Contents

 

1 − Introduction..........................

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Supplied accessories.....................

5

Rack-mounting the unit...............

5

About this manual........................

5

Precautions and notes for

 

placement and use...................

6

About cassette tapes....................

6

Cassette tapes that you should not

use..........................................

6

Automatic tape type detection

 

function..................................

7

Tape slack..........................................

7

Accidental erasure prevention

 

tabs.........................................

7

Maintenance.....................................

7

Cleaning the heads................................

7

Connections...................................

8

2 − Features of the 202MKIV.....

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Front panel....................................

9

Rear panel....................................

10

Display.........................................

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3 − Playback..............................

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Playback 1 (either TAPE 1 or

 

TAPE 2).....................................

12

Playback 2 (either TAPE 1 or

 

TAPE 2).....................................

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Continuous playback..................

14

Blank scan....................................

14

Song search.................................

15

Intro check...................................

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4 − Recording............................

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Recording (either TAPE 1 or

 

TAPE 2).....................................

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To erase recordings.....................

18

Quick record start.......................

18

To stop recording temporarily............

18

Recording silence........................

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To create a blank of more than 4

 

seconds long...............................

19

To create a blank of less than 4 seconds

long.............................................

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Mic mixing recording.................

19

Adjusting mix recording level........

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Continuous recording.................

20

Parallel recording........................

21

Dubbing (from TAPE 1 to

 

TAPE 2).....................................

22

Editing during dubbing (only at

normal speed).........................

23

Synchro reverse dubbing (from

 

TAPE 1 to TAPE 2)....................

23

Timer playback............................

24

Playback...........................................

24

Timer-controlled recording............

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Connections.....................................

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5 − Reference and

 

specifications....................

26

Troubleshooting..........................

26

Specifications..............................

27

Dimensional drawing.................

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