Tascam Microcassette Recorder T 3000 User Manual

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T-3000  
Cassette Duplicator  
OWNER’S MANUAL  
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.  
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert  
the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure  
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons..  
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The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-  
ence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature  
accompanying the appliance.  
This appliance has a serial number  
located on the rear panel. Please record  
the model number and serial number  
and retain them for your records.  
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK  
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS  
Model number  
Serial number  
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.  
 
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  
CAUTION:  
"Note to CATV system installer:  
Read all of these Instructions.  
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to  
Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding  
and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the  
grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as  
practical.  
Save these Instructions for later use.  
Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio  
equipment.  
1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should  
be read before the product is operated.  
2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should  
be retained for future reference.  
Example of Antenna Grounding as per  
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70  
3) Heed Warnings — All warnings on the product and in the operating  
instructions should be adhered to.  
4) Follow Instructions — All operating and use instructions should be  
followed.  
5) Cleaning — Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.  
Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for clean-  
ing.  
6) Attachments — Do not use attachments not recommended by the  
product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.  
ANTENNA  
LEAD IN  
WIRE  
GROUND  
CLAMP  
ANTENNA  
DISCHARGE UNIT  
(NEC SECTION 810-20)  
ELECTRIC  
SERVICE  
EQUIPMENT  
GROUNDING CONDUCTORS  
(NEC SECTION 810-21)  
7) Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near water — for  
example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet  
basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.  
GROUND CLAMPS  
POWER SERVICE GROUNDING  
ELECTRODE SYSTEM  
8) Accessories — Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand,  
tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a  
child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart,  
stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold  
with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufac-  
turer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by  
the manufacturer.  
9) A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops,  
excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart com-  
bination to overturn.  
(NEC ART 250. PART H)  
NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE  
15) Lightning — For added protection for this product during a lightning  
storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time,  
unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system.  
This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line  
surges.  
16) Power Lines — An outside antenna system should not be located in  
the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits,  
or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an  
outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touch-  
ing such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.  
17) Overloading — Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or  
integral convenience receptacles as this can result in risk of fire or electric  
shock.  
18) Object and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of any kind into  
this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points  
or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill  
liquid of any kind on the product.  
19) Servicing — Do not attempt to service this product yourself as open-  
ing or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other  
hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.  
20) Damage Requiring Service — Unplug this product from the wall  
outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following  
conditions:  
a) when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.  
b) if liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.  
c) if the product has been exposed to rain or water.  
d) if the product does not operate normally by following the operating  
instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating  
instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in  
damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to  
restore the product to its normal operation.  
e) if the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.  
f ) when the product exhibits a distinct change in performance – this  
indicates a need for service.  
21) Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are required, be  
sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the  
manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part.  
Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other  
hazards.  
22) Safety Check — Upon completion of any service or repairs to this  
product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine  
that the product is in proper operating condition.  
10) Ventilation — Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ven-  
tilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it  
from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The  
openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa,  
rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in  
installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided  
or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.  
11) Power Sources — This product should be operated only from the  
type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of  
the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local  
power company. For products intended to operate from battery power, or  
other sources, refer to the operating instructions.  
12) Grounding or Polarization — This product may be equipped with a  
polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than  
the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a  
safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try  
reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician  
to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the  
polarized plug.  
13) Power-Cord Protection — Power-supply cords should be routed so  
that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or  
against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience  
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.  
14) Outdoor Antenna Grounding — If an outside antenna or cable  
system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is  
grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-  
up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA  
70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and  
supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge  
unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, con-  
nection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding elec-  
trode.  
23) Wall or Ceiling Mounting — The product should be mounted to a  
wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.  
24) Heat — The product should be situated away from heat sources such  
as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)  
that produce heat.  
TASCAM T-3000 3  
 
Before Getting Started  
4. Space for Ventilation  
Thank you for choosing the TASCAM T-3000 cassette  
duplicator.  
Do not place this unit in locations where no enough  
space is available for ventilation. Avoid also locations  
subject to aexcessive dust.  
To get the most out of your T-3000, spend some time  
now to read this manual. This manual is a reference  
book; if you read it thoroughly at least once, you will  
know where to turn when you need answers.  
5. Horizontal and Solid Surfaces  
It is risky to install this unit on inclined or unstable  
surfaces. Avoid this.  
This manual is divided into the following sections:  
Important Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 2  
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . 3  
Before Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Cassette Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
How to Make Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . Back page  
Mounting in a Rack (EIA standard 19-inch)  
As for how to set the rear panel switch and connect the  
cable, refer to the section, "Setting Up" (p.5).  
Remove the rubber feet, then use the provided rack  
mount vis kit to mount the unit in a rack, as shown.  
Standard Accessories  
The T-3000 package includes the following in addition  
to the T-3000 itself, this manual and the warranty card:  
Rack mount vis kit  
Cable for connecting additional T-3000s  
Installation Precautions  
1. Operating Position  
This unit is designed to be operated in vertical  
position.  
2. Magnetic Field  
Do not place this unit in the vicinity of televisions,  
amp transformers, speakers or other devices which  
utilize magnetic force.  
3. Temperatures  
Do not place this unit in locations subject to extremely  
high or low temperatures or to sharp temperature rise  
or drop.  
4 TASCAM T-3000  
 
Setting Up  
Cassette Tapes  
Locate the SLAVE/MASTER switch on the rear panel  
and set it to MASTER, so that deck No.3 operates as  
the master (playback) deck.  
Copying Time  
The T-3000 makes recording on both A and B sides of  
a cassette simultaneously at 4-times speed. This means  
that the time it takes for the T-3000 to make a copy is  
about 7.5 minutes with a C-60 type tape (60 min. x 1/2  
x 1/4) or about 11.25 minutes with a C-90 type tape  
(90 min. x 1/2 x 1/4).  
If you intend to use multiple T-3000s connected in  
series, set the SLAVE/MASTER switch to MASTER  
only on the 1st T-3000 (the switch on all the remaining  
T-3000s should be set to SLAVE).  
The rewinding time is about 70 seconds with C-60 or  
about 90 seconds with C-90.  
Tips  
If multiple T-3000s are in use and you set the  
SLAVE/MASTER switch to MASTER on the 1st and  
3rd T-3000s for example, then you can record a  
copy of the master tape in deck "3" of the 1st T-  
3000 to decks "1" and "2" of the 1st T-3000 and  
decks "1," "2," and "3" of the 2nd T-3000; and the  
master tape in deck "3" of the 3rd T-3000 is copied  
to decks "1" and "2" of the 3rd T-3000 and decks  
"1," "2," and "3" of the remaining T-3000s.  
CAUTION  
Do NOT use C-120 cassettes in the T-3000.  
Record Protect Tab  
CAUTION  
The T-3000 is designed to make copies, and can  
record on tapes without regard to the presence or  
the absence of the record protect tab on them. Be  
sure to insert the master tape into deck "3" under  
which the MASTER indicator is lit.  
CAUTION  
Make sure that the power is turned off when you  
operate the SLAVE/ MASTER switch.  
Slack in Tape  
CAUTION  
Before you load cassettes, take up any slack in  
each of the tapes as shown. If you do not remove  
excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the  
transport mechanism.  
Removal of Cassette  
CAUTION  
If the tapes stop running in the process because of  
power failure or for any other reasons, be sure to let  
the head block go down by turning the T-3000 on  
again before attempting to remove the cassettes. If  
you attempt to remove the cassettes while the head  
block is up, it will mean damaging the head and the  
tape alike.  
TASCAM T-3000 5  
 
How to Make Copies  
to run, recording no signal, until their ends are  
reached.  
1 Press the POWER switch to switch on  
power to the T-3000.  
On the contrary, if a slave tape reaches its end while  
the master tape is still playing back, the correspond-  
ing SHORT TAPE indicator, 1, 2 or 3, turns on solid  
to indicate that copying on that tape was terminated  
in the process. The indicator turns off only when  
you remove the tape from the corresponding deck.  
A MASTER indicator will light under the right-  
most deck "3" of the T-3000 of which the SLAVE/  
MASTER switch is previously set to MASTER on  
its rear panel.  
2 Load the pre-recorded master tape into  
deck "3" under which the MASTER indica-  
tor is lit.  
Button Operations  
The REW button is not operational when the COPY  
indicator is lit. Also, the COPY button is not opera-  
tional when the REW indicator is lit. Press the STOP  
button and the REW or the COPY button becomes  
operational.  
3 Load cassette tapes to record on into the  
SLAVE decks.  
We recommend you to load tapes of which the  
length is the same as that of the master tape to steer  
clear of confusion and trouble.  
When you are using multiple T-3000s connected in  
series, the STOP and REW buttons on the individual  
T-3000s have effect on the corresponding T-3000s.  
But any COPY buttons have no effect, except for the  
one on the T-3000 of which the SLAVE/MASTER  
switch is set to MASTER on the rear panel.  
CAUTION  
Pre-recorded tapes are overwritten (replaced). Be  
sure not to load a tape containing recordings you  
want to preserve into the SLAVE deck; or else they  
are being lost for ever.  
CAUTION  
4 Press the COPY button and a copy of what  
is on the MASTER tape starts being  
recorded on the SLAVE tapes.  
If the master tape contains recordings made at  
higher levels than normal, distortion may occur in  
the process of copying.  
As long as a cassette tape is in the deck, the cap-  
stan motor is in motion. To prolong the service life  
of the motor, take out all the tapes of the deck  
after use; do not leave them inside.  
Actions at Tape End  
If the master tape reaches its end while the slave  
tapes are still running in record, the COPY indicator  
that was lit solid starts blinking, and the master tape  
is automatically rewound. The slave tapes continue  
Maintenance  
up and the T-3000 leaves the cleaning mode,  
going back into normal mode.  
Dirty heads result in poor quality recording. Get into a  
habit to clean the heads, the pinch roller, and other  
elements in the tape path before starting each copying  
session.  
When attempting to demagnetize the tape path, closely  
follow the instructions given in the manual for a  
demagnetizer (Available as an option from TASCAM).  
Hold the STOP button and press the POWER switch  
and the head block moves up and the SHORT TAPE  
indicators, 1, 2 and 3, turn on in turn, over and over  
again, to indicate that the T-3000 is in Cleaning mode.  
Record head (Deck 1, 2)  
Record / Playback head (Deck 3)  
Capstan shaft  
Erase head  
Pinch roller  
NOTE  
1: The cleaning mode is automatically deactivated  
when five minutes are up, and the T-3000 goes  
back into normal mode.  
2:Press the STOP button before five minutes are  
6 TASCAM T-3000  
 
Specifications  
Typical Performance  
1 Tape start-up time:  
Electronics/Mechanics  
1 Configuration  
About 0.5 second before  
reaching a specific speed  
Decks 1 & 2:  
Deck 3:  
2 Track Format:  
3 Head:  
Slave  
2 Tape speed accuracy: ±1 %  
3 Rewinding time:  
Slave/Master switchable  
4-track 4-channel  
Less than 70 seconds with  
C-60 cassette  
Record/playback head:  
4 Copying quality:  
4-track 4-channel, in-line,  
Frequency response:50 to 10 kHz +3 dB/–3 dB  
ferrite  
Signal-to-noise ratio: Better than 45 dB (WTD)  
Erase head:  
4 Tape:  
Half-track 2-channel,  
in-line, ferrite  
Normal/Chrome (CrO2)  
auto switching, C-90 or  
shorter tapes  
Distortion:  
Less than 3% (400 Hz ref-  
erence level)  
Better than 35 dB (1 kHz)  
0.1% (WDT)  
Crosstalk:  
Wow and flutter:  
5 Motor  
Capstan:  
Others  
FG, DD servo motor x1  
DC motor  
1 Rack Mountable  
Reel:  
2 Connectable in Series: Up to 10 units  
Mecha control:  
6 Copying Speed:  
DC motor  
19 cm/sec. (quadruple  
speed)  
Specifications are subject to change without notice.  
7 Bias Frequency:  
200 Hz  
8 Operating Position: Vertical  
9 Power Requirements:  
120 V AC, 60 Hz (U.S.A./Canada model)  
230 V AC, 50 Hz (Europe/U.K. model)  
240 V AC, 50 Hz (Australia model)  
10 Dimensions (W x H x D):  
482 x 152 x 334.5 mm  
Dimensional Drawings  
482mm  
456mm  
334.5mm  
329mm  
432mm  
TASCAM T-3000 7  
 
Block Diagram  
TEAC CORPORATION  
Phone: (0422) 52-5082  
3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan  
7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640  
TEAC AMERICA, INC.  
Phone: (213) 726-0303  
TEAC CANADA LTD.  
Phone: 905-890-8008 Facsimile: 905-890-9888  
5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada  
TEAC MEXICO, S.A. De C.V  
Phone: 5-658-1943  
Privada De Corina, No.18, Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacon, Mexico DF 04100  
5 Marlin House, Marlins Meadow, The Croxley Centre, Watford, Herts. WD1 8YA, U.K.  
Bahnstrasse 12, 65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany  
TEAC UK LIMITED  
Phone: 01923-819699  
TEAC DEUTSCHLAND GmbH  
Phone: 0611-71580  
TEAC FRANCE S. A.  
Phone: 01.42.37.01.02  
17 Rue Alexis-de-Tocqueville, CE 005 92182 Antony Cedex, France  
P.A. TEAC Nederland BV, Perkinsbaan 11a, 3439 ND Nieuwegein, Netherlands  
Perkinsbaan 11a, 3439 ND Nieuwegein, Netherlands  
TEAC BELGIUM NV/SA  
Phone: 0031-30-6048115  
TEAC NEDERLAND BV  
Phone: 030-6030229  
TEAC AUSTRALIA PTY.,LTD. A.C.N. 005 408 462  
Phone: (03) 9644-2442  
106 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207, Australia  
Via C. Cantù 11, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo, Milano, Italy  
PRINTED IN TAIWAN M-1409A  
TEAC ITALIANA S.p.A.  
Phone: 02-66010500  
 

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