Musical Fidelity A308 CR manual Operation, Starting, Tape Recording, Off Tape Monitoring

STARTING . . . .

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

Unless using your pre-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.

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 CR Pre’s TAPE RECORD output sockets for recording 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.

OPERATION

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 TAPE MONITOR button on the front panel can now be used to switch between the source sound and its recorded version.

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

Note that the recorded sound 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 arrangement to work.

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

Issue 3: July 2002 A308 CR Pre Instructions for Use Page 7 of 9