Teac W-550R - Page 7

@® PAUSE Button and Indicator
(TAPE II only)
Press to temporarily stop tape travel during
recording or playback. In the pause mode,
the indicator above the button lights.
Press again to restart the tape (the indicator
goes out).
@ REC MUTE Button (TAPE II
only)
Press this button during recording to pro-
vide about 4 seconds of blank between
tunes. The deck will enter the record-
pause mode. During the record-muting
operation, the indicator above the RECORD
button blinks. Press the PAUSE button
to start recording again. (See ‘Record
Muting Operation” on the right.)
@® PHONES Jack
Plug stereo headphones into this jack for
private listening or monitoring.
® DUB START Button
HIGH: Press when quick dubbing (2
times faster) from TAPE | to
TAPE II is required.
NORMAL: Press for normal-speed dub-
bing from TAPE | to TAPE
ll is required.
@® DOLBY NR Select Switch
OUT: Set to this position when you do
not want to use the built-in Dolby
NR system.
DOB: Set to this position when record-
ing or playing back with Dolby
B type NR.
OO C: Set to this position when recording
or playing back with Dolby C
type NR.
Rear Panel
@ LINE IN Terminals
Connect the amplifier’s REC OUT jacks
to these jacks.
@ OUTPUT Terminals
Connect the amplifiers TAPE PLAY
or LINE IN jacks to these jacks.
@ UR (Unified Remote Control)
REMOTE CONTROL Terminal
This terminal is used to link TEAC com-
ponents with a “UR” mark which will be
released in the future.
® Voltage Selector (General Export
model)
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.
Operations
Playback with TAPE | or TAPE II
Check that the TIMER switch is OUT.
Press the POWER switch to ON.
Set the REVERSE MODE switch to
the required tape travel mode, referring
to the chart ‘Tape Travel Depending
on Setting of REVERSE MODE Switch”
on page 6.
4. Load a pre-recorded cassette in TAPE
lor ll.
5. Select the desired DOLBY NR system.
6. Press the <or > button for TAPE | or II
to start playback.
7. Adjust the volume with the ampli-
fier’s volume control.
¢ To stop playback, press the STOP button.
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Priority of TAPE | and TAPE II
When either deck is being operated for
playback or recording, operations of the
other deck apart from fast-forwarding or
rewinding cannot be engaged.
Continuous Playback
1. Load pre-recorded cassettes in TAPE |
and TAPE Il.
2. Set the necessary controls and switches
except the < or» button, referring to
“Playback with TAPE | or TAPE Il"
above.
3. Set the REVERSE MODE switch to the
CONT PLAY (C=5) position.
4. Press the <or button on the deck to
be played back first.
5. Tapes will be played back continuously,
according to the condition illustrated
in the table “Tape Travel Depending
on Setting of REVERSE MODE Switch”
on page 6.
e Continuous play will be released auto-
matically after 5 cycles.
e To stop continuous play before 5
cycles, press the STOP button of either
deck.
Recording with TAPE Il
Recording from a stereo system:
1. Set the TIMER switch to OUT.
2. Press the POWER switch to ON.
3. If you want to make a bi-directional
recording, set the REVERSE MODE
switch to the = position.
4. Load a recordable cassette in TAPE Il.
e Check that the safety tabs on the spine
of the cassette are in place. If they
are broken, block the holes with ad-
hesive tape.
5. Select the desired DOLBY NR system.
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6. Press the PAUSE button (indicator
lights), then the RECORD button
(indicator lights). The tape direction
indicator will light.
7. Adjust the recording level with the
RECORD control so that the loudest
sound to be recorded just makes the
meters briefly reach around the “0 dB”
point (for Normal or Chrome tapes)
or the “+3 dB’ point (for Metal tapes).
8. To adjust the balance of the input
signal, use the BALANCE control.
9. Press the PAUSE button again to start
recording.
e To stop recording temporarily, press
the PAUSE button. To restart the tape,
press it again.
e To stop recording, press the STOP
button.
Record Muting Operation
(TAPE II only)
1. Automatic spacing operation for 4-
second blanks (during recording)
Press the REC MUTE button during
recording. The tape movement con-
tinues and a blank space of about 4
seconds is recorded (the RECORD
indicator blinks). The deck then enters
the record-pause mode automatically
(both the RECORD and PAUSE indi-
cators light).
To restart recording, press the PAUSE
button (the PAUSE indicator goes off).
2. Automatic spacing operation for 4-
second blanks (during record-pause)
In the record-pause mode, pressing the
REC MUTE button will initiate the
above record-muting operation auto-
matically. The deck then returns to
the record-pause mode.
3. Fora blank of more than 4 seconds
During recording, hold the REC MUTE
button depressed for a longer period.
A blank space will be left as long as
the button is pressed. Release the
button to enter the record-pause mode.
To restart recording, press the PAUSE
button.
4. Fora blank of less than 4 seconds
After pressing the REC MUTE button
during recording, press the PAUSE
button before the 4-second interval
has expired. The deck will stop and
enter the record-pause mode at the
Point at which the PAUSE button is
pressed. To restart recording, press
the PAUSE button again.
Note:
e During record muting operation (while
the RECORD indicator is blinking),
pressing the REC MUTE button again
will release the record muting operation
and recording resumes without stopping
the tape.