DC 520 - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 9

Operation

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through the full length of the first side of
the tape. At the end of the first side of the
tape, the unit will automatically switch
directions (only if tape run is in normal
rather than reverse mode) and continue
for the full length of the second side. At the
end of the second side the unit will
automatically stop.

Note: In playback this operation will
function with either transport, depending
on which 

button 

OY

is pressed to

start operation. Auto reverse recording is
only possible using the Primary Transport.

Continuous Playback 
With One Transport
For continuous playback of a tape in either
the Primary Transport or the Secondary
Transport, but not both, place a tape only
in the desired transport. Set the

switch 

c

in the far

right position, over the 

2

“Cont Play”

icon. 

Press either the forward or reverse play
button on the transport to start the
playback. The unit will play the entire first
side of the cassette and automatically
switch to the second side of the cassette.
When both sides have played through
once, the DC520 will automatically repeat
the process so that each side is played a
total of five times without interruption. At
the conclusion of five cycles the unit will
stop.

Continuous Playback 
With Both Transports
For maximum playback time, place a tape
in both the Primary and Secondary
Transports. Set the 

c

switch in the far right position, over the

2

“Cont Play” icon.  Press any of the

or 

buttons

to start the playback. 

Once playback is started, the DC520 will
first play the entire first side of the
transport where the 

button was

pressed. At the end of the first side, the unit
will automatically play the second side of
the tape. After the first tape has been
played completely through, the unit will
switch to the other transport, and play the
first side, and then the second side of the
tape in that transport. 

This cycle will repeat five times, playing
both sides of each cassette in succession.
After five full cycles the unit will stop.

NOTE: Any of the Auto Reverse modes may
be stopped at any time by pressing the

button 

Qa

.

Each transport has a separate tape counter

3)

that indicates the motion of the

transport and the relative amount of tape
used. When in the normal or fast forward
mode the numbers will increase. When the
unit is in a reverse mode the numbers will
decrease. 

To reset either counter press the
appropriate 

button 

DH

.

The DC520 is capable of both normal and
high speed dubbing for ease in making
cassette copies. The steps for making a dub
are slightly different from those used to
make normal recordings, so please make
note of the following steps:

1. Turn the DC520 on using the 

switch 

A

.

2. Open the transport doors by pressing
both 

buttons 

Ld

.

3. Place a blank tape in the Primary
Transport 

K

and the tape to be copied in

the Secondary Transport 

B

.

4. Press the 

buttons 

NX

so that both tapes are in

their fully rewound position.

5. Select the auto reverse mode using the

switch 

c

.

• To dub only one side of a tape, place the
switch in the far left position under the

4

icon. 

• To dub both sides of a tape, place the
switch in the center position, under the

3

icon. 

6. Make certain that both transports are in
the forward direction, as indicated by the

6

arrow 

2!

above each tape counter

display. If one transport is in the incorrect
direction briefly press the appropriate

button 

OY

and then

immediately press the 

button 

Qa

.

7. Press either the 

button 

G

or the

button 

I

to start

the dubbing process.

• High Speed dubbing runs both
transports at double speed, so that tapes
are copied in half their normal running
time. Note, however, that the High Speed
Mode may produce a slightly lower quality
copy. In addition, the High Speed Mode is
susceptible to interference from the
horizontal scanning frequency of
television sets. If your DC520 is located
close to a TV set you may wish to use the
normal speed Copy Mode.

• “Copy” starts a dub in “real time,”
where the dub takes the same time as the
length of the cassette. This mode will
produce a better quality dub, but without
the time saving of High Speed.

8. When the dubbing is completed, both
transports will stop, based on the setting of
the 

switch: The copy

will stop if eigther tape comes to the end of
its first side (dub one side selected) or to
the end of its second side (dub both sides
selected).