Recording - Pioneer CT-1270WR Operating Instructions Manual

RECORDING
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Only Deck Il can be used for recording.
Deck | (left side) cannot be used for recording.
The REC button cannot be depressed if the accidental erasure
prevention tabs have been removed from the tape loaded, or when
no tape is loaded. (See page 7.) Never try to force the REC button
as you may damage the deck.
Press the EJECT/STOP button to open the cassette com-
partment door, load a tape, and close the compartment
door,
Set the COPY switch to the OFF ( HL) position.
* If the COPY switch is in the ON ( sa) position, program
signals from the LINE INPUT (REC) jacks cannot be record-
ed.
Press the appropriate DOLBY NR switches (OFF/B/C).
Set the TAPE SELECTOR [II] switches according to the
type of tape used. (See page 6.)
Set the Reverse MODE switch appropriately. (See page
4.)
@ When set to the ( _) ) position to record both sides of the
tape, make sure that you start recording in the FWD direc-
tion. The tape will stop automatically when it comes to the
end in the REV direction.
To record in the direction opposite that shown by the
lighted tape direction indicator, press the DIRECTION
lever to select the desired direction.
¢ The recording direction will change each time the lever is
pressed.
Press the PAUSE button.
Press the REC button.
The PLAY button will be engaged automatically when the
REC button is pressed, and the REC indicator will light. Since
the PAUSE button has been pressed, Deck ff will be in the
recording stand-by mode, and recording will not start yet.
Adjust the REC LEVEL control.
® Select the program source on the amplifier, and adjust the
recording level with the REC LEVEL control according to the
instructions given in the section entitled ''Adjusting the
Recording Level."
Press the PAUSE button.
® You can press the PAUSE button anytime during recording to stop
recording momentarily. Pressing it again will restart recording.
® To stop recording entirely, press the EJECT/STOP button. Press-
ADJUSTING THE RECORDING LEVEL
ing it again will eject the tape.
The adjustment of the recording level is the most important factor ir in
achieving good recording results. A high level is good for the signal
to-noise ratio and the dynamic range but an excessively high level
distorts the sound, If the level is made too low out of fear of distorting
the sound, irritating tape hiss will mar the recording. Depending on
the manufacturer and type of tape, the charact:
| even when the same kind is used, Making a setting just near the tapa's
maximum recording level will do full justice to a tape's characteristics
and result in a good-quality recording
Adjust the REC LEVEL contro! so that the Jevel meters's 0 dB" just
lights. No harm will be done if the " +3 dB" indicator lights momen:
tarily at peaks {when using metal tapes, it is permisible for the +6
dB" indicator to light momentarily).
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The OO mark on the level meter indicates the reference level for
the Dolby NR system.
Jn reality, the optimum recording level may differ samnewhat,
depending on the music source and type of tape used, In order
to deliver the best results of which your tapes are Capable and to
produce better recordings, set the recording level after actual
testing, by listening carefully to the sound produced and ad-
justing it to a level most pleasing to you.
The level meter may react differently during recording and
playback of the same music tape; this is due to differences in
tape sensitivity, and creates no problem so long as the variation
is not severe.
| [ REC MUTE FUNCTION
| (Creating unrecorded blanks)
When the REC MUTE button is pressed during recording, an
unrecorded blank lasting as long as the button is kept depressed is
created.
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Press the REC MUTE button during the recording at the point an
the tape where the unrecorded blank is to be created.
Neo sound will be recorded while this button is kept depressed;
when itis released, the recording will be resumed. Hold the button
depressed for 4 seconds to create an unrecorded blank lasting 4
seconds.
* Recording will start when the PAUSE button is pressed.
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