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The recordi ng is very weak.
Ct>ed< ltIal the lape is not ""' .... sod
The bacl<ground ooise (lithe tape is higher lIlan
"" "a l.
The noise is irregular s imiw to a jet ot Sl"",,"
from a boiler and accompanied by droplets of
water. ~ may be thaI the recording head is
magnetIzed and should be demag l1<lliz ed by
appl icatiOfl of an alternating magnetic field. For
suc h an """,atioo we rnanutaetu l"9 a device called
MA G.
Record ing defe ct with a microphon e
The racorda. works with a dynamic mic<'oprtooa
but oot w; th a capacitor microphono.
oj if microphone ""'oteh 33 is in a cor r ect
pos lion
bl if !he cspac ito< microphona is (litho type "T"
oj il the mlerophon9 cab'" is of the right type.
TI>9'" may be some eonfusion about t hese
cabl9$. In 1957 we chose a wiring standard
arbH,arily and since then have manufactUfad
Ihousaru:ts of cabl911 . I..ate< . lEe standard 268 was
951ab1is hod, different from our OIKW e flt KlII . Th us
two l)'pes of cables are no .. in USa. K tile cab'" is
at the inoorrecl type the powe, supp ly polar ity to
the microflllO"" is ...... ersed.
Ttle sensitivity is . " ry low with a dynamic
rrOcrop hone.
Ch9d< the micf<Jpho nll 8 &1ect or.
The
mictophone does not work during playback.
ct1eck that the " Play ba& k" switch is not on
" lo ud spe al< e< " as in lIl is ccsecn the microp hOO 9
pream plit ..... i, crscoorectec.
The headphone level Is 100
low or too loud .
Adjust with. the trimmer "Headphone IllIIel adjust"
located on the main ci,cuil board.