McIntosh C20 - Page 19

To listen to the
portable
or second tape
rnachine
plug
the
pin
jack
end of
the two
C-20
ca-
bles, rnentioned
above,
into the tape machine output.
Connect
the telephone
plugs into
the
telephone
jacks
on
the C-20
brass
panel.
The
left
jack
supplies the
left
channel.
The right
jack
supplies the
right
channel.
Rotate the
input
selector
switch
to'|TAPE". When the tape
jack
switch
is
depressed to the
I'INrr
position,
the
perrnanent
tape rnachine output is discon-
nected
frorn
the
rear
panel.
The
portable
tape rnachine is now
connected and any
prograrn
originating in
this
rnachine will be heard through the
Q-20,
and
will
also be available frorn
the
C-20
I'TAPE
OUTPUTTT to
drive the
perrnanent
tape rnachine input.
This
feature rneans you
can
copy a tape
frorn
the
portable
machine into your
perrnanent
rnachine.
(Note
that this as-
sulnes that
your
perrnanent rnachine
has
its
own
recording prearnplifier.
)
To
record
on the
portable rnachine plug
the two
phono pin plugs of
the two
C-20 cables
into
the input of the
portable rnachine.
Leave the telephone
plugs
connected to the
C-20
telephone
jacks
on the front
panel.
Operate
the tape
jack
switch to the
"OUTil
position.
The
perrnanent
tape machine will be reconnected.
Now any
program picked
up by
the
input
selector switch
will be
available to drive the
portable rnachine.
You can
now make a
copy
on the
portable
rna-
chine
o{
any tape
played
on
the
perrnanent
rnachine.
You can copy any
other prograrn
source
onto both tape machines
at
the same tirne.
Whenrecording
frorn one
tape
rnachine
to the other
the
only
controls
that are effective
are
the
'rHF
CUTOFF"
filter
and the
"TAPE
JACKil
switch.
(Note
that sorne
portable
tape rna-
chines
will
drive f}re
C-ZO
even though the
'TTAPE
JACK'!
switch is in the
trOUT"
position.
This
is
not a
normal
circuit
use and a distorted signal usually results.
For
low
distortion op-
eration
follow
the
recornrnended procedure.
)
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