Marantz PMD520 manual Cascade Operation, Synchronous Recording, Cascade Overlap Series Recording

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CASCADE OPERATION

Refer to Fig. 5

CASCADE CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK

1.Set the POWER button to ON.

2.Connect the EXT output of the first unit into the EXT input of the second unit.

Then connect the EXT output of the second deck into the next unit in the chain or back into the first unit.

3.Insert recorded cassettes into all wells.

4.If the tape has been encoded with Dolby NR, set the DOLBY NR switches accordingly.

5.Press the CONT buttons on all units. The CONT Indicator will light.

6.Press the PLAY button of Well A, of Unit #1.

7.When Well A of Unit #1 finishes, Well B of Unit #1 will start automatically.

8.When Well B of Unit #1 finishes, Well A of Unit #2 will start automatically.

9.To stop playback, press the CONT button, and STOP buttons on all units.

Note:

Output from both Wells of each unit will be sent to LINE Out- put A on each unit. Line output B is not used on any unit.

CASCADE CONTINUOUS RECORDING

1.Set the POWER button to ON.

2.Connect the EXT output of the first unit into the EXT input of the second unit.

Then connect the EXT output of the second deck into the next unit in the chain or back into the first unit.

3.Insert recorded cassettes into all wells.

4.If the tape has been encoded with Dolby NR, set the DOLBY NR switches accordingly.

5.Press the CONT buttons on all units. The CONT Indicator will light.

6.Press the REC buttons on both Wells of each unit. Check to see that every Well indicates REC-PAUSE mode.

7.Adjust the recording level of each Well.

8.Press the PLAY button on Well A of Unit #1.

9.When Well A of Unit #1 finishes, Well B of Unit #1 will start automatically.

10.When Well B of Unit #1 finishes, Well A of Unit #2 will start automatically.

11.To stop Recording , press the CONT button, and STOP buttons on all units.

Note:

Input to both Wells of each unit will be received from Line Input A on each unit. Line Input B is not used on any unit.

SYNCHRONOUS RECORDING

Synchronous Recording is possible only when this unit is con- nected with a Marantz Professional product equipped with the Sync Recording function.

The Synchronous Recording connection consists of a single RCA cable which runs to the RC-5 REMOTE input jack on the rear panel of the PMD520, from the REMOTE output jack on the rear panel of the Marantz source.

1.Set the POWER button to ON.

2.Insert blank cassettes into the appropriate Wells.

3.If the tape has been encoded with Dolby NR, set the DOLBY NR switches accordingly.

4.press the REC button on the appropriate Wells of the unit. Check to see that REC-PAUSE mode is indicated.

When recording two tapes in parallel, press the A+B button instead the REC button.

5.Adjust the recording level with source playing.

6.Press the PLAY button of the source player.

CASCADE OVERLAP SERIES RECORDING

1.Connect the units as shown in Figure 6.

2.Insert blank cassettes in both Wells A and B of all the con- nected units.

3.Press the CONT button of all the units so that their CONT indicator light up (the continuous mode is " ").

4.Press the OVERLAP REC buttons of the all the units.

The OVERLAP REC indicators light up to indicate the over- lap series recording mode.

5.Press the REC buttons of both Wells A and B of all the units to put all the wells in record-pause mode.

6.Adjust the REC LEVEL controls of Wells A and B in record- pause mode.

7.Press the PLAY button of Well A or B of unit #1 to start recording.

8.When the remaining time on the tape in the first well becomes about 3 minutes, the other well starts recording automati- cally.

9.Similarly, when the remaining time on the tape in the second well of unit #1 is approximately 3 minutes, Well A of unit #2 starts recording automatically.

10.If the auto rewind mode is switched on, the finished tape is rewound automatically to the beginning. If the auto rewind mode is off, reverse the finished tape manually to prepare for the next recording.

11.To terminate the overlap series recording mode, press the OVERLAP REC button again.

12.To terminate the continuous mode, press the CONT button twice.

Note:

If AUTO REW is activated during the " " mode or the con- tinuous loop is fed back to the first deck, the information re- corded will be erased and recorded over.

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Model PMD520 User Guide Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open AC Polarized Plug Safety InstructionsPage Is a registered trademark Table of Contents Features PrecautionsIntroduction Rear Panel Connections Front Panel Features 0MONITOR Buttons 1BIAS Reset Buttons 2DOLBY NR B/C Selectors Displays Playback OperationRecording Continuous PlaybackSame procedure for Wells a and B Timer RecordingContinuous Recording Parallel RecordingSynchronous Recording Cascade OperationCascade Overlap Series Recording Cascade Continuous PlaybackOther Operations Enhanced Remote Control OperationsQMS Quick Music Search Duplication SynchronizationConnection Normal Speed DuplicationSystem Operation Description Auto Bias & EQ SystemTroubleshooting Care and MaintenanceMaintenance RepairsTechnical Specifications C o d MIC Cascade OperationWRC220 Duplication SynchronizationUnit #1 Unit #2Metal tape detection hole High tape detection hole