Harman Kardon TD4400 - Page 8

if you are recording an FM stereo
broadcast using Dolby B or C, turn on
MPX Filter. Otherwise turn MPX Filter
Off.
Press @/H. (“REC" will flash on and
off on display panel.)
Play one of the louder segments of
the material to be recorded.
Check the signal levels indicated by
the bars marked L and R on the
display. If levels are constantly
unequal, turn the Balance knob left or
right to correct the imbalance.
Check the Display Panel to determine
the tape Type (I, Il or IV), and set
Input Level knob accordingly:
a. For Types | and II, the loudest
material should illuminate the
colored bars at +1 or +3dB;
b. For Type lV, the loudest material
should illuminate the bars at +3 or
+5dB.
Return to the beginning of the material
to be recorded.
9. Press P to begin recording. (REC will
be continuously displayed.)
10. At end of material to be recorded:
a Press @ (Stop); or
b. Press Rec Mute. This records 4
seconds of silence on the tape and
returns the deck to Rec/Pause
{@/IE ) for recording additional
selections.
Setting Bias Fine Trim
Bias Fine Trim enables you to get optimal
wideband recordings by adjusting the bias
setting for the specific tape you are using.
You locate the correct setting by making a
test recording, with the Bias Fine Trim knob
in different positions, as follows:
1. Turn Dolby NR off.
2. Start with Bias Fine Trim knob at
extreme counter-clockwise (“Hi Cut")
position.
3. Choose a sound source (CD player,
tuner or turntable) and set the Source
Selector on your receiver/pre-amp/
integrated amplifier accordingly.
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Play the source material.
Load the cassette you are using into
the deck, and press >> to advance
part way into the tape.
Press ll (Stop) and then @/tg (Record/
Pause).
Set the Input Level knob so that the
signal level meter indicates -3dB.
Press Counter Reset.
Press p> to begin recording.
When the tape counter reaches 00:10,
immediately turn the Bias Fine Trim
knob clockwise to the next dot.
When the tape counter reaches 00:20,
again turn the knob clockwise to the
next dot.
Continue turning the knob one dot at a
time at 10-second intervals until the
.extreme clockwise (Hi Boost) position
is reached.
Press i (Stop) and rewind the tape to
00:00 on the Counter.
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Select Tape Monitor on your receiver/
pre-ampj/integrated amplifier. Turn up
the volume to a high level (or use
headphones).
Press >.
Compare the sound on the tape to the
sound from the original source by
pressing the Tape Monitor switch on
your receiver/pre-amp/integrated amp
in and out. Find the place on the tape
where the sound is most similar to the
original sound.
Note the reading on the Tape
Counter. This will tell you which Bias
Fine Trim setting produces the best
sound for the tape you are using.
Make a note of the correct setting for
this brand and formulation of tape. To
find the ideal setting for other tape
brands or formulations, repeat this
test.