Maxell IBX-2 manual LRecordingl, Timer Recording or Playback

lRecordingl

(1)Confirmthat the timer switch is set to Off. Switchon the power and insertthe cassetteto be used for recordinginto the cassette holder.

(2)Set the tape selectorswitchesand the

equalizerswitch accordingto the tape in use.(* "Matchingthe Deck to Various Cassette Tapes")

(3)lf the DolbyC-TypeNR is to be used, press the "C" switch of the DolbyNR

switches.lf the DolbyB-Type NR is to be used,press the "8" switch.The respectiveDolbyNR indicatorlights up.

lf no Dolbynoise reductionis to be used, press the "Off" switch.

When recordingfrom FM broadcasts,set the MPXfilter switch to On.

(4)Pressingthe counterreset switch to bring the tape counterindicationto "0000" is convenientto easily re-locatethe starting point of the recordingor use the Memory Playfeature.

(5)By pressingthe O sectionof the record switch,the deck automaticallygoes into

(Rec/Pause)mode.

the recording-standby

The red O indicatorin the recordswitch and the green 0E indicatorin the pause switch light up.

(6) While watchingthe peak levelmeters,

adjustthe recordinglevel by gradually

sliding up the masterinput levelcontrol

and adjustingthe left/rightchannel

balancewith the balancecontrol.

For hints on properlevelsettings,refer to

the paragraph"RecordLevelSetting".

(7) Whenthe > sectionof the play switch is

pressed,recordingstarts.

(8) When the tape end is reached,the

auto-shutoffmechanismautomatically

stops the tape transport.

lf you want to removethe tape during

recording,first press the tr sectionof the

stop switch.

For temporaryinterruptionof recording,

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Rec Mute

For good recordings,it is essentialto

By pressingthe Rec Muteswitch during

maintaina high signal-to-noiseratio.lf the

recording,the tape continuesto run in the

record levelis set too low tape hiss will

record mode,but the input signal is cut

impairthe playbacksound quality.On the

off and the indicatorlightsfor as long as

other hand,settingthe record leveltoo

the switch is being kept depressed.This

high will cause distortion.Referto the

can be usedto insert blank spaceson a

chart belowas a guidelineto set

tape,etc. The line output and the

recordinglevels.

headphoneoutput are not mutedduring

The Dolby C-TypeNR system incorporated

this operation,so that it is possibleto

in this deck possessesadvancedcircuitry

continuouslymonitorthe input signal.

to preventdistortionevenat high

saturationlevels.Thereforerecording

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Record Level Setting

levelscan be set in the samewav as

This deck'sLED levelmetersare free of

without noise reduction.

"overshoot"problemsand display peak

levelswith a high degreeof accuracy.

(LH)positiontapeformulations,

"Metal" position tape formulations:

"Chrome"positiontapefotmulations:

Adjust recordlevelsso that the + 5 dB indication

Adjustrecordlevelssothatthe + 3 dB indication

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As dilferenttape tormulationshaveslightly different overload (headroom)characteristicq

the requirementsmay vary to a certain degree when usingditferenttapes.

press the !! sectionof the pause
switch.To resumerecording,pressthe
play switch again.
.	By pressingthe > sectionof the play
	switch while keepingthe O sectionof
	the record switch depressed,
	recordingcan be started immediately
.	withoutenteringthe standbymode.
	lf the record switch is pressedafter
	the play switch,the recordingmode
	cannotbe entered.

[Timer Recording or Playback]

This deck incorporatesa timer-startfeature, which enablesyou to makeunattended recordingsor start playbackat a pre- selectedtime with the use of a timer.

(1)Establishconnectionsas shown in the chart.

(2)Insertthe tape to be used for recordingor- playbackand turn on the powerto all components.

(3)For timer recording,set the recording levelto suit the expectedsignal.For timer playback,set the output controlto the desiredlevel.Check if all componentsare set up properly.

(4)For timer recording,set this deck'stimer switch to "Rec".For timer playback,set the switch to "Play".

(5)Set the timer to the desiredoperationtime.

(6)At the pre-selectedtime,the timer will supply powerto the components,and the deck will automaticallystart recordingor playing.

. Be sure to set the deck'stimer switch to "Off", when the timer recordingor playbackfeature is not desired.

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