Akai X-355

10. MANUAL REVERSE OR REPEAT
OPERATING INSTR UC TIONS
fi g. 15
®
Pushing the MA UAL REVERSE BUTTON @ in the ce nt er of the
S
ET DI AL @ ( Figur e 15 @) will put the X- 355 into the rever se ( pl ay b ac k)
or repeat (rewind) function anytime before the "0"
on the TAPE
CO U NT METER 7 is a li gned with the red index mark on the ET
DIAL @. Ma nu al rever se can also be acc ompl ished by pu shing the
REVER SE BUTTON on the re mot e c ontrol atta chm e nt ( Figur e 15 @).
In or
de r for the MA UAL REVER SE BUTTON @ to function, the
® bl ac k i nd ex ma rk on the DIAL OFF BUTTON @ mu st be pointing
s
tr aight up ( Fi g ur e 15 @) a nd the REVERSE BUTTO @ or REPEAT
BUTTON @ mu st be pushed in.
11. RECORDING
TEREO- Conn ect the power c ord a nd load a tape as s hown on P age 9.
(A) Push the POWER BUTTON @).
(B) Set the TRACK SELECTOR KNOB @ to " STEREO ".
( C) Set the SPEED CH A NGE SWITCH @ to 7-1 / 2 or 3-3/ 4 as
re
quir ed.
(D) Set the
FUNCTION SWITCH @ to " STEREO ".
(E) Set
th e EQUALIZER SWITCH @ to 7-1 / 2 or 3-3/ 4.
Th e EQUALIZER SWITCH ® and the SPEED CHANGE
SWITCH ® mu st have the sa me se tting .
(F) Push the
RES ET BUTTON @a nd se t the INDEX COUNTER @
to "0000".
Th e INDEX COUNTER 2 provicles a reference for loca ting a
position
on the ta pe.
(G) In
se rt the mi c rophon e plug into the MICROPHO E INP UT
JACKS @,@.
M ain tain a di stance of a t !east se ven feet between the mi c roph ones
(see Fig
ur e 16@). Mic roph one volum e leve! m ay be adju sted and
balanced by the
MICROPHONE VOLUME CONTROL
K N OB S @, @. Norm al rec ordin g sho uld not exceed "0" on th e
VU meters @. If an e xt ernal amplifier is c onn ected a nd in u e,
fee cl back can be pr eve nt ed by a dju sting the VOLUME CON -
TROL KNOB S @, @.