Harman Kardon TD2 Owners Manual - Page 4

TAPE

ON

INDICATOR:

The

TAPE

ON

indicator,

when

illuminated,

indicates

that

the

Tape

Recorder

is

ON

and

ready

for

operation.

AUTOMATIC

SHUT-OFF

SWITCH:

This

switch

is

controlled

by

a

wire

lever

located

under

the

head

cover.

In

STOP

position,

the

shut-off

lever

recedes

into

a

slot

to

facilitate

easy

tape

threading.

After

tape

is

threaded

and

the

mech-

anism

is

placed

in

either

RUN,

FAST

FORWARD

or

REWIND

mode

(FWD,

F.

FWD,

REW),

the

shut-off

lever

contacts

the

tape

and

is

held

in

this

position.

If

the

tape

either

runs

out

or

breaks,

the

lever

will

automatically

fall

forward

and

activate

a

micro

switch

which

stops

tape

motion.

HEAD

-COVERS:

Protects

heads.

When

cleaning

the

heads,

remove

these

covers

by

pulling

up.

CONNECTING

YOUR

RECORDER

TO

AN

INTEGRATED

RECEIVER

The

following

input

and

output

connections

MUST

be

made

to

record

and

to

playback,

using

an

integrated

receiver.

Connect

the

Left

and

Right

external

receiver

(EXT.

AMP)

output

jacks

of

your

recorder

to

the

respective

tape

input

jacks

of

an

integrated

receiver,

using

one

set

of

the

shielded

connecting

cable

supplied.

Similarly,

connect

the

Left

and

Right

Auxiliary

(AUX)

input

jacks

of

your

recorder

to

their

respective

tape

output

jacks

of

the

integrated

receiver,

using

the

other

set

of

shielded

connector

cables

that

are

supplied

with

the

recorder.

You

may

now

record

the

desired

program

information

(FM

Stereo,

Phono,

AM,

Tape

Amp.

Aux.,

etc.)

available

through

your

integrated

receiver.

THREADING

THE

TAPE

First

make

sure

that

the

function

selector

switch

is

in

the

STOP

position.

Then

observe

the

following:

1.

Place

an

empty

reel

on

the

"TAKE

UP

REEL

SPINDLE".

Rotate

the

reel

slightly

until

the

slot

of

the

reel

engages

the

spindle.

2.

Place

a

full

reel

of

tape

on

the

"SUPPLY

REEL

SPINDLE".

Rotate

the

reel

slightly

until

the

slot

of

the

reel

engages

the

spindle.

3.

Unwind

approximately

1

1

/

2

feet

of

tape

from

the

full

reel,

keeping

it

taut.

The

shiny

surface

of

the

tape

should

be

facing

you.

4.

Bring

the

tape

from

the

left

to

the

right,

through

the

tape

path

of

the

HEAD

COVER

and

up

to

the

TAKEUP

REEL.

5.

Insert

the

end

of

the

tape

into

the

slot

on

the

empty

take-up

reel.

6.

Holding

the

tape

in

the

slot

with

your

finger,

turn

the

takeup

reel

clock-

wise

about

two

turns

until

the

tape

is

held

firmly

in

place.

The

tape

is

now

ready

for

playing

or

recording.

NOTE:

When

the

recorder

is

used

in

a

vertical

position,

use

rubber

reel

caps

(supplied)

to

retain

the

reels

on

the

recorder.

RECORDING

PROCEDURE

4

-Track

Stereophonic

Recording:

1)

Carefully

thread

the

tape

onto

the

recorder,

as

outlined

in

the

pre-

ceding

paragraph

"Threading

the

Tape".

2)

Turn

the

power

"ON"

for

both

the

tape

recorder

and

your

integrated

receiver.

3)

Place

the

"function

selector"

switch

for

the

integrated

receiver

in

the

mode

appropriate

to

the

material

you

wish

to

record.

(Example:

PHONO

STEREO,

FM,

AM,

etc.)

NOTE:

Since

your

TD2

(TD3)

recorder

may

be

used

to

record

directly

from

any

other

external

equipment,

without

using

an

integrated

receiver,

please

observe

these

steps

for

such

recording:

Connect

the

output

cables

of

your

external

equipment

(example:

AM

tuner,

tape

recorder,

etc.)

to

the

proper

input

jacks

of

your

TD2

(TD3),

as

illustrated

in

the

input

and

output

connection

drawings.

4.

Select

the

tape

speed

desired

by

moving

the

"Tape

Speed

Selector"

lever

appropriately.

5.

Return

the

"Tape

Counter"

to

zero

by

depressing

the

"Tape

Counter

Reset

Button".

6.

Depress

and

hold

down

BOTH

"record

buttons"

while

simultaneously

turning

the

"Tape

Function

Selector"

to

the

Run

position.

The

"record

buttons"

will

interlock

in

the

DOWN

position

and

the

tape

will

start

moving

from

the

left

(supply)

reel

to

the

right

(take

up)

reel.

7.

Turn

the

"Function

Selector"

to

the

PAUSE

position

the

moment

the

tape

begins

to

move

forward

to

hold

the

tape

in

position

while

setting

the

controls

for

the

record

function.

8.

Rotate

the

left

and

right

channel

"level

controls"

in

a

clockwise

direction

until

their

meter

pointers

deflect

to

the

boundary

of

the

red

area.

If

you

find

the

VU

meter

pointer

well

into

the

red

area,

the

recording

level

is

set

too

high

and

your

recording

will

be

distorted.

NOTE:

The

"record

buttons"

will

be

kept

interlocked

while

the

"function

selector

is

in

RUN

or

PAUSE

position.

When

the

selector

is

turned

to

STOP

or

FAST

FORWARD

position,

the

record

buttons

will

be

automatically

released.

9.

After

the

proper

recording

levels

have

been

set

on

both

channels,

return

the

"Function

Selector"

to

the

RUN

position.

The

recorder

will

now

begin

the

recording

process.

To

monitor

the

program

information

the

second

after

it

has

been

recorded,

refer

to

the

paragraph

MONITOR

VOLUME

CONTROLS.

10.

If,

in

process

of

recording,

you

want

to

interrupt

the

recording

to

cut

out

unwanted

program

material,

move

the

"function

selector"

to

the

PAUSE

position.

To

resume

recording,

place

the

"function

selector"

to

the

RUN

position.

11.

When

you

have

completed

your

recording,

move

the

"function

selector"

to

the

STOP

position.

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