Sony TCM-5000EV - Section 1: Outline; Block Diagram

RECORDING WITH THE
BUILT-IN MICROPHONE
1
2
1 Insert
a
cassette.
2
Set the
REC
MODE selector to the desired
position.
AUTO:
for automatic recording.
No
record-
ing level adjustment is necessary.
VOR*: for Sony voice-operated recording
(see
the
right column.)
MANUAL: for manual
recording.
3 Depress the
•
RECORD button
and
adjust
the
recording level with
the
REC/PB
VOLUME/VOR SENS control.
For
voice-operated
recording, normally set
the control
between
5
and 6. To
record
low-level sound, turn it toward
MAX;
to
record high-level sound, turn
it
toward
MIN.
For
manual recording,
turn the control
so
that the pointer of the
LEVEUBATT
meter
does not
exceed
"0"at program peaks.
4
While
depressing
the
•
RECORD button,
depress the
PLAY
button.
Recording
will begin.
The built-in microphone
will
pick up
sound
from all directions.
Sony
voice-operated
recording
system
In Sony
voice-operated
recording
system,
the
tape runs
only
when
the
sounds
higher
than
a
set
level
are picked
up
and
stops automati-
cally if the level of
the
sounds
become
lower
than the set level.
The VOR
indicator
lights
when recording is
being made.
Once
you
have started
the
recording with
the
REC
MODE selector
set
to VOR,
you
need
not
press the STOP
or
II
PAUSE
button
when
there Is
no
sound.
In
addition, you
can
listen
to the tape
recorded
with
this
system
smoothly, as it
does
not
have long
blank
spaces.
The
BBD
(Bucket
Brigade
Device)
IC
used
In
this recorder
ensures
recording
without
cut-
ting off the starting
point.
To monitor while
recording
Connect the
supplied
earphone
or the
optional CBH-2
headset
into the
EARPHONE
Jack.
With the
MONITOR
switch set
at
SOURCE, source
sound
can
be
monitored,
and at
TAPE, the
Just-recorded
sound
on the
tape can be monitored,
through the
earphone.
Thus you can
see
that the
recorder
Is
surely
recording by
setting
the
MONITOR
switch to
the TAPE position.
To stop the
tape,
press the STOP
button.