Marantz SD-60 - Tape Transport Controls; Playback and Stop Functions; Noise Reduction and Recording Adjustments; MPX Filter and Dolby NR

REC button:
Pressing this button engages the rec pause mode, and
lights the REC indicator. While in this mode, the peak level
display will function, allowing you to monitor the recording
level. To initiate recording from the rec pause mode, press
the PLAY or PAUSE button.
44 button:
Pressing this button fast-rewinds the tape.
Il PAUSE button:
Pressing this button during playback or recording stops the
tape deck without clearing the mode setting, and pressing
it again causes playback or recording to be resumed.
>> button:
Pressing this button fast-forwards the tape.
PLAY section:
Pressing this button starts playback or recording. Pressing
this button twice will repeatedly play back the current selec-
tion which has 4-second blanks at the beginning and end.
STOP section:
Pressing this button clears all mode settings and stops the
tape deck.
CAUTION:
1. Operate the main operation buttons only after com-
pletely closing the cassette compartment.
2. Press the EJECT button and STOP section simultane-
_ ously in order not to open the cassette compartment.
3. If any of the above operations do not operate correctly,
turn the POWER switch OFF and then turn it ON again.
(15) MPX FILTER SWITCH
To record FM broadcasts with Dolby NR, press this switch
so that the MPX-F indicator lights.
DOLBY NR SWITCHES
When recording using Dolby Noise Reduction or playing a
tape recorded using Dolby Noise Reduction, set the NR
switch to ON and select the B or C NR setting. The corres-
ponding DOLBY-B or DOLBY-C indicator lights. Dolby noise
reduction is an extremely effective method of reducing un-
desirable background hiss ‘on tapes. This unit incorporates
both Dolby B NR and the newer Dolby C NR systems.
Dolby C NR is approximately twice as effective as Dolby B
NR on adB basis.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
“DOLBY” and the double-D symbol 00 are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
(1?) RECORD LEVEL CONTROL
To increase the recording levels, turn the knob clockwise.
HX PRO BUTTON
To activate the HX PRO dynamic servo system, press this
button so that the HX PRO indicator lights. The Dolby
HX PRO system monitors the total amount of effective bias
during recording, and instantaneously compensates for any
excess bias by reducing the deck’s bias signal level accord-
ingly. The system operates independently on each channel.
HX PRO is not a noise reduction system because it func-
tions only during recording and no decoding is required.
Therefore, a tape recorded with the HX PRO system can be
played back on any other cassette deck while retaining the
benefits of HX PRO.
* Dolby Noise Reduction and HX PRO headroom extension
are manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. HX PRO originally developed by
Bang & Olufsen.
“DOLBY”, the double-D symbol 9M and “HX PRO” are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
RECORD BALANCE CONTROL
Used to balance the right and left channels of the recording
sound.
CALIBRATION CONTROL
Since the recorded signal level is different from the source
signal level, it is recommended to obtain the same record-
ing level as the source level before operating the REC
LEVEL control. With this adjustment, you can compare
clearly between the just recorded sound and source sound.
1. Tune to an FM station of sufficient signal strength.
2. Press the REC button. The peak level meter will function.
3. To monitor the source signal level, press the SOURCE/
TAPE switch so that the SOURCE indicator lights and
note the peak level.
4. Press the SOURCE/TAPE switch so that the TAPE
indicator lights.
5. Turn the CALIBRATION control to obtain the same level
as the peak level of the source signal. Turning the
CALIBRATION control clockwise increases the record-
ing signal level and turning this control counterclockwise
decreases the recording signal level.
1) BIAS CONTROL
Adjust this control so that the optimum amount of bias
obtained and resulting in the flat frequency response
according to the characteristics of the tape to be used.
(Record a high frequency sound or the interstation noise of
FM broadcast and then play back. Repeat this procedure
with the different settings of the BIAS control until the
recorded sound can be played back as close as possible to
the original.)