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Tape/CD Recorder Hookup Question

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vintagegear

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I have a Technics A/V receiver purchased new in 1996. I have my Denon tape deck hooked up to the tape jacks on the receiver. I want to hook up a Sony CD recorder to the receiver and be able to record tapes on to CD-Rs. The receiver has audio input and output jacks for a VCR. Would I be able to record tapes onto CD-Rs if I hooked up the CD recorder to the VCR jacks?
 
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Yes. Have you NOT tried it yet??? What's to lose? If there are switchable OUTPUTS - make sure you're on the correct "SOURCE" i.e. 'VCR'
 
Just a question for clarification here: If the objective is to play the tapes on the Denon tape deck and record them on the Sony CD recorder and the CD recorder is connected to the VCR audio IN/OUT jacks, during recording shouldn't the SOURCE selected be the one that the Denon tape deck is connected to (e.g. TAPE or AUX) and for playback from the Sony CD recorder after recording shouldn't the SOURCE selected should be VCR?
 
dhnash said:
Just a question for clarification here: If the objective is to play the tapes on the Denon tape deck and record them on the Sony CD recorder and the CD recorder is connected to the VCR audio IN/OUT jacks, during recording shouldn't the SOURCE selected be the one that the Denon tape deck is connected to (e.g. TAPE or AUX) and for playback from the Sony CD recorder after recording shouldn't the SOURCE selected should be VCR?
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The Denon tape deck is connected to TAPE and the SOURCE button is marked TAPE MONITOR. The receiver manual says you can't record from the tape deck through the VCR audio IN/OUT jacks. I guess the Tape Monitor source is a closed loop. The Tape output doesn't go to the VCR IN. There must be a way around this, but it would require a different hookup method and tape monitoring capability during recording would be lost.
 
It would be helpful to know what model Technics A/V receiver you have. One possibility is to connect the Denon tape recorder outputs to the receiver CD or AUX inputs and you may be able to record that signal on the Sony CD recorder with it connected to the receiver VCR IN/OUT jacks.
 
The receiver is a Technics SA-GX490. I think you're right about connecting the Denon tape outs to the Technics receiver's CD inputs. That should work. Thanks.
dhnash said:
It would be helpful to know what model Technics A/V receiver you have. One possibility is to connect the Denon tape recorder outputs to the receiver CD or AUX inputs and you may be able to record that signal on the Sony CD recorder with it connected to the receiver VCR IN/OUT jacks.
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RhythmGJ said:
Is there a reason that you want to use the receiver in the middle? Just listening around the house as you transfer? Can you go from the output of the tape deck right into the inputs on the CD recorder and monitor through headphones on either unit? Not as elegant as listening at full volume on your favorite speakers, but simple and functional...

GJ
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Yes, I was hoping to be able to listen through the speakers while dubbing. Thanks for headphone suggestion. That would be an option.
 
...or place the CD recorder in the TAPE loop (IN/OUT) and plug the cassette in the AUX or CD inputs. Monitor off the CD deck with switch in TAPE MON.
 
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