Hitachi TRK-8080E - Operation Controls; Erasing and Maintenance

PAUSE BUTTON: By use of the Pause button (6), the operation of the recorder
can be stopped temporarily during recording or playback without
changing the mode.
Depress the Pause button (6) again to start recording or playback.
FAST FORWARD AND REWIND:
Fast forward/cue: Depress the Fast forward button (7) with the
Playback button (9) kept depressed, so that the tape is fed forward
quickly. Release the Fast forward button(?) so that the playback
starts again. For ordinary fast forwarding, depress the Fast forward
button (7) after depressing the Stop button (j .
Quick review: During recording, depress the Rewind button(8)
only the Record button is released and review operation,
starts with the Playback button (@) locked.
When the Rewind button()is released, the playback starts
immediately.
Rewind/review: When desiring to listen to a certain part again
during playback, depress the Rewind button(8) with the Playback
button (@) kept depressed, so that the tape is rewound quickly.
For ordinary rewind, depress the Rewind button (8) after depressing
the Stop button (i) .
FULL AUTO STOP: If the tape is fully wound during recording, playback, fast
forwarding or rewinding, it stops automatically at the end. To stop
the tape at any other time, depress the Stop button (} .
ERASING: When a recording is being made, any sound already on the tracks is
automatically erased before the new recording is made.
Erasute is accomplished only when the recorder is in the recording
state. If you wish to erase a tape without making a new recording,
set the Function selector @) to ‘LINE IN’ position then depress
the Record and Playback button @) after disconnecting the
external microphone and/or external programme.
MAINTENANCE:
In
order
to
keep
this
unit
in
its
optimum
Operating
condition,
clean
the
heads,
capstan
and
pressure
roller
periodically
with
a
cleaning
stick
moistened
with
alcohol
or
methylated
spirits.
These
parts
are
easily
accessible
if
the cassette
lid
is
removed
(depress
the
Eject
button
(i)
)
with
the
Playback
button
@)
depressed.
Never
use
sharp
or
metallic
instruments
or
tools
for cleaning
these
parts.
The easiest cleaning can be performed by using a Hitachi head
cleaning cassette tape.
Hitachi
Ultra-Dynamic
Cassette
are
provided
with
a
piece
of
head
cleaning
tape
on
both
ends
of
the
tape;
therefore,
all
accumulated
dirt
and
oxide
particies
are
removed
automatically
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
tape.