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TCM-5000EV
LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS
O PEA (pre-end alarm) indicator
Flickers a
few
minutes
before
the end
of
the
tape
during
recording.
O
"'
LOCK (eject lock) lever
To
lock
the
cassette
compartment
lid.
0
~
EJECT
button
O Tape operation mode select buttons
~
REVIEW/REW (rewind)
button
■ STOP button
►
PLAY button
►►
CUE/FF (fast forward) button
e RECORD button
11
PAUSE button
0 Tape counter and RESET button
To
set
the coun
ter
"
000
",
press
t
he
RESET
button
.
0 SPEED
CONTROL
Adj
usts
the
playback speed.
O TONE control
Adj
usts
the
playback tone
quality
.
Turn
to
HIGH for
more
treble,
or
LOW
for
less
treble
.
8 MONITOR selector
Selects the sound
lo
be
monitored
through
the
earphone·
during
recording.
O REC
MODE
(recording mode) selector
Selects
automatic
recording (AUTO),
Sony
voice-operated
recording
(VOA)
or
manual
recording (MANUAL).
10
RE
C/
PB
VOLUMENOR
SENS
(recording
level/playback volumeNOR sensitivily)control
Adjusts
the
recording level of
the
built-in
mic
rophone, MIC ©
jack
or
LINE IN jack
with
the
REC MODE sel
ector
set
to
MANUAL;
playback volume; or
the
recording level
to
act
ivate the VCR
recording
with
t
he
REC
MODE
selector
set
lo
VCR.
G)
MI
C @ LEVEL control
Adj
usts
the
recording level of
the
micro
-
phone connected
to
the
MIC
® jack.
@ LEVEL/BATT (level/battery) meter
Indicates recording level
during
recording,
playback level
during
playback, and
shows
battery
condit
ion when
the
BA
TT
CHECK/
LIGHT but
ton
Is depressed
while
the
set
is
opeating.
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MIC (built•in microphone)
FEATURES
• Sony voice-operated recording system us•
Ing
the
BBD
(Bucket
Brigade Device) IC st
ar
ts
and
stops
recording automat
ically
according
to
your
preset level.
• Three-head sys
tem
which
enables
you
to
moni
tor
t
he
recorded sound
while
actual
recording.
• Pre-e
nd
alarm
system
to
warn you
when
the tape
Is
about
to
run
out.
• Auxilii-cv
microphone
ja
ck
for
record
mixing
.
• Playback speed c
ont
rol
plus
cue
and
review
functions
to
quickly
catch
and
write
down
the
tape
contents
.
• Eject lock mechan
is
m preven
ts
accidental
opening
of
the
cassette
compartment
lid
.
•
Four
different
power
sources: b
att
eries,
house current, rechargeable battery, and
car
battery.
0
Q) BATT CHECK/LIGHT (battery check/
memory light) button
While
this
button
is depressed
with
the
set in
operation, the
mete
r
shows
t
he
battery
condi
-
tion
. The
mete
r
will
be
il
l
um
inated
for
about
10
seconds
when
this
bu
t
ton
Is once pressed.
40
REMOTE control jack
Accepts
an
optional
remote control,
foot
switch
or
the
thinner
pin
of
a 2-pin plug
micro
-
phone
wi
th remote tape
stop/start
facility
.
CD
MI
C G)
Jack
Connect
an
optional
ex1ernal
microphone
.
Q)
VOR (voice-operated recording) indicator
Lights
up
w
hen
the
tape is being recorded in
VCR recording.
CD
EARPHONE
jack
ID
LINE
IN
jack (minijack)
Used for recording
from
another
tape
recorder, etc.
@M
IC
@ jack
Connect
an
external
microphone
for
mixing
.
fD
Projection
lor
shoulder strap
To
attach
the supplied shoul
der
strap, see
ba
ck
cov
er.
fD
DC
IN
6 V jack (l
eft
side)
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Sony voice-operated re
co
rding system
In
Sony
voice-~perated
recording
system
, t
he
tape
runs
only
when
the
sounds
higher
than a
set
level are
picked
up
a
nd
stops
automati-
cally
If
the
level
ot
the
sounds
become
lower
than t
he
set
level. The VOR
indic
at
or
lights
when recording Is
being
made.
Once
you
have
star
t
ed
the
recording
with
the
REC MODE
selector
set
to
VCR, you need
not
press
the
■
STOP
or
II
PAUSE
bu
t
ton
when
there
ls
no
sound.
In
addition
, you can
listen
to
the
tape recorded
with
th
is
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.
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