Rear Panel
Gonnections
O
FUSE
2A
(D
AC
POWER
IN
o
OUTPUT
@rN
TOUT
(DIN)
@
LINE
IN
DIN/recording/playback
connector
An
optional
cord with DIN
connectors
may be used for
interconnecting
the
deck and stereo
amplilier system with
a
single connecting
cord.
Note: When
using the
DIN cord, recording
leve1s are set
the
MIC
control and MIC/LINE
mixing cannot
performed.
If use
of the
DIN cord results in insufficient
volume level
or
inlerior tone quality,
remove rhe cord
and use the
four
cables furnished
with the equiprrent.
Sound recordings
are made
in a strip on
the magnetic
surface of a recording
tape. This
magnetized
strip is called
the
"Track".
The
lull
tape
width divided
by two is called
a
"2"
track
recording, and the
full tape width
divided into
quarters
is called
a
"4"
track recording.
"2"
Tfack recording
2
Track recording is
mainly employed
in
Radio
Stations
and
professional
recording studios
for stereo recording, in
this case
both
tracks are recorded
simultaneously and in the
same direction.
2
track recording in
the home is usually
done one track
at
a time and is
played
back monaurally.
"4"
Track
recording
(Monaural)
In this
mode, each
of the
four tracks is
recorded
individually.
At the end of the tape the reels are inter-
changed between left and right and
the next
track
is
recorded. The order in rvhich the
tracks are recorded is
i*
1,
+
4, # 3 and lastly
#
2.
(Note)
With tape threaded on the
machine
the tracks are numbered 1
through 4, from
the
top
to
the bottom,
viewed from the base side of the tape.
Four track recording
gives
maximum
playback
time,
however, the
benefits
of stereo reproduction
are
lost.
"4"
Track recording
(Stereophonic)
In
this mode
two
tracks are recorded simultaneously, on
the
first
pass
of
the
tape,
tracks
#
I
and
S
3
are recorded.
The left and right reels are then interchanged
and
tracks
#
2
and
F
4
are recorded. The
left
channel sound will be on
tracks f
I
and #
4
and the
right
channel sound
will
be on
tracks
f
2 and
*
3. Four track recording in stereo wil,l
provide the best
possible
stereophonic
reproduction and is
the most widely used recording
method
today.
Playback compatibility
A
four track
stereo tape
deck
can
play
back both 4 track
and 2 track tapes and
from
the
point
of
compatibility has
the widest
possible
range
of utilization. When playing
a 2
track stereo
tape on a 4
track
recorder, track
#
1
will be
completely
covered
by the head,
track # 2 however will be
slightly off alignment but stereo
can
still
be enjoyed by
compensating for the slight loss of
f 2
track volume
with
the
volume or balance controls.
On the
other
hand
a
four
track tape cannot be
played
back on
a
two
track
(Monaural)
recorder
as
both
tracks
#
I
and
#
2 will
be
reproduced
together
resulting
in mixed unintelligible sound.
by
be
General Recording
lnformation
4
Track
recording
(
Stereophonic)
2nd
1st
lecord
head
2
T rack
recording
(
Monaural
)
Record Head
4 frack
recording
(
Stereophonic)
4Track
recording
(
Monaural
)
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