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2.

Using

the

Counter.

The

Linear

Time

Counter

indicates

approximate

tape

position

in

minutes

and

seconds.

(Elapsed

time

is

maintained

in

Fast

Forward

and

Rewind.)

a.

Press

Reset

to

set

Counter

to

00:00

at

start

of

tape.

Use

subsequent

Counter

readings

to

identify

desired

points

on

tape.

b.

To

rewind

rapidly

to

any

desired

point:

(1)

Press

Reset

at

desired

point

(Counter

will

display

00:00);

(2)

Press

Memory

button

("Memo"

will

be

displayed);

(3)

When

41

is

pressed,

deck

will

rewind

to

approximately

00:00

on

Counter.

Note:

When

Counter

is

reset

to

00:00

at

the

beginning

of

a

cassette,

the

approximate

time

remaining

can

be

determined

by

subtracting

the

counter

reading

from

the

total

tape

time.

Accuracy

is

typically

within

one

minute

of

the

tape's

actual

running

time.

Recording

a

Tape

1.

Set

Bias

Fine

Trim

knob,

Rec

Cal

knobs

and

Dolby

NR

buttons

correctly

for

this

recording.

(See

"Setting

the

Recording

Circuitry",

Pages

7-8.)

2.

If

you

are

recording

an

FM

stereo

broadcast

using

Dolby

Noise

Reduction,

turn

on

MPX

Filter.

Otherwise

turn

MPX

Filter

off.

3.

Press

0/11

and

►

to

begin

recording.

4.

Play

one

of

the

louder

segments

of

the

material

to

be

recorded.

5.

Check

the

signal

levels

indicated

by

the

bars

marked

L

and

R

on

the

display.

If

levels

are

unequal,

correct

the

imbalance

by

turning

the

front

part

of

the

Input

Level

knob,

while

keeping

the

back

part

of

the

knob

stationary.

6.

Record

level

may

be

set

in

any

of

three

ways:

A.

Check

the

Display

Panel

to

determine

the

tape

Type

(I,

II

or

IV).

Turn

front

and

back

parts

of

the

Input

Level

knob

together

to

set

record

level:

(1)

For

tape

Types

I

and

II,

the

loudest

material

should

illuminate

the

colored

bars

at

+1

or

+3dB;

(2)

For

tape

Type

IV,

the

loudest

material

should

illuminate

the

bars

at

+3

or

+5dB.

B.

Alternatively,

turn

on

Meter

Weighting

and

set

Input

Level

at

+3dB.

(For

details

see

Page

7.)

C.

Monitor

the

recording

through

headphones

or

speakers

to

maintain

maximum

input

level

without

distortion.

7.

Rewind

the

tape.

8.

Return

to

the

beginning

of

the

material

to

be

recorded.

9.

Press

11/11

and

►

to

begin

recording.

10.

At

end

of

material

to

be

recorded:

a.

Press

■

(Stop);

or

b.

Press

Rec

Mute.

This

records

5

seconds

of

silence

on

the

tape

and

returns

the

deck

to

Rec/

Pause

(0/11

)

for

recording

additional

selections.

Automatic

Tape

Monitor

Switching

Most

3

-head

tape

decks

provide

a

switch

that

allows

users

to

select

between

source

signal

and

tape

monitor.

The

TD4800

automatically

switches

to

the

source

signal

when

0/11

(Record/Pause)

is

pressed.

This

enables

the

user

to

hear

source

sound

while

setting

record

levels.

When

recording

begins

—and

when

a

tape

is

played

—the

unit

automatically

switches

to

Tape

Monitor

Mode.

To

override

the

automatic

setting,

press

the

Monitor

button

on

the

front

panel.

This

allows

you,

for

example,

to

compare

the

source

signal

to

a

tape

recording

as

the

recording

is

being

made.

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