To Record From a Microphone
l. Turn the On-Off -Volume control tothe right and
allow about30 seconds forthe tubes towarm up.
2. Move the Record Lock lever downward vrith t}e
Ieft hand. This releases theRecord Safety lock,
which prevents accidental erasure.
3. Depress the Record button with the right hand
(while holding the Record Lock lever wittr ttre
Ieft hand) until it latches.
4. Adjust theVolume control until thenormal level
indicator just flashes while speaking into the
microphone. The overload indicator may flash
occasionally on peak passages. It should not
flash continualy, whlch indicates distortion.
5. The Tone control is automatically disconnected
whenthe unitis recording. When recording from
a radio, set the radio tone control for maximum
treble.
NOTE: To monitor the recording, place the
Monitor switch in the On position.
To Record From an External Radio, TV Receiver or
Phonograph
l. Insert the phonograph plug into ttre input jack.
2. For radio or TV recording, connect the patch
cord (Part No. C20.233) tothe voice-coil tirm-
inals of the radio or TV receiver speaker by
means of alligator clips. plug into the input
jack.
3. Proceed with recording as described under
'?To Record From Microphone".
N0TE: Remove patch cord after recording.
To Use Second Track
l. Depress the Stop button after all tape has been
wound onto the take-up reel.
2. Remove reel containing tape, and place on left
(supply) reel.
3. Place empty reel on right (take-up) pan.
4. Thread ttre tape and proceed with the recordlng
as prevlously described.
To Erase Tape
When the Record button is depressed, the erase
head is automatically positioned, erasing anyprevious
recording while a ne\[ one is being mide. - Material
no longerneeded can be erased, witrout recording, by
depressing the Record button and turning the Voirimil
Control knob to its mlnimum position. -One track is
erased ata time. To erase the second track, reverse
the reels and repeat the foregoing operation.
To Play Recordings
l. Thread tape asdescrlbed under ,'Threading The
Tape".
2. Set the Speed Change knob to the speed at which
the recording was made.
3. Depress the Play button until it latches.
4. Adjust the Volume and Tone controls to the de-
sired listening level.
N0TE: The Speaker Monitor switch must be in
t}te On position.
High-Speed Forward or Rewind
To play acertain portion of the tape over again,
itisnot necessarytorewind the entire reel. Depress-
lng the Forward or Rewind buttons will rapidly advance
or rewind the tape.
Several minutes of normal recording can be
skipped in a few seconds by using the Forward and
Rewind buttons-
Tape Timer
If you wish to play back a certain portion of a
recording while making a recording or playing back
atape on t}te Model 601, note the reading onthe Timer
Scale atthe time the particular reading is being made
or heard. Rewind the tape until the same number
appears on ttre scale. Depress the Stop button, and
then the PIay button.
When starting anew reel or rerecording a reel,
reset tlteindicator pointer to "O,'by rotating theResel
knob. By starting at "O" on aII tapes, you can catalog
the number location for each selection on any reel.
To Use Extension Speaker or Speakers
For better tone quality and power than the in-
ternal speakers canprovide, it issuggested that large
external speakers be plugged into the Exteraal Speaker
jacks.
The Recordio Model DS-899 ilual-extension
speaker set ennhles you to use two speakers, giving
more power and sound. Each speaker has a speaker
jack, so that onespeaker canbe plugged into t}leother.
Thus, both speakers are in operation for better sound
on straight playback or when the recorder is used for
public address systems. However, the recorder is
suitable for uge with any extension speakers of the
permanent--magnet type, provided they are matched
and have a 3 - 8-ohm voice coil.
To Use As a Public Address System
Touse the recorder asapublic address system,
plug an extension speake r or speake rs into the external
phoneinput jack anddepressthe record button. Adjuet
tfie tone and volume controlg to desired level. A re-
cording can be made at the same time by threading a
reel of tape onto the recotdio.
CAUT l0N: When using the recorder as a public
address system, mal<e sure the .micro-
phone is as far away as possible from the
speaker or speakers to prevent feed_back
squeal.
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