Yamaha MT120 - Manual (Page 11)

• Punch-in/out start: Starts punch-in/out when the
foot switch is connected to PUNCH l/O jack,
even if the record-ready mode has not been acti-
vated using REC/PAUSE button.
PLAY Indicator: According to its state (lit, slow/fast
blinking), this indicator indicates one of the fol-
lowing 3 modes:
• Indicator lit: PLAY button has been pressed.
• Indicator fast blinking: FF button or REW but-
ton has been pressed during playback (CUE/
REVIEW mode).
• Indicator slowly blinking: Continues blinking for
approximately 4 seconds after the POWER switch
has been turned on. (During this period the but-
tons are inoperative.)
REW (REWIND): Press this button the rewind the tape.
If the ZERO STOP switch is ON, the tape will stop
rewinding when the counter reaches the vicinity of
“999.”
FF (FAST FORWARD): Press this button the wind the
tape ahead at high speed. When this button is
pressed while in the PLAY mode, the audio will be
heard as the tape winds ahead at high speed.
STOP: Immediately stops the transport and/or defeats
the RECORD mode.
Tape Counter and RESET Button
This three-digit tape counter provides a handy index of
tape position. It’s a good idea to write down the coun-
ter readings for important points of a recording, so you
can locate them easily afterwards. The RESET button
resets the counter to “000” at the current tape position.
This is a useful function when used in conjunction with
the ZERO STOP switch to identify specific positions on
the tape.
Cassette Compartment
Your cassette tape is loaded here. Use only high-qual-
ity chrome (CrO2) formula cassette tape. Other tape
formulations will not provide optimum frequency response
and signal-to-noise performance.
A “lifter-tab” is provided at the right side of the cassette
compartment cover. Lift the cover using this tab. Hold
the cassette with the open end (the end at which you
can see tape) facing the transport controls. First, press
the rear edge of the cassette DOWN and UNDER the
central retaining finger at the rear of the cassette com-
partment. Then gently press the front of the cassette
DOWN to seat the cassette in place. (SEE DIAGRAM)
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MT120 MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER
[Note] Since the MT120 uses the entire width of the
cassette tape to record four tracks, the cassette
can only be recorded on one side. Never change
the TAPE SPEED setting while the tape is run-
ning.
MIC/LINE Input Jacks 7 — 4
These four input jacks accept signals from microphones,
or from line-level sources including, electronic keyboards,
electric guitars and basses and tape players. The four
channel inputs are standard monaural 1/4” phone jacks.
When a source is plugged into one of these jacks, its
signal is sent to the corresponding channel of the MT120’s
mixer.
PHONES Jack
Any pair of stereo monitor headphones with an imped-
ance of between approximately 8 and 40 ohms can be
plugged into this jack. Headphone monitoring is the
most convenient way to listen to the MT120’s various
signals. High-quality headphones such as the YAMAHA
RH5M or MH100 are ideal for this purpose.
PUNCH l/O Footswitch Jack
An optional YAMAHA FC4 or FC5 Footswitch can be
connected to this jack to permit foot-controlled punch-in
and punch-out recording (see “PUNCH-IN/OUT RE-
CORDING” on page 23).
AUX SEND Jack
AUX RETURN R and L (MONO) Jacks
The AUX SEND and RETURN jacks make it simple to
use an external signal processor (such as the YAMAHA
EMP100 Multi-effect Processor) to add effects to MT120
signals. The AUX SEND jack should be connected to
the input of your signal processor, and the output from
your signal processor should be connected to the AUX
RETURN jack. If your signal processor produces only
monaural output, it should be connected to the L (MONO)
AUX RETURN jack (see “USING THE AUX SEND/RE-
TURN LOOP” on page 22).