Recordio 591 - Page 3

To Record
From a
Microphone
l.
Turn
the
On-Off
-Volume control
tothe
right
and
allow
about30
seconds
forthe
tubes
towarm
up.
2.
Move
the
Record
Lock
lever
downward
vrith
t}e
Ieft
hand.
This releases
theRecord
Safety
lock,
which
prevents
accidental
erasure.
3.
Depress
the Record
button
with the right
hand
(while
holding
the Record
Lock
lever
wittr ttre
Ieft
hand)
until
it latches.
4.
Adjust
theVolume
control
until
thenormal
level
indicator
just
flashes
while
speaking
into
the
microphone.
The
overload
indicator
may flash
occasionally
on
peak
passages.
It should not
flash
continualy,
whlch indicates
distortion.
5. The
Tone control
is
automatically
disconnected
whenthe
unitis recording.
When recording
from
a
radio,
set
the radio
tone
control
for maximum
treble.
NOTE:
To monitor
the recording,
place
the
Monitor
switch in
the
On
position.
To Record
From
an External
Radio,
TV Receiver
or
Phonograph
l.
Insert
the
phonograph
plug
into
ttre
input
jack.
2.
For
radio
or
TV recording,
connect
the
patch
cord
(Part
No.
C20.233)
tothe
voice-coil tirm-
inals
of the radio
or
TV receiver
speaker
by
means
of
alligator
clips.
plug
into
the
input
jack.
3. Proceed
with recording
as described
under
'?To
Record
From
Microphone".
N0TE:
Remove patch
cord
after recording.
To Use
Second
Track
l.
Depress
the
Stop
button
after
all tape
has
been
wound
onto the
take-up
reel.
2. Remove
reel
containing
tape,
and
place
on
left
(supply)
reel.
3. Place
empty reel
on right
(take-up)
pan.
4.
Thread
ttre tape
and
proceed
with
the recordlng
as
prevlously
described.
To
Erase
Tape
When
the
Record
button is
depressed,
the erase
head
is
automatically
positioned,
erasing
anyprevious
recording
while
a
ne\[
one is
being mide.
-
Material
no longerneeded
can
be erased,
witrout
recording,
by
depressing
the Record
button
and
turning
the
Voirimil
Control
knob
to its
mlnimum position.
-One
track
is
erased
ata time.
To
erase
the
second
track, reverse
the reels
and repeat
the
foregoing
operation.
To
Play
Recordings
l.
Thread
tape
asdescrlbed
under
,'Threading
The
Tape".
2.
Set
the
Speed
Change knob
to
the
speed
at which
the recording
was made.
3.
Depress
the
Play
button
until it latches.
4.
Adjust
the
Volume
and Tone
controls
to the
de-
sired listening
level.
N0TE:
The
Speaker
Monitor
switch
must
be in
t}te
On
position.
High-Speed
Forward
or
Rewind
To
play
acertain
portion
of
the
tape over
again,
itisnot necessarytorewind
the
entire reel.
Depress-
lng
the Forward
or Rewind
buttons
will
rapidly
advance
or rewind
the tape.
Several
minutes
of normal
recording
can
be
skipped in
a few
seconds
by using
the
Forward
and
Rewind
buttons-
Tape Timer
If
you
wish
to
play
back
a certain
portion
of
a
recording
while making
a
recording
or
playing
back
atape
on
t}te
Model
601, note
the
reading
onthe
Timer
Scale atthe
time
the
particular
reading
is
being made
or heard.
Rewind
the tape
until
the same
number
appears
on ttre
scale.
Depress
the
Stop
button,
and
then the
PIay
button.
When
starting
anew reel
or
rerecording
a
reel,
reset
tlteindicator pointer
to
"O,'by
rotating
theResel
knob.
By starting
at
"O"
on
aII tapes, you
can
catalog
the
number location
for
each
selection
on
any reel.
To Use Extension
Speaker
or
Speakers
For
better
tone
quality
and
power
than the
in-
ternal
speakers
canprovide,
it
issuggested
that large
external speakers
be
plugged
into
the Exteraal
Speaker
jacks.
The Recordio
Model
DS-899
ilual-extension
speaker
set
ennhles you
to
use
two
speakers,
giving
more
power
and
sound.
Each
speaker
has
a speaker
jack,
so that
onespeaker
canbe
plugged
into
t}leother.
Thus,
both speakers
are in
operation
for
better
sound
on
straight
playback
or
when the recorder
is
used for
public
address
systems.
However,
the recorder
is
suitable for
uge
with
any
extension
speakers
of
the
permanent--magnet
type,
provided
they
are
matched
and have
a 3
-
8-ohm
voice
coil.
To
Use As
a
Public
Address
System
Touse the recorder
asapublic
address
system,
plug
an
extension
speake r
or
speake rs
into
the external
phoneinput
jack
anddepressthe
record
button.
Adjuet
tfie
tone
and volume
controlg
to desired level.
A re-
cording
can
be made
at
the
same
time
by threading
a
reel
of tape
onto the
recotdio.
CAUT
l0N: When
using
the recorder
as
a
public
address
system,
mal<e
sure
the
.micro-
phone
is
as far
away
as
possible
from
the
speaker
or
speakers
to
prevent
feed_back
squeal.
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