Harman Kardon CD 401 - Tape Recording; Recording Level Adjustment; Record Mute Button

Tape Recording
1. Turn on the POWER switch. The POWER INDICA¬
TOR illuminates.
2. Press the EJECT button to open the CASSETTE COM¬
PARTMENT door and Insert a cassette tape correctly.
Incorrect insertion may cause failure in door dosing or
recording.
3. Press one of the BIAS selector buttons according to the
type of the using tape. If no button is pressed, record¬
ing is impossible and the RECORD INDICATOR does
not illuminate.
4. Set the TAPE MONITOR switch in the SOURCE
position.
5. Adjust the recording level following the instructions
provided in Recording Level Adjustment by turning
the LINE INPUT LEVEL controls. Turn the MICRO¬
PHONE INPUT LEVEL controls to MIN position.
6. To record through the Dolby NR system, depress the
NR ON/OEF selector and select the B or C type by
operating the NR TYPE selector. Check the selected
type by illumination of the TYPE INDICATOR. The
"8" TYPE INDICATOR illuminates in green color, and
the "C" TYPE INDICATOR in yellow.
7. When recording sounds using HX-PRO system, press
the HX-PRO switch. When it is pressed in the ON
position, the red HX-PRO INDICATOR turns on.
8. To record an FM stereo broadcasting program with the
Dolby NR system, be sure that the MPX FILTER
switch is on. This switch is off when depressed.
9. Press the RESET button to reset the TAPE COUNTER
indication to "000".
10. Press the PAUSE button. The PLAY and PAUSE
INDICATORS illuminate. Then, press the RECORD
button. The RECORD INDICATOR starts blinking in
red color to show standby state for recording. The
tape does not run in this state,
11. Press the PAUSE button again to start recording. The
PAUSE INDICATOR extinguishes and the RECORD
INDICATOR goes to continuous illumination.
12. To monitor the recording, press the TAPE MONITOR
switch to MONITOR position. The TAPE MONITOR
switch button illuminates in green. This allows to
monitor the recording while it is in progress.
13. Press the PAUSE button for temporary stopping of the
tape. Press it again to restart recording.
14. Press the STOP button to stop recording halfway.
15. Tape running stops automatically when the tape end is
reached, and the recording mode is cancelled.
Recording through microphones
Connect the left and right microphone cords correctly to
MICROPHONE jacks. Turn the MICROPHONE INPUT
LEVEL controls to set the proper input level .When record¬
ing only through microphones, place the LINE INPUT
LEVEL control at its "0" position.
For mixing recording, place the LINE INPUT LEVEL
control at the desired level position.
Recording from a turntable
Press the subsonic filter on your amplifier as required.
Dubbing without using an amplifier
Connect this unit as shown in "Connection with tape deck
for dubbing”, and carry out dubbing operation.
Recording Level Adjustment
Adjust the recording level by turning the LINE INPUT
LEVEL or MICROPHONE INPUT LEVEL controls meet¬
ing the source of tape recording with observing indication
of the LED LEVEL DISPLAY.
Make adjustment as described below when the sound level
is relatively high.
When using a metal tape
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Momentary illumination up to +3 dB is allowable.
When using a chrome tape
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When using a ferrichrome or normal tape
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The following adjustments will cause excessive sound dis¬
tortion or tape noise.
Too low level setting (illumination up to about — 10 dB)
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Recording with excessive tape noise will result.
Too high levei setting (illumination up to +3 dB to +8 dB)
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Recording with excessive distortion will result.
Record Mute Button
If the sound (such as CM or narration) between programs is
desired to be cut off during recording, recording function
can be invalidated by pressing the RECORD MUTE button.
At least 3-second silent pause between programs is indis¬
pensable for using the EASS.
1. Press the RECORD MUTE button continuously after a
program ends. No sound is recorded on the tape as
long as this button is kept pressed.
2. After a few seconds, press the PAUSE button and wait
for the next program.
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