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Balancing Your Stereo

The performance and enjoyment of a stereo system is

greatly increased when the sound is properly balanced.

Balance is affected by many things including room acous-

tics, furniture placement, room shape, small differences in

loudspeakers, etc. The input gain controls on your stereo

power amplifier should be used to balance the system.

The BALANCE control on the C 32 should be used to adjust

for imbalance in program material.

1. Set the MODE to MONO.

2. Play a familiar recording.

3. Turn the BALANCE control to the 12 o'clock position.

4. While the program is playing, stand between the two

loudspeakers. Listen for a difference in loudness be-

tween speakers. Balance the system by adjusting the

controls on the power amplifiers. Next, set the MODE

selector to STEREO. If there is then a difference in

loudness turn the BALANCE control toward the speaker

that is not as loud. Adjust the BALANCE control until

the sound is equally loud from both speakers.

Listening to Your Stereo

LISTENING TO STEREO RECORDS

Turn the LISTEN selector to PHONO 1, or PHONO 2,

whichever is connected to the turntable you wish to hear.

Set the MODE SELECTOR to STEREO.

Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume.

LISTENING TO MONOPHONIC RECORDS

Turn the LISTEN selector to PHONO 1 or PHONO 2,

whichever is connected to the turntable you wish to hear.

Turn the MODE SELECTOR to MONO

Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume,

LISTENING TO A TUNER

Turn the LISTEN selector to TUNER

Adjust the volume to a comfortable level.

LISTENING TO A TAPE RECORDER

Three tape recorders can be used with the C 32.

Turn the LISTEN selector to TAPE 1, 2 or 3 whichever is

connected to the tape recorder you wish to hear.

Turn the MODE SELECTOR to STEREO or MONO, depend-

ing on the program on the tape

Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume.

TAPE MONITORING

A program being recorded may be monitored either as

it is fed to the tape recorder, or, in the case of tape recorders

having separate playback heads and associated preampli-

fiers, directly oft the tape. To monitor the program being

ted to the tape recorder, press the RECORD MONITOR

pushbutton IN, To monitor from the playback head of the

tape recorder as the program is being recorded turn the

LISTEN switch to TAPE 1. 2 or 3.

USING THE LISTEN CONTROLS FOR TAPE RECORDING

To modify a program before recording, the OUTPUT 1

or 2 outputs on the program line may be fed to a tape re-

corder. For connection instructions, see page 4 under "How

to Connect."

The controls in the LISTEN program line are all available

to alter the signal before recording Note that once re-

cording has started, the controls will change the program

to the tape recorder. Since the available signal output

from the OUTPUT 1 or OUTPUT 2 is much higher than the

output available from the OUTPUT TAPE 1, TAPE 2, or

TAPE 3 jacks, be sure the signal does not overload the tape

recorder input,

HOW TO COPY TAPE

The tape to be copied is ted to INPUT TAPE 1 Set the

RECORD selector to TAPE 1. The signal available at the

OUTPUT TAPE 2 and 3 jacks is the playback of TAPE 1

Recording is done on either recorder 2 or 3, or both and

can be monitored on the LISTEN program line by selecting

the appropriate TAPE position of the LISTEN knob.

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