Sony TC-D5 - Recording Operations; Cassette Insertion Procedure; Recording Process and Level Adjustment; Tape Select Recommendations

CASSETTE INSERTION RECORDING
Before inserting a cassette, take up any slack in the tape by — @ The numbers in the illustration refer to the sequence of opera
Inserting a thick pencil into the hub of the cassette and turning it tions.
a few times.
@ Open the Cassette Compartment Lid by lifting the natches on
the left side.
@ Place a cassette in the compartment as illustrated.
For connections,
Insert
the
cassette
with
the
desired
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to
page
10,
side, A or B, upward. The letter A
on the Sony cassatte is embossed
to help you distinguish that side
Of the cassette In a dimly lighted
area,
@ Insert a cassette. See “CASSETTE INSERTION”.
@ Set the TAPE SELECT switch to the proper position according
to the type of tape to be used. Refer to the table on next page.
@ Select the position of the DOLBY NR switch.
ON: for recording with the Dolby NR process.
OFF: for recording without the Dolby NR process.
© Set the LIMITER switch to OFF.
@ When recording programs containing high level bursts, set this
switch to ON after the recording level adjustment is made.
© For indexing the tape contents, set the Tape Counter to 000 by
Pushing the Reset Button.
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@ Close the lid.
@ To take out the cassette, open the Cassette Compartment Lid
and deprass the EJECT button.
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@ Depress the RECORD button.
@Set the recording level referring to the “Recording level adjust-
ment".
@ While depressing the RECORD button, depress the FWO
button. Lock the two buttons in place. Recording will begin.
@ The sound to be recorded can be heard through the head-
phones at any desired volume using the MONITOR LEVEL control
without affecting the recording level.
@ When the recording is finished, depress the STOP button.
@ At end-of-tape, the tape motion stops and the locked buttons
are released automatically.
@ If the recording Is not completed by the end of one side, take
out the cassette, turn the cassette over and repeat the recording
procedures,
@ To hear the Just recorded program, press the REW button to
rewind the tape, stop it with the STOP button and depress the
FWD button.
Recording level adjustment
High recording level Is recommended to reduce annoyance of
tape nolse, but overloaded and distorted tapes could result if the
level Is too high. Generally, recording level should be adjusted so
that the pointers of the meters deflect as close as possibie to 0
at the highest signal-level passage of the program you want to
record. The pointers may go over 0 for an Instant at sudden high
level bursts, but usually this Is not a problem. Such bursts can be
detected by the flashes of the PEAK level indicator. Try to keep
the overall level at a value causing minimum triggering or flashing
of the PEAK level indicator. This Indicator follows the transtent
peaks of occasional high level inputs that cannot be followed by
VU meters.
Satting too high
(distorted tape)
Recommendations for the TAPE SELECT switch
The following list shows our recommended settings, which have
deen determined through critical listening tests and electrical
characteristic measurements, on commercially available cas-
settes. These settings may be changed to adhere to your
personal preference,
For Sony cassettes, be sure to use thé recommended settings to
obtain the optimum tape characteristics.
Proper setting Setting too low
(noisy tape)
sition of the
Cassette
tapes
‘APE
SELECT
switch
Sony (low-noise, HF}
AGFA (LH, Super HD)
BASF (LN, LH, LH super)
SCOTCH (LH, LD) ‘
TOK {D, SD, AD}
MAXELL (LN, UD, UD-XL)
other standard cassettes
Sony (Fert-Chrome)
SCOTCH (CLASSIC) Fer
BASF {ferrochrom)
Sony (CA)
TDK (SA)
her chromium Dioxide Cassettes
NORMAL
Any (Automatic detection)
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