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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
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WARNING:
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-ta.
CONTROLS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Cassettecompartment
lid
Ejectlever
(EJECT)
Tapecounter
andreset
button
(couNrEFyRESET)
Backspace
control
(BACK-
SFACE)
Erasebutton
and
indicator
(ERASE)
Stopbutton
(STOP)
Volumecontrol(VOLUME)
Playbutton
and
indicator
(PLqY)
Fast
fonrvardbutton
andindica-
tor(FFWD)
10.Rewindbutton
and
indicator
(REW)
11.Tonecontrol
CfONE)
12.Telephonerecord
button
fiEL
REC)
13.Dictation/Conference
button
(DrcTicoNF)
14. Microphone/Speaker
button
(Mrc/sPKR)
15.
Searchbutton
(SEARCH)
16.
Speed
control
(SPEED
CON-
TROL)
17.Powerbutton
andindicator
(POWER)
18.Speaker
Serial
No.--
(Located
onbackorbottomrldool unlt)

19.ExternalDC
9V
jack
(EXT
DC
ev)
20.Telephone record
jack
fl-EL
REC)
21.
Remotecontroljack
(REMOTE)
22.Earphone
jack
(EARPHONE)
23.Cradle
bracket
-both
sides-
24.Handcontrolcradle
22
Foot
control
31.
Back
switch
(BACR
32.Playswitch
(P[.AY)
33.Fastforward
switch
(FFWD)
Hand
control
25.Microphone
26.lndexbutton
(INDEX)
27. Fastforward
button
(FFWD)
28.Handcontrolswitch
29.Speaker
30.Dictation
indicator
(DICT)
30
29
28
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FffiI
ts
Connectlons
For
dlctatlon/conference
recordlng
Attach
the handcontrolcradleto the left
orright
side
of
theunit
by
pressing
itonto
the cradlebracket.
Hand control
AC edaptor
PREPARATIONS
Fortranscrlptlon
AC adaptor
For
telephone
recordlng
I
I
Connection
cord
(not
included)
Telephonewith
RECOUTjack Telephone
without
BECOUTjack
Tclcphoneplckup
(SANYO
SRD.So,
notInctuded)
4-

Loading
acassette 't?{r
1.Pullthe
EJECT
leverto
open
the
cassefte
compartment
lid.
2. Load
acassette
with
the
fullreel
totheleft.
3.Close
thelld
bY
Pressing
it.
NOTE:
Be
sure
to close
thelld
after
loading
a cas-
sette.
Theunlt
doos
notoperate
unless
thelid
is
closed. ,
Warnlng
beeP
tones
The
unit
emits
awarning
tone
in
thefollowing
cases;
No
cassette:
A tone
sounds
ifthere
is no cassette
intheunit
when
theunit
is inthe
operating
mode.
End
of
tape:
Atonesounds
when
the
tapereaches
tho
endIn
all
operating
modes.
Record/Erase
Protection:
Atone
sounds
ifyou
attempt
to record/erase
acassette,
whose
erasure
guard
tabhas
been
broken.
Telephone
recording
mode:
Atone
sounds
ifyouattempt
telephone
recordlng
when
nocord
iscon-
nected
tothe
TEL
REC
jack.
NOTE:
- setthe
hand
control
switch
tosToP
before
turning
the
power
on.lf
the
switch
has
been
setto DICT,
theunit
automatically
enters
therecord
mode
when
turning
the
Power
on.
- Do
not
set
the
hand
control
switch
toDlcT
during
playback,
or
the
unit
enters
the
record
mode.
- Donot
press
the
TEL
REC
btttton
unless
you
perform
telephone
record-
ing.
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DICTATION/CONFERENCE
RECORDING
1.Set
thehand
control
switch
to
STOP.
2. Press
the
POWER
bufton.
3. Load
acassette.
4. Press
theRESET
button
toset
thecounter
to"000".
- The
tape
counter
helps
youto quickly
locate
recorded
selection
for
playback.
5. setthe
DlcT/coNF
button
toDlcT
orcoNF.
DICT:For
dictation
recording
- Hold
thehand
control
ina comfortable
position
approximately
5- 6
inches
awaY
from
Your
mouth.
CONF:
For
conference
recording
- Place
the
unit
inthe
center
of
the
group.
6. Set
thehand
control
switch
toDICT'
Recording
starts.
- You
need
notadjust
the
voLUME
controlwhile
recording.
TheALC
(AutomaticLevel
Control)
circuit
inthe unit
willkeep
the levelat its
optimum.
7. Press
the
INDEX
button
on
thehand
controlto
mark
important
segments
ofrecording.
The
unitrecords
abeep
tone
on
the
tape.
- whenindex
searching,
the
tape
stops
briefly
at
each
index
signal
so
that
you
can
easily
locate
important
recordings'
8. To
pause
while
recording,
setthehand
control
switch
toSTOP.
To
record
again,
setthe
switch
toDICT.
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9. Tomakecorrectionsorto edit, backspace
the
tapebysettingthehand
controlswitchtoBACK.Holdthe
switch
untllyoureach
the
portion
ofthe
recording
just
beforethecorrection
polnt.
