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Arcam P85 User Manual

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A85/P85

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Recording

With the Arcam A85 it is possible to listen to and record from
one source, or to listen to one source while recording another.

Both sets of tape sockets are identical in sensitivity and
suitable for use with almost any type of recorder (cassette,
CDR, MD, VCR, reel-to-reel, etc.). The record signal is sent to
both the

TAPE

and

VCR

output sockets.

RECORD

bk

To record the currently selected source, press

RECORD

until

the display shows ‘

RECORD SOURCE

’. After a few seconds

the display reverts to showing the volume level and you are
ready to record.

To listen to one source while recording another, press

RECORD

again until the display shows ‘

RECORD

’ followed by the name

of an input (e.g. ‘

AUX

’, ‘

CD

’, ‘

TUNER

’, etc.). Now press the

source selector button on the front panel for the source you
wish to record. Your selection is shown on the display for a few
seconds, after which it reverts to showing the volume level and
you are ready to record.

The

RECORD

button can also be used as a second zone

selector, sending a source signal at line level to a second
amplifi er operating in another room. If you need help with this,
contact your Arcam dealer or Arcam customer support.

Tape-to-tape copying (dubbing)
You can perform tape dubbing from

VCR

to

TAPE

, but not from

TAPE

to

VCR

.

For example, to copy from a cassette recorder connected to
the VCR socket to a cassette recorder connected to the TAPE 1
socket, fi rst use the

RECORD

button as explained above and

select ‘

RECORD VCR

’. This routes the VCR signal to the TAPE

output.

Set the cassette recorder connected to the

TAPE

socket into its

record mode and the other to playback mode to start dubbing.

TAPE

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To play back the recording from a cassette deck attached
to the TAPE 1 input, press

TAPE

. ‘

TAPE 1

’ is shown on

the display. Selecting this input overrides the other source
selectors.

It is also possible to monitor a recording while it is being made,
provided your cassette deck is a 3-head type. To do this, press

TAPE

. Switching this button in/out allows an A/B comparison

between the source signal and the recorded signal.

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