Yamaha PC-8 PC-8 OWNERS MANUAL - Page 14

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right

to

the

"KEY

BOARD/MIC"

end

position.

*

When

not

mixing,

slide

the

MIXING

BALANCE

control

fully

to

the

left

to

the

"SOURCE"

end

position.

RECORDING

Recording

from

a

record

*

Follow

the

steps

below.

1.

Make

sure

that

the

TIMER

switch

is

set

to

the

OFF

position.

2.

Turn

ON

the

POWER

switch.

3.

Insert

a

cassette

tape

into

the

cassette

compartment.

4.

Press

the

RESET

button

to

reset

the

COUNTER

to

"000".

5.

Set

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

to

ON

or

OFF

as

desired.

If

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

is

set

to

ON,

select

B

-type

or

C

-type

Dolby

noise

reduction.

6.

Press

the

desired

REVERSE

MODE

selector

button.

7.

Press

the

PAUSE

button.

(Note

that

the

PAUSE

indicator

lights

up.)

8.

Press

the

PHONO

INPUT

selector

button,

and

start

playback

of

the

record.

9.

Press

the

REC

button

and

one

of

the

4

PLAY

buttons

simul-

taneously.

When

pressing

the

PLAY

button,

choose

forward

or

reverse

recording

accordingly.

*

This

sets

the

unit

in

the

recording

standby

mode,

causing

the

REC

indicator

to

light

up.

10.

Adjust

the

RECORDING

LEVEL

controls

as

desired.

11.

Start

record

playback

from

the

beginning,

after

the

recording

levels

have

been

set,

and

press

the

PAUSE

button

once

more

to

start

recording.

*

The

EQUALIZER

switch

may

be

turned

ON

(

for

desired

frequency

compensation.

The

equalizer

adjustment

does

not

affect

recording.

®

Adjustment

of

this

control

may

be

done

as

desired,

as

this

does

not

affect

recording:

e

Tape

counter

The

tape

COUNTER

provides

a

digital

indication

of

the

distance

the

tape

has

travelled.

When

recording

from

the

beginning

of

a

tape,

set

the

COUNTER

to

"000"

by

pressing

the

RESET

button.

As

you

record

various

selections

on

the

tape,

write

down

the indicated

number

on

the

COUNTER

at

the

beginning

of

each

selection.

When

the

tape

is

played

back

later

on,

you

can

quickly

locate

the

desired

selection

by

winding

the

tape

to

the

corresponding

number

for

that

selection

shown

on

the

COUNTER.

a

Recording

Level

Adjustment

*

The

optimum

recording

level

is

achieved

when

the

RECORDING

LEVEL

control

for

each

channel

is

set

so

that

the

LEVEL

indicators

light

up

to

a

maximum

of

+3

dB

at

the

highest

volume

levels

in

the

program

source.

*

Differences

in

the

recording

levels

of

the

left

and

right

channels

can

be

corrected

by

independent

adjustment

of

the

upper

(L

—

left

channel)

and

lower

(R

—

right

channel)

RECORD-

ING

LEVEL

controls.

0

Maximum

+3

dB

Left

channel

(L)

0

Right

channel

(R)

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RECORDING

B

OADCAST

RECEPTIONS

*

Follow

the

steps

below.

1.

Follow

steps

1

through

7

as

explained

in

the

section

on

"Recording

from

a

record".

2.

Press

the

TUNER

button

of

the

INPUT

selector

buttons,

and

tune

in

the

desired

station

according

to

the

previous

instructions

on

tuning

operation.

3.

Press

the

REC

button

and

one

of

the

4

PLAY

buttons

simultaneously.

When

pressing

the

PLAY

button,

choose

forward

or

reverse

recording

accordingly.

*

This

sets

the

unit

in

the

recording

standby

mode,

causing

the

REC

indicator

to

light

up.

4.

Adjust

the

RECORDING

LEVEL

controls

as

desired.

5.

Press

the

PAUSE

button

once

more

to

start

recording.

0

While

recording

from

the

program

source,

the

REC

MUTE

button

may

be

pressed

to

record

a

blank

space

on

the

tape.

0

The

BEAT

switch

on

the

back

of

the

unit

has

two

positions:

"1"

and

"2".

When

recording

from

an

MW

(AM)

broadcast,

a

beat

sound

may

sometimes

be

heard.

