Marantz PMD420 - Operating Instructions and Techniques; Preliminary Control Settings; Recording Connections; Recording Process

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OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
PRELIMINARY
CONTROL
SETTINGS
Rec Level
(L/R)
Volume
Monitor
(PMD430
only)
Tape Select
NOISE
REDUCTION
LIMITER
SPKR
MON
SPKR
MODE
MIC
ATT
Minimum
(to
left)
Minimum
(to
left)
Source
Set
EQ
and
BIAS
to
match
the
type
of
tape
you
are using
OFF
OFF
ON
L+R
0
dB
RECORDING
CONNECTIONS
You
may
record
through
the
Microphone
or
Line
Input
jacks.
For
microphone
recording,
connect
an
optional
low
im-
pedance One-
Point
Stereo
Microphone
or
two
optional
in-
dividual
microphones
to
the
MIC
L
and
R
jacks
of
your
cas-
sette recorder. Please
note
that
only
microphones
which
employ
a 6
mm
phone
plug
may
be used.
The
Line
Input
jacks are used
to
record
line
level signals
from
an
external
source such
as
a receiver
or
another
tape
recorder
.
Connect
one end
of
an
audio
cable
(with
a
phono
plug
termination)
to
the
L
LINE
IN
jack
of
your
cassette
recorder,
and
the
other
end
of
the
cable
(terminated
with
an
appropriate
plug)
to
the
Left
channel
output
jack
of
the
ex-
ternal
source.
Connect
your
cassette
recorder's
R
LINE
IN
jack
to
the
Right
channel
of
the
external
source
in
the
same
manner.
NOTE
:
When
using
a one-plug type stereo microphone, insert the
plug
in
the L
(STEREO)
jack.
TO
RECORD
1.
Insert
a
blank
cassette.
2.
Push
the
REC
button
and
the
PLAY
button
together.
Your
Stereo
Cassette
Recorder
is
now
in
the
Record
mode
.
TYPE
AND
BRAND
OF
TAPES
TO
USE
In
cassette
recording
,
the
type
and
brand
of
cassette
you
use
has
a great
influence
on
the
quality
of
your
recordings.
Therefore,
it
is
advantageous
to
purchase
the
highest
quality
cassettes available.
Chromium
dioxide
(CrO,)
· and
metal
tapes
generally
provide
better
fidelity
than
normal
ferric
oxide
tapes. When using these
kinds
of
tapes, set
the
TAPE
SELECTOR
switch
on
the
unit
in
the
correct
position
to
suit
the
characteristics
of
the
tape.
We
recommend
the
use
of
cassettes
with
a
recording
capacity
of
90
minutes
or
less
.
We
can assure qua I
ity
performance
of
our
tape decks using
tape selected
from
the
following
table.
7
NORMAL
BASF
Performance
Series
Studio
Series
Professional I
FUJI
FX-1
FL
MAXELL
LN
UD-XL
1
UD
MEMOREX
MRX
3
SCOTCH
Master I
Dynarange
Highlander
SONY
Low
Noise
High
Fidelity
TDK
AD
Series
D
M
CrO,
BASF
Professional
11
Chromium
Dioxide
FUJI
FX-11
MAXELL
UD
-X
L11
MEMOREX
High Bias
SCOTCH
Master
11
SONY
Chrome
TDK
SA
Series
METAL
SCOTCH
Metaline
TDK
MA
Series
MONITORING
DURING
RECORDING
SOURCE
MONITORING
(PMD430
only)
With
the
MONITOR
Switch
in
the
SOURCE
position
and the
SPKR
MON
switched
ON,
you
will
be
able
to
monitor
the
source
being
recorded
by
simply
turning
up
the
VOLUME
Control.
SOURCE
MONITORING
(PMD420
only)
With
the
SPKR
MON
switched
ON,
you
will
be
able
to
moni-
tor
the
source being
recorded
by
simple
turning
up
the
Vol
-
ume
Control.
Monitoring
may
be
accomplished
throught
the
use
of
the
internal
speaker,
or
a stereo
headphone
.
The
SPKR
MODE
preliminary
control
setting
given
is
for
monitoring
through
the
internal
speaker.
When
monitoring
the
recording
with
headphones, place
the
SPKR
MODE
switch
in
the
center
(L&R)
position.