Releasetheswitchandtheswitch
returns
tothePI-AY
position
automati-
, cally.Listentoyour
recording.
Attheexact
point
wherethecorrectlonlstobegin,
setthehandcontrol
switchtoDICT
and
proceed
with
your
dlctatlon.
10.To
end
recording,setthe
hand
control
switch
to
STOP.
11.Toturntheunitoff,
press
the
POWERbuttonagaintorelease.
Revlewlng
1.Set the handcontrolswitchto BACK. Holdtheswitch
untilthedesired
amount
ofbackspace
isaccomplished.
2.Release
the
switch;theunitbeginstoplay back
your
recording.
- For
fastforwardingthetape,
press
the
FFWDbutton
on
thehandcontrol.
3.Adjust the
VOLUME
and
TONEcontrolsasdesired.
4.Youcan
listentothe
playback
signalthrough
eitherthespeakerin
theunit
or
thehand
control.
Toactivate
the
handcontrolspeaker,
press
theMIC/
SPKRbuttontoMlC.
Leavethebutton
upto
listen
throughthe
speakerinthe
unit.
5.
Tostopreviewing,setthehandcontrolswitch
toSTOP.
TELEPHONE
RECORDING
1.Press
thePOWER
button. T
2. Loadacassette.
3. PresstheTEL
RECbutton. j
4.To
stoprecording,
press
the
TEL
REC
button
againtorelease.
NOTE:
Anytime
you
press
the
TELREC
button
whilethecordis
connected
totheTEL
REC
jack,
the
unit
automatically
enters
the
record
mode.
- Torecord
a
telephone
conversation,
anoptional
SRD-50adaptor
must'be
used.
TRANSCRIPTION
1.PressthePOWER
bLitton. j ' l
2. Loadacassette
to beplayed
3.PressthePI-AYswitchonthefootcontroltobegintranscribing.Playbackwill
continue
while
theswitchisbeing
pressed.
- Playback
canalsobestarted
by
pressing
the
PI-AYbuttononthe
unit.ln
thiscase,theSTOP
buttoncanbepressed
tostop
playback.
4.Adjust
theVOLUME
and
TONE
controlsas
desired.
5.UsetheSPEEDCONTROL
toadjustthe
playback
speedtoyour liking.
- The
"0"position
onthescaleisfor
normaltape
speed.
- The
SPEEDCONTROLhas
noeffect
duringrecording.
6. lf youwishto review
your
dictation,release
thePLAYswitch.The
tape
automaticallybackspaces
according
totheBACKSPACE
controlsetting.
- UsetheBACKSPACE
controltoadjust
theautomaticbackspace
feature
for
your
convenience.
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- Fora longerreview,
press
theBACKswitchand
the
tapebackspaces
continuouslyuntil
you
release
the
BACK
switch.
- Forfastforwardingthe
tape,
press
theFFWDswitch.
7.Topause, releasethePLAYswitch.
Continuewiththisstart-stop
method
untilthetranscription
iscompleted.
8.Toturntheunitoff,
press
thePOWER
buttontorelease.
lndex
search
1.PresstheSEARCHbutton
toON.
2. Pressthe REWorFFWDbutton
ontheunit.
Thetapestops
brieflyand
abeep tonesoundswhen
thetapereaches
the
index
mark
you
have
recorded.
- When
usingthefoot
control,
press
theBACKor
FFWDswitch.
- When
usingthehand
control,setthehand
control
switch
to BACK
or
press
the
FFWDbutton.
Eraslng
After
transcription
iscompleted,
you
canerasethe
cassette.
1.Pressandhold
downtheERASEbutton,
then
press
theREW
button.
2.Whenthetape
reachesthe
end,abeeptonesounds.
Press
the
STOPbutton
tostop
erasing.
- Youcanalso
perform
"forward
erasing"by
pressing
bothEMSE
andFFWD
buttons.
Useasatape
player
rYou
canalso
play
apre-recorded
cassette
ontheunit.Load
acassetteand
press
the
PLAYbutton.Use
theFFWDorREW
buttontoadvance
orrewindthe
taperapidly.
Safeguards
agalnstaccldental
erasure
To
protect
sideA,breakout
tab(1). To
protect
sideB,breakout
tab(2).
- Torecordor
erasea
protected
cassette,coverthe
erase
guard
tab
openings
withadhesivetape
(3).
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MAINTENANCE
Cleaningthe
cablnet
Useacleansoftclothmoistenedwith
plain
lukewarm
waterandwrungdry.
Neverusebenzol,benzene
orotherstrongchemicalcleanerssince
these
coulddamagethefinishof
your
unit.ltisimportant
that
no
liquidreachesthe
inside
of
the
unit. !|l r" rt:;l
Cleanlngtheheads
Forcontinued
high
performance,periodically
clean
the
heads,
pinch
rollerand
capstanwhenever
anaccumulationofdust
andred-brownoxide
particles
is
noticed.
Todothis,
pull
the
EJECTlevertoopenthecassette
compartmentlid.Remove
thecassetteandswitch
off
the
power.
Carefully
rub
eachhead
(4,
5),
pinch
roller
(3)andcapstan
(2)
witha cottonswab(1)moistened
withisopropyl
alcoholorspecialhead-cleaning
fluid. i:
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