Teac AD-500 Manuel Du Propriétaire page 11

Cassette Deck Operation
Playback
1. Press the POWER switch ON.
2. Set the REV MODE switch to the
required tape travel mode.
3. Load a pre-recorded cassette with its
open edge facing down and side A
facing toward you.
4. Select ON/OFF of the DOLBY NR system.
5. Press the " or ∏ button to start
playback.
6. Adjust the volume with the amplifier's
volume control.
O To stop playback, press the STOP
button.
Loading a Cassette Tape
1. Use your finger or a pencil to turn the
cassette's hub and take up any slack
tape.
Note: Avoid touching the tape.
Fingerprints attract dust and dirt.
2. Press the eject button (∫)* to open
the cassette compartment door.
3. Load the cassette tape with its open
edge facing down.
4. Gently close the compartment door.
*Notes:
OThe cassette holder cannot be
opened during recording or playback.
OIf the power has been switched off
during play or recording, ejecting the
cassette may be impossible. In such
a case, switch the power on and
press the eject button again.
REC REVEL
COUNTER CLEAR
SOURCE
POWER
Recording
1. Press the POWER switch ON.
2. Set the REV MODE switch.
O If you want to make a bi-directional
recording, set the REV MODE switch to
the π or ø position.
O When starting to record with
side recording is performed.
O Set to the " position if recording is to
be made on a single side of the tape.
3. Load a recordable cassette.
O Check that the safety tabs on the spine
of the cassette are in place. If they
have been broken off, block the holes
with adhesive tape.
4. Select the SOURCE switch.
O When selecting "CD", the built-in CD
player's output is selected as a source.
O When selecting "LINE", the external
signal from "LINE IN" is selected as a
source.
5. Select ON/OFF of the DOLBY NR system.
6. Press the RECORD button and the deck
enters the Record-Pause mode (REC
and ƒ indicators light).
7. Adjust the recording level with the REC
LEVEL control so that the loudest sound
to be recorded just makes the meters
briefly reach around the "0 dB" point (for
Normal or Chrome tapes) or the "+3 dB"
point (for Metal tapes).
Metal
Normal or chrome
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STOP
RECORD
REV MODE
DOLBY NR
8. Press the ƒ PAUSE button again to start
recording.
O To stop recording temporarily, press the
ƒ PAUSE button. To restart the tape,
press the ƒ PAUSE button or "∏play
button. During the Record-Pause mode,
if the button whose ", ∏ indicator is
lit is pressed, recording will start;
ú
, one
"
however, if the button whose ", ∏
indicator is not lit is pressed, only the
tape direction will change; to restart the
tape, press the button again.
O To stop recording, press the STOP
button.
Erasing
Anything previously recorded on the tape
will automatically be erased when you
make a new recording on it. It can also be
erased by "recording" on it with the REC
LEVEL control set to "0".
CAUTION
Recording pre-recorded tapes, records, or
other published or broadcast material may
infringe copyright laws. Check before
recording.
Tape Counter
The tape counter counts up when the tape
is moving forward and down when the tape
is being rewound. The display can be
cleared by pressing the COUNTER CLEAR
button, which resets the counter index to
"0000".
EJECT