User manual SONY TC-KE400S

[. . . ] In this manual, the TC-WE825S is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, "TC-WE825S only. The three models covered by this manual are distinguished by their features, as listed in the table below. Check the table to verify the features available on your tape deck before you start operating it. [. . . ] However, we recommend that you repeat the automatic calibration procedure each time you insert a new cassette since cassettes of the same type also vary in their characteristics. Before recalibrating, be sure to turn off "[A] CAL" or "CAL [B]" by pressing DECK A or DECK B. The Auto Rec Level function automatically measures the peak signal level and adjusts the recording level accordingly. The Auto Rec Level function operates during normal recording, Relay Recording or Simultaneous Recording on either deck. You should adjust the recording level manually with REC LEVEL in the following cases: --The recording level cannot be adjusted properly due to excessive noise in the program source. --The program source level is too low and the recording level does not increase. During a quiet passage in a program source such as classical music, the recording level may not increase for some time. If a high sound level is expected later on in the track, play that portion first so that the right adjustment can be obtained. The Auto Rec Level function may not work properly when you try to record sound produced by a graphic equalizer that has extremely high-level signals. To record with the optimum recording level â· To prevent changes in the recording level after recording starts, press REC r while playing the highest sound level portion of the program source to be recorded. If you play the entire program source after the AUTO indicator has stopped flashing and is lit continuously, the deck will set the recording level for the portion of the program source with the highest signal level. You can record the same source on cassettes in deck A and B at the same time. You can record an RMS program that you've created (see "Creating Your Own Program (RMS Play)" on page 9). Make sure that record-protect tabs on the cassettes have not been removed. Insert the recorded cassette into deck A and a blank cassette into deck B. Make sure the record-protect tabs on the cassette in deck B have not been removed. To insert a blank space on the tape before you start RMS Dubbing You can insert a blank space of 4 seconds or more on the tape in deck B by pressing REC MUTING R after Step 4. A blank of 10 seconds is automatically inserted on the tape when you start RMS Dubbing if: -- you insert a new cassette into deck B. -- the tape in deck B is completely rewound to its beginning and automatically stopped. PAUSE P and REC MUTING R (see page 16) on deck B can control both decks at the same time During Simultaneous Recording, PAUSE P and REC MUTING R on deck B control both decks, but not PAUSE P and REC MUTING R on deck A. The blank spaces allow you to locate the start of specific tracks afterwards using the Multi-AMS function (see page 8). By pressing SYNCHRO, you can perform synchrorecording on your tape deck with a Sony CD player connected to the CONTROL A1 connector through an optional control A1 cable (see page 4). [. . . ] / One of the tracks contains a long pause, a passage of low frequencies or very low volume, or a gradual increase or decreace in volume. / The signal strength of the left and right channels are very different. / You pressed ) (or 0) immediately before the beginning of the next track or immediately after the beginning of the current track. / The Pitch Control function is on and the frequency characteristics of the sound is altered. [. . . ]