Harman Kardon TDC33 Owners Manual - Page 11

RECORDING

PROCEDURE

4

-Track

Stereophonic

Recording:

1)

Carefully

thread

the

tape

onto

the

recorder,

as

outlined

in

the

pre-

ceding

paragraph

"Threading

the

Tape".

2)

Turn

the

power

"ON"

for

both

the

tape

recorder

and

your

integrated

receiver.

3)

Place

the

"function

selector"

switch

for

the

integrated

receiver

in

the

mode

appropriate

to

the

material

you

wish

to

record.

(Example:

PHONO,

AUX,

FM).

4.

Select

the

tape

speed

desired

by

moving

the

"Tape

Speed

Selector"

lever

appropriately.

5.

Return

the

"Tape

Counter"

to

zero

by

depressing

the

"Tape

Counter

Reset

Button".

6.

Depress

and

hold

down

BOTH

"record

buttons"

while

simultaneously

turning

the

"Tape

Function

Selector

"

to

the

Run

position.

The

"record

buttons"

will

interlock

in

the

DOWN

position

and

the

tape

will

start

moving

from

the

left

(supply)

reel

to

the

right

(take

up)

reel.

7.

Turn

the

recorder

"Function

Selector"

to

the

PAUSE

position

the

moment

the

tape

begins

to

move

forward

to

hold

the

tape

in

position

while

setting

the

controls

for

the

record

function.

8.

Rotate

the

left

and

right

channel

"level

controls"

in

a

clockwise

direction

until

their

meter

pointers

deflect

to

the

boundary

of

the

red

area.

If

you

find

the

VU

meter

pointer

well

into

the

red

area,

the

recording

level

is

set

too

high

and

your

recording

will

be

distorted.

NOTE:

The

"record

buttons"

will

be

kept

interlocked

while

the

"function

selector"

is

in

RUN

or

PAUSE

position.

When

the

selector

is

turned

to

STOP

or

FAST

FORWARD

position,

the

record

buttons

will

be

automatically

released.

9.

After

the

proper

recording

levels

have

been

set

on

both

channels,

return

the

"Function

Selector"

to

the

RUN

position.

The

recorder

will

now

begin

the

recording

process.

To

monitor

the

program

information

the

second

after

it

has

been

recorded,

refer

to

the

paragraph

MODE

SWITCH.

10.

If,

in

process

of

recording,

you

want

to

interrupt

the

recording

to

cut

out

unwanted

program

material,

move

the

"function

selector"

to

the

PAUSE

position.

To

resume

recording,

place

the

"function

selector"

to

the

RUN

position.

11.

When

you

have

completed

your

recording,

move

the

recorder

"func-

tion

selector"

to

the

STOP

position.

PLAYING

TAPES

4

-TRACK

STEREOPHONIC

PLAYBACK

1.

Take

a

4

-track

pre-recorded

tape

with

side

1

of

the

tape

(tracks

1

and

3)

facing

up,

and

place

it

on

the

SUPPLY

REEL

spindle

(left

side).

2.

Place

an

empty

reel

on

the

TAKEUP

spindle

(right

side).

3.

Thread

the

tape

onto

the

recorder.

4.

Turn

the

power

ON

for

the

tape

recorder

AND

the

integrated

receiver.

5.

Place

the

MODE

SWITCH

of

your

integrated

receiver

in

the

MONITOR/

PLAYBACK

position.

NOTE:

Rotate

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

MONITOR

VOLUME

CONTROLS

clockwise

to

the

TAPE

POSITION.

6.

Adjust

the

LOUDNESS

CONTROL

for

your

integrated

receiver

to

the

desired

listening

level.

7.

After

the

tape

has

been

played,

reverse

and

invert

the

reels

to

play

the

other

side

of

the

tape.

4

-Track

Monaural

Recording:

To

record

monaural

program

information

from

your

integrated

receiver,

please

follow

the

steps

outlined

below:

1.

Thread

the

tape

onto

the

recorder.

2.

Select

the

desired

tape

speed

and

reset

the

"tape

counter"

to

zero.

3.

Switch

the

"Function

Selector

switch"

for

your

integrated

receiver

to

the

desired

monaural

program

material

that

you

wish

to

record.

Example:

PHONO

AUX,

FM.

4.

Depress

and

hold

down

the

Left

channel

"record

button"

and,

simulta-

neously,

turn

the

tape

"Function

Selector"

through

the

RUN

position

to

the

PAUSE

position.

5.

While

the

tape

is

held

in

place,

adjust

the

"Left

Record

Level

control"

observing

the

corresponding

"Level

Meter"

to

attain

the

proper

recording

level,

as

explained

in

Step

#8

covering

"4

-Track

Stereophonic

Recording".

6.

When

the

proper

recording

level

has

been

set,

move

the

"selector

switch"

to

the

RUN

position

to

put

your

tape

in

motion.

7.

When

you

have

completed

recording

the

entire

portion

of

the

tape

and

the

feed

reel

(left

side)

is

now

empty,

place

the

"Function

Selector"

in

the

STOP

position.

DO

NOT

REWIND

THE

TAPE.

8.

Remove

the

empty

reel

from

the

"feed

reel"

spindle.

9.

Take

the

full

reel

of

tape

from

the

"takeup

reel"

spindle

(right

side).

Turn

it

over

and

place

it

on

the

"feed

reel"

spindle

(left

side).

10.

Now

take

the

empty

reel

and

place

it

on

the

"takeup

reel"

spindle

(right

side).

11.

Thread

the

tape

onto

the

recorder.

12.

Depress

and

hold

down

the

LEFT

channel

"record

button"

while

simul-

taneously

turning

the

"function

selector"

to

the

RUN

position

to

continue

your

recording.

NOTE:

It

is

not

necessary

to

reset

the

"Record

Level

control"

if

you

are

continuing

to

record

the

same

program

material.

13.

To

record

on

the

remaining

two

(2)

tracks,

simply

repeat

steps

7

through

11

above.

14.

Depress

and

hold

down

the

RIGHT

channel

"record

button"

while

simultaneously

turning

the

"tape

function

selector"

through

the

RUN

position

to

the

PAUSE

position.

15.

Repeat

Step

#5,

using

the

"RIGHT

Record

Level

control"

to

set

the

proper

recording

level.

16.

When

the

proper

recording

level

has

been

set,

move

the

"Selector

Switch"

to

the

RUN

position

to

put

your

tape

in

motion.

17.

When

you

have

completed

recording

the

entire

portion

of

the

tape

and

the

feed

reel

is

empty,

place

the

"Function

Selector"

in

the

STOP

position.

DO

NOT

REWIND

THE

TAPE.

18.

Reverse

and

invert

the

reels

as

explained

in

steps

8,

9,

and

10.

19.

Thread

the

tape

onto

the

recorder

to

record

the

last

remaining

track

for

4

-track

monaural

recording,

observing

the

steps

outlined

above.

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