Example:Connecttheoutputofrecorder1 to
TAPE1 inputontheC 26.ConnecttheTAPE1
outputontheC 26totheinputofrecorder1.In
thesameway,connecttheoutputofrecorder2 to
TAPE2 inputontheC 26.ConnectTAPE2 output
oftheC 26totheinputofrecorder2.
BysettingtheC 26inputselectorswitchat
TAPE1,a recordingcanbemadeontaperecorder
2froma tapeplayingontaperecorder1.There-
cordingcanbemonitoredfromtheplaybackof
taperecorder2 bypushingtheTAPE2 monitor
button.
Thetaperecorderfunctionscanbereversedby
settingtheinputselectorswitchatTAPE2.A re-
cordingcanthenbemadeontaperecorder1,
froma tapeplayingontaperecorder2.There-
cordingontaperecorder1 canbemonitoredfrom
theplaybackoftaperecorder1 bypushingthe
TAPE1 monitorbutton.
TheC 26preamplifiercanalsobeusedwithone
recorderforrecordingotherprogramsourceswhile
playingtapesfroma secondrecorder.
Example:Connecttheoutputoftaperecorder1
totheTAPE1 inputsoftheC 26.Connecttheout-
putsoftaperecorder2 totheTAPE2 inputsofthe
C26.ConnecttheTAPE2 outputsoftheC 26to
theinputsoftaperecorder2.
ArecordingfromAUX,TUNER,PHONO1 or
PHONO2 canbemadeontaperecorder2 ifthe
selectorswitchissettothecorrespondingsource
position.Therecordingontaperecorder1 canbe
monitoredforplaybackbypushingtheTAPE2
monitorbutton.Atthesametime,theC 26canbe
usedtoplaya tapefromtaperecorder1 byreleas-
ingthemonitorbuttonforTAPE2 andpushingthe
monitorbuttonforTAPE1.Thesignaloftape
recorder1 willthengotothemainpreamplifier
outputswithoutaffectingtherecordingbeingmade
ontaperecorder2.
Taperecordingscanbemadesimultaneouslyon
twotaperecordersbyusingPHONO1,PHONO2,
AUXorTUNERasa programsource.Thetape
recordersshouldbeconnectedasdescribedin
example1.Settheinputselectorswitchtothe
desiredsource.Therecordingoneithertapere-
cordercanbemonitoredforplaybackbypushing
theappropriatetapemonitorbutton.
CAUTION:Whenrecordingwithtwotaperecorders
atthesametimefromthesameprogramsource,
mutualinterferenceoftherecorderbiasoscillators
canresult.Thiscanbeheardasa howlorsqueal
inthebackgroundwhentherecordingsareplayed
back.Thisnoiseiscausedbyinsufficientfiltering
ofthebiasoscillatorcircuitsinthetaperecorders.
Atestrunshouldbemadefortheparticularre-
cordersintendedforthisuse.
SPEAKERSWITCHES
Toswitchthemainandremotestereospeakers
usingthepushbuttonsonthefrontpanel,the
poweramplifieroutputleadsmustbeconnected
totheamplifieroutputterminalsontherearofthe
C26.Themainspeakersmustbeconnectedtothe
mainspeakerterminalsandtheremotespeakers
totheremotespeakerterminals.Ifeithermainor
remotespeakerbuttonispushedtoOFF,load
resistorsareautomaticallyconnectedtothepower
amplifiertocompensateforthespeaker.The
headphoneoutputisalwaysconnectedthrough
levelmatchingresistorstotheamplifierterminals
regardlessofthepositionofthemainorremote
switches.
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Usingthe
FrontPanelControls
In theupperrightof thefrontpanelis theVOL-
UME-ON/OFFcontrol.
TurningtheVOLUMEtotallycounterclockwise
turnstheC 26OFF.TheVOLUMEcontrolregu-
latestheloudnessinbothchannels.TheVOLUME
controlhasbeenprecisiontrackedthroughoutthe
listeningrange(0to-65dB)foraccuratestereo
balance.
MODESELECTOR:Connectstheprogramtothe
loudspeakerinthefollowingsevenways:
LtoL & R:Connectsthe"left"inputtoboth
loudspeakers.
RtoL & R:Connectsthe"right"inputtoboth
loudspeakers.
STEREOREV:Connectsthe"left"inputtothe
"right"loudspeakerandthe"right"inputto
the"left"loudspeaker.
STEREO:Connectsthe"left"inputtothe"left"
loudspeakerandthe"right"inputtothe
"right"loudspeaker.
MONO(L+ R):addsthe"left"inputandthe
"right"inputandthenconnectstheL+R
programtobothamplifiersandloudspeakers.
L+ R toL:Connectsthe"leftplusright"pro-
gramtothe"left"loudspeakeronly.
L+ R toR:Connectsthe"leftplusright"pro-
gramtothe"right"loudspeakeronly.
INPUTSELECTOR:
Aux:Connectstheoutputfromanyhighlevelpro-
gramsourcerequiringflatamplificationtothehigh
levelinputstage.Sucha sourcecouldbea tele-
