Part Description, Auto Switch | TOA Electronics AM-821 guide

PART DESCRIPTION

POWER SWITCH

Place this switch in the ON position and power is supplied.

Note : When not loading the tape :

The auto switch is placed in the manual mode.

When loading the tape :

	Unrecorded tape	the	auto	switch	is
	placed in the manual mode.
	Recorded tape	the	auto	switch	is
	placed in the automatic mode.
AUTO SWITCH
When using a built-in interval timer			or an external
timer	, set this switch	to ON	(automatic mode).

Place this switch in the OFF position (manual mode) for the tape deck operation

MESSAGE OMIT SELECTOR

These selectors function only when placing the auto

switch

in the automatic mode. If wishing to omit

one or more of the recorded messages (No.1 through

No.9), depress this switch(es).

TAPE COUNTER, RESET BUTTON

This indicates how far the tape has travelled. Depress the reset button to reset the tape counter display to "000".

CASSETTE RECEPTACLE

Load the cassette tape with the exposed tape face down, and then close lid.

Note : Be sure to depress the eject button after the

auto switch is turned to the manual mode. Ejecting the tape in the automatic mode may lead to malfunction of the deck.

EJECT BUTTON

Depress this button to open lid of the cassette

receptacle. (Do not depress this button while the

cassette tape is travelling.)

MESSAGE COUNTER

This indicates the message number while its announcement is being made. The message number to follow next is indicated when the tape motion stops.

TAPE DECK CONTROLS and LED INDICATIONS

These controls function only when placing the auto

switch in the manual mode.

Rewinds the tape at high speed. Advances the tape at high speed. Advances the tape for playback, and the green LED illluminates during playback. The tape stops travelling automatically after each announcement has been finished.

Depress this button to stop the tape motion or to release the recording mode.

First of all, depress this button before starting

recording. Thereafter, also depress after recording of each message is finished. The tape continues to travel for approximately 7 seconds to

make an unrecorded sound section on the tape even after the recording is finished and this button is depressed. The red LED of this button flashes during tape travel and it illuminates

instead of flashing when the tape motion stops.

After placing in the recording standby mode by depressing the REC SPACE button, depress this switch and record with the remote microphone

RM-820.

TIMER SWITCH

This functions only when placing the auto switch in the automatic mode. Place this switch in the OFF position when an external timer is used.

PHONES (HEADPHONE) JACK

Accomodates stereo or monaural headphone. Insertion of the headphone into this jack cuts line output out.

Note : When inserting the headphone into this jack,

output signal from the line out

is not fed.

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