User Guide

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TURN-OFF DELAY
You can adjust the length of time
between the end of a conversation
and the moment when the recorder
stops with the TURN-OFF-DELAY
control. This screw driver adjust-
ment is on the bottom of the re-
corder. Adjust this control by insert-
ing a small screwdriver in the hole
indicated. If the recorder turns off
too quickly during pauses, turn the
control clockwise to increase the
turn-off-delay.
If the recorder runs too long after
a conversation is over, adjust the
control counter-clockwise to de-
crease the turn-off-delay. When
you are recording room conversa-
tions, it is advisable to set this con-
trol for a long turn-off-delay. This will
help to prevent the recorder from
stopping during low level conversa-
tions. DO NOT FORCE THE
CONTROL.
PLAYBACK
Insert a recorded cassette with
the full reel to the left and the side
you wish to play up. If the cassette
you are playing was just recorded
and is still in the recorder, rewind it
to the beginning of the recording.
Press the PLAY key. Then set the
volume for the desired listening level
from the speaker. To end the play-
back, press the STOP/EJECT key.
Depress this key a second time to
eject the cassette.
TONE CONTROL
You can use the TONE control
to limit the frequency response
when the recorder is in the play
mode. With this control set to the
low position, it will cut down on the
level of high frequency sounds.
Turning it to a higher position
produces more high frequency
sounds. Adjust the TONE control
for best sound quality.
MONITORING
The monitor circuit lets you listen
to conversations while you are re-
cording. To activate the monitor
function, depress the MONITOR
key. Depress this key a second
time to turn off the monitor feature.
Feedback or an echo could pre-vent
you from using this feature
if your sound source is a micro-
phone in the same room as the re-
corder.
During playback, you use the
VOLUME control to adjust for a
comfortable listening level. The
VOLUME control has no effect
while recording. You can also
connect an external speaker to
the recorder's speaker jack. Two
headphone jacks are also available
for private listening. When you use
either headphone jack, the built-in
speaker will be disconnected.
END-OF-TAPE ALARM
The end-of-tape alarm switch is
also located behind a hole on the
bottom of your recorder. When this
switch is in the ON position, a beep
tone will automatically start when-
ever all function keys are up. It will
also beep if you do not place the
unit back into the auto-record mode
after reviewing a recording. To deac-
tivate the alarm, use a small screw-
driver to place the switch into the
OFF position. DO NOT FORCE
THE SWITCH.
CUE / FAST-FORWARD
The CUE (fast-forward) key is a
dual function key. When you de-
press this key while the unit is in
the play mode, the tape will run
forward at high speed. When you
remove pressure on the key, the
recorder will return to the play
mode. If you depress the CUE key
when the recorder is not in the play
mode, the key will lock down and
the tape will run forward at high
speed until it reaches the end of
tape, or you press the STOP key.
To prevent possible tape damage,
you should always depress the
STOP key after locked in fast wind-
ing prior to going into the PLAY,
RECORD, or REWIND modes.
REVIEW / REWIND
The REVIEW (rewind) key is
also a dual function key. To repeat
something that was just played,
depress the REVIEW key. The
recorder will rewind the tape.
Removing pressure from the key will
return the recorder to playback.
If you depress the REVIEW key
when the recorder is off, the key will
lock down, and the tape will rewind
until either you press the
STOP/EJECT key or you reach the
beginning of the tape.
COUNTER
The tape counter is helpful in find-
ing certain portions of the tape or in
determining how much tape you
have left. You can set it to “000” at
any time by depressing
the small button to the right of
the counter.
ALC SWITCH
On recorders that do not have the
CT option (Clock Track) there is a
switch to turn off the Automatic
Level Control. You should normally
set this switch to the ON position. If
you set it to the OFF position, the
internal ALC circuit will be off and
the recorder will not automatically
adjust for sounds that are too loud.
Use the record level adjustment on
the bottom of the recorder to set the
recording level.
When the ALC switch is on, you
must still turn the record level up
if the sound is too weak and the
record level light does not flash
while recording. The ALC circuit will
prevent sounds that are too loud
from over driving the recorder.
On recorders with the Clock
Track option, this switch is used
to select the time track during play-
back.
CLOCK TRACK
On recorders that have the CT
Clock Track option (VLR-1CT, VLR-
4CT, or VLR-8CT), there is a jack
on the side for connecting to a talk-
ing clock and a switch on top for
selecting either conversation