User Manual

ABOUT C ASSETTE TAPES
c hro me ta p e fo rmula tio ns. C rO
This unit is d e sig ne d to b e use d o nly with C hro me -
p o sitio n ta p e , a nd will no t wo rk p ro p e rly with Fe rri-
ta p e (Bia s: HIG H; EQ :
70µs) sho uld b e use d . Also , the use o f C -120 ta p e s is
no t re c o mme nd e d b e c a use the y e xhib it p o o re r p e rfo r-
ma nc e , a nd c a n b e the c a use o f e q uip me nt fa ilure .
Pre ve nting a c c ide nta l e ra sure o f re c o rding s
To ke e p fro m ina d ve rte ntly e ra sing a p rize d re c o rd ing , a ll
c a sse tte ta p e s ha ve re c o rd p ro te c tio n ta b s a lo ng the to p
e d g e o f the c a sse tte she ll. If this ta b is b ro ke n o ut using
a sc re wd rive r o r a ny o the r a p p ro p ria te imp le me nt, it will
no t b e p o ssib le to re c o rd o n the c o rre sp o nd ing sid e o f
the ta p e . This will p ro te c t yo ur re c o rd ing s fro m a c c id e nta l
e ra sure . Fo r 4-tra c k re c o rd ing , it’ s ne c e ssa ry to b re a k o ut
the ta b s fo r b o th the A a nd B sid e s o f the ta p e .
Whe n yo u’ d like to re c o rd o ve r a ta p e with the ta b s
b ro ke n o ut, just c o ve r the ho le s (whe re the ta b s we re )
with ta p e .
PREVENTING AC C IDENTAL TAPE ERASURE:
Recording over a tape with the tabs broken out
• Pla ying ta pe s re c o rde d o n o the r c a sse tte
re c o rde rs
Whe n p la ying No rma l-p o sitio n ta p e s, o r ta p e s e nc o d e d
with Do lb y B no ise re d uc tio n the MT1X, the fo llo wing
ste p s a re a d vise d :
1) Pla ying No rma l- po sitio n ta pe s — mo ve the HI
e q ua lize r fa d e r in the “ + ” d ire c tio n to b o o st the hig h
fre q ue nc ie s until the so und is sa tisfa c to ry.
2) Pla ying ta pe s e nc o de d with Dolb y B NR— p ut the
d b x switc h in the “ O FF” p o sitio n, a nd mo ve the HI
e q ua lize r fa d e r in the “
– ” d ire c tio n to re d uc e the
hig h fre q ue nc ie s until the so und is sa tisfa c to ry.
Ta king up ta pe sla c k
If the ta p e is use d whe n it is sla c k, o r so me p o rtio n o f
the ta p e is o ut o f the c a sse tte she ll, the re is a risk it
ma y b e c o me ta ng le d a ro und the c a p sta n o r p inc hro lle r.
In o rd e r to c o rre c t this, inse rt a p e nc il o r b a llp o int p e n
into the c e nte r o f o ne re e l, a nd ro ta te to ta ke up lo o se
ta p e sla c k.
Sto ring c a sse tte ta pe s
To p re ve nt ta p e sla c k, fit a sto p p e r into the ta p e o r ke e p
ta p e s in the ir c a se s. Do no t sto re ta p e s in d ire c t sunlig ht,
o r in p la c e s with hig h he a t o r humid ity, a s this ma y
d a ma g e the ta p e s. Also , ke e p the ta p e s a wa y fro m
ma g ne tic fie ld s, suc h a s ne a r te le visio ns o r sp e a ke rs,
b e c a use the re c o rd ing s c a n b e e ra se d o r so nic a lly a lte re d
to so me d e g re e .
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