Denon DN-780R - Manual (Page 16)

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a Load the cassette tapes you want to play in both decks of all the units and make sure the Dolby NR modes
are properly set.
s Use the REV. MODE button @0 to set the reverse mode of all the units to “CASCADE”.
d Press the Deck A Play ( 0 or 1 ) button !4 on unit 1. Playback starts.
• Once playback on Deck A ends, Deck B starts playing.
• Once playback on Deck B ends, playback starts in the forward direction on unit 2’s Deck A.
✽ In the cascade playback mode, the playing signals of decks A and B are output from the Deck A Line
Output jacks.
f Playback stops when the Stop ( 2 ) button !4 on the deck currently playing is pressed.
Expanded Function Operating
CASCADE PLAYBACK
2 CASCADE OPERATION
• Refer to figure 1 on page 10 to connect the equipment.
• Use a single RCA cable to connect the units’ CASCADE OUT jacks with the units’ CASCADE IN jacks.
• When the first and last units are connected as shown in figure 1 on page 10, recording and playback are
performed endlessly. Note that in the recording mode, previous recordings are overwritten.
• If the first and last units are not connected, operation stops at the last unit.
Multiple units of the DN-780R can be used together for longer recording and play times, simultaneous recording
and other functions.
• Use RCA cables to connect the units’ THRU jacks wit the units’ Deck A Line Input jacks.
• This function can be used when up to 20 units of the DN-780R are connected.
a Load cassette tapes on which nothing is recording into both decks of all the units and set the Dolby NR modes.
Adjust the recording level for both Deck A and Deck B.
s Use the REV. MODE button @0 to set the reverse mode of all the units to “CASCADE”.
d Press the Rec/Rec Mute ( 4 ) button !4 on Deck A of all the units.
✽ Check that all Decks A are set to the recording pause mode.
✽ Also set the direction of tape travel at this time.
f Press the Deck A Play ( 0 or 1 ) button !4 on unit 1. Recording starts.
• Once recording on Deck A ends, recording starts on Deck B.
• Once recording on Deck B ends, recording starts on Deck A of the next unit.
• Deck A is set to the recording pause mode on unit on which recording has ended.
✽ With cascade recording, the source input to the Deck A Line Input jacks is recorded.
✽ Cascade recording stops if Deck A of any of the units is set to anything other than the recording pause
mode.
g Recording stops when the Stop ( 2 ) button !4 on the deck currently recording is pressed.
After doing this, press the Stop ( 2 ) buttons !4 on all the decks.
2 SYNCHRONIZED RECORDING
The synchronized recording can be used when the DN-780R is used in combination with other units.
• Refer to figure 2 on page 10 to connect the equipment.
• Use a single RCA cable to connect the units’ EXT. SYNC. OUT jacks with the units’ EXT. SYNC. IN jacks.
• Use RCA cables to connect the units’ THRU jacks wit the units’ Deck A Line Input jacks.
• This function can be used when up to 20 units of the DN-780R are connected.
✽ Set the infrared remote sensors of all the units to “OFF” when using this function. Also set the same
infrared remote control codes for all the units. (Refer to 3) and 4) under “PRESET FUNCTION” in the
separate operating instructions.)
Failure to make these settings could result in malfunction.
a Set the first unit’s Master/Slave switch w to MASTER, the other units Master/Slave switches w to SLAVE.
s Load the master (source) tape in Deck A of the first (Master) unit. Load unrecorded cassette tapes into all the
other (Slave) decks.
d Set the units’ reverse modes.
: Recording stops after one side.
: For all decks, once recording on side A is completed, recording starts on side B.
RELAY or
CASCADE : If there is a difference of less than 30 seconds in the time at which the side A tape ends are
detected for all the decks, recording starts on side B of all the decks at the same time.
✽ Be sure to set all the connected units to the same reverse mode.
f Press the TWIN REC button @1 on the first unit.
• On the first unit (the one set to the master mode), Deck B is set to the recording pause mode and “DUB”
and “A+B” light.
• For the units set to the slave mode, both Deck A and Deck B are set to the recording pause mode, “A+B”
lights, and the level meter and Dolby indicator turn off.
g Press the DUBBING SPEED button r to select the copying speed.
NORMAL : Recording is performed at the normal speed.
HIGH
: Recording is performed at double the normal speed.
h Press the first unit’s Play ( 0 or 1 ) button !4 Recording starts on all the connected units.
✽ When recording a master tape recorded in Dolby NR, the slave tapes are recorded in the same Dolby NR
mode as the master tape.
✽ The recording level is the same as the recording level for the master tape.
✽ Sound is output during recording, regardless of the copying speed.
j Press the Stop ( 2 ) button !4 on the first unit to stop recording on all the connected units.
CASCADE RECORDING
NOTES:
• Use tapes of the same times (lengths) as far as possible.
• Do not operate the Master/Slave switches
w during synchronized recording. If a Master/Slave
switch w is operated, that unit stops.