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B/ C/MPX FILTER indicators
Display during recording
L
R
dB
–30
20
15
10
8
6
4
0
2
Ÿ
4
6
+
SOURCE
REC
TAPE
TAPE TUNING
I/NORM II/HIGH IV/METAL
MPX FILTER
Ÿ
B C
Peak level meters
TAPE TUNING indicator
SOURCE/TAPE indicators
Note:
The tape remain indicator may differ depending on the tape
length, tape type or the size of hub. So, use this indicator as
an aid to recognize the remaining length of the tape to be
played back.
To stop recording temporarily
Press the REC/PAUSE button. To resume recording,
press the
3
PLAY button.
To stop recording and remove the cassette
tape
Press the
7
STOP button and then the
)
button. The
cassette tray comes out and you can remove the cassette
tape.
To enter the standby mode
Press the STANDBY/ON switch again.
Three head system
The three-head system allows the just-recorded sound to be
monitored while recording. You can compare the difference
between the recorded sound and the source sound by
switching the monitor mode (SOURCE or TAPE) with the
MONITOR button, so you can try to obtain a recording
sound identical to the source sound.
To monitor the just recorded sound
Setting the recording level (in step 3)
Play the loudest passage of the source to be recorded and
watch the meter readings. When using Normal position
tapes (type I/NORM) or High position tapes (type II/HIGH
(CrO
2
)), adjust the REC LEVEL control so that the highest
peak is +4 dB. When using Metal position tapes (type IV/
METAL), adjust the REC LEVEL control so that the highest
peak is +6 dB. (Refer to the figure below.)
When a tape is loaded,
the corresponding tape
type indicator lights.
Linear time tape counter
Tape remain indicator
Lights during rec pause mode or
recording. Blinks while the sound
muted section is recorded.
To monitor the sound to be recorded
MONITOR
SOURCE
TAPE
MONITOR
SOURCE
TAPE
Highest peak for Normal or High position tapes
L
R
dB
–30
20
15
10
8
6
4
0
2
Ÿ
4
6
+
Highest peak for Metal position tapes
L
R
dB
–30
20
15
10
8
6
4
0
2
Ÿ
4
6
+
Linear time tape counter
Use the linear time tape counter as an aid in locating a point
on a tape (–99 min. 59 sec. to 99 min. 59 sec.). To set the
counter reading to “0:00”, press the COUNTER RESET
button.
Note: Precision of counter
The tape counter is not a clock, and so there will be some
errors in the time display compared to the actual recording
time (this cannot be avoided, as a suitable method is
adopted to provide a time display not only during recording
and playback, but also during fast forward and rewind).
The error depends on the type of tape being used.
Tape remain indicator
The tape remain indicator shows the remaining length of the
loaded tape to be recorded.
When the recording reaches the end of the tape, the leftmost
digit of the tape remain indicator blinks.
Lights when a tape is loaded.
Indicates the remaining tape length.