Harman Kardon DC5300 - Advanced Editing and Recording Features; Editing and Dubbing Techniques; Special Recording Adjustments

If the leader of the blank tape is detected
first, the Primary Transport goes into
Record Pause, while the Secondary
Transport continues to play. At the point
the recorded tape reaches its leader, the
direction of both Transports is reversed and
recording continues.
Copy mode is automatically stopped when the
second side of either tape reaches its end.
Edit
Edit mode allows you to make a recording
of selections from more than one recorded
tape.
1. Place the recorded tape in the
Secondary Transport and the blank
tape in the Primary Transport.
2. Press Edit. The Secondary Transport
becomes current and dubbing begins
immediately.
3. To record 4 seconds of silence on the
blank tape in Edit mode, press Rec
Mute. After the silence is recorded, the
unit goes into Edit Ready mode.
4. To begin copying again in Edit mode,
press Edit.
5. To turn off Edit mode, press Ml.
NOTE: In Edit mode, each tape is
automatically reversed separately when
the leader is detected if the direction
mode indicator displays ( 2) ). If
the direction mode indicator displays 2 ,
Edit mode is automatically turned off when
either tape reaches its end.
Auto Pause in Edit Mode
(DC5500 and DC5700 only.) When only one
track from a Source tape is to be recorded,
use the Auto Pause feature. Simply press
Auto Pause while in the Edit mode and
both transports will automatically be
paused at the end of every track recorded.
Blank Skip Edit
(DC5500 and DC5700 only.) This function
is active when Search is active in the Edit
mode. If there is no sound on the Source
tape for approximately 10 seconds, the
Secondary Transport goes into Search
mode for the next track, and the Primary.
Transport rewinds the blank tape to shrink
the blank spot down to approximately four
seconds.
When the next track is found in the
Secondary Transport, both transports return
to the Edit mode to continue dubbing.
Music Search in Edit Mode
(DC5500 and DC5700 only.) Music Search
in Edit mode is accomplished in the same
manner as in Single Cassette Deck
operation. However, when the desired track
has been detected, the Secondary
Transport goes into Play Pause. To resume
Edit mode at that point, press Edit.
Dual Record
(DC5700 only.) Dual Record allows you to
make two simultaneous copies of the same
program present at the unit’s inputs.
1. Place blank tapes in both the Primary
and the Secondary Transports.
2. Press Dual Rec to being Dual
Recording.
3. Tocreate a 4-second silence in both
tapes, press Rec Mute.
4. To stop recording in the Secondary
Transport only, press ll in Secondary
Transport mode. Use the Pri/Sec
Transport Selector to enter the
secondary mode, if necessary.
5. To turn off Dual Record mode, press Hf
in Primary Transport mode.
Setting Bias Fine Trim
The Bias Fine Trim control manipulates the
amount of high frequencies recorded and
has no effect in the Play mode. When in
doubt, position the control to its center
detent position. Turning it clockwise
increases the amount of high frequencies
recorded. Turning it counter-clockwise °
reduces the amount.
The user should record a short section of
tape. rewind it, and play it back as a
comparision to the original sound quality.
Continue to increase or decrease the bias
setting until the resulting sound is optimum.
Memory Rewind
The Linear Time Counter allows you to
rewind rapidly to any desired point ina
tape and either play the tape or stop the
transport. The Counter indicates
approximate tape position in minutes and
seconds. (Elapsed time is maintained in
Fast Forward and Rewind.)
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