Musical Fidelity A308 manual Operation, Before Switching On, Starting, Tape Recording

BEFORE SWITCHING ON

Plug the accessory IEC mains lead into the rear panel socket, then the other end into a wall outlet.

Turn the volume control on the front panel to minimum (anticlockwise).

STARTING . . . .

Press the POWER button on the A308 amplifier - the blue power LED on the front panel will light indicating that the unit is ready for use. However, for about five sec- onds no sound will be heard from your speakers, and the red mute LED will light to confirm initial mute action.

Unless using your amplifier for off-tape

monitoring (see paragraph opposite ) ensure that the TAPE MONITOR button has not been pressed accidently, as other- wise no sound will be heard through the speakers.

Select the required audio input source by pressing an appropriate function button on the front panel or the remote control, and adjust the volume control to obtain the pre- ferred sound level.

OPERATION

TAPE RECORDING

To record, simply select the required source with the input selector button on the front panel. This source will now be routed to the A308’s TAPE RECORD output for record- ing by the external tape deck.

You will also be able to hear the selected source through the loudspeakers.

Note - adjustment of the volume control has no effect on the recording level.

OFF - TAPE MONITORING

In conjunction with a 3-head cassette deck, off-tape monitoring allows the user to com- pare the recorded sound with the original whilst a recording is being made. To do this, first select the required source in the normal way and start recording.

The MONITOR button on the front panel can now be used to switch between the source signal and the recorded version allowing direct comparison.

The red LED just above the MONITOR button confirms that the tape monitor func- tion is operating.

Note that the recorded signal is selected when this LED is lit. On some 3-head tape decks there is an additional 'tape/source' switch which must be in the 'tape' position for the above to work.

If in doubt, please refer to your tape deck operating manual.

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