Akai X-355

AUTOMATIC REVERSE (METER)
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE:
ln stcp (C), if the PLi\ Y BUTTO @ is used to ad vance the rape, it i not necessary to push the TOP BUTTON @ at poin t B. p.
proarhing the de sir ed point B. p e r~ rm oteps (0 and (E). ln st ep (C), rotate, the SET DIAL 4 c ount er clo ckwise un til its r ed index mark
has s li gh tl y pa ·se d the "0" on the TAPE C OU NT ME TER @. Th e X.3S5 will begin re ver se play as soon as the "0" a li gn irse lf with th e
red index mark.
Step 1F 1 and (C l a re not necessary, however, the inform a ti on c onr ained there uncler is a ppli ca bl e.
1 \n a lt e rn at .: pro ced ur t: for a u toma t ic reverse is tol et the gradua ted Ti\PE COU:--!T METER , r epresent 2.400 feet of ta p e. Approximately
2,375 f ec t is the maximum le ngth of tap e th ar ca n be rever sed us ing ch e TAPE COUNT METER @ Not e, as in Figure 13@ and steps (BJ
and
(D). that if th ere wc::rc:: 2. · WO feet between points A and B, the TAPE CO NT METER @ and the SET DIAL .1 would be una ble
to distinguish point
A fmm point B. Th e int erva ls between numb ers repres e nt 200 feet.
.
ub stitut ,; the foll owing for stt:p · (Cl an tl (f ).
( ) Manua ll y rotat e the TAP E COU T METER 1 coun ter clockwise unti lth e number tha r repr esents the cl es ired ta pe foot age between
points A and Bi s a li gned with th e black ind ex mark on th e Dl AL OFF BUTTO 6 ( Figure l3<Ii) shows 650 feet).
(F) Manua ll y rotat e the Tr\PE COUNT METER 1 cio kwise until the " 0" is a li gned with the black ind ex ma rk on the 1 ! AL OFF
BUTTO ":6'.
7. AUTOMATIC REPEAT (METER)
Automntic repeal is u se d for playb ack in the fon ·vard di r ection only. Wh en the meter is lJ Sed for automan c repeat. the X-355 will continu-
ously repeat the portion of lape from point A to point B by pl aying ba ck in the fow ard direction from point A to point B, rewind ing it sdf to
po~n ! A and pl aying ba ck again to point B. Th e oper a tion will co ntinu e a uroma tically unti l th e STOP BUTTON @ is pushed. Wh en the
PLA Y
BU"rTON 3 i pushed aga in, playback wi ll r es ume in the forwa rd direct ion unt il re winding occut ·s at point B.
Th e pr oced ur e for a ut oma ti c repeat is the sn me as for a utom a ti c n' verse exc ep t for · step (E). Subs tillle the following for st ep lE ).
Π). Pu sh the H.EPEi\T BUTT
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