Harman Kardon DC5500 Owners Manual - Page 10

BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Operating the Unit as a Single Cassette Deck When operating the unit as a single cassette deck, the transport switches operate only one transport at a time. When the unit is first turned on, the Primary Transport is automatically selected as the "current" transport, indicated by the illumination of PRI in the display. The Secondary Transport may be selected manually by pressing the Transport Selector button, at which time SEC is illuminated in the display. NOTE: If there is a tape in the secondary transport and none in the primary transport when the unit is first turned on, the secondary transport is selected as "current" and SEC is illuminated in the display. Inserting a Tape 1. Check cassette tape for excessive slack. If necessary, insert a pencil into one of the cassette hubs and rotate to take up slack. 2. If using the Primary Transport, press Eject on the Primary Transport. 3. Insert cassette, tape side down, and close compartment door. NOTE: The cassette deck determines the type of tape in use and sets Bias/Equalization circuitry automatically. Playing a Tape 1. Determine if the tape was recorded using Dolby B or C Noise Reduction and press the Dolby B/C NR button until the correct setting is displayed. 2. Press (Forward Play) to play the side of the tape facing the front. Press 4 (Reverse Play) to play the side of the tape facing the rear. 3. To pause playing, press REC/PAUSE. To start playing forward again, press 10. (Forward Play) again. To change play direction and stay in the Pause mode, press 4 (Reverse Play). 4. To stop playing, press ■. NOTE: In Auto Reverse mode, play direction is automatically reversed when leader tape is detected. Press the Direction Mode button until the display shows (C)). Auto Reverse will keep the unit playing until each side of the tape is played eight times. When in normal, one-way play mode, indicated by z' , the transport stops when the tape reaches the end of the side. Recording a Tape 1. Set Bias fine Trim knob to the center and set Dolby NR setting as desired for this recording. 2. If recording an FM stereo broadcast and using Dolby Noise Reduction, turn on the MPX Filter. 3. Press REC/PAUSE to put the unit in Record Pause mode. 4. Play a louder segment of the material to be recorded and check the signal level indicated by the bars marked L and R on the display. If levels are unequal, correct the imbalance by turning the Input Balance knob. 5. Set the record level by turning the Input Level knob until the loudest material illuminates the bars at +3dB. 6. Return to the beginning of the material to be recorded. 7. Press (Forward Play) to begin recording on the side of the tape facing the front. Press 4 (Reverse Play) to begin recording on the side of the tape facing the rear.