In

such

a

case,

simply

set

the

BEAT

switch

to

the

other

position

to

cancel

the

beat

noise.

REC

MUTE

SWITCH

During

recording,

press

this

button

to

record

a

blank

space

on

the

tape.

The

REC

MUTE

button

is

convenient

for

excluding

commercial

messages

or

sections

you

do

not

want

to

record,

or

to

create

blank

spaces

between

the

selections

in

order

for

the

YMS

system

to

work

properly

during

playback.

Operation

of

the

REC

MUTE

button

for

creating

blank

spaces

for

the

YMS

system:

1.

Press

the

REC

MUTE

button

and

keep

it

depressed

for

approximately

4

to

5

seconds

when

you

reach

the

end

of

the

selection

you

are

recording.

The

YMS

system

only

works

if

the

blank

spaces

in

between

music

selections

are

4

to

5

secnds

long.

2.

With

the

REC

MUTE

button

depresse,

press

the

PAUSE

button.

Then

release

the

REC

MUTE

button.

3.

When

the

next

program

you

want

to

record

starts,

press

the

PAUSE

button

once

more

to

re

-start

recording.

*

Please

refer

to

the

section

on

"Band

Selector

Switches

According

to

Area".

IXI

G

RECORDING

1.

Proceed

with

mixing

operation

as

previously

explained,

including

adjustment

of

the

MIXING

BALANCE

and

RECORDING

LEVEL

controls.

2.

Start

recording

following

the

procedures

for

recording

and

mixing

simultaneously.

*

To

record

the

results

of

the

mixing

operation

on

an

external

tape

deck,

connect

that

deck

as

shown

in

the

connection

diagram.

The

playback

sound

of

the

tape

in

PC

-8

cannot

be

copied

back

onto

the

same

tape.

*

Raising

the

sound

level

too

much

or

holding

the

microphone

too

near

the

speakers

may

produce

howling

during

recording.

TIMER

OPERATION

Unattended

Recording

and

Wake

-Up

Playback.

Unattended

recording

and

wake-up

playback

is

possible

with

the

PC

-8

when

connected

to

an

external

audio

timer.

This

permits

automatic

playback

or

recording

at

a

preset

time.

*

Unattended

Recording

1.

Following

the

instructions

in

the

section

entitled

"Broadcast

Reception",

tune

in

the

desired

station

and

adjust

the

RECORDING

LEVEL

controls.

2.

Set

the

timer

SWITCH

to

the

REC

position.

3.

Preset

the

time

on

the

timer

to

the

time

the

desired

program

will

be

broadcast.

It

is

preferable

to

set

the

preset

time

slightly

ahead

of

the

actual

time

to

compensate

for

any

discrepancy

between

the

preset

time

and

actual

time.

*

For

timer

operation,

refer

to

the

owner's

manual

of

the

timer

to

be

used.

4.

At

the

preset

time,

power

to

the

unit

is

turned

on

and

recording

of

the

program

begins.

*

During

timer

operation,

the

unit

will

automatically

start

tape

transport

in

the

forward

direction.

*

Wake

-Up

Playback

1.

Following

the

instructions

in

the

section

entitled

"Tape

Playback",

set

the

unit

to

playback

of

a

desired

selection,

and

adjust

the

VOLUME

controls

as

desired.

2.

Set

the

TIMER

switch

to

the

PLAY

position.

3.

Preset

the

time

on

the

timer

to

the

time

you

want

the

playback

to

start.

4.

At

the

preset

time,

power

to

the

unit

will

turn

on

and

playback

will

start

automatically.

Cleaning

the

Tape.

Heads

Deterioration

of

sound

reproduction

on

cassette

tapes

or

distortion

in

the

recorded

sound

usually

indicates

dirty

heads

and/or

pinch

roller.

Clean

the

heads,

capstan

and

pinch

roller

and

magnetization

of

the

heads.

(more

frequently

when

using

metal

tapes).

Demagnetizing

the

Heads

When

the

heads

are

exces-

sively

magnetized,

deterio-

ration

of

high

frequency

reproduction

and

excessive

noise

will

occur.

In

such

a

case,

demagnetize

the

heads

using

a

commercially

available

head

demagnetizer.

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Connections	9
Front panel	11
Functions	12
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