Teac 450 - Function of Controls - Part 2: Indicators and Input Controls; Microphone and Headphone Jacks; VU Meters and Indicator Lamps; Input Volume Controls

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® REC (Record Indicator Lamp)
When the Record Button is depressed, this indicator lamp
lights up to indicate that the tape deck is in the Record
mode.
© Peak Level Indicator
This indicator lamp lights up to warn you that the input
level is too high. When this lamp illuminates, it indicates
that the input signal is being recorded with distortion,
and the input level should be decreased until the light goes
out. May illuminate during playback.
©OUTPUT (Output Volume Control)
This adjusts playback volume or recording monitor levels.
©POWER (Power On-Off Switch)
Set this switch to ON and the tape deck will be turned on.
The pilot lamps of the VU Meters illuminate when this
switch is turned ON. Set the switch to OFF and the deck
will be turned off. (See @ below.)
® Tape Counter
The amount of tape run is indicated by this counter.
©MIC (Microphone Jacks)
The MIC jack marked L is for the left-channel microphone
and R for the right-channel microphone. Use 600 ~
10.000 ohms microphones.
® PHONES (Headphone Jack)
Provided for connection of stereo headphones. Use 8-OHM
Type Stereo Headphones.
© VU Meters
They indicate output level during Playback and input level
during Record operation.
©LINE (Line Input Volume Control)
This is the volume control designed to adjust levels of the
line input from a tuner, record player or tape recorder.
@ BIAS-EQ (Equalization/Bias Selector Switches)
These switches select between three positions, CrOr .
HIGH and NORMAL according to type of the tape used.
Set the BIAS and EQ switch when recording and set the
EQ switch for playback. See pages 1 and 10 for details. _
® Tape Counter Reset Button
Press this button to clear the Tape Counter and reset it to
“ 000 ” . Clear and reset the Tape Counter at the beginning
of the tape before starting to record or playback.
© DOLBY NR (Noise Reduction Selector Switch)
Equipped with the Dolby noise reduction circuit, your
450 reduces the tape hiss noise by 10 dB.max. (For details
of this system, see page 5 of this manual.)
©DOLBY FM/COPY (IN/OUT Switch)
When this switch is IN. the Dolbyized source material is
copied intact while the output is de-coded for listening.
Normal position is OUT unless the source program is
already encoded. (See page 8 and 10 for details).
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©TIMER (Timer Selector Switch)
When combined with a commercially available timer, this
cassette deck can automatically start recording or play 
back at a preset time. (For the operating procedures on
recording or playback with a timer, refer to page 8 and 10
of this manual.
The Power On-Off Switch can be turned on only when
this Timer Selector Switch is set to OUT. Be sure to keep
the Timer Selector Switch set to OUT except when the
deck is to be set for the automatic timer controlled
recording or playback. When the Selector Switch is IN, the
deck will be OFF unless activated by the timer accessory.
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©MIC (Microphone Input Volume Control)
This adjusts input levels taken through the microphone or
DIN (IN/OUT) terminals.
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(g) TAPE RUN (Tape Travel Indicator Lamp)
This indicator lamp illuminates to indicate the tape is
moving.