Harman Kardon DC5300 - Basic Cassette Deck Operations; Single Deck Usage and Tape Handling; Recording and Playback Procedures

Operating the Unit as a Single
Cassette Deck
When operating the unit as a single
cassette deck, the transport switches
operate only one transport at a time. When
the unit is first turned on, the Primary
Transport is automatically selected as the
“current” transport, indicated by the
illumination of PRI in the display. The
Secondary Transport may be selected
manually by pressing the Transport
Selector button, at which time SEC is
illuminated in the display.
NOTE: If there is a tape in the secondary
transport and none in the primary transport
when the unit is first turned on, the
secondary transport is selected as “current”
and SEC is illuminated in the display.
BASIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Inserting a Tape
1. Check cassette tape for excessive
slack. If necessary, insert a pencil into
one of the cassette hubs and rotate to
take up slack.
2. If using the Primary Transport, press
Eject on the Primary Transport.
3. Insert cassette, tape side down, and
close compartment door.
NOTE: The cassette deck determines the
type of tape in use and sets
Bias/Equailization circuitry automatically.
Playing a Tape
1. Determine if the tape was recorded
using Dolby B or C Noise Reduction
and press the Dolby B/C NR button
until the correct setting is displayed.
2. Press > (Forward Play) to play the
side of the tape facing the front. Press
<@ (Reverse Play) to play the side of
the tape facing the rear.
3. To pause playing, press REC/PAUSE.
To start playing forward again, press
p> (Forward Play) again. To change
play direction and stay in the Pause
mode, press <q (Reverse Play).
4. To stop playing, press @.
NOTE: In Auto Reverse mode, play
direction is automatically reversed when
leader tape is detected. Press the Direction
Mode button until the display shows (¢2)).
Auto Reverse will keep the unit playing until
each side of the tape is played eight times.
When in normal, one-way play mode,
indicated by = , the transport stops when
the tape reaches the end of the side.
Recording a Tape
1. Set Bias fine Trim knob to the center
and set Dolby NR setting as desired
for this recording.
2. If recording an FM stereo broadcast
and using Dolby Noise Reduction, turn
on the MPX Filter.
3. Press REC/PAUSE to put the unit in
Record Pause mode.
4. Play a louder segment of the material
to be recorded and check the signal
level indicated by the bars marked L
and R on the display. If levels are
unequal, correct the imbalance by
turning the Input Balance knob.
5. Set the record level by turning the
Input Level knob until the loudest
material illuminates the bars at +3dB.
6. Return to the beginning of the material
to be recorded.
7. Press p> (Forward Play) to begin
recording on the side of the tape facing
the front. Press < (Reverse Play) to
begin recording on the side of the tape
facing the rear.