Harman Kardon TDC33 Owners Manual - Page 13

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-TRACK

MONAURAL

PLAYBACK

The

following

playback

procedure

is

recommended

for

a

4

-track

mono-

phonic

tape

whose

sequence

of

recording

is:

Track

1,

Track

4,

Track

3,

and

Track

2:

1.

Place

a

4

-track

monophonic

pre-recorded

tape

on

the

FEED

REEL

spindle

(left)

and

thread

the

tape.

2.

Select

the

desired

tape

speed.

3.

Turn

the

power

on

for

the

recorder.

4.

Rotate

the

"LEFT

monitor

volume

control"

clockwise

to

permit

the

play-

back

of

Tracks

1

and

4.

5.

Place

the

MODE

SWITCH

of

your

integrated

receiver

in

the

MONITOR/

PLAYBACK

position.

6)

As

this

is

a

monophonic

tape

recording

only

one

channel

of

your

integrated

receiver

will

be

operative

when

the

Balance

control

is

in

the

Stereo

(in)

position.

For

full

monophonic

operation

(both

speakers

operating),

pull

the

Balance

Control

to

the

Mono

(out)

position.

7.

Move

the

tape

"function

selector"

to

the

RUN

position

to

advance your

tape

for

monophonic

playback

(Track

1).

8.

DO

NOT

rewind

the

tape

since

side

Track

4

can

be

played

merely

reversing

and

inverting

the

reels

and

repeating

steps

3

through

8

above.

9.

When

the

end

of

the

tape

has

been

reached,

DO

NOT

rewind

but

REVERSE

and

INVERT

the

reels

to

playback

Track

3.

10.

Thread

the

tape

onto

your

recorder.

11.

Rotate

the

"RIGHT

monitor

volume

control"

clockwise

to

about

a

3

o'clock

position.

12.

Move

the

tape

"function

switch"

to

the

RUN

position.

You

will

now

hear

Track

3

of

your

tape.

13.

When

the

end

of

the

tape

has

been

reached,

DO

NOT

REWIND

the

tape.

14.

REVERSE

and

INVERT

the

reels

to

play

Track

2.

NOTE:

sequence:

Tape

Width

The

following

Track

Position

shows

the

monaural

track

position

and

track

Mono

Track

Sequence

Stereo

Track

1

(L)

1

Side

I

2

(R)

4

Side

II

3

(R)

3

Side

I

4

(L)

2

Side

II

ERASING

TAPE:

When

the

recorder

is

set

in

the

record

mode,

the

Erase

Head

will

erase

the

track

(or

tracks)

of

the

tape

for

the

corresponding

tracks

of

the

recording

head.

Therefore,

when

you

start

a

new

recording,

any

previous

recordings

will

be

automatically

erased

as

the

tape

passes

the

erase

head.

In

order

to

erase

a

tape

without

adding

a

new

recording,

simply

place

the

recorder

in

the

RECORD

MODE

and

turn

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

RECORD

LEVEL

CONTROLS

to

their

COUNTERCLOCKWISE

position.

A

faster

method

of

tape

erasure

is

provided

by

an

accessory

device,

available

from

your

dealer,

known

as

BULK

ERASER.

SOUND

ON

SOUND

RECORDING

This

is

a

method

by

which

you

can

record

for

Monaural

playback,

a

composite

of

the

Left

and

Right

channel

program

material

on

1

track

of

the

recording

tape.

This

procedure

is

commonly

called

"Dubbing"

or

Sound

on

Sound

recording.

1.

Set

the

tape

counter

to

zero

and

follow

the

steps

1

through

6,

as

out-

lined

for

4

-track

monaural

recording.

2.

When

you

have

completed

the

recording,

rewind

the

tape

back

to

the

beginning.

3.

Connect

a

microphone

to

the

RIGHT

microphone

input

of

your

tape

recorder

and

place

the

function

selector

switch

for

your

receiver

in

the

MIC

RECORD

position.

4.

Move

the

MODE

switch

for

your

receiver

into

the

MONITOR/PLAY-

BACK

position

5.

Push

and

hold

down

the

RIGHT

channel

"record

button"

and

simulta-

neously

move

the

"function

selector"

to

the

PAUSE

position.

6.

Using

the

microphone

as

the

second

signal

source,

set

the

RIGHT

channel

"Record

Level

Control"

to

the

proper

level,

using

your

corresponding

"Level

Meter"

as

a

guide.

7.

Place

the

"Function

Selector"

for

your

recorder

in

the

RUN

position.

You

will

now

be

playing

back

and

hearing

from

your

LEFT

channel

speaker,

the

previously

recorded

or

(base)

material.

At

the

same

time,

you

may

use

the

micro-

phone

to

"dub

in"

on

the

Right

channel.

NOTE:

While

following

the

above

procedure,

a

portion

of

the

sound

or

base

material

coming

out

of

your

LEFT

channel

speaker

is

picked

up

by

your

microphone

and

re-recorded

together

with

your

voice

on

the

RIGHT

channel

this

is

called

"Sound

on

Sound".

8.

When

you

have

completed

this

recording

rewind

the

tape

back

to

the

original

starting

position.

9.

To

playback

your

"Sound

on

Sound"

recording,

Rotate

the

"Function

Selector"

of

the

recorder,

to

the

RUN

position.

10.

Rotate

the

BALANCE

control

for

the

RECEIVER

fully

clockwise

to

select

the

RIGHT

channel

only

for

operation.

For

full

Monophonic

operation

(both

speakers

operating),

PULL

the

Balance

control

to

the

Mono

(out)

position.

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