Onkyo TA-R77 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 5

Common Modes
Since initial system connections are Of critical importance,
check once again that all connections have been
completed exactly as indicated in the connections
diagram above.Then,before turning thepower s witch(j]
on, checkthat the timer operation switch
position. After power hasbeen turned on, no operations
are possibleuntil the pauseindicator hasstoppedflashing
on and off.
Inserting cassette tapes
I . Depress the EJECT button @ to openthe cassette
door@•
2. Insert the cassette with the exposed tape facing down.
3. Close the cassette door.
To play back a cassette
I. Press the tape selector button
cassette about to be used. Refer to the Tape Selector
Guide on page 8 for directions on determining the
correct setting for most popular brands.
2. To play back a Dolby encodedtape, press the Dolby
NR button to the IN position and set the Dolby
NR selector button [U to the C setting if the tape is
Dolby C NR encoded. If the tape is not Dolby
encoded,leavethe Dolby NR button
position.
3. Press the mode selector button
transport mode. See the mode selector guide on
page 7 for details.
4. Pressthe forward play button @ or—areverseplay
button @ dependingon which cassette sideis to be
heard. Adjust the volume with the amplifier volume
control.
5. When the end of the tape is reached (depending on
the tape transport mode - seepage6), the auto-stop
mechanism will automatically
stop tape travel before the end is reached,pressthe
STOP button @ . Pressthe 11 PAUSE button
to temporarily interrupt playback. To continue,
press t he—-forward @or
6. After tape travel has stopped (look at the cassette to
be sure), pressthe EJECTbutton
and remove the cassette.
To record
1. After confirming that the erasureprevention tabs are
still intact (see page8), insert a cassette. it will not be
possible to record if the erasureprevention tabs have
been broken Off. The tab monitor @will also show
if the side A and B tabs are intact when the cassette
is inserted. Be sure that both indicators are lit if you
are goingto perform continuoussideA-sideB
record ing.
2. Pressthe tape selector button
cassette about to be used. Refer to the Tape Selector.
Guide on page8 for directions on determining the
correct setting for most popular tapes.
3. Referto page7 for directionson usingthe filter
button @ •
4. Press the mode selector button
transport mode. Seethe mode selector guide on page
7 for details.
5. While pressingthe II PAUSE button
REC button to put the deck in the recording
standby mode.
of Operation
is in the off
corresponding to the
in the OUT
of the desired tape
halt tape travel. To
reverse p laybutton @.
to openthe door
corresponding to the
of the desired tape
, pressthe
—5—
6. Adjust the input recording
the proper level. Refer to the section on setting the
.proper recording level for details.
When the proper recording level has been set, press the
7.
forward play button
@ to beginactual recording.
If the forward or
while the REC button
will begin immediately. Always be sure that the proper
recording level has been set before starting to record.
The TA-R77 will not switch to the record mode when
REC button is pressed after one of the play
the
buttons.
Fast Forward and Rewind
Press the fast forward button @ to wind the tape rapidly
from left to right and the
tape rapidly from right to left.
Setting the Proper Recording Level
The recording level has a very important effect on the sound
quality of a recording when it is played back. A recording
level that is too high will cause distortion while a low
recording level will lower the signal-to-noise ratio resulting
in a tape in which the background "hiss noise" is prominent.
Setting the proper recording level is particularly
with cassette tapes since they have a much thinner
coating than open reel tapes. The thin coating gives the
tape a rather low saturation level which can easily be
surpassed if the recording level is set too high. Adjust the
input recording level control knob @ while watching the
peak level meter @ to be sure the setting is not too high
or low.
• With metaltape formulations, the input recordinglevel
control knob should be adjusted so that the +4 and
+6 dB indicators light up from time to time. With all
other kinds of tapes, the +2 and +4 dB indicators
only light up from time to time. If indicators above
the O dB mark light up frequently,
too high.
• When recording from an FM tuner with a recording
calibration function, the input recording level control
should be set so that the 50% modulated test signal
produces a O dB reading.
In general, the left and right level settings should be the
same. If the strength of the individual channels differs
considerably, adjust the left and right level settings
independently to obtain the desired balance. Since signal
strength changeswhen a different signal source is used,
the peak level meter should be checked from time to
time to be sure the input recording level is still correct.
Special Modes of Operation
Auto-reverse operation
The TA-R77 includes an auto-reverse
automatically reverses the direction of tape travel in
the playback or record modes when the end of the
magnetic tape is reached. Tape travel is reversed as
soon as a photo sensor detects the presence of the
clear leader. In other words, as soon as the sensing
light ray passes through the tape, the direction Of
tape travel is reversed. The reversal time interval is
extremely short so that the silent gap during playback
is barely noticeable. If the cassette tape does not have
level control knob to
or reverse play button
reverseplay button @ is pressed
is being held down, recording
rewind button to wind the
important
magnetic
should
the recording level is
function that