Teac Multitrack Series - Playback and Recording; Normal Playback Procedure; Normal Record Procedure; Erasing

Playback and Recording
Normal Playback Procedure
1. Load and thread the pre-recorded tape
on the A-3440 as explained on page 4.
If the tape was left in the "tails out”
condition, load the tape on the right
reel table and thread the tape to the
left reel table. Then, rewind the tape to
the beginning.
2. Initially set all the switches and knobs
as indicated below.
PITCH COIMT- Depressed
REEL - To match the size of the supply
reel. SMALL - 7", LARGE -
10 - 1 / 2 ".
SPEED - To match the speed at which
the tape was recorded.
FUNCTION SELECT - All released to
prevent accidental erasure of
the tape
OUTPUT SELECT - PLAY
INPUT knobs-0
OUTPUT knobs - About position 7
MONITOR - About position 7
MONITOR selector - Depress switch to
hear selected channel. Note
that the sound at PHONES
jack is monophonic.
3. Begin playback by depressing * but¬
ton.
4. The PITCH CONT can be pulled out and
turned left or right to change the tape
speed by ±5 % to vary the pitch of the
playback sound.
Normal Record Procedure
1. Make the desired system connections as
shown in the diagram on page 10.
2. Load and thread the tape as explained
on page 4.
3. Initially set the following switches and
knobs as indicated below.
POWER-ON
REEL - To match the size of supply
reel SMALL - 7”, LARGE -
10 - 1 / 2 "
FUNCTION SELECT - Depress for
each channel to be recorded
OUTPUT SELECT - S OURCE
INPUT Selector - MIC or LINE to
match input being used on
each channel
INPUT knob - Counter clockwise to 0
setting
OUTPUT knob - About position 7
MONITOR knob - About position 7
MONITOR switches - Depress for each
channel to be recorded.
4. Start the input source connected to the
LINE IN jacks or begin source to micro¬
phones for record level setting. Raise
the INPUT knob setting until the VU
meter reads about 0 VU for each channel.
When "close miking” loud sources it
may be necessary to set the INPUT
selector to MIC ATT position to reduce
microphone input level.
5. Depress REC and ► buttons on
control panel to begin recording. Restart
sound sources again if desired.
6. Set OUTPUT SELECT switch to PLAY
to hear off-the-tape sound.
7. After the tape is recorded, rewind the
tape to the beginning if you wish to play
it back. If you want to keep the tape in
storage we recommend that you play
the tape to the end and keep it in this
"tails out” condition.
Erasing ■
When any channel (track) is set in the record
mode the erase head for that channel (track)
supplies a high frequency AC signal which
erases any previously recorded material. If
no new signal is applied by the record head
the tracks will remain erased. Any one or all
tracks can be erased by setting each channel
to record mode with no input record signal
applied or with the INPUT knobs turned
counter clockwise to 0. However, if a tape
which was recorded on a half track or full
track machine is to be used, that tape should
be erased using a bulk eraser such as the
TEAC E-2. The reason for this is that the
recorded tracks on these tapes are not the
same as those on a four track deck such as
the A-3440 and therefore the tape would
not be sufficiently erased when using normal
recording procedures on the A-3440.
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