Teac C-3 User Manual

Features and Controls
Front Panel Facilities
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Depress the POWER switch to apply power
to the C-3 tape deck. Lamps in Peak Level
Meters and lamp in the cassette holder will
light to indicate that power is ON.
Depress and release POWER switch to re-
move power. Lamps mentioned above will
go out to indicate that power is OFF.
CAUTION: If TIMER switch is ON
when power switch is depressed deck will
automatically go into REC or PLAY opera-
tion.
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The door of the cassette holder can be
opened by pressing the EJECT button.
Cassettes should be inserted with the ex-
‘posed tape downwards and with the side
you want to hear (or record on) facing
towards you. The front panel of this door
can be removed for easy access to the heads
for cleaning etc. See page 10.
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Note: This switch should be left in the OUT
position except when timer operated re-
cording or playback is required. If this
switch is in the REC or PLAY positions,
when the cassette mechanism is stopped
by the automatic end-of-tape stop function
it will not be possible to operate the cassette
transport manually.
Using a TEAC TO-8 or other frequency
source, a -30 dB signal can be injected here
when making BIAS/REC CALIBRATION
adjustments. See BIAS/REC Calibration on
page 7/8.
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Press the EJECT button to open the cassette
holder
door
for
insertion
or
extraction
of
the
cassette
tape.
To
protect
the
tape
trans-
port
section
and
the
cassette
tape
itself
the
EJECT
button
only
operates
during
STOP
mode.
Do
not
try
to
push
the
EJECT
button
forcefully
during
any
mode
except
STOP
(or
POWER
OFF).
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Connect
8
ohm
stereo
headphones
to
this
jack
for
private
listening
or
monitoring.
The
OUTPUT
control
can
be
used
to
ad-
just
the
listening
level.

Teac C-3 Specifications

Audio Specifications

track system	4-track 2-channel stereo
heads	3: Erase, record & playback
type of tape	Cassette tape C-60 and C-90
tape speed	1 7/8 ips
wow and flutter (NAB Weighted)	0.05 %
frequency response	20 — 20, 000 Hz
signal to noise ratio	58 dB
fast wind time	Approximately 90 seconds for C-60

Inputs and Outputs

line input	60 mV, 50 k ohms
microphone input	0.25 mV/-72 dB
line output	0.3 V for load impedance of 50 k ohms or more
headphone output	8 ohms
power requirements	100/117/220/240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 25 W

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions	482(W) x 147(H) x 345(D) mm
weight	10 kg