Adjust the
front
panel level
dicates
a
maximum
0
VU
(100)
on
peaks.
indicates
the input to the
recorder.)
control
so
that
the
VU
meter in-
(In the record
mode,
the meter
The
tape
is
started
by
momentarily depressing the
START
switch.
The
START
switch
illuminates
and
a
STOP
cue
signal
is
automatically
re-
corded
on
the
cue
track of the tape.
the tape.
length of
The
tape will automatically stop
at
the
STOP
cue
recorded
on
The
message length
must
be
carefully
timed in
relation
to
tape
on
the
cartridge
used to avoid overlap.
While
recording, the
quality
can
be
checked
if
prov1s1on
is
made
to
feed the audio output to a separate monitor system such as
an
audition channel of a console.
The
program
material can
be
"A
-
B"
switched
by
monitoring
alternately
the input
and
the output
(which
is
the
reproduction of the audio
just
recorded).
With
monitor systems of equal
quality
and
equal volume,
no
difference
should
be
detected in the signal
before recordinq
and
after.
3-3.
OPTIONAL
AUXILIARY
CUE
TONES
(Q-TRIPS)
In
addition to the standard, 1,000
Hz
stop (primary) cue
tone,
all
models
of the Series
3000
are
available
with additional frequency
tones.
These
optional
auxiliary
cue tones are used to control
other
devices associated with the
cartridge
machine.
I
Non
I
THE
AUXILIARY
CUE
TONES
MAY
BE
RECORDED
WHENEVER
TAPE
IS
IN
MOTION
IN
EITHER
PLAYBACK
OR
RECORD.
The
150
Hz
(QI)
secondary tone
is
defined
GY
the
NAB
cartridge
standards as the
"end
of message" cue
and
is
generally
used
to
activate
another device
at
the
end
of a recorded segment. This could be,
for
example, a sequence
cue
to
an
automation system.
Similarly,
it
could
be
used
to automatically
start
another
cartridge
machine.
In
Series
3000
units
so
equipped,
this
tone
is
used to
initiate
automatic
fast
forward
cueing
after
a
cartridge
has
played.
The
8
kHz
(QII)
tertiary
tone
is
defined as
an
auxiliary
tone
to
be
used
as
needed. Generally,
it
is
used to
activate
another device
during reproduction of a recorded segment.
For
example,
this
tone can
ini-
tiate
slide
changes during recorded commentary.
Or
it
might provide a
warning signal
that
a
cartridge
is
nearing the
end
(a
popular use in radio
stations
using music
on
cartridges
in place of
records).
In
playback,
auxiliary
tones
close
normally
open
relay contacts
available
on
the
rear
panel remote control connector.
At
the
same
time the
indicator
lamp
on
the
front
panel
is
illuminated to
visually
indicate
tone presence.
The
relay
contacts remain closed
and
the
indicator
remains illuminated
for
the dura-
tion of the tone as recorded
on
the
cartridge.
When
so
equipped, the
fast
forward cueing begins
at
the
end
of the
150
Hz
tone.
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