Teac A-2340 - 4-Track 4-Channel Stereo Recording

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TRACK 4-CHANNEL STEREO RECORDING
THREAD A BLANK TAPE ON DECK, FULL REEL ON LEFT TURNTABLE.
SET TAPE SPEED KNOB TO DESIRED SPEED, INDEX COUNTER TO ZERO.
PLACE ALL 4 SIMUL-SYNC SWITCHES IN NORMAL POSITION.
. PLACE ALL 4 MONITOR SWITCHES IN SOURCE POSITION.
. PLACE ALL 4 RECORD MODE SWITCHES TO ON POSITION.
. POSITION THE BIAS SWITCH TO THE PROPER POSITION FOR THE TYPE TAPE TO BE
RECORDED.
HIGH: FOR LOW NOISE/HIGH OUTPUT TAPES SUCH AS SCOTCH 203 OR BASF
LP~35LH.
NORMAL: FOR CONVENTIONAL TAPES SUC AS SCOTCH 150 OR EQUIVALENT.
CONNECT THE RECORDING SOURCE TO EITHER THE LINE IN OR FRONT-MIC-REAR JACKS.
MIC/LINE MIXING MAY BE READILY ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE 2340/3340. WITH A SOURCE
OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FED TO THE LINE IN JACKS AN 4 MICROPHONES CONNECTED TO
THE FRONT PANEL MICROPHONE JACKS, THE RESULTANT SOUND MIX CAN BE CONTROLLED
BY THE INDIVIDUAL MIC/LINE INPUT LEVEL CONTROLS AND MAY BE READILY MONITORED
WITH HEADPHONES. ;
WHEN RECORDING FROM MICROPHONES MONITORED OF THE RECORDED SOUND IS BEST AC-
COMPLISHED BY USE OF HEADPHONES. WHILE IT IS POSSIBLE TO MONITOR THROUGH
SPEAKERS POWERED BY THE FRONT AN REAR AMPLIFIERS, CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE
MICROPHONES WILL RESULT IN FEEDBACK AND/OR HOWLING.
PLACE TAPE MODE LEVER AT PAUSE POSITION. SIMULTANOUSLY PRESS THE RECORD AND
BUTTONS. DECK IS NOW IN RECORD MODE, ALL RECORD INDICATOR LIGHTS (CENTERED
ABOVE THE VU METERS) SHOULD ILLUMINATE. RECORDING SIGNAL WILL BE DISPLAYED ON
THE VU METERS.
WHILE MONITORING THE SOURCE SIGNAL WITH HEADPHONES, ADJUST THE MIC OR LINE
INPUT LEVEL CONTROLS SO THAT THE SIGNAL PEAKS ARE AT OR NEAR THE O VU POINT
ON EACH METER.
TAPE MOVEMENT (AND REOCORDING) WILL BEGIN WHEN TAPE MODE LEVER IS MOVED FROM
PAUSE TO PLAY POSITION. RECORDING MAY MOMENTARILY INTERRUPTED BY PLACING TAPE
MODE LEVER IN THE PAUSE POSTITION.
TO CEASE RECORDING AND DISENGAGE THE RECORD MODE SIMPLY PRESS THE STOP BUTTON.
THE RECORD LIGHTS WILL EXTINGUISH AND THE TAPE WILL HALT.
TO RESUME RECORDING, PLACE TAPE MODE LEVER AT PAUSE ONCE AGAIN PRESS THE
RECORD AND BUTTONS, RECORD LIGHTS WILL ALLUMINATE AND YOU ARE IN THE
RECORDING MODE, MOVING THE LEVER TO PLAY POSITION WILL CAUSE THE TAPE TO MOVE.