Sony TC-142 Setup guide

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CASSETTE-CORDER

TC-142

OWNER'S

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

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The

Sony

Cassette-Corder

ode

l TC-

142

is easy

operate,

conven

ent

carry

and

njoyabl

use.

efore

operating

the

-1

read

this

owner's

in-

struction

manual

thoroughly

ensure

proper

operation

Save

this

manua

for

future

reference.

PRINCIPAL

FEATURES

F & F

(Ferrite

and

Ferrite)

head

TC-142's

record

playback

head

is all "

ferrit

with

dura

bility

gap

precision

and

surface

smoothness

sure

longer

head

lif

head

system

ith

the

monitor

head

you

can

monitor

the

just

recorded

sounds

during

recording

Automatic

recording

and

manual

recording

systems

Aut

omatic

recording

system

adjusts

the

recording

evel

auto

matically

(SONY-

MATIC

Manual

recording

system

permits

you

adjust

the

recording

level

your

preference.

All

mode

shut

off

The

tape

will

stop

and

the

power

will

disconnected

end

tape

any

operating

mode

Pre-end

alarm

system

The

END

ALARM

lamp

will

start

flicker

during

recording

few

nutes

before

end-of

tape

Simultaneously

, an

alarm

heard

through

the

earp

one

Counter-inertial

flywheel

system

Thi

system

prevents

excessive

wow

and

flutter

during

mobile

ecordings

Four

way

power

The

TC-

142

may

operated

with

the

batteries

house

current

rechargeab

battery

a 12

volt

car

battery

Furth

ermo

TC-142

also

provides

Built

-in

condenser

micro

pho

ne,

PAUSE

button

, TAPE SELECT

switch

and

a B

attery

check

button

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

WARNING

. 3

PRECAUTIONS 3

NOTES ON CASSETTES 4

LOCATION

PARTS

AND

CONTROLS

POWER SOURCES 6

RECORDING 8

PLAYBACK

...

. 11

OTHER RECORDINGS .

ERASING . .

...

MAINTENANCE.

. . .

ATTACH

THE SHOULDER STRAP.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

SPECIFICATIONS . .

OPTIONAL

ACCESSORIES

WARNING

avoid

electrical

shock,

not

open

the

cabinet.

Refer

servicing

qualified

personnel

only.

prevent

fire

shock

hazard,

not

ex-

pose

the

set

rain

moisture.

PRECAUTIONS

Keeping

the

tape

heads in a

clean

condition

is essential

the

proper

operation

the

recorder

. For

cleaning

information

refer

page

Operate

only

120V

DC. For AC

operation

use

the

supplied

power

cord

not

use

any

other

type

power

cord.

Unplug

the

set

from

the

wall

outlet

when

not

used.

disconnect

the

cord

pull

out

the

plug.

Never

pull

the

cord

Should

any

liquid

foreign

objects

fall

into

the

cabinet

unplug

the

set and

have

checked

qualified

personnel

before

operating

any

further

Allow

adequate

air

circulation

prevent

internal

heat

build

not

place

the

set

surfaces

(rugs

blankets

etc

near

materials

(curtains

draperies)

that

may

block

the

venti

lation

holes

0 Do

not

install

the

set in a

location

near

heat

sources

such

radiators

airducts

place

ubject

direct

sun

light

excessive

dust

shock.

The

RECORD

button

cannot

depressed

the

following

cases.

cassette

the

Cassette

holder

The

cassette

the

holder

has

the

safety

tabs

removed

(Refer

page

4 .)

you

have

any

problem

question

regarding

your

TC-

142

consult

your

nearest

authorized

Service

Station

Sony

tape

recorder

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NOTES

CASSETTES

Before

inserting

cassette,

take

any

slack

the

tape

inserting

pencil

into

the

hub

the

cassette

and

turning

few

times.

(

The

sides

Sony

cassette

are

marked

"A"

and

"B"

record

play

back

side

place a

cassette

into

the

Cassette

holder

with

side

"A"

illustrated

in Fig. 2.

Similarly

for

" B" ,

insert

cassette

with

side

illustrated

in Fig. 3.

The

letter

" A"

the

Sony

cassette

embossed

help

you

distinguish

that

side

the

cassette

in a

dim

ly l

ighted

area.

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

even

t acci

dental

era

ure

hen

the

recorder

operated

the

record

mode

recordings

are

automatically

erased. For

this

reason,

cassettes

incorporate

convenient

safety

device

prevent

accidental

erasure

When

the

small

tabs

the

rear

cassette

are

oken

out

, a

safety

device

the

recorder

will

activated

preventing

recording

protect

side

recording,

break

out

the tab

that

side

ig.

