Akai GX-65 MKII

Recording
Before beginning
@ Set the TIMER START switch to OFF.
© Set the MPX FILTER switch to.= for normal recording
purposes.
@ Turn on the power of all the components.
After
the
power
is
turned
on,
the
operation
buttons
cannot
be used for a few seconds while the cassette deck stabi-
lizes itself.
@ Select the recording source with the amplifier’s input
selector or the recording output selector.
@
Check
the
cassette
tape
being
used
for
recording.
Make
sure
the recording
defeat
tabs
are
intact
and
that
the
tape’s
recording
time
is
of
sufficient
length.
3 HEAD
CLOSED LOOP DOUBLE CAPSTAN
Operation
1 Press the & button and load a cassette tape.
Insert exposed tape side down and close the cassette
holder.
2 Set the DOLBY NR ON/OFF and C-TYPE/B-TYPE se-
, lect switches as follows:
Recording with DOLBY C-type NR ov... eeeeceesesseeeeeeeeees
Set the DOLBY NR ON/OFF switch to = and the
C-TYPE/B-TYPE select switch to .=.
Recording with DOLBY B-type NR............:.ccseseeeeseeeene
Set the DOLBY NR ON/OFF switch to = and the
C-TYPE/B-TYPE select switch to .m.
Recording without Dolby NR........-..:ccssessseeserrestetteneeeees
Set the ON/OFF switch to 2m.
3 Standby for recording
Press the te! button.
The cassette deck will go into the recording standby
mode and the MONITOR switch will be automatically set
to SOURCE.
The REC and SOURCE indicators will light and the >
indicator will flash on and off.
4 Recording level adjustment
Test play the source and set the recording level with the
REC LEVEL control.
The standard recording level should not exceed the end
of the recording level guide on the peak level meter.
To start recording
Press the > button.
The
&
indicator
will
stay
lit
and
the
SOURCE
indicator
will
be
replaced
by
the
TAPE
indicator.
The
cassette
deck
will
stop
automatically
when
the
end
of
the
tape
is
reached.
The
deck
mode
indicator
will
dis-
appear
and
the
TAPE
indicator
will
be
replaced
by
the
SOURCE
indicator.
To stop recording
Press the li button.
The
cassette
deck
will
stop
immediately.
The
deck
mode
in-
dicator
will
disappear
and
the
TAPE
indicator
will
be
re-
placed
by
the
SOURCE
indicator.
To stop recording temporarily
Press the !et button during recording.
The
[>
indicator
will
flash
on
and
off
and
the
TAPE
indicator
will
be
replaced
by
the
SOURCE
indicator.
To resume recording
Press the > button.
The
>
indicator
will
light
and
the
SOURCE
indicator
will
be
replaced
by
the
TAPE
indicator.
Note
@
Set
the
BIAS
control
to
its
center
click
“O”
position
for
nor-
mal
recording.
Refer
to
page
14
for
operation
details.
@
After
recording,
turn
off
all
the
components.