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Introduction
MX-55 Operation and Maintenance Manual
The built-in tape timer displays the current tape position as Hours ,
Minutes and Seconds, or the tape speed in inches per second, or
the tape speed as a percentage of change from the selected play
speed.
The tape timer incorporates a four point search-to-cue locator with
three cue point memor ies and a zero location memory. The includ-
ed repeat function allows continuous repeat play between any two
selected cue pOints. One cue point memory can be set to store the
location where Play or Record was last entered, for easy return to
the beginning of a sequence or take.
All machines in the Series feature front panel selection of two oper-
ating speeds, with internal switch selection of either High (15 ips
and 7.5 ips) or Low (7.5 ips and 3.75 ips) speed pair operat , ion.
The MX-55 Series ma chines provide switc h selection of NAB or lEG
equalization; +4 dBm or -16 dBm Input and Output levels; 185, 250
or 370 n Wb /m Reference Fl ux level with front panel indication of
Reference Flux lev el and eq ualization. XL type connectors are pro-
vided for Inputs and Outpu ts with transformerless active balanced
Circuit ry.
The MX-55 Ser ies mach ine s also provide the HX Pro· Headroom
Extension System. HX Pro improves the high frequency perfor-
mance of any tape recorded on the MX-55 by analyzing the high fre-
quency components of th e au dio signal and continuously adjusting
recording bias to mai nta in bias linearity for optimum distorUon,
noise, and frequency response characteristics. HX Pro is not an
"encoding" process, and does not require any decoding during
playback.
* Dolby HX Pro : HX Pro Headroom Extension originated by Bang & Olufsen
and manufactured under license from Dolby Licensing Corporation. UDolby"
and the Double-D symbols are trademarks of Dolby Li censi ng Corporation.
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