. For

protection

side

"B"

, break

out

the

tab

side

" B

When

the

cassette

installed

with

the

tabs

broken

out

the

RECO

button

cannot

depressed

reuse

cassette

for

recording

after

the

tabs

have

been re-

moved

simply

cover

each

slot

with

small

piece

cellophane

vinyl

tape.

(Fig. 5)

Don

stick

cellophane

vinyl

tape

paper

anywhere

except

the

portion

marked

O .

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LOCATION

PARTS

AND

CONTROLS

sse

tte

holder

----------

----

---

---,

Reset

button

----

-----------~

Tap

counter

----

----------~

input

socket

[AC

INPUT

]

Pre-end alarm la

END

ALARM

Record /

battery

indi

cato

r [

REC

BATT

]-------

Battery

check

button

[

BATT

CHECK

]--------

Ton

control

TONE

--------------~

Volume

control

[

VOLUME

]-----------

----~

,--

------------

-Cassette

eject

button

[EJECT]

,--

----

-----

---

Rewind

button

[

◄◄

]

----

-----

Stop

button

[

■

]

-------

Forward

button

[

►

]

-------

forward

button

[

►►

]

___

_ _

Built

-in

condenser

rophone

MICROPHONE

]

----

eco

button

'RECORD]

-----

Pause

button

, PAUSE]

Microphone

input

jack

[

MIC

]

----

Remote

control

jack

[REMOTE]

'---

-----

Line

input

jack

[LINE IN]

----

- -

Monitor

jack

[

MONITOR

]

-----

Monitor

switch

[SOURCE/TAPE]

---

Record

mode

switch

[

AUTO

MANUAL

]

'-----

---

Tape

select

switch

[

NORMA

CrO2]

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POWER

SOURCES

Batteries

Remove

the

cover

the

Battery

compartment

located

rear

Insert

four

batteries

(size " C" )

with

correct

battery

polarity

indicated

inside

3. Replace

the

cover.

O Be s

ure

that

the

power

cord

and

the

optional

car

battery

cord

disconnected

from

the

respective

socket

the

set.

When

set

not

used

for

long

time

used

house

current,

remove

the

batteries

avoid

damage

from

battery

leakage

and

corrosion

Battery

life

About

hours

continuous

recording

with

the

Built

-in

condenser

microphone

possible

using

Sony

Super

Batteries

(size " C" ).·

Intermittent

use

will

prolong

the

battery

life

the

set

operated

batteries

the

cold

the

life

the

batterie

will

shortened

Checking

battery

condition

Depress

the

►

button

the

pointer

the

REC

BATT

indicator

does

not

stay

within

the

green

zone,

replace

all

four

batteries

with

new

ones

When

you

check

the

battery

condition

while

recording

depress

the

BATT

CHECK

button

and

see

the

pointer

the

same

way

as in

playback

For

critical

recording

fre

batteries

are

recommended

Repla

b~II

Good

ery

nd11

1on

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House

Current

First

insert

the

power

cord

the

INPUT

socket

the

and

connec

the

cord

plug

an AC

outlet.

ile

the

power

rd is

connected

the

INPUT

socket

the

inte

rnal

batteries

are a

omatical

disconnected

[

utl

et 0

INPUTJ

.._

~------JV

Car

Battery

With

the

use

Sony

Car

ery

Cord

DCC-

127H

(opt

ona

l),

connect

the

socket

the

set

cigare

e lig

socket

a 1

car.

For

further

details

refer

the

instruction

manual

of DCC-127H.

r--

[

-I

JLJ=l,

F--

(ill»

DCC-

127H

f------~

06~

-..

to a cigare

e lig

er s

ocket

Rechargeable

Battery

Pack

stal

the

Sony

Rechargeable

Batt

ery

ack

16H

(optional)

into

the

attery

compartment

instead

the

batteries.

fully

charged

16H

allows

about

hours

continuous

recording

with

the

Built-in

condenser

microphone

Charging

time

about

hours

efore

using

charge

the

battery

pack

The

16H

will

auto

matically

recharged

whenever

the

TC-

142

connected

house

current

hen

recharging

completed

remove

the

power

cord

avoid

overcharg

the

battery

pack

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RECORDING

With

the

Built

-in

condenser

microphone

SONY-MATIC

recording

The

SONY-MATIC

recording

control

system

adjusts

and

maintain

proper

recording

level

automatically

Depress

the

EJECT

button

open

the

Cassette

holder.

