Akai GX-285D User Manual

1. INDEX COUNTER & RESET BUTTON
For use in loealing positions on a tape. With the Reset Buttan,
set Index Counter to "0000" before beginning recording or
pl.yb.ck.
2. TRACK SELECTOR BUTTONS
1~4/Stereo/3-2 Track Selector Buttons for easy track selection.
3. SENSING POLE
Reverses tape [Cavel dire ctio n du ring playback mode. Automatic
re verse is effected when th e sensing foil (affixed to the inner
s ide of the magn etic tape) co rnes in co nt ac t w ith this sensing
pole.
4. SUPPLY REEL TABLE
5. REEL RETAINER
Pull tip of Retainer on reel shaft outward and turn to left or
right to lock reel into plac e.
6. TENSION ARM
T he Tension Arm not only work s ta co rrect tape slack, but also
st abi lizes tape speed. As th e t ape advances , proper tension is
app lied and tape vibration is elimjn ated.
7. PAUSE BUTTON
Con .... en ient for use in temp o rarily suspend ing tape movement
during recording or pla ybac k. Oepr ess fo r pause mode.
8. AUTOMA TIC SHUT-OFF BUTTON
The A utomat ic Shul-Off Buuon i5 link ed 10 the AUlOmatic
Shut-Off Lever. If thi s but ton is a l depre ssed p os ition , wh en th e
ta pe cornes ta the end, the p owe r of the en lire unit will be cul
off. A convenienl safety feature in case Ihe recorder is leCt
unattended.
9. POWER SWITCH
JO. TAPE SPEED SELECTOR BUTTONS
7-1/2 and 3-3/4 ips Speed Selec t or Bultons. Feather touch for
easy selection of desir ed spee d.
II. TAPE SELECTOR SWITCH
Se l to ON po sitio n when usi ng Aka i Super Range Tape or o th er
mak e lo w no ise lap es. Sel 10 OFF po s ition for regular
magnelic lape .
12. MICROPHONE JACKS (lert & right)
Vlhen using microphone s for r ecord ing, insert microphone plug s
into these jacks.
13. MICROPHONE RECORDING LEVEL CONTROLS (lef! &
righ!)
When using microph ones f or reco rding, adjust input with th ese
controls while observing VU Meters.
14. HEADPHONE JACK
Connect stereo headphones of 8 n. ta this jack for monit oring
so und during re co rding or for private headphone li sten ing.
15. UNE RECORDING LEVEL CONTROLS nef! & right)
For u se in adjusting tine r eco rdin g l evel. Adjust while observing
v u Meters.
16 . VU METERS (lert & right)
Indicales recordi ng and pl ay ba ck levels. Normal r eco rdîng l eve l
sho uld not exceed "0" VU le ve l.
17. RECORDING INDICATOR LAMP
Recording mode indi ea ta r l amp. When Record and Fo rw ard
Buttons are depress ed, this Reco rding Indicator lamp williight.
18. RECORDING SAFETY BUTTON
For effecting r ecordi ng mode, while depressing this bUll on
depress Forward Bulton.
19. HEAD COVER
Hou ses Era se, Recording , Play back and Revèrse Playback
Head s.
20 . TAKE-UP REEL TABLE
21. REEL RETAINER
Pull tip of Reta iner o n r ee l sha ft outward and turn 10 lefl or
right
ta Jock reel int o place.
22 . CAPST AN
Tran"ports tape.
23. PINCH WHEEL
Pres.o;;es agains t Capstan 10 lran spO ri tape.
24. SENSING POLE
Reverses t ape travel direction during playback m ode. Automat ic
rever se is effected ""hen the sensing tape (previou sly affixed la
outer edge of tape surface) cornes in conlact with thi s sens ing
pol e.
25. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF LEVER
At the end of the tape, this lever is released and tape movement
is st opped. If the Automatic Shut-Off Button is at depressed
position, when the Automatic Shut-Off Lever is released, the
power of th e ent ire unit is eut off.
26. REWIND BUTTON
For effee ting manual rever se playback. Se ns ing t ape is used for
aUloma tic reverse.
27. REVERSE BUTTON
For effee ting manual reverse playback. Sensing tape is u sed for
automat ic reverse.
28. FAST FORWARD BUTTON
r :or advilnc in g tape in forwflrd direction J I high spee d.
29 . FORWARD BUTTON
Advanc es tape in forward direction for rec o rding or playback.
for r eco rdin g mode, depress this button while depressing the
Re co r ding Safety Bulton.
30. SOUND-ON-SOUND BUTTON
S ee So und ·On- So und re co rding proc e dur e, page 12 .
31. MONITOR SWITCH
During record i ng mode, set Ihi s Swi l ch to SO URCE po s ili o ll
fo r moni[o rÎng sound sourc e, a nd 10 TAPE po s ilion Cor
chec king recorded signaIs. For pl ayback, set Swi lch 10 T APE
po siti on .
32. STOP BUTTON
Depress ta stop tape trave!.
33. DOLBY NOISE REDUCTION SWITCH & DOLBY INDICATOR
LAMP
Set ta ON position for rec o rdin g o r playback with the Dolby
pro cess. In olher cases, the switch much be set ta OFF position.
34. VOLUME CONTROLS (lert & right)
For adj us tmenr o f sound level during playback mode.
35. CYCLE CONVERSION SWITCH
Thi s Switc h mu sl be sel to 50 H z or 60 Hz in accordance w ith
area p owe r sou rce.
36. REMOTE CONTROL JACK
Fo r connecling RC-16 Rem ote Con tr o l unit (optional accesso-
ry). Enables control of recording, playback, st o p, fast forward ,
re
wind, and reverse playback modes From a dis tance.
37. UNIVERSAL VOLTAGE SELECTOR & FUSE POST
See Voltage & Cycle Conver si on procedure.
38. UNE OUTPUT JACKS (left & right)
Fo r pl ayback, connect thè se jack s la the tape input jacks, or
auxiliary j acks of an eXle rnal ster eo arnplifier.
39. EXTRA AC OUT LET
Ex lra un sw itched o utlel. Not inte rl ocked w ith fro nt panel
Power Sw itch.
40. AC CORD
41. DlN JACK HIGH/LOW INPUT
SELECTOR SWITCH
Wll en using Din Jack for connectiun with an exte rnal amplifier,
set thi s Switch to HIGH po siti on wh en the o utput level of the
amp lifier is high, and to LOW po siti on when the output level of
the a mplifier is low.
42. UNE INPUT JACKS (lert & right)
To record trom an external tun er amp lifier or record player,
con n ect the outp ut jacks 10 the se Jack s.
43. DlN JACK
Thi s jack e nable s r eco rding and play baek Ihr o ugh an external
amplif ier wi th Ihe use of a single Din co nnection cor d. When
re
co rding us ing Dio Ja ck connec li on. r eco rding level i s- adju sted
with the Microphone Rec o rdin g Level Co n tr ois.

Akai GX-285D Specifications

General

Brand	Akai
Model	GX-285D
Category	Tape Deck
Language	English