User manual SONY TC-C521

[. . . ] If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: --Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. --Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. --Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. --Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Stereo Cassette Deck. [. . . ] Make sure the record-protect tabs on the cassette in deck B have not been removed. To record on One side Both sides To Fade in Do the following: 1 Follow Steps 1 to 4 of "Recording on a Tape" on page 6. 2 Start playing the program source and press FADER at the point where you want the fade-in to start. During fadein, the AUTO indicator flashes. When the fade-in has completed, the AUTO indicator lights up if the Auto Rec Level function is working, or goes off if the Auto Rec Level function is not working. 2 Set DIRECTION MODE to A a. Recording on the reverse side on deck B starts independently of playback on deck A. Recording on the reverse side on deck B starts simultaneously with playback of the reverse side on deck A. Fade out While you're still recording, press FADER at the point where you want the fade-out to start. When the fade-out has completed, "REC" flashes in the display and the deck pauses. 3 Select the dubbing speed. To select Normal speed High speed Press HIGH/NORMAL Once Twice Note Fade-in or fade-out is not possible when the REC LEVEL control is manually set to 0 (minimum) (see page 7). "HIGH" or "NORM" appears in the display. The deck changes to dubbing standby. 4 Select the side from which to start dubbing. To record from The front side The reverse side Press · ª 5 Press PAUSE P on deck B to start dubbing. (Continued) 13 Advanced Recording Operations To stop dubbing During Normal-speed dubbing High-speed dubbing Press p on deck B p on either deck Recording on Both Decks in Succession (Relay Recording) You can make a continuous recording that starts on a cassette in deck A and ends on a cassette in deck B. DIRECTION MODE ª/· z z During high-speed dubbing Only the p button is operative. You don`t have to adjust the recording level or select the Dolby NR during dubbing Dubbing is automatically performed with the same recording level and Dolby NR as the original in deck A. Simultaneous Recording starts. To stop Simultaneous Recording Press p on both decks. z The PAUSE P and REC MUTING R (see page 16) buttons on deck B can control both decks at the same time During Simultaneous Recording, the PAUSE P and REC MUTING R buttons on deck B control both decks, but not the PAUSE P and REC MUTING R buttons on deck A. z A blank of 10 seconds is automatically inserted on the tape when you start RMS Dubbing if: · you insert a new cassette into deck B. · the tape in deck B is completely rewound to its beginning and automatically stopped. 15 Advanced Recording Operations Inserting a Blank Space During Recording (Record Muting) You can insert a blank space of 4 seconds between the tracks. The blank spaces allow you to locate the start of specific tracks afterwards using the Multi-AMS function (see page 8). You can also use this function to erase unwanted portions on a tape. PAUSE P Synchro-recording With a CD Player Through a Control A1 Cord By pressing the SYNCHRO button, you can perform synchro-recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD player connected to the CONTROL A1 connector through a Control A1 cord (see page 4). The Control A1 cord supports advanced functions not possible with the commander-based CD synchro-recording function on previous models. Further information on the various operations made possible by a Control A1 cord is provided in the pamphlet attached to this manual. U 0 ) 0 ) p · ª R r · p ª P R · r P § § U REC MUTING R · 0 ) 0 ) p ª R r · p ª P R · r P 1 Follow Steps 1 to 5 of "Recording on a Tape" on pages 6 and 7. Press REC MUTING R where you want to insert a blank space. "REC" flashes in the display and a blank is recorded on the tape. After 4 seconds, P lights up and the tape deck changes to recording pause. If you want to insert a blank space longer than 4 seconds Hold down REC MUTING R as long as you want. After 4 seconds, "REC" flashes faster. [. . . ] Move the tape deck away from the TV or VCR. 20 Additional Information Inputs Specifications System Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Fast-winding time (approx. ) TC-C521: 90 sec. (with Sony C-60 cassette) TC-WE635: 100 sec. (with Sony C-60 cassette) High-speed fast-winding time (approx. ) (TC-C521 only) 45 sec. (with Sony C-60 cassette) Bias AC bias Signal-to-noise ratio (at peak level and weighted with Dolby NR off) Type I tape, Sony Type I (NORMAL): 55 dB Type II tape, Sony Type II (HIGH): 57 dB Type IV tape, Sony Type IV (METAL): 58 dB S/N ratio improvement (approximate values) With Dolby B NR on: 5 dB at 1 kHz, 10 dB at 5 kHz With Dolby C NR on: 15 dB at 500 Hz, 20 dB at 1 kHz With Dolby S NR on (TC-C521 only): 10 dB at 100 Hz, 24 dB at 1 kHz Harmonic distortion 0. 4% (with Type I tape, Sony Type I (NORMAL): 160 nWb/m 315 Hz, 3rd H. D. ) 1. 8% (with Type IV tape, Sony Type IV (METAL): 250 nWb/m 315 Hz, 3rd H. D. ) Frequency response (Dolby NR off) Tape type Type I tape, Sony Type I (NORMAL) Type II tape, Sony Type II (HIGH) Type IV tape, Sony Type IV (METAL) 30 ­ 16, 000 Hz (±3 dB, IEC), 20 ­ 17, 000 Hz (±6 dB) 30 ­ 17, 000 Hz (±3 dB, IEC), 20 ­ 18, 000 Hz (±6 dB) 30 ­ 19, 000 Hz (±3 dB, IEC), 20 ­ 20, 000 Hz (±6 dB), 30 ­ 13, 000 Hz (±3 dB, ­4 dB recording) Line inputs (phono jacks) Sensitivity: 0. 16 V Input impedance: 47 kilohms Outputs Line outputs (phono jacks) Rated output level: 0. 5 V at a load impedance of 47 kilohms Load impedance: Over 10 kilohms Headphones (stereo phone jack) Output level: 0. 25 mW at a load impedance of 32 ohms General Power requirements Where purchased U. S. A. [. . . ]