Akai GX 365 D Owners Manual

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GX-365D

PROFESSIONAL STEREO TAPE DECK

GLASS & XTAL FERRITE HEAD
3 MOTORS. 3 HEADS

OPERATORS MANUAL

AKAI'" MANUFACTURED & DISTRIBUTED BY AKA] ELECTRIC cu, LTD. AKAI TRADING C().. LTD.

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Specifications ............................ 4
2. Controls ..................... 6
3. OX Head .......... 8
4. Voltage + Cycle Conversion ................. 9
5. Tape Speed Selection . . . . . . , . . 11
6. DIN Jack ............................... 12
7. Magnetic Brake .......................... 13
8. Automatic Reverse (Reverse-O~Matic) . . ., 14
9. Automatic Reverse (Metallic Sensing Tape) ..... 15
10. Manual Reverse ................... 15
11, Compute-O-Matic . . . 16
12. Operating precautions ..................... 17
II. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. 4-Track Recording/Playback System .......... 18
2. Tape Loading . . . . l9
3. Automatic Stop/Shut-Off .. 19
4. Pause Control ....................... .. 20
5. F. Fwd & Rewind ........................ 20
6. Playback
Stereo . . ........ 21
Monaural ............................... 22

12. Monitoring . . . . ..
13. Head Demagnetization . . .
14. Lubrication .............................

7. Recording

Stereo ................................. 23
Monaural ............................ 25
From an External Amplifier ................. 26
From Discs ............... 26
From Another Tape Recorder 26
Sound on Sound ........ . . 27
Sound with Sound ........................ 28
Sound over Sound ......................... 28

8. Remote Control
9. S.R,T. Button . . . . 29
10. Tape Splicing & Editing .................... 30
11. Tape Erasing ............................ 3o

Ill. ACCESSORIES

1. Optional Accessories ...................... 33
2. Standard Accessories . . . . . . . .
3. Stereophonie Speaker System . . . .

Schematic

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MONAURAL

For monaural recording, substitute the following steps for

steps (B) and (E) of recording procedure and add step (L).

Recording on Tracks 1 and 4

Only the left channel amplifier is used for monaural

recording on tracks 1 and 4.

(B) Depress TRACK SELECTOR BUTTON 1-4.

(E) Insert Microphone Plug into LEFT MICROPHONE
JACK.

(L) Invert reels to record on Track 4

Recording on Tracks 3 and 2

Only the left channel amplifier is used for monaural

recording on tracks 3 and 2.

(B) Depress TRACK SELECTOR BUTTON 3-2.

(E) Insert Microphone Plug into LEFT MICROPHONE
JACK.

(L) Invert reels to record on Track 2.

RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER

If an external amplifier or tuner-amplifier combination is
used, connect the TAPE OUTPUT leads of the external
amplifier to the LINE INPUT JACKS in step (E) of the
recording procedure. VU level is controlled with the LINE
RECORD LEVEL CONTROLS. The GX-365D will record
any source that can be selected on the external amplifier.

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