J\
STEREO
--
~""'e5'~
"-
I e - ,-
2
---
- -
3
,.-
,
I
\
\
,_
1-4
AKAi
.
,,
....
--. '
fi
rst track
Second
track
Th
i
rd
track
Fourth
track
4
________
_
3. T
APE
SPEED
SELECTION
Th X·
200D
operates on 3 tape speeds. 7•1/2. 3·3/4 and l •7!
8Ips
.
Refer
to
the
chart
for
soloctlon
of
an adequate
tape
speed.
• 1·7/
Sips
......... The 1-7/
Sips
tape speed is obtained
by
se
tting
tho
TAPE
SPEED SELECTOR
to
" 1•7i
8".
• 3-3/4 ips .........
rho
3·3/4 lps tape speed Is obtained by
setting
1110
TAPE
SPEED
SELECTOR
to
"3
•3/
4"
.
• 7-l /
2ips
.........
The
7•1/2 ips tape spe
ed
is
obtained
by
sett
ing the TAPE
SPEED
SELECTOR
to
..
7• l /
2"
.
I
mporta
nt
: In each case. set Equalizer Switch
to
consis
tent
speed.
Fig. 4 RECORDING T
IM
E
3-2
fJI
Fig. 5
4-
TRACK
STEREO
--
TAPE
LENGTH
I
TAPE
SPEED
1·7/8 ips
3·3
/4
7-1/2
-----
J
1200
ft
4hrs
2
l
I
-
1800
6
3
1.5
-
2400
8
4 2
-
4
•TR
ACK
MONO
-
-I
~
1200
8
2
1800
12
3
-
2400
16
I
8
I
4
4. 4-TRACK RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM
The AKAi X·
200D
employs a fou r track
system
which can be used for
either
stereo
or
monaural recording/playback. Tho desired track or tracks are select•
ed by the TRACK SELECT
OR
.
4-TRACK STEREO RECORDING/PLAYBACK
Stereo recording/playback requires the
simu
ltaneous u
se
of
two
tracks.
Set
the
TRACK SELECTOR to "STEREO".
The
first
stereo recording/playback occurs
on
track
s l and 3. and
the
second
on tracks 2 and 4
after
th
e reels have boon i
nverted
.