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REC
OFF
PLAY
TIMER
For timer recording, tune in the desired radio station
(1)
and adjust the tape deck input level to the proper
recording level. Then set the timer to switch power on
at the desired time, and set the TA-R77 timer operation
switch
to the REC position.
•
Note that the power switches of the TA-R77 and the
audio system must be left on.
•
If no sound is required from the speakers during the
actual recording, turn the amplifier volume control
down.
(2) For useas a morning alarm (timer playback), set the
TA-R77 and audio system for normal playback, then
set the audio timer to switch on the power at the
desired time. Next set the timer operation switch
to the PLAY position, remembering to leave
the relevant power switches in the on positions.
Handling Cassette Tapes
Erasure
Prevention
Cassette tapes are constructed with erasure prevention
niches along the back edge that are initially covered by
break-off
tabs.
Once a recording
break off the tab(s) to prevent accidental
will no longer be possible to depress the record button
with such a cassette. If at some later date you wish to
re-record
that cassette, simply cover the openings with
small pieces of cellophane tape.
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Side
A
Side B tab Side B
Tape Slack
Slack in the tape (tape not stretched tightly) can cause
tangling around the pinch roller and capstan, jamming the
mechanism.
Remove the tape slack with a pencil or
similar
device as shown in the diagram.
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0±50
AUDIO
T'MER
has been completed,
erasure since it
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A tab
TAPE
SELECTOR
TAPE
EQ/BIAS
SE LECTOR
NORMAL
(120
BRAND
•MAXELL
SUPER
HIGH
AGFA
DYNAMIC
GRAND
AMPEX
MASTER
1
LH
EXTRA
BASF
Studio
I
DR. EN, FL
FUJI
FX-I,
FR-I
LN
MAXELL
UDXL-I
MEMOREX
MEMOREX
(120 g)
RKO
BROADCAST-I
MASTER
SCOTCH
DYNARANGE
SONY
BHF CHF
AD
D
TDK
OD
THESE
TAPES
HAVE
BEEN
BEST PERFORMANCE
WITH
RECEIVE
OPTIMUM
PERFORMANCE
LISTED,
CONSULT
THE TAPE
HIS
RECOMMENDATION.
Caution
use of the following types of cassettes may impair
performance
of the TA-R77.
Cassettes with poorly formed cases that rattle during
rewind
and fast forward.
2.
Low cost cassettes in which there is no guide roller or
pressure pad spring should never be used for stereo.
3.
C-120 cassettes - because the tape and the coating are
extremely thin, distortion
reverse function may not operate properly.
a slight stretching of the tape will make it susceptible
to being caught up in the pinch roller and capstan.
4.
Endless tapes, if used for a long period of time, can
overheat.
GUIDE
EQ/BIAS
EQ/BIAS
HIGH
METAL
(70 us)
(70 us)
UDXL.II
MX
CHROM
GRAND
MASTER
11
CHROME
11
Metal
IV
Studio
II
F X-Il
METAL
FR
METAL
CR
MEMOREX
(70 g)
ULTRA
CH ROME
MASTER
11
METAFINE
CD-a
METALLIC
SA
MA
MA-R
SA-X
DETERMINED
TO
GIVE
THE
THIS
TAPE
DECK.
TO
FROM
A TAPE
NOT
MANUFACTURER
FOR
levels are high and the auto
Also, even