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Page 1: ...STEREO TAPE DECK t M ANUFACTURED DISTRIBUTED BY AKAI ELECTRIC CD L TD AKAI TRADING CO LTD AKAI AMERICA LTD www hifiengine com ...

Page 2: ...ontrol How To Use The Din Jack Head Cleaning Pinch Wheel Capstan Cleaning Head Demagnetizing Sound Monitoring Tape Erasing Tape Loading 4 Track Stereo Recording Playback System 4 Track Monaural Recording Playback System Automatic Manual Reverse Recording Playback Playback of Pre Recorded Tape Recording Using Microphones Recording From An External Amplifier Recording From A Turntable Tape Dubbing S...

Page 3: ... to change direction of tape travel from normal to reverse I INDEX COUNTER RESET BUTTON 2 RECORDING INDICATOR LAMP 3 REEL TABLE left 4 BUILT IN REEL RETAINER Locks reel firmly into place 5 HEAD COVER Houses GX Heads reverse record erase normal reverse play back and normal record erase 6 TENSION ARM 7 IMPEDANCE ROLLER Improveswow and flutter characteristics 8 PAUSE BUTTON INDICATOR LAMP Convenient ...

Page 4: ...KS left right Connects to output jacks of external source 26 AUTOMATIC STOP SHUT OFF SWITCH Set to IN position for automatic shut off and leave at OUT position for automatic stop 27 STOPKEY Depress to stop tape travel 28 FAST FORWARD KEY Depress to advance tape at high speed 29 FORWARD KEY Depress to advance tape in normal direction 30 MICROPHONE RECORDING LEVEL CONTROLS left right Adjust micropho...

Page 5: ...n Note that in this case if the Automatic Stop Shut Off Switch is depressed automatic shut off will be effected at the end of one complete reverse cycle and the power of the entire unit will be cut off The AC Outlet at the rear of the recorder is inter locked with the Automatic Stop Shut off Switch so that if another machine is connected to this outlet and the Automatic Stop Shut Off Switch is dep...

Page 6: ...CONNECTIONS www hifiengine com ...

Page 7: ...senabled startling progress in tone quality Use for low noise tape only COMPUTE o MATIC automatic recording level control In the past when making a recording in order to obtain an optimum recording level the operator had to adjust the input controls by hand while observingthe VU Meters The new Akai Compute O Matic system does the job for you in that when the Compute O Matic Set Button is depressed...

Page 8: ...mally the steel pole pieces which form part of the recording and playback headsbecome slightly magnetized The effect of magnetization is that it causesconsiderable drop out or introduces noise into your recordings It is therefore recommended that head demagnetizing be per formed periodically This can be accomplished with a bulk head demagnetizer by bringing it close to the heads and making several...

Page 9: ...RECORDING PLAYBACK SYSTEM MONAURAL Track 1r JMono 1 2 4 s 4 l r I I I 4 track monaural recording playback sequenceis 1 4 3 2 For monaural operation depress LEFT Track Selector Switch The first recording playback takes place on track 1 and the second on track 4 after the recorder has been setto reversemode For recording playback on track 3 2 depress RIGHT Track Selector Switch The third recording p...

Page 10: ...ls G DepressREV Key for playback on track 2 Please read the operating precautions carefully before attempting operation Connect the Line Oqtputs of the GX 370D to the tape inputs of the external amplifier and connect tw speakersto the amplifier Connect power cord and load a pre recorded tape STEREO PLAYBACK A Turn on Power Switch B Depress both LEFT and RIGHT Track Selector Switches for stereo ope...

Page 11: ...Key Please read the operating precautions carefully before attempting operation Connect power cord and load a tape STEREO RECORDING A Turn on Power Switch B Depressboth LEFT and RIGHT Track Selector Switch for stereo operation C Selecttape speed D Set Index Counter to 0000 This provides an easy reference for locating positions on the tape E Insert microphones into left and right Microphone Jacks M...

Page 12: ...lector Switch E Insert microphone into left Microphone Jack F DepressSOURCE Monitor Switch G Adjust left Microphone Recording Level Control while observing left VU Meter H While holding Recording Safety Button at depressed position depress FWD Key to begin first recording i e DO RE MI I When the first recording is complete rewind tape to starting point the Din connector to the Din Jack and the bla...

Page 13: ...feature is especially convenient for teacher student repetition and comparison teacher s voice on track 1 and student s voice on track 3 For sound with sound recording follow Sound On Sound recording proce dure substituting the following step for step L and eliminating step O L Decrease Line Recording Level Control to minimum For playback depress both Track Selector Switches for stereo and depress...

Page 14: ... Hz to 24 000 Hz t3 dB at 7 1 2 ips 30 Hz to 19 000 Hz t3 dB at 3 3 4 ips 0 8 1 000 Hz 0 VU using Akai SRT Tape Equalization Frequency Response Distortion Signal To Noise Ratio Erase Ratio Bias Frequency Heads 58 dB using Akai Kr rape Better than 70 dB 100 kHz 3 Two GX combination recording eraseheads one GX playback head 3 2 speedservo control outer J otormotor for direct capstan drive and two 6 ...

Page 15: ... Manual Spare fuses are not included with CEE CSA and UL Standard models OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ATE 7 DM 13 UM IO1 TapeEraser Urn Directional DynamicMicrophone Non Directional DynamicMicrophone AS 3 RC 16 RemoteControl TapeSplicer ASE lU ASE 22 StereoHeadphones Stereo Headphones www hifiengine com ...

Page 16: ...Stereo Pre MainAmplifier L www hifiengine com ...

Page 17: ...CTRIC CO LTD AKAI TRADING CO LTD 12 14 2 chome Higashi Kojiya Ohta ku Tokyo Japan AKAI AMERICA LTD 2139 E Del Amo Blvd Compton Calif 90220 U S A TEI EPHONE 213 537 3880 TEI EX 67 7494 _ i Printed in Japan Price US 1 50 www hifiengine com ...

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