Teac V-3000 - Device Controls and Rear Terminals; Front Panel Controls and Indicators Explained

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® Cassette Holder
Load the cassette here.
@® AUTO MONITOR Button
This button allows you to select which
signal is to be monitored with its level
displayed on the meter. When power is
applied to the deck, the monitor mode is
set to TAPE, showing that the signal recorded
on the tape is monitored with its level
displayed by the meter. When the deck
enters the record-pause mode, the monitor
mode is automatically switched to SOURCE,
showing the signal input to the deck (from
the LINE IN jacks on the rear panel) is
monitored with its level displayed. And
when the record-pause mode is released,
it is automatically changed to TAPE.
To manually change the monitor mode,
press this button.
@ MPx FILTER Switch
Press this switch when making a Dolby NR
recording of an FM broadcast; the indicator
lights. It eliminates the pilot tone (19 kHz)
and sub carrier tone (38 kHz) of the FM
broadcast which could affect operation of
the Dolby noise reduction system. To re-
lease this function, press the MPX FILTER
switch again,
® DOLBY NR Switch
OFF: Set to this position when you do not
want to use any noise reduction
system,
OOB: Set to this position when making a
recording using the Dolby B noise
reduction system, or playing back
tapes recorded with Dolby B NR.
OO C:Set to this position when making a
recording using the Dolby C noise
reduction system, or playing back
tapes recorded with Dolby C NR.
© TIMER Switch
PLAY: For timer playback
OFF: Set to this position when not using
a timer,
REC: For timer recording
{See page 8.)
@ EJECT Button
Press in the stop mode to open the cassette
holder, Do not press this button when the
deck is in the recording or playback mode.
® BIAS FINE Tuning Control
This control allows fine bias level setting
when recording. The center “click” position
provides a standard amount of bias current
depending on the type of tape.
Turning the control toward “+” increases
the amount of bias and thus decreases high
frequency response,
Turning the control toward “’~"' decreases the
amount of bias and thus increases high
frequency response.
Keep this control in the center position
when the function is not being used.
@® BALANCE Control
Adjust the balance of the left and right
chanels of the input signals to be recorded
on tape.
@ REC LEVEL Control
When recording, turn the REC LEVEL
control clockwise to fade the input sound
in or turn it counterclockwise to fade the
sound out, for smooth tune-to-tune transi-
tions,
@ PHONES LEVEL Control
Adjust the level of the signals output from
the PHONES jack. This knob does not
affect the level of the signals output from
the OUTPUT jacks on the rear panel or the
level indicated by the PEAK LEVEL
METER.
@ PHONES Jack
Connect 8 ohms stereo headphones to this
jack for private listening or monitoring,
@ DISPLAY Button
Press this button to switch off the display.
Press it again to switch it on.
Display Window
@® Multi-Counter
Tape Counter Mode
In this mode, the counter functions as a
conventional tape counter, counting up
when the tape is moving forward and down
when the tape is being rewound. The dis-
play can be cleared by pressing the CLEAR
button, which resets the counter index to
“0000”.
TRT (Tape-Run-Time) Counter Mode
In
this
mode,
tape
travel
is
measured
in
Minutes
and
seconds
up
to
a
maximum
of
99M59S
(99
minutes
59
seconds).
Since
this
counter
only
functions
in
the
play
and
re-
cord
modes,
it
will
be
interrupted
when
the
tape
is
fast-forwarded
or
rewound
(and,
of
course,
in
the
stop
mode);
counting
up
will
be
resumed
when
playback
or
recording
restarts.
The
display
can
be
cleared
by
pressing
the
CLEAR
button
which
resets
the
counter
index
to
“OOMO0S"
® Transport Mode Indicators
REC: Lights when the deck is in the re-
cord and record-standby modes, and
flashes during record-muting.
PLAY: Lights when the deck is in the play-
back and record modes,
PAUSE: Lights when the deck is standing
by for playback or recording.
©PEAK LEVEL METER
This meter shows the peak level of the input
or playback signal, In the record mode,
the meter indicates the level of the source
signals which have been adjusted with the
REC LEVEL and BALANCE controls,
During playback, the meter indicates the
level of signals recorded on the tape,
© Tape Type Indicator
The deck automatically detects the type of
tape which has been loaded, and these
indicators (NORMAL, CrO, and METAL)
indicate the type of tape being used.
© DOLBY NR [B] [C] Indicator
Lights when the DOLBY NR switch is set
to the OO B or OUC position.
© OO HX PRO Indicator
Lights when the deck enters the record
mode, showing that the built-in Dolby HX
Pro circuit has been activated. For details,
refer to page 9.
@MPX FILTER Indicator
Lights when the MPX FILTER switch is
pressed in ( = ).
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@ Auto Monitor Indicators
TAPE: Lights when the tape signal is
selected either in playback or record.
SOURCE: Lights when the source signal is
selected.
The Auto Monitor indicator changes auto-
matically to the monitor mode so that the
SOURCE indicator lights when the deck
enters the record-pause mode, When record-
ing starts, the SOURCE indicator auto-
matically goes out and the TAPE indicator
lights.
@ LINE IN Terminals
Connect the amplifiers REC OUT jacks to
these jacks,
® OUTPUT Terminals
Connect the amplifier's TAPE PLAY or
LINE IN jacks to these jacks,
® Voltage Selector (General export
models only) ;
See “Voltage Conversion” on page 5,
@ Power Supply Cord
Insert into an AC wall outlet, etc. The
voltage required by this unit is shown on
the rear panel.