Install

cassette

into

the

holder

with

the

desired

side

"UP"

for

recording

. Close

the

holder

not

touch

the

exposed

portion

the

tape

OBe

sure

that

the

portion

the

tape

recorded

wound

the

left

reel.

not.

depr

ess

the

◄◄

button

rewind

tape

Set

the

RECORD

mode

switch

AUTO

4 .

Set

the

TAPE

SELECT

switch

NORMAL

record

with

standard

cassett

(including

Sony

UHF

cassette)

Cr02:

record

with

chromium

dioxide

cassette

Set

the

Tape

counter

000"

pushing

the

Reset

button

Depress

the

RECORD

button

and

the

►

button

simultaneous

Recording

will

begin

stop

the

tape

before

comes

the

end

depress

the

■

button

You

can

make

sure

that

the

TC-

142

is reco

rding

setting

the

MONITOR

switch

TAPE

and

monitoring

through

the

earphone

and

REC

BATT

indicator

swinging

the

recording

not

completed

the

end

one

side

the

tape,

depress

the

EJECT

button

open

the

cassett

holder

and

take

out

the

cassette

Turn

the

cassette

over

and

repeat

step

2, 5

and

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With

external

microphone

using

two

plug

microphone

such

Sony

F-

27S

(dptional),

insert

the

thicker

the

MIC

input

jack

and

the

thinner

one

the

REMOTE

control

jack

When

using

one-pin

plug

microphone

such

Sony

ECM-

250D

(optional)

only

the

MIC

input

jack

is used.

The

built

-in

microphone

will

discon

nected

automatically

Other

recording

procedures

are

the

same

for

recording

with

the

Built

-in

condenser

microphon

The

REMOTE

control

jack

the

set

not

set

firmly

order

allow

easier

access

inserting

plug

dual-pin

plug

cro

phon

provid

remote

tape s

top

sta

capability.

@ @ ~ I @

(REMOTE!~

'""I

C_l

___

Manual

recording

manual

recording

level

can be

adjusted

your

preference

Proceed as

follows

after

the

cassette

has been

installed

the

Cassette

holder

the

position

the

TAPE SELECT

switch

has

been

selected

and

the

Reset

button

has

been

pushed

Set

the

RECORD

mode

witch

MANUAL

2. D

epress

the

PAUSE

button.

3. D

epress

e RECORD

button

and

the

►

button

simultaneously

4 .

Set

MONITOR

switch

SOURCE.

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Insert

the

earphone

the

MONITOR

jack

While

monitoring

through

the

earphone

adjust

the

recording

level

with

the

VOLUME

control

that

the

pointer

the

REC

BATT

indicator

deflects

near

program

peak

6. Depress

the

PAUSE

button

again

release.

cordi

will

begin

monitor

while

recording

Insert

the

supplied

earphone

the

MONITOR

jack.

When

setting

the

MONITOR

switch

SOURCE,

source

sounds

can be

monitored

and

the

TAPE

position

the

just

recorded

sounds

can be

monitored

Thu

you

can

make

sure

that

the

TC-

142

surely

recording

setting

the

MONITOR

switch

TAPE

and

monitoring

through

the

earphone.

While

monitoring

tone

quality

can be

adjusted

your

pre-

ference

TONE

control

both

SONY

MATIC

and

manual

re-

cording.

Pre-end

alarm

system

The

END

ALARM

lamp

will

start

flicker

few

minutes

before

end-of-tape

the

record

mode

Simultaneously

, an

alarm

heard

through

the

earphone

With

the

Sony

Cassette

Tape

C-

the

lamp

will

begin

flicker

about

1.5

minutes

before

end-of-tape,

C-

about

2.5

minutes

before

end-of-tape

and

C-

120

about

3.5

minutes

before

end-of

tap

Tape

counter

Use

the

Tape

counter

for

indexing

tape

contents.

efo

re s

tarting

recording,

set

the

tape

counter

"000"

pushing

the

Reset

button

The

figures

the

counter

will

change,

the

tape

passes.

Make a

note

the

figures

and

the

program

being

recorded

PAUSE

button

momentarily

pause

during

the

recording

avoid

unwanted

program

material

depress

and

lock

the

PAUSE

button

re-

start

depress

the

button

again

release it.

The

PAUSE

button

can also be used

for

tandby"

recording

For

instantaneous

recording

depress

and

lock

the

PAUSE

button

first.

Then

depress

the

►

button

and

the

RECORD

button

simul-

neously

When

the

desired

program

starts,

depress

the

PAUSE

button

again

Recording

will

begin

immediately

The

PAUSE

button

can also be used

for

momentary

stop

during

playback

Use

the

■

button

for

extended

pauses.

The

PAUSE

button

does

not

operate

fast

forward

and

wind

mode

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