Touring the MT8XII

3

MT8XII—Owner’s Manual

2

Touring the MT8XII

This chapter takes you on a tour of the MT8XII, identifying the various parts to help you become

familiar with your new recorder.

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The individual sections of the MT8XII are explained on the following pages.

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ST-INPUT
10
ST-INPUT
010
ST-INPUT
010
9-10 11-12 13-14
12
34
212
34
34
010
010
GROUPMASTER
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
010
GROUP 3
010
GROUP 4
TAPE IN
MIX LEVEL
010
MONITOR LEVEL
MIN MAX
TAPE IN
GROUP
TO
MONITOR
TO
STEREO
STEREO
CUE
MONITOR
SELECT
1 3
2 4
ON
OFF
CUE MIX
TO STEREO
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2
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0
10
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MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER
L R
TRACK STEREO
+9
+6
+3
0dB
–3
–6
–10
–20
+9
+6
+3
0dB
–3
–6
–10
–20
REC
1
2
TAPE
REPEATMEMO
IN
OUT
dbx
SYNC 12345678
AUTO PUNCH
NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM
–0+TAPE SPEED REC SELECTVARIFIXGROUPAUTOPUNCH I/OCLEARSYNC CHECK REPEATRESETMEMO 1MEMO 2RTZLOC 1LOC 2FF STOPREWPLAYREHEPHONES PUNCH I/OREC/PAUSE
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1
5
2
2
6
3
3
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4
4
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STEREO
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GAIN
LINE MIC
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
LINE MIC
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
LINE MIC
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
LINE MIC
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12 +12
FREQ
250 5k
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
AUX
1
010
AUX
2
010
CUE
LR
010
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
GROUPASSIGN
1234
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
1
TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE FLIP
MIC/
LINE TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE FLIP
MIC/
LINE TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE FLIP FLIP FLIP FLIP FLIP
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE FLIP
MIC/
LINE TAPELINE
TAPE LINE
TAPELINE
TAPE LINE
TAPELINE
TAPE LINE
TAPELINE
TAPE LINE