Harman Kardon TD262 Owners Manual - Page 11

Sound, distorted., Recording, muffled, reduced, frequencies.

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Sound is distorted. 1. Recording INPUT level has been set too high, saturating the tape. Record again with INPUT level set lower (see Recording a Tape, page 8). 2. The tape is worn out. Change to a new tape. 3. A Dolby-encoded tape is being reproduced with the NR button left in its OUT (off) position. 4. The BIAS/EQUALIZATION settings do not match the formulation of the tape being played back. 5. The cassette deck tape head is dirty or magnetized. See page 10 for maintenance instructions. Sound is muffled with reduced high frequencies. 1. Incorrect BIAS/EQUALIZATION setting for that particular type of tape. 2. A tape which has not been recorded with Dolby noise reduction encoding is being played back with the NR switch IN (on). 3. Tape head is dirty or magnetized. See tips on maintenance (page 10). 11

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Sound
is
distorted.
1.
Recording
INPUT
level
has
been
set
too
high,
saturating
the
tape.
Record
again
with
INPUT
level
set
lower
(see
Recording
a
Tape,
page
8).
2.
The
tape
is
worn
out.
Change
to
a
new
tape.
3.
A
Dolby
-encoded
tape
is
being
reproduced
with
the
NR
button
left
in
its
OUT
(off)
position.
4.
The
BIAS/EQUALIZATION
settings
do
not
match
the
formulation
of
the
tape
being
played
back.
5.
The
cassette
deck
tape
head
is
dirty
or
magnetized.
See
page
10
for
maintenance
instructions.
Sound
is
muffled
with
reduced
high
frequencies.
1.
Incorrect
BIAS/EQUALIZATION
setting
for
that
particular
type
of
tape.
2.
A
tape
which
has
not
been
recorded
with
Dolby
noise
reduction
encoding
is
being
played
back
with
the
NR
switch
IN
(on).
3.
Tape
head
is
dirty
or
magnetized.
See
tips
on
maintenance
(page
10).
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