Harman Kardon TD420 Owners Manual - Page 7

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If

you

are

recording

an

FM

stereo

broadcast

using

Dolby

B

or

C

NR,

turn

on

MPX

Filter.

Otherwise

turn

the

MPX

Filter

Off.

4.

Press

0.

("REC"

will

flash

on

and

off

on

display

panel.)

5.

Play

one

of

the

louder

segments

of

the

material

to

be

recorded.

6.

Check

the

signal

levels

indicated

by

the

bars

marked

L

and

R

on

the

display.

If

levels

are

constantly

unequal,

turn

the

Balance

knob

left

or

right

to

correct

the

imbalance.

7.

Check

the

Display

Panel

to

determine

the

tape

Type

(I,

II

or

IV),

and

set

Input

Level

accordingly:

a.

For

Types

I

and

II,

the

loudest

material

should

illuminate

the

colored

bars

at

+1

or

+3dB;

b.

For

type

IV,

the

loudest

material

should

illuminate

the

bars

at

+3

or

+5dB.

8.

Return

to

the

beginning

of

the

material

to

be

recorded.

9.

Press

0.—

to

begin

recording.

(REC

will

be

continuously

displayed.)

10.At

end

of

material

to

be

recorded:

a.

Press

(Stop);

or

b.

Press

Rec

Mute.

This

records

4

seconds

of

silence

on

the

tape

and

returns

the

deck

to

Record.

Press

•

to

continue

recording.

Setting

Bias

Fine

Trim

Bias

Fine

trim

enables

you

to

get

optimal

wideband

recordings

by

adjusting

the

bias

setting

for

the

specific

tape

you

are

using.

You

locate

the

correct

setting

by

making

a

test

recording,

with

the

Bias

Fine

trim

knob

in

different

positions,

as

follows:

1.

Turn.

Dolby

NR

off.

2.

Start

with

Bias

Fine

Trim

knob

at

extreme

counter

-clockwise

position.

3.

Choose

a

sound

source

(CD

player,

tuner

or

turntable)

and

set

the

Source

Selector

on

your

receiver/pre-amp/integrated

amplifier

accordingly.

4.

Play

the

source

material.

5.

Load

the

cassette

you

are

using

into

the

deck,

and

press

—

to

advance

partway

onto

the

tape.

6.

Press

(Stop)

and

then

•

(Record/Pause).

7. Set

the

Input

Level

knob

so

that

the

signal

level

meter

indicates

-3dB.

8.

Press

Counter

Reset.

9.

Press

►

to

begin

recording.

10.When

the

tape

counter

reaches

00:10,

immediately

turn

the

Bias

Fine

Trim

knob

clockwise

by

1/8

turn.

11.

When

the

tape

counter

reaches

00:20,

again

turn

the

knob

clockwise

again

by

the

same

amount.

12.Continue

turning

the

knob

by

the

same

amount

at

10

-second

intervals

until

the

extreme

clockwise

position

is

reached.

13.Press

(Stop)

and

rewind

the

tape

to

00:00

on

the

Counter.

14.Select

Tape

Monitor

on

your


amplifier.

Turn

up

the

volume

to

a

high

level

(or

use

headphones).

15.

Press

16.Compare

the

sound

on

the

tape

to

the

sound

from

the

original

source

by

pressing

the

Tape

Monitor

switch

on

your


amp

in

and

out.

Find

the

place

on

the

tape

where

the

sound

is

most

similar

to

the

original

sound.

17.

Note

the

reading

on

the

Tape

Counter.

This

will

tell

you

which

Bias

Fine

Trim

setting

produces

the

best

sound

for

the

tape

you

are

using.

18.Make

a

note

of

the

correct

setting

for

this

brand

and

formulation

of

tape.

To

find

the

ideal

setting

for

other

tape

brands

of

formulations,

repeat

this

test.

Recording

Using

the

CD

Sync

Feature

To

use

the

CD

Sync

feature

first

be

sure

that

th

TD

420

is

correctly

connected

through

it's

rear

panel

remote

out

jacks

to

the

remote

in

jacks

on

a

Harman

Kardon

CD

player

(refer

to

page

7).

Once

connected,

the

cassett

deck

will

control

the

PLAY,

PAUSE,

and

STOP

functions

of

your

Harman

Kardon

CD

player.

To

activate

the

CD

Sync

function

press

the

CD

Sync

button

on

the

front

panel

of

the

TD

420.

The

green

LED

will

illuminate.

NOTE:

Anytime

the

STOP

button

on

the

cassette

deck

is

pressed

the

Sync

function

will

turn

off

automatically.

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