Marantz PMD520 manual 0MONITOR Buttons, 1BIAS Reset Buttons, 2DOLBY NR B/C Selectors

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rCOUNTER BUTTONS

¡TAPE TIME

This button changes the reference time of tape (tape type) so that the time counter can show accurate time informa- tion. The initial setting when the unit is turned on is "60".

The first press of this button displays the current setting. Every time this button is pressed while the time setting is displayed, it is changed in a cyclic order of 60 → 90 → 120

→10 → 20 → 30 → 46 → 60...

¡RESET

Pressing this button will reset the counter time to 00.00 (0 minutes, 0 seconds).

tAUTO REW (AUTO REWIND) BUTTON

Used to switch the auto rewind mode ON or OFF.

The indicator lights up when the auto rewind mode is on. When the auto rewind mode is on, each well enters rewind mode upon detection of the end of tape.

The auto rewind mode is switched on or off simultaneously for both Wells A and B.

The initial setting is off.

iTAPE SPEED BUTTONS

These switches determine the playback/recording speed of tapes in both Wells A and B.

¡HIGH

Press this button to set the tape speed for duplication to 3-6/8 ips (9.5 cm/sec).

The HIGH indicator lights when HIGH is selected. When HIGH is selected, Dolby NR is disabled.

¡NORM

Press this button to set the tape speed for duplication to 1-7/8 ips (4.75 cm/sec).

The NORM indicator lights up when NORM is selected.

oOVERLAP REC (OVERLAP RECORD) BUTTON

Pressing the OVERLAP REC button when the continuous

mode is " " or " " switches the overlap series recording mode alternately to Off → On → Off. The OVERLAP REC

indicator lights up when the overlap series recording mode is on.

The operation in the overlap series recording mode is vari- able depending on the current continuous mode.

yCONT (CONTINUOUS) BUTTON

Used to switch the continuous mode ON or OFF.

Every time this button is pressed, the CONT indicator status changes in cycle of On → Blinking → Off → On...

The lighting of the indicator indicates that the continuous mode of PMD520 is " ". (A → B → C → D → E →...)

The blinking of the indicator indicates that its continuous mode is " ". (A → B → A → B → A →...)

The initial setting when the unit is turned on is off. Pressing the PLAY or REC button while the continu- ous mode is on starts continuous playback or continuous recording.

uA+B REC BUTTON

Check to insure that both wells are in STOP mode prior to pressing the A+B REC button.

Pressing the A+B REC button once will cause both wells to enter a REC-PAUSE mode to adjust recording levels. Press- ing the A+B REC button a second time, will cause both wells to enter a REC mode simultaneously. Pressing the A+B REC button a third time, will cause both wells to enter a REC- PAUSE mode again and pressing the A+B REC button a fourth time , will resume the REC mode.

!0MONITOR BUTTONS

Pressing this button switches the monitoring mode between Tape and Source.

The MONITOR indicator lights up when monitoring from the tape, and is off when monitoring from the input source. The initial setting when the unit is turned on is tape monitor.

!1BIAS RESET BUTTONS

Used to reset the bias setting to the factory setting.

The indicator is off when the factory-set bias setting is used. The indicator will light up after the Auto Bias program is run.

!2DOLBY NR B/C SELECTORS

This switch is used to select Dolby B or C noise reduction for recording or playback.

Most commercially available cassettes which display the double-D symbol are encoded with Dolby B noise reduc- tion.

Note:

When the TAPE SPEED is set to HIGH, the Dolby NR is switched off regardless of the position of the selectors.

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