TD 470 (serv.man3) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 7

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1. Check cassette tape for excessive slack. If
necessary, insert a pencil into one of the
cassette hubs and rotate to take up the
slack.

2. Press Open/Close.

3. Insert cassette, tape side toward rear of
unit, and close compartment door.

1. If tape was recorded with Dolby Noise
Reduction, press Dolby NR button. 

and “B,” “C,” or “S” will appear on the

display panel. Choose B, C or S NR by
pressing the B/C button or S button.

2. Press fl to begin play.

1. Press Intro Scan. Cassette deck locates
the beginning of recorded material and plays
for 15 seconds. 
Tape is then advanced to the beginning of
each successive recorded segment, or track,
playing for 15 seconds 
before automatically advancing to the next
track.

2. To stop Intro Scan, press 

Í

. Or, 

press - during any 15-second play segment,
and tape will continue to play.

1. To move quickly to the beginning of any
desired selection, use the Search Reverse
and Search Forward buttons 
(

‡fi

and 

fl·

at the lower center of the

deck).

To skip to the beginning of the previous
track, press 

§§

again quickly before the

present track begins playing.

2. Use the Counter. The Linear Time Counter
indicates approximate tape position in
minutes and seconds. Press Counter Reset
at the start of a cassette to identify any
desired point on the tape. (Elapsed time is
maintained in Fast Forward and Rewind).
When counter is reset to 00:00 at the
beginning of a cassette, the approximate
time remaining can be determined by
subtracting the counter reading from the
total tape time. The Linear Timer Counter
accuracy is typically within 1 minute of the
tape’s actual running time.

1. Set the Bias Fine Trim knob to the middle
position or previously determined proper
position for the tape (refer to following
section for details).

2. Press the Dolby NR button to turn Dolby
NR circuitry on/off, and press Dolby NR
button to select Dolby B, C, or S NR as
follows:

a. To record a tape without Dolby Noise
Reduction, press the Dolby NR off button.

b. To record a tape with Dolby Noise
Reduction, press the Dolby B, C or S NR
button.

c. When recording with Dolby Noise
Reduction, consider the equipment on which
you will play your tape. If playback
equipment is not equipped with Dolby NR,
turn the Dolby NR switch off. If it is equipped
with Dolby NR, determine which types it has
and select among them. Some users may
find that recordings made with Dolby S NR
sound equally good when played back with
Dolby B NR.

3. If you are recording an FM stereo
broadcast using Dolby B, C or S NR, turn on
MPX Filter; otherwise, turn the MPX Filter off.

4. Press 

Î

. (“REC” will flash on and off on

display panel).

5. Play one of the louder segments of the
material to be recorded.

6. Check the signal levels indicated by the
bars marked L and R on the display. If levels
are constantly unequal, turn the Balance
knob left or right to correct the imbalance.

7. Check the Display Panel to determine the
tape Type (I, II or IV), and set Input Level
accordingly:

a. For Types I and II, the loudest material
should illuminate the colored bars at +1 or
+3dB;

b. For Type IV, the loudest material should
illuminate the bars at +3 or +5dB.

8. Return to the beginning of the material to
be recorded.

9. Press 

fl

to begin recording. (REC will be

continuously displayed).

POWER

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