BIC 940 - Automatic Record Playback; Repeat Play and Unit Control

lift,
and
place
it on
the
record
After
the record
has
been
played,
the
tone-
arm
will return
to the tonearm rest
and
the
unit will
shut off You may
also
use
the
cueing
lever
while
playing
single records
manually. For use of
this
feature,
refer to
page
1
1
. lf
you
wish
to discontinue
playing
in
the mid-
dle of
a
record,
depress the cycle
button.
The
tonearm
will
return
to
its rest,
and
the
unit
will
shut off
.
Alternatively,
you
rnay
lift the
tonearm
from the record
and
manually return it
to
the rest The
turntable
should then be turned
off by
moving
the
programming
lever
to
the
OFF
position.
DC
NOT
MOVE
THE
PROGRAMMER
WITH
THE TONEARM
ON
A
RECORD
Repeat
PIay
of
a
Single
Record
Here is
another B.l.C
f
eatu
re: lf
you
would like
to hear
one
twelve-inch record
played
three times
(Fig
A),
simply
advance the
programmer
to the number
3.
With
the
tonearm
on the
picku
p
rest,
depress
the
cycle button
and
the
unit
will
play
the record three
times and
shut off
10
Automatic
Play
of a
Single
Record
To
play
a
single record
automattcail','
advance
the
programmer
to
the
nu--be'
1
setting
and
depress
the
cycle
buticr
(Fig
B)
This
cycle
button
initiates
tctally
autonratic
operation.
The
arrn
rises.
comes
to the edge of the
record anC
is
gently
lowered.
At
the
end of
record
play,
the ic,reai'i:r
returns
to the rest
and the
rnachine
automatically shuts off
.
lf
you
rnove
the
prograrnmer
to the
nurnber
1
setting
and
place
the
tonearnn
on
the
record,
the
unit will not
shut off
at the
end of
the
record,
but
will
continue
to
play
the
record
one
more
tir"ne
Turning
Off the
Unit
The u
nit
can be tu rned of
f at any
time
in
one
of two ways:
The cycle
button
can be
depressed
to
advance
the
programming
cycle to
the next lower
program
number until
the
"
MAN
"
position
is reached,
Depressing
the
cycle
button
once
again
willcause
the tonearm
to
return
to
the
tonearrn
rest
and
complete
shut
off of
the turntable.
Alternatively, the tonearm can
be
lifted manually
by means
of
the tonearm
finger lift
and returned
to
the tonearm
rest.
The
programming
lever should
then be moved
to the OFF
position
to
turn
off the
unit
(Fig
C)
Automatic
Multiple
Record
Play
Yo;'l',.,1lcel
91C cair
oe
used to
play
.
_l:
p'e
"eCOros
auio.natically,
but
with
i'r
Qor,ari
cl"erences
\,vi1en
cornpared
','/l:'
ur,;ts
t,,lrich
are
cornrnonly
categcrized
as
"automatic
turntables".
T"re ts'l'C
mechanism
is
exceptionally
sirnple.','litlr a
rninimurn
number of
moving
paris.
Reccrds are
handled
with two-point
support as
opposed
to the umbrella
type si
n
gl
e-support
system commonly
used.
The B'l'C
system
stabilizes
the
records
and
insures reliable dropping.
There
are other automatic
turntables
that use a two-point
record
support
system,
but the 940
differs in that
automatic shut-off
is
cornpletely
inde-
pendent
of the center automatic
spindle.
This
eliminates
the
critical
sensing
nature of the spindle
and
is
one
of the
reasons
for the reliable
changing
capabilities of the B'l'C unit.
This design also
makes it much
simpler to accommodate
records with
variations in
the center
hole diameter
or thickness,
lnstalling Multiple Play
Spindle
To
play
u
p
to six
records in
seq
uence,
remove
the short manual spindle
from
the
turntable.
Place
the multiple
play
spindle
in
the
center
of
the turntable.
Rotate