Knight 99 rz 936 service manual
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f.:::.:-1-=f: '' .r .,",, L, r., F, Figure I OPERATI NG I NSTRUCTIONS Prgparation For Operation: l. Remove the AC power cord, microphone, reel of tape and empty reel from the storage com- partment. 2. Depress the stop button. 3. Plug the AC cord into a convenient wall re- ceptacle of the proper rating. 4. Set speed control knob to 3. ?5 or 7.50 as desired. 5. Place rrRemote-Normalr' switch in rtNormalil position. CAUTION: Donotturn speed changeknobunless rrStop" button is depressed. When the Forward or Reverse buttons are de- pressed the Record and Playback buttons are locked so they cannot be depressed. This eliminates the possibility of spilling tape. The buttons must be de- pressed firmly until they latch, and the I'Stoprt button must be depressed before changing functions or speed of the recorder. IMPORTANT: Always depressthe "Stopt' button when the unit is not in use. This prevents the pinch roller from becoming flat- tened against the capstan. Page 2 Speed Change Knob: This recorder has two speeds 3. ?5 inches per second or 7.5 inches per second. The arrow on the speed change knob should point at 3. ?5 or ?.50 ac- cording to the speed desired. CAUTION: Always depress the ttStopt'button before attempting to change speed. Turning the speed change knob while the unit is run- ning will not change speed and can result in damage to the mechanism. Threading The Tape: 1. Place a full reel of tape on the left (supply) spindle, being certain the slots in the reel engage the protrusions on the spindle pan. Unwind about 14" of tape from the supply spindle. 2. Insert free section of tape into the tape slot. Place empty reel on the right (take-up) spindle. 3. Insert free end of tape into one of the slots in the empty reel hub. Hold the tape in place and turn the reel two or three turns until the tape is secured. 4. The dull side of the tape should face away from the operator and toward the rear of the unit. To Record From Microphone: 1. Turn the On-Off Volume control to the right
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until a click is heard and then allow 30 seconds for the unit to warm up. The pilot light located above the "Stop" button will glow when the unit is turned on. 2. Insert the microphone plug into the t'Micro- phone" jack. 3. Push the record lock button down with the left handand hold. Thisreleases thesafetylock which prevents accidental erasure of recorded material. 4. Depress the I'Record" button with the right hand until it latches. Release the lock button. 5. Adjust the "Volume" control until the rNor- mal" indicator just flashes while speaking into the microphone. If the "Volume" control is advanced too far the "Overload" indicator will flash and the re- cording will be distorted. To prevent overload and distortion turn the volume control down to a point where the "Overload" indicator does not flash. 6. The "Tone" control does not function during recording. When recording from a radio, set the radio tone control for maximum treble. To Record From Radio, TV, Or Phonograph: 1. Insert the phonograph pick-up plug into the "Radio-P. A. -Phono" jack. 2. For radio or TV recording, connect patch cord, Part No. 96R674, tothe voice coil of the radio or TY speaker by means of the alligator clips. Plug into the "Radio-P.A. -Phono" jack. 3. Proceedas describedunder t'ToRecordFrom Microphone"" NOTE: Remove patch cord when recording is com- pleted. To Use Second Track: 1. Depress "Stop" button when all tape is wound on the take-up reel. 2. Remove reel containing tape and empty reel. Place full reel on left (supply) spindle and empty reel on right (takeup) spindle. 3. Thread tape and proceed as previously de- scribed. To Play Recordings: l. Turn unit on with volume control knob" 2. Thread tape as described under t'Threading The Tape". 3. Set the speed change knob (1) to the speed at which the recording was made. 4. Depress the I'Playt' button until it latches. 5. Adjust "Volume" and "Tone" Controls to de- sired listening levels. High Speed Forward Or Reverse: When it is desirable to play a section of tape over again it is not necessary to play or rewind the entire tape. By depressing the "Forwardil or ilRe- verse" button the tape will advance or rewind at a rapid speed. Several minutes of normal recording can be skipped in a few seconds by the "Forqrard" or IRe- verse" buttons. Tape Timer: If, when maling recordings or playing a re- corded tape, you wish to play back a certain record- ing, note the reading on the time scale when a par- ticular recording is being made or heard. Rewind the tape until that number appears on the scale, press the "Stop" button, then press the "Playtr button and you will be listening to the desired recording. When starting a new reel of tape or re-recording a reel, reset the indicator pointer to *Orr by rotating the reset knob (5). By starting at IOri on all tapes, the number location can be catalogued for each se- lection on any reel. To Edit And Splice Tape: NOTE: It is impossible to edit and splice one track without affeeting the second track of recorded material, therefore recordings to be edited should be limited to one track only. l. The tape may be edited by cutting out un- wanted sections, or by joining selections into another sequence. Announcements can be added between se- lections, etc. Unused sections of tape may be spliced together for re-use. 2. For best results cuttape at a slight diagonal, join ends togetherwith splicing tape on theglossy side and trim off any excessive width. Erasing Recorded Material: When the "Record"button is depressedthe erase head is automatically positionedto erase any previous recording before a new one is made. Material may be erased when no longer needed, without recording, by turning the volume control to the extreme counter- clockwise position, or minimum volume position, and depress the "Record" button. To erase the second track, reverse the reels and repeat the above opera- tion. To Use Recorder As A Public Address System: Insert the Microphone into the rrMicrophonerr input jack. Plugin an extensionspeaker, or speakers if desired, and depress the "Record" button" Set the "Volume" and "Tone" controls to the desired listening level. A recording can be made at the same time with a tape placed on the unit in the normal manner. CAUTION: When using the unit as a public address system, the Microphone must be kept as far away from the speakers as possible to prevent "feedback" squeal. Remote Control Operation: A socket and switch are provided to allow re- mote operation up to a distance of 18 feet on either recording or playback" This is accomplished by re- mote control cable No. 96R636" Connect remote con- trol cable as follows: =oIIllFla €-€/\FZ !a\- J= I€vN€(.,o\ Page 3