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OPERATIONS
BEFORE BEGINNING OPERATIONS
Set the controls and switches as follows: See page 2.
1. Set the POWER switch © to ON.
2. Press the SPEAKERS A selector switch
@,
SPEAKERS B
selector
switch
© , or both
switches.
3. Set the BALANCE
control
@ to the center
position.
4. Set the DIRECT switch © to OFF.
PLAYBACK PROCEDURES
1. Set the INPUT SELECTOR
switch
© to the
desired playback source.
¢ For
playback
with the equipment
connected
to the LINE
terminals: Set to [LINE].
¢ For reception of an AM/FM broadcast: Set to [TUNER].
¢ For playback of a record: Set to [PHONO].
Set the PHONO SELECTOR switch @ to MM (lL) or MC (=)
according to the type of cartridge being used. (A-445 only)
¢ For playback of a compact disc: Set to [CD]
¢ For playback of a tape: Set to [DAT/TAPE 1] or [TAPE 2].
2. Operate the equipment to begin playback.
3. Adjust
playback
volume
with
the VOLUME
CONTROL © on this unit.
RECORDING TAPES
1. Select the recording equipment with the REC
SELECTOR switch @.
e¢ When set to SOURCE, the signals from the device connected to
the terminals of the selected input are recorded. (To record
signals from the device connected
to the PHONO
or LINE
terminals,
for instance
set the
REC
SELECTOR
switch
to
SOURCE and set the INPUT SELECTOR switch to PHONO or
LINE accordingly.)
« Recording is impossible when the switch is set to OFF.
NOTE:
'When REC SELECTOR
switch is set to a position other than
SOURCE or OFF, the equipment selected by the REC SELECTOR
switch can be recorded from, irrespective of the settings of the
INPUT SELECTOR and DIRECT switches.
2. Begin recording
by operating the recording
equipment.
,
Refer to the operating instructions for your tape deck for proper
operating procedures.
MONITORING WHILE RECORDING
On a 3-head tape deck, sound can be concurrently heard while
recording on tape. This operation of checking the sound quality
and recording level is called "monitoring." For monitoring, the
INPUT SELECTOR switch of this unit must be set to the tape deck
on which recording is being done.
« When recording with the tape deck connected to the DAT/TAPE
1 terminals: Set to DAT/TAPE 1.
e When recording with the tape deck connected to the TAPE 2
terminals: Set to TAPE 2.
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NOTE:
When
recording from the PHONO
or LINE source,
recording
monitor is not possible.
COPYING TAPES
When two decks are used (or when using double cassette deck),
you can record the sounds from one deck onto the other.
Application examples:
¢ To make a tape copy with contents identical to the original tape.
¢ To edit a recording of an FM broadcast in order to cut out
unwanted
commercials,
recording
only desired
material
onto
another tape.
When using two tape decks
1. Load tapes for playback (pre-recorded tape)
and recording (blank tape) into the respective
tape decks.
2. Select the copying
direction
with the REC
SELECTOR switch @.
e When copying from the tape deck of the DAT/TAPE 1 terminals
to the tape deck of the TAPE 2 terminals: Set to 1 > 2.
¢ When copying from the tape deck of the TAPE 2 terminals to
the tape deck of the DAT/TAPE 1 terminals: Set to 2 > 1.
NOTE:
The tape input selected with the REC SELECTOR switch can be
copied, regardless
of the settings of INPUT SELECTOR
and
DIRECT switches.
3. Operate the tape decks to begin copying.
Set the tape deck with the original (playback) tape to the playback
mode, and set the tape deck with the blank tape to the recording
mode.
Playback using a graphic equalizer
The sound of all sources can be finely adjusted with a graphic
equalizer connected to the ADAPTOR terminals.
However, the graphic equalizer is bypassed when the DIRECT
switch is ON.
NOTE:
Be sure to perform this operation with the adaptor component
power switch in the ON position. Even when not using the adaptor
component,
its power switch must be left ON.
If the adaptor
component is switched OFF, no sound will be produced, or the
playback sound will be distorted.