Harman Kardon TD4400 Owners Manual - Page 8
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3. If you are recording an FM stereo broadcast using Dolby B or C, turn on MPX Filter. Otherwise turn MPX Filter Off. 4. Press MI. ("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 knob 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 ► 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 Rec/Pause (•All ) for recording additional selections. 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 ("Hi Cut") 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 P. to advance part way into the tape. 6. Press ■ (Stop) and then •/N (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 to the next dot. 11. When the tape counter reaches 00:20, again turn the knob clockwise to the next dot. 12. Continue turning the knob one dot at a time at 10-second intervals until the . extreme clockwise (Hi Boost) position is reached. 13. Press ■ (Stop) and rewind the tape to 00:00 on the Counter. 14. Select Tape Monitor on your receiver/ pre-amp/integrated 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 receiver/pre-amp/integrated 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 or formulations, repeat this test.