Onkyo TA-2130 User Manual

Common modes of operation
Fe
a
a
Check once again that all connections have been completed
exactly as indicated in the connections diagram and then turn the
power on. After turning Power on, no operations are possible until
the
Hl
Pause
indicator
has
stopped
flashing
on
and
off.
inserting Cassettes
1. Depress the Eject button to open the cassette holder [15].
2, Insert a cassette with the exposed tape facing down and the
side to be played facing outward.
3. Close the cassette holder.
Tape Playback
1. Set the Dolby NR buttons to the proper position for the
tape about to be used. Tapes recorded using Dolby B or C
NR must be played back with the Dolby NR button on the left
in the ON position and the one on the right in the B or C
position. Tapes recorded without Dolby NR must be played
back with the left Dolby NR button in the OFF position.
2. Press the [> PLAY key to begin playback. The == PLAY
indicator will light. The Peak Level indicators (12) will ight
during playback showing the strength of the recorded signal.
8, The auto-stop mechanism will automatically stop tape
transport if a tape is played through to the end. To stop
playback at any other time, press the Ml STOP key. After tape
transport has stopped and the Peak Level indicators (2] have
gone out, press the Eject button [16] to open the cassette holder
and remove the cassette.
Fast Forward and Rewind
Press the > key to wind the tape rapidly forward and the <4 key
to wind it rapidly backward. The tape will stop when the ll STOP
key is pressed or when the end of the tape is reached (via the
auto-stop mechanism).
Recording
There are three ways to record cassettes using this deck:
(A) Recording line input from the LINE IN terminals.
(B) Recording input from microphone(s).
(C) Recording both line and microphone input.
(A) Recording Line Input
Follow these steps to record the Input Signal from the Rear Panel
LINE IN Terminals [19].
(The Microphone Input Level Control knob {6] should be turned
all the way counterclockwise to the MIN position.)
4. Insert a cassette with the side to be recorded facing out.
Before inserting the cassette, confirm that the erasure
prevention
tabs
are
intact
(see
page
6).
If
one
or
both
of
the
tabs
is
broken
off,
recording
on
the
side
with
the
missing
tab
will not be possible.
2.
Set
the
Dolby
NR
button
on
the
left
to
the
ON
position
and
the
one
on
the
right
to
the
B
or
C
position
if
you
wish
to
make
a
Dolby
NR
encoded
recording.
3.
Press
the
Tape
Counter
Reset
Button
[14]
to
return
the
tape
counter
to
[000]
so
you
can
index
the
recording
for
future
reference.
4. Set the Line Input Level Control knob [5] to the center
position for both the left and right channels. (The inner knob
controls the recording level for the left channel and the outer
knob for the right channel.) Press the Hl PAUSE key while
holding the @ REC key down. The tape will not move, but the
Peak Level indicators [12] will show the level of the signal
being received through the Line In terminals [!9} .
5. While watching the Peak Level indicators [12] , adjust the Line
input Level Control knob [5] to the proper position.
6. Confirm again that an input signal is being received (the Peak
Level indicators should light) and then press the [> PLAY key
to begin recording.
7. The auto-stop mechanism will stop tape transport
automatically when the end of the tape is reached. To stop
recording before the end of the tape, press the @ STOP key.
To briefly interrupt recording, press the § PAUSE key.
Notes:
1) Ifthe [> PLAY key is pressed while the @ REC key is being
“held down, recording will begin immediately. Always
remember to set the Line Input Level Control knob [5] to the
proper position before starting recording.
2) Ifthe @ REC key is pressed after the [> PLAY key, the deck
will not switch to the recording mode.
. (B) Recording with a Microphone
Connect microphones to the front panel microphone jacks |8| .
(The Line Input Level Control knob [5] should be turned all the
way counterclockwise to the MIN position.)
1. Follow steps 1 — 3 of “Recording Line Input” above.
2. Set the Microphone Input Level Control knob [6] to the
center position for both the left and right channels. Press the
Il PAUSE key while holding the @ REC key down. The tape
will not move, but the Peak Level indicators [12] will show the
level of the signal being received through the Microphone
jacks [8].
3. While watching the Peak Level indicators [12], adjust the
Microphone Input Level Control knob [6] to the proper
position.
4. Continue with steps 6 and 7 of “Recording Line Input” above.
(C) Recording Mixed Microphone and Line Input
You can record FM, CD or other line sources together with
microphone input.
1. Follow steps 1 — 5 of “Recording Line Input” above.
2. Connect the microphones to the Microphone jacks [8]. Then,
while monitoring the mixed signal through an amplifier, adjust
the level using the Microphone Level Control knob [6].
3. Continue with steps 6 and 7 of “Recording Line Input” above.
Note:
Mic mixing recording is not possible with sources connected
to the DIN terminal. In such cases, only the input from the
microphone jacks is recorded.
Setting the Proper Recording Level
The recording level has an important effect on the sound quality a
tape will have when it is played back. A recording level that is too
high will cause distortion while one which is too low will lower the
signal-to-noise ratio resulting in a tape with excessive “hiss
noise.” It is particularly important to set the recording level
correctly with cassette tapes since they have a much thinner
magnetic coating than open reel tapes. The thin coating gives the
tape a comparatively low saturation level which can easily be
surpassed if the recording level is set too high. To obtain the best
results with this deck, adjust the appropriate Input Level Control
knob so that the +3dB indicator lights up only occasionally.
The Dolby Noise Reduction Systems
Dolby B NR is the system used in most cassette tape decks to
reduce the background noise that is inherent in all cassette tapes.
Dolby Laboratories then developed an even more effective noise
reduction system, Dolby C NR, in response to the demand for
increasingly better sound quality from cassette tapes.
Both Dolby noise reduction systems operate by boosting signals
during recording that fall below a certain input level. Dolby B and
C NR operate on the higher portions of the frequency spectrum
using what is called a “sliding band” technique. This is because
tape hiss is most prominent during the quiet, high frequency
portions of a recording. These same signals are then reduced
back to their original strength during playback, thereby reducing
the background noise by the same amount. In order to operate
only when necessary, the Dolby NR system has a varying effect
depending on the input level and frequency of the material being
recorded.
Dolby C NR is capable of reducing tape hiss by 10dB more than
Dolby B NR. In addition to its noise reduction function, Dolby C
NR has an antisaturation network that lowers high input levels
before recording them and returns the signals to their original
strength during playback. This raises the high-frequency

Onkyo TA-2130 Specifications

General

Brand	Onkyo
Model	TA-2130
Category	Tape Deck
Language	English