General Guide to the Controls and Connectors
Front Panel
1POWER switch : Turns the unit on and off. deck 2, or MIX for monitoring a mix of two tape
signals. During Record Ready or Record modes,
NOTEyou can monitor input signals, as selected with this
The equipment draws nominal nonoperating power
switch.
from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the OFF
position.BPHONES control : Adjusts the listening level of
the headphones plugged into the PHONES jack.
2Cassette Compartment : Opens upon pressingCPHONES jack : For connection to 3-conductor
the EJECT button. stereo headphones.
3RTZ (Return-To-Zero) button : Fast-winds theDREW button : Winds the tape at high speed in
tape to a zero reference point selected by pressingreverse. When pressed while in Play Ready mode,
RESET. You can press PLAY after RTZ for the tapeoffers cueing to an earlier point.
to automatically start playing at the end of the
search function. If PAUSE is pressed instead ofEF FWD button : Winds the tape at high speed in
the forward direction. When pressed while in Play
PLAY, the deck goes into Play Ready mode.
The tape will go slightly past the 0000 point on theReady mode, offers forward cueing.
counter because of inertia.
FSTOP button : Used to stop the tape and exit the
RTZ cannot operate unless it is pressed when thecurrent operation modes.
tape counter reads 0003 or higher numbers.
GForward PLAY ( � ) button : plays the forward
4RESET button : Resets the counter to 0000 to
side of the tape. The associated LED blinks during
mark any point on the tape which you can access byStop, and lights steadily during Play Ready and
pressing RTZ. Play. If pressed when the tape is ready for record or
5EJECT button : Opens the cassette compartment. play on the reverse side, switches the tape to be
ready for record or play on the forward side.
6DUAL REC button : If pressed when the tape isHReverse PLAY ( � ) button : Similar to the
stopped, puts both decks into Record Ready mode ;forward play button, but plays the reverse side of
and pressing PLAY on either deck starts recording
via deck lOs input. This function is used only forthe tape or switches the tape to be ready for record
or play on the reverse side.
single-unit operation.
IPAUSE button : Interrupts record or play. If
7SYNC REVERSE switch : Used for tape
dubbing, causing two or more tapes to be switchedpressed when the tape is stopped, puts the deck into
Play Ready mode. If pressed while holding down
to their reverse sides in synchronization with eachRECORD, puts the deck into Record Ready mode.
other. Recording starts upon pressing PLAY-the
8CPS switch : Can be operated while in Stop, Playassociated LED of which is lit.
Ready, and Play modes to access speciŢc programs
JRECORD button : Holding down this button and
on the tape. pressing PLAY starts recording. Pressing STOP
9DUB STDBY switches : In NORM mode, youwhile holding down RECORD records a 4�second
can locate the source tape to the point you want tosilence.
next start dubbing from, while keeping the targetKPITCH CONT knob : Varies play speed about
tapes waiting at the end of the previous recording.+/�l0 % to match pitch or to produce special
You canOt do this in HI SPEED mode.
effects. For normal play operation, be sure to set
APHONES OUT switch : Selects a headphonethis knob to the center position.
monitor source. Set to 1 for monitoring tape signalsLREC BAL knob : Used to balance the left and
from deck 1, 2 for monitoring tape signals from
right input levels.
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