KORG CR-4 - Manual (Page 7)

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Setting up the CR-4
To use the CR-4, you need to make enough
room on a level firm surface for the unit itself,
and also leave enough space for connections.
There are two kinds of connections to make (as
well as the power connection): the audio con-
nections to the CR-4 and the connections from
the unit.
You may want to look at the “road map”
(
→
p.6) before going much further.
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Connections to the CR-4
Connections to the CR-4 include microphones,
guitars, synthesizers and rhythm units, etc.
All of these are made through the 1/4" jacks on
the front panel.
We always suggest that you connect and
disconnect equipment to and from the CR-
4 and turn equipment on and off with the
headphone and speaker [MASTER] vol-
ume turned down. This protects your ears,
as well as the speakers and headphones.
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Connections from the CR-4
The connections that you need to make from
the CR-4 are the headphones and the connec-
tions to the master stereo recorder.
Connect headphones to the 1/4" [PHONES]
jacks on the front panel. Use the [MAIN] jack if
you are only connecting one pair of head-
phones (the [SUB] output doesn’t work on its
own).
Connect any standard cassette recorder, etc.
using the RCA jacks on the rear panel of the
CR-4. These should be connected to the [REC
IN] or [IN] of the recorder.
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Connecting the power
Making sure that the AC adapter is the correct
voltage for your region, connect the plug of the
power cord to the power inlet of the CR-4, and
the plug of the adapter to an AC outlet.
Switch on any rhythm machines, synthesizers
or other input devices connected to the CR-4.
Then switch on the CR-4.
Now you can switch on the recorder, if this is
connected.
We always recommend switching on
equipment starting with the source, and
finishing with the final destination. Switch
off equipment in the reverse order, ending
with the source.
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Inserting the tape
It’s a good idea to invest in a tape-cleaning
kit, and clean the heads of the CR-4 before
and after every recording session (we do
not suggest that you use dry cassette-type
head cleaners—cotton swabs and tape
head and rubber cleaning fluid kits are
ideal). This will help you maintain a high
standard of recording, and will make your
work sound much better.
You may also want to consider the use of a
tape head demagnetizer. Follow the
instructions of the demagnetizer for opti-
mum results.
Remember to use only CrO2 tape (Type II)
tapes.