Description : What type of reeling system best controls a tape recorder's tape tension during starts and stops?
Last Answer : A tape buffering reeling system
Description : What are the four basic parts of a magnetic tape recorder's tape transport system?
Last Answer : a. Tape reeling system. b. Tape speed control system. c. Electronic subsystem. d. Basic enclosure.
Description : What number harmonic is the primary harmonic distortion in magnetic tape recorders?
Last Answer : Third-order harmonic.
Description : List four factors that can degrade the frequency response of magnetic tape recorders.
Last Answer : a. A too-high or too-low bias signal level setting for the record head. b. An improper reproduce head gap. c. An improper tape transport speed. d. Poor tape-to-head contact.
Description : Technical manuals for tape recