Tascam T-3000 manual

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    » T - 3000 Cassette Duplicator O WNER’S MANU AL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- ence of important operating and maintenanc[...]

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    2 TASCAM T-3000 Important Safety Precautions IMPOR T ANT (f or U .K. Customer s) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. If nonetheless th[...]

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    TASCAM T-3000 3 CA UTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions f or later use. … Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instru[...]

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    4 TASCAM T-3000 Thank you for choosing the T ASCAM T -3000 cassette duplicator . T o get the most out of your T -3000, spend some time no w to read this manual. This manual is a reference book; if you read it thoroughly at least once, you will kno w where to turn when you need answers. This manual is di vided into the follo wing sections: Important[...]

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    TASCAM T-3000 5 Setting Up Locate the SL A VE/MASTER switch on the rear panel and set it to MASTER, so that deck No.3 operates as the master (playback) deck. If you intend to use multipl e T -3000s connected in series, set the SL A VE/MASTER switch to MASTER only on the 1s t T -3000 (the switch on all the remaining T -3000s should be set to SL A VE[...]

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    6 TASCAM T-3000 1 Press the POWER switch to switch on power to the T-3000. A MASTER indicator will light under the right- most deck "3" of the T -3000 of which the SLA VE/ MASTER switch is pre viously set to MASTER on its rear panel. 2 Load the pre-recorded master tape into deck "3" under which the MASTER indica- tor is lit. 3 L[...]

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    TASCAM T-3000 7 Electronics/Mechanics 1 Configuration Decks 1 & 2: Slav e Deck 3: Slav e/Master switchable 2 T rack Format: 4-track 4-channel 3 Head: Record/pla yback head: 4-track 4-channel, in-line, ferrite Erase head: Half-track 2-channel, in-line, ferrite 4 T ape: Normal/Chrome (CrO2) auto switching, C-90 or shorter tapes 5 Motor Capstan: [...]

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    TEAC CORPORATION Phone: (0422) 52-5082 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: (213) 726-0303 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: 905-890-8008 Facsimile: 905-890-9888 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A. De C.V Phone: 5-658-1943 Priva[...]