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TD262 / TD212 Controls Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon. You now own a superb piece of high fidelity equipment. Used properly, you are about to begin thousands of hours of cassette recording and playback enjoyment. While you are probably no beginner when it comes to high fidelity components, we nevertheless ask you to read and carefully follow the instructions in this manual to insure a successful partnership between you and your new Harman Kardon Ultrawideband Cassette Deck. Actual hook-up instructions begin on page 7. NOTE: The TD262 includes several additional features not found on the TD212. These features are noted in the panel description and operating instructions. For example: 13. Rec Mute (TD262 only) 4 The following is a short explanation of the operating controls and features on the front panel of your Harman Kardon cassette deck. ==- To load a cassette tape, press the EJECT (1) button and the tape compartment door will open. Press inward on the cassette tape compartment door to close it. The tape counter (2) allows you to locate a particular place on a cassette. Press the RESET (3) button to set the counter to 000. Next to the red POWER (4) indicator are green and amber LED's to show whether DOLBY B (5) or DOLBY C (6) noise reduction circuits are on. Other red and green LED's are used to display RECORD (7) and PLAY (8) modes. A series of green and red LED's (9) are used to register right and left recording input levels as well as playback levels. This display reacts almost instantly to musical peaks and provides more useful information than mechanical meters. This large rotary knob (10) is used to control input levels to the TD262 / TD212 during recording. Some recording sources, particularly phonograph records and FM stations, often provide slightly more input to one channel than the other. When the Peak Level Display indicates a constant imbalance between left and right channels, the BALANCE CONTROL (11) may be used to correct the problem. This is an especially useful feature of your new Harman Kardon cassette deck. Although the BIAS/EQUALIZATION switches (19-21) provide the proper bias setting for three main types of cassette tapes, brand and formulation of cassette tape still requires a slightly different bias adjustment for maximum wide band performance. Using the BIAS FINE TRIM (12) and step-by-step instructions farther on in this manual, you can fine tune the TD262/TD212 exactly to the tape you are using. The BIAS FINE TRIM control has no effect during playback. This button allows you to automatically insert a blank space while recording a tape. Simply press REC MUTE (13) for as long as you wish the blank space to last. When you release it, recording will continue. Press ■ (14) to stop the cassette deck's tape transport while in any mode.

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TD262
/
TD212
Controls
Thank
you
for
choosing
Harman
Kardon.
You
now
own
a
superb
piece
of
high
fidelity
equipment.
Used
properly,
you
are
about
to
begin
thousands
of
hours
of
cassette
recording
and
playback
enjoyment.
While
you
are
probably
no
beginner
when
it
comes
to
high
fidelity
components,
we
nevertheless
ask
you
to
read
and
carefully
follow
the
instructions
in
this
manual
to
insure
a
successful
partnership
between
you
and
your
new
Harman
Kardon
Ultrawideband
Cassette
Deck.
Actual
hook-up
instructions
begin
on
page
7.
NOTE:
The
TD262
includes
several
additional
features
not
found
on
the
TD212.
These
features
are
noted
in
the
panel
description
and
operating
instructions.
For
example:
13.
Rec
Mute
(TD262
only)
The
following
is
a
short
explanation
of
the
operating
controls
and
features
on
the
front
panel
of
your
Harman
Kardon
cassette
deck.
==-
To
load
a
cassette
tape,
press
the
EJECT
(1)
button
and
the
tape
compartment
door
will
open.
Press
inward
on
the
cassette
tape
compartment
door
to close
it.
The
tape
counter
(2)
allows
you
to
locate
a
particular
place
on
a
cassette.
Press
the
RESET
(3)
button
to
set
the
counter
to
000.
Next
to
the
red
POWER
(4)
indicator
are
green
and
amber
LED's
to
show
whether
DOLBY
B
(5)
or
DOLBY
C
(6)
noise
reduction
circuits
are
on.
Other
red
and
green
LED's
are
used
to
display
RECORD
(7)
and
PLAY
(8)
modes.
A
series
of
green
and
red
LED's
(9)
are
used
to
register
right
and
left
recording
input
levels
as
well
as
playback
levels.
This
display
reacts
almost
instantly
to
musical
peaks
and
provides
more
useful
information
than
mechanical
meters.
This
large
rotary
knob
(10)
is
used
to
control
input
levels
to
the
TD262
/
TD212
during
recording.
Some
recording
sources,
particularly
phonograph
records
and
FM
stations,
often
provide
slightly
more
input
to
one channel
than
the
other.
When
the
Peak
Level
Display
indicates
a
constant
imbalance
between
left
and
right
channels,
the
BALANCE
CONTROL
(11)
may
be
used
to
correct
the
problem.
This
is
an
especially
useful
feature
of
your
new
Harman
Kardon
cassette
deck.
Although
the
BIAS/EQUALIZATION
switches
(19-21)
provide
the
proper
bias
setting
for
three
main
types
of
cassette
tapes,
brand
and
formulation
of
cassette
tape
still
requires
a
slightly
different
bias
adjustment
for
maximum
wide
band
performance.
Using
the
BIAS
FINE
TRIM
(12)
and
step-by-step
instructions
farther
on
in
this
manual,
you
can
fine
tune
the
TD262/TD212
exactly
to
the
tape
you
are
using.
The
BIAS
FINE
TRIM
control
has
no
effect
during
playback.
This
button
allows
you
to
automatically
insert
a
blank
space
while
recording
a
tape.
Simply
press
REC
MUTE
(13)
for
as
long
as
you
wish
the
blank
space
to
last.
When
you
release
it,
recording
will
continue.
Press
■
(14)
to
stop
the
cassette
deck's
tape
transport
while
in
any
mode.
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