B 2 Recording
The machlne
ls swltched lnto
"record"
by slmultaneously depresslng the
play
ard
record
buttons.
Thls slmultaneous depresslng of two keys ts
a safety lnterlock, to
prevent
accldental
erasure
durlng
playback.
The track on whlch a recordlng ls to be made
should
be
pre-selected
by depress-
ing the approprlate
SYNC-TRACK
(
GUIDE-TRACK
)
key on the
sync-playback
ampllflers . It ts
posslble
to record
on several tracks slmultaneously. The
selested
track ls Iocked durlng the re-
cordlng.
To
go
lnto Record
from Playback
One of the two
followlng
methods
may
be used to
go
lnto
urecord"
from
"playback"
for
lnserttng,
etc. The
ftrst
ls to
press
the
playback
button
ard
to hold
lt down. At the deslred
moment
the re-
cord button ls
pressed
as well arrl the
machlne
ls then ln
"recordf
ard both buttons may
be
re-
leased. The secord method ls to Uft the tape off
the
erase and record heads by means of the
knurled wheel next to the record button. The machlne
can
now
be switched lnto record normally
ard
exlstlng recordlngs may be monltored vla the
playback
head,
but
no
erasure or recordlng can
take
place
untll the knurled wheel is
released
and
the tape thereby
brought lnto contact wlth the
erase ard
record
heads.
B 3 Monitoring
The
signal may be monltored before or
after
recordlng.
The necessary operatlng
controls
are
mounted
on the sync-playback
ampllfler
panel.
To
monltor
before recordlng
(
ltne tn
)
the
MON-
ITOR-RECORD
(
ABHOEREN-VOR
BAND
)
key of the
approprlate channel should be
pressed.
To
monltor
after
record
(
llne
out
)
the MONITOR-PLAY
(
ABHOEREN-HINTER BAND
)
key,
should be
pressed.
The
level
can be varled by means of the volume
control on the rlght
of these keys.
A
HEADPHONES-MONITOR
(
HOERER-ABIIOERXN
)
output ls
provlded.
B
4 Playback
Once the
machlne
ls swltched on, only the replay
button
needs
to be
pressed
to
go
lnto
playback.
The
playback
key ls locked
durtng
"fast-wlrd"
ard can only be operated
after
presslng
the
srop
button. The
playback
key remalns locked unttl the
tape has come to rest to
avold any danger of
tape
splllage
or breakage.
The
"fast-forward"
and
'rfast-rewlnl"
buttons may be operated
durlng
playback
or
durlng
re-
cordlng.
A magnetlc
screen
may
be
moved
ln
front
of the
replay
head by means of
the knurled wheel on the
rlght
(
Pos
. 7 tn
fLg.
2
)
.
Thls ls to be
recommerded
ln rooms with
strong
stray
magnetlc flelds
as
lt wlll
lmprove the slgnal-to-nolse ratlo. Thls
applles
parttcularly
in rooms wlth 3-phase
fluorescent
ltghtlng.
Exlstlng
recordlngs on
any
tracks whlch have not
been swltched lnto
"record"
,
can be monltored
by tunlng the volume
control
on
the correspondlng sync-playback
amplifler up. The
sum-level
of the channels monltored
ln
thls way
can be controlled by means of the
MASTER
(
SUMME
)
fader.
An output
socket
I{EADPHONES-GUIDE-TRACK
(
HOERER-TAKTSPIJR
)
ts
provided
for
dlrect
monltorlng
of the sync-playback on headphones.