
ll. After thefourth recording iscompleted, thetape
is wound onto the take-up reel and the first re-
cording is then ready for playback.
12. Use the Ieft channel to play back the first and
second tracks andthe right channel forthe third
and fourth tracks.
Microphon e Recordings
I. PIug the two microphones into the two micro-
phone input jacks.
2. Place the microphones six feet in front of the
group to be recorded.
3. Place the microphones approximately six feet
apart.
Phonograph Recording
l. Connectthe record changerto inputof thestereo
amplifier.
2. Connect the tape head output leads to the proper
input of the preamplifier. See Head and Pre-
amplifier Hookup.
3. Connect the preamplifier to the input of the
stereo amplilier.
4. Place the tape recorder in record position.
5. Place the record or records to be recorded on
the record changerand place the record changer
into operation,
Radio Recording
l. Connectthe tapetransport to astereo amplifier.
2. Connect a stereo tuner to the stereo amplifier.
3. Tune to the desired program and record it as
outlined in "Recording".
N0TE: A stereo tuner or separate AM and FM
tuners may be connected to the high Ievel
inputs on the rear of the tape transport
preampli.fier.
lnstalling a RP-320 or a RP-320A Stereo Record/
Playback Preamplifier or a RP-321 Monaural
Record /Playback Preampl if ier
I. Remove the gold aluminum cover plate (5) by
removing the screws at each end.
2. Remove the green control panel (44) by removing
the screws at the front corners.
3. Depress tt,eS 3/ 4 ips speed key andthe standby
key.
4. Place the tape transport on its right side.
5. Rotate the preamplifier equalizer switch shalt,
on the RP-320 extending from the right side,
fully clockwise.
6. Place the equalizer switch operating lever
assembly on the equalizer switch shaJt and
temporarily position it against ttre preamplifier
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chassis on the RP-320. Tighten the set screw
finger tight.
7. Turnthe gold record-interlockkeys sothe higher
sections are to the left toward the mike input
jacks.
B. Place the record-play indicator vanes on the
control shaJt with the pins on the vanes inter-
locking the slots in the outer control ring. When
the selector switches are in the play position, the
white plastic play sections of the vanes should
face each other with the lettering horizontal.
Place a felt washer on each control shaft
9. Hold the preampli.fier in position and feed the
two twisted-pair meter leads through the small
hole in the deck plate.
I0. Place the preamplilier equalizer switch shaJt
through its hole in the motor mounting bracket
on the RP-320. Place the preamplifier in its
correct position while guiding t}te record-inter-
lock keys into their slots.
ll. Insert two sheet metal screws into thetop panel
of the preamplilier through the deck platel four
sheet metal screws into the rear panel through
the rear edge of the deck plate; and two sheet
metal screws into the front panel through the
front edge of the deck plate.
12. Recheck the equalizer switch shaft to be sure it
isturned fullycloekwise andis not binding inthe
clearance hole on the RP-320.
13. Loosen the set screw on the equalizer switch
operating lever assembly and slide it down the
sha,ft until the black steel pin fits into the slot
inthe motor shiftbracket onthe RP-320. Tighten
the set screw.
14. Connect thelong end of the equalizer armspring
(Part #7?A7l) over the steel pin in the equalizer
switch operating assembly on the RP-320 and the
short endto the leftrear corner ofthe transport
power supply chassis.
15. Connect the head leads to their appropriate re-
ceptacles on the preamplifier. See Head and
Preamplifier Hookup.
16. Mount the record level meters onto their bracket.
l?. Feed the meter leads through the hole in the
meter bracket and connect the leads to the
meters.
18. Fasten the meter bracket to the transport deck
with two sheet metal screws.
19. Install the new control panel on the deck plate
and fasten it with the two small brass screws
that held the original panel.
20. Place the black selector switch lever knobs on
thesha"fts over the record-play indicator vanes.
Be sure they interlock with the outer control
shaft slots. Place the lever knobs in the center
position between the two sections of the gold
interlock keys. The indicator vanes should
have their white play sections in line and level.
The selector level knobs will not move to the