SETTING THE RECORD LEVEL
REVIEW
PROCEDURES FOR RECORDING
WITH
THE
LIM1TER
Turn on the LIMITER
after
setting
the recording level.
To set
the
level, switch
to
MANUAL, then
adjust
the REC LEVEL
control while watching the VU meter.
Ordinarily, the VU meter needle deflection should be as large
as
possible. If the VU meter needle stays on
the right
side
of the scale, the level is too high and results
in
distorted
sound. Conversely, if the
VU meter needle stays
on the left
side of the scale, the level is
too
low and
a
poor S/N ratio
will result.
HIGH
VOLUME
MICROPHONE
RECORDINGS
Certain microphone
recording situations
may result
in
extremely
high
microphone input levels.
In such
cases the
REC
LEVEL control
cannot be
set to
the
desired position
without VU
meter deflection far
into the red zone.
A greater
range of REC LEVEL
control
rotation can
be obtained
by
the MIC
ATT switch. This
switch will
attenuate the
input
level by
10 dB or 20 dB. In normal
recording, leave
the MIC
ATT
switch in the
"0
dB" position.
LONG PLAY
When
the SPEED selector
is set
to
LOW,
the tape
speed is
halved
and the recording
time doubles.
NOTE:
Do
not change the SPEED
selector setting during
recording.
TO PROTECT
VALUABLE
RECORDINGS
You can prevent
your valuable recordings
from
being erased
by removing the safety
tabs on your
cassette
tape.
Use a small screwdriver
to breakout one
or both safety
tabs.
(Figure
4
on Page
15
shows how
to remove the
side "A"
safety
tab.)
The recording
capability
of either
side
of
a cassette
can
be
restored
by covering the
appropriate opening where
the
tab
was removed
with cellophane
tape. (Figure
5
on Page
15
shows
cellophane
tape
applied
to side
"A"
safety
tab
opening.)
TO PLAYBACK
1. Insert a pre-recorded
cassette, or playback
a tape
just
recorded
—
rewind the
tape to
the
beginning.
2.
Be sure the
EQ setting of
the TAPE SELECTOR
switch
matches the
type of
tape you are using.
• METAL
70
ms
•
CrOj
70
ms
•
NORMAL
120
ms
3.
Place
the MONITOR
switch in the
TAPE position.
(PMD221 only)
4. Depress the PLAY
button.
5. Adjust the LEVEL
control for
a comfortable listening
level.
NOTE:
For playback
through
an optional headphone, or line output
connections, refer
to
the SPECIAL
FEATURES
SECTION.
REWIND
Check
that the MEMORY
REW
switch is in the OFF
posi-
tion.
(PMD221
only) To rewind
a tape, depress the REW/
REVIEW
button.
The tape will rewind
to
the
beginning.
To
stop at other
desired points,
depress the STOP/EJECT
button.
Check that the MEMORY REWIND switch is in OFF posi-
tion (PMD221 only). Partially depressing
the REW/REVIEW
button
during playback operation permits you
to
monitor
information
on the tape as
it rewinds. When
fully
depressed,
no sound will be heard. When the desired portion of
the
tape
is reached, release the button to
automatical^ resume
tape
play.
FAST FORWARD
To rapidly advance the tape in a
forward direction, depress
the
FF/CUE button.
When
the desired point is
reached,
depress the STOP/EJECT button.
CUE
Check that the
MEMORY REW switch is in the OFF position
(PMD221
only). Partially depressing the
FF/CUE
button
during
playback operation permits you
to
monitor informa-
tion on the
tape as
it is rapidly advanced. When fully de-
pressed, no sound will be
heard. When the desired portion of
the
tape
is reached, release the button to
automatically
resume
tape
play.
PAUSE
Depress the
PAUSE button
to
momentarily
stop
the tape in
the record or
playback modes. Depress
the button
a second
time
to
resume
tape
motion.
The
pause
feature provides for the convenient
editing of
material while recording or
playing back individual short
segments
of
tape.
CAUTION:
The FF
and
REW
buttons will not lock if
no
battery
or AC power
is
supplied.
This is not an
indication of
trouble
with the unit.
With the MEMORY REW switch
set to
ON,
the
REW and FF
button cannot be locked when the tape counter reads 900
—
999
(PMD221
only).
PITCH CONTROL
The PITCH
control operates only during playback. Normal
speed is indicated when the PITCH control is set to
the
center (click) position.
CAUTION:
• When recording
using a microphone, howling may result
with
the SPKR MON switch set to
ON.
At that time, use
headhones
or set the SPKR MON switch to
OFF.
•
At the beginning
or
end of
a
recording, popping noises are
sometimes
recorded on the tape. To prevent this, proceed
as
follows.
1. Press the PAUSE
button.
2.
Press
the
RECORD
and
PLAY
button.
3.
Press
the
PAUSE
button again to start recording.
4. Press
the
PAUSE
button to stop the tape.
5.
Press
the
STOP
button to stop
recording.
• When
recording with batteries, using the speaker
or
head-
phones
to monitor may exhaust the batteries.
Set
the
monitor control to zero except when necessary.
• When
the batteries are exhausted,
the tape
moves,
but
recording is not possible. Refer
to
the
battery indicator to
see if your batteries need to
be
replaced.
•
When the unit is
used at
low temperatures, the power
consumption of the unit increases and the battery voltage
decreases. In
low temperatures,
the
battery life may be
shortened.
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