Page 2 - CAUTION; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK; CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,; TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE; WARNING
2 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, withinan equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the...
Page 3 - READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT
3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strictquality and safety standards. There are, however, some in-stallation and operation precautions which you should be par-ticularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operatin...
Page 4 - NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER:
4 FIG. 1 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 - “RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT” GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDINGELECTRODE SYSTEM(NEC ART 250, PART H) ANTENNADISCHARGE UNIT(NEC SECTION 810–20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS(NEC SECTION 8...
Page 5 - is a registered trademark.
5 is a registered trademark. Printed in Japan 98 / 10 MIT 418S851252 Dolby noise reduction and HX Pro headroom extension are manufactured under license from Dolby LaboratoriesLicensing Corporation. HX Pro originated by Bang & Olufsen. “DOLBY” the double-D symbol and “HX PRO” are trademarks of Do...
Page 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 English English Page INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 PRECAUTIONS ...............................................................................................
Page 7 - INTRODUCTION
6 English English INTRODUCTION Thank you for selecting the Marantz Model PMD520 3-head In-dependent Dual Well Cassette Deck.Please read these operating instructions carefully. We recom-mend that you read the entire user guide before you connect oroperate the unit.After you have reviewed the contents...
Page 8 - REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
7 English English CONTROL I/O Pin assign Pin No. Function 1 REW A IN 2 REW B IN 3 FF A IN 4 FF B IN 5 PLAY A IN 6 PLAY B IN 7 STOP A IN 8 STOP B IN 9 REC A IN 10 REC B IN 11 REC MUTE A IN 12 REC MUTE B IN 13 A+B REC IN Pin No. Function 14 NORM IN 15 HIGH IN 16 AUTO REW IN 17 TAPE TIME A IN 18 TAPE T...
Page 10 - DISPLAYS
9 English English !3 !3 !3 !3 !3 TIMER This switch is used to set the timer operation mode. ¡ OFF No timer operation is used when the switch is set to thisposition. ¡ REC Timer recording operation is activated when the switch isset to this position. The tape will automatically start record-ing when ...
Page 11 - OPERATION; PLAYBACK; CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK; RECORDING; Tape Types and Length
10 English English OPERATION PLAYBACK PLAYBACK ON ONE WELL (Same procedure for WellA or Well B) OR BOTH WELLS 1. Set the POWER button to ON. 2. Insert a prerecorded cassette in the cassette holder(s). 3. Reset the tape counter by pressing the RESET button. 4. If the tape has been encoded with Dolby ...
Page 13 - CASCADE OPERATION; CASCADE CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK; SYNCHRONOUS RECORDING
12 English English CASCADE OPERATION Refer to Fig. 5 CASCADE CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK 1. Set the POWER button to ON. 2. Connect the EXT output of the first unit into the EXT input of the second unit.Then connect the EXT output of the second deck into thenext unit in the chain or back into the first unit....
Page 14 - OTHER OPERATIONS; Error Message
13 English English OTHER OPERATIONS Caution: ¡ If you must stop playback or recording in the middle of a tape,be sure to press the STOP button first, then turn the power off. If the power is turned off in the middle of an operation, thecassette tape remains loaded, and it may be impossible toeject. ...
Page 15 - DUPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION; NORMAL SPEED DUPLICATION
14 English English DUPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION Refer to Fig. 6CONNECTION 1. Connect the WRC220 * to the RC-5 IN jack of unit #1. 2. Connect the RC-5 OUT jack of unit #1 with the RC-5 IN jack of unit #2. 3. Connect the RC-5 OUT jack of unit #2 with the RC-5 IN jack of unit #3. 4. Up to 100 units can ...
Page 16 - AUTO BIAS & EQ SYSTEM
15 English English AUTO BIAS & EQ SYSTEM System Operation Description This system sets the recording bias, recording gain, medium- frequency gain, high-frequency gain and high-frequency peak automatically so that the characteristics of the tape in use can be exhibited fully. D/A output from the ...
Page 17 - REPAIRS; CARE AND MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE
16 English English REPAIRS Only the most competent and qualified technicians should beallowed to service your unit. Marantz and its factory trainedwarranty station personnel have the knowledge and specialequipment needed for repair and calibration of this precisioninstrument.In the event of difficul...
Page 18 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
53 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Track System ........................................... 4 Track, 2 Channel Head System Rec Play Head ........................................ Hard Permalloy Erase Head ........................................... Dual Gap Ferrite Approx Head Life ............................
Page 19 - Figure 4; D B
54 Figure 4 OVERLAP REC OVERLAP REC L R DECK B LINE IN OUT L R L R DECK A LOOP THROUGH A OUT LINE IN OUT IN OUT REMOTE RC-5 EXT I N P U TS E L E C T A. B A M P X F I L T E R ON OFF R M O D E L N O . P M D 5 2 0 A C 1 2 0 V 6 0 H z 0 . 2 5 A M A D E I N J A P A N 〜 C O N T R O L I / O OVERLAP REC A B...
Page 20 - Figure 5
55 CASCADE OPERATION Figure 5 L R DECK B LINE IN OUT L R L R DECK A LOOP THROUGH A OUT LINE IN OUT IN OUT REMOTE RC-5 EXT I N P U TS E L E C T A. B A M P X F I L T E R ON OFF R M O D E L N O . P M D 5 2 0 A C 1 2 0 V 6 0 H z 0 . 2 5 A M A D E I N J A P A N 〜 C O N T R O L I / O L R DECK B LINE IN OU...
Page 21 - Figure 6
56 Figure 6 DUPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION L R DECK B LINE IN OUT L R L R DECK A LINE IN OUT IN OUT REMOTE RC-5 EXT I N P U TS E L E C T A. B A M P X F I L T E R ON OFF R M O D E L N O . P M D 5 2 0 A C 1 2 0 V 6 0 H z 0 . 2 5 A M A D E I N J A P A N 〜 C O N T R O L I / O L R DECK B LINE IN OUT L R L R...
