion 4 Switch the microphone on if necessary Speak int...

Page 15: ...an hear clearly what you have just recorded Note that meter 2 now shows the level of the tape replay on the right LINE OUT rather than what is being input to the tape 6 Rewind and replay the tape agai...

Page 16: ...and record when you are ready When you are recording the meter of INPUT 2 will show the input levels of input 2 Since the signal is now going to track 2 the meter for input 1 will not show anything 6...

Page 17: ...t playing the CD track you will be recording Adjust the faders so that the 6 meter indicators light on the loudest parts of the CD 6 Slowly turn up the amplifier volume so that you are listening at a...

Page 18: ...EVEL controls is about the 2 to 3 o clock position This is the position you should regard as normal It is usual to put the PAN controls for a stereo source such as a CD fully right and fully left You...

Page 19: ...t the amplifier input source to the mastering recorder and replay your mix 10 If you are not happy with the mix you can do it again either recording over the old mix or adding the new mix after the ol...

Page 20: ...f You can adopt one of two approaches either to put a microphone in front of the guitar speaker and record this at MIC level or to connect the output of the pre amplifier to the Porta02 and record at...

Page 21: ...t that you have are your ears Train yourself to use them so that you can spot mistakes quickly and you know how to put them right just by listening It s a useful skill 4 2 1 Recording more than four t...

Page 22: ...a new one it s not worth hanging onto bad cables The Porta02 s POWER light does not come on Is the PS P2 adaptor plugged into the power supply Is the PS P2 adaptor plugged into the Porta02 Is the swit...

Page 23: ...he heads are dirty Clean them see 1 2 4 Cleaning the heads Pitch changes wow and flutter The capstan and pinch roller are dirty Clean the capstan and pinch roller see 1 2 5 Cleaning the pinch roller A...

Page 24: ...e C V Privada De Corina No 18 Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacon Mexico DF 04100 Phone 5 658 1943 TEAC UK LIMITED 5 Marlin House Marlins Meadow The Croxley Centre Watford Herts WD1 8YA U K Phone 01923 819699...

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