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automatically

engage

a

multiplex

filter

to

eliminate

the

traces

of

the

19

kHz

pilot

signal

present

in

FM

stereo.

This

multiplex

filter

affects

the

record

mode

only.

For

low

-noise

recordings

of

other

sources,

set

the

DOLBY

switch

(7)

to

W/O

FILTER.

If

you

are

recording

with

Dolby

Noise

Reduction,

remember

to

make

a

note

of

that

fact

on

the

cassette

label.

Hold

the

RECORD

lever

(23)

down

and

press

the

PLAY

lever

(11).

The

RECORD

LED

(24)

will

glow

to

confirm

that

the

deck

is

recording.

The

TAPE

RUN

indicator

lamp

in

the

counter

RESET

button

(12)

will

glow

to

indicate

tape

motion.

Press

the

PAUSE

lever

(14)

to

momentarily

stop

the

tape.

The

RECORD

LED

will

flash

to

indicate

that

the

deck

is

in

the

record/pause

mode.

If

possible,

use

samples

of

the

loudest

material

to

be

recorded

to

adjust

the

RECORD

LEVEL

controls

(25).

For

your

convenience,

the

left

and

right

controls

are

concentrically

mounted,

so

that

you

can

turn

both

together,

or

each

individually,

as

the

situation

requires.

Set

the

controls

so

that

the

meters

(26)

peak

occasionally

past

0

dB.

As

an

additional

guide,

two

PEAK

LEDs

(27)

will

glow

to

indicate

transient

peaks,

some

of

which

may

be

too

brief

for

the

meters

to

follow.

Do

not

let

the

meters

move

past

0

dB

for

extended

periods,

as

this

will

result

in

audibly

distorted

recordings.

Insufficient

record

levels,

though,

will

result

in

unnecessarily

noisy

recordings.

With

practice,

it

is

easy

to

set

record

levels

for

low

-distortion,

low

-noise

recordings.

Once

the

record

levels

are

set,

press

the

PAUSE

lever

(14)

and

release

to

commence

recording.

If

you

are

recording

from

FM,

you

may

wish

to

eliminate

portions

of

the

program,

such

as

commercial

messages.

You

can

do

this

by

simply

activating

the

PAUSE

lever

(14).

However,

to

avoid

an

abrupt

transition

between

the

recorded

portions

of

the

program,

as

the

desired

section

of

the

program

comes

to

an

end,

first

press

and

hold

the

INPUT

SELECTOR

switch

(21)

in

its

RECORD

MUTE

position.

This

prevents

the

program

from

being

recorded

onto

the

tape

while

allowing

the

tape

to

remain

in

motion.

Then,

after

a

suitable

interval,

press

the

PAUSE

lever

to

stop

the

tape.

Release

the

INPUT

SELECTOR

switch.

As

soon

as

the

undesired

portion

of

the

program

ends,

release

the

PAUSE

lever

to

continue

recording.

The

desired

portions

of

the

recorded

program

will

then

be

separated

on

the

tape

by

the

interval

of

silence

that

you

have

determined.

Live

Recording

The

front

panel

MICROPHONES

jacks

(28)

accept

low

-impedance

microphones

for

live

recording.

For

recording

with

microphones,

switch

the

INPUT

SELECTOR

(21)

to

MIC

and

adjust

the

RECORD

LEVEL

controls

(25)

as

outlined

above.

With

only

one

microphone

connected

to

either

MICROPHONES

jack,

the

incoming

signal

is

fed

to

both

channels,

so

that

you

can

make

a

monophonic

recording

with

one

microphone.

Record

Tabs

Each

blank

cassette

housing

features

record

tabs.

To

preserve

a

recording

from

accidental

erasure,

break

off

the

appropriate

record

tab

with

a

small

screwdriver.

The

tab

for

each

cassette

side

is

found

on

the

top

left

side

of

the

cassette

when

you

hold

the

cassette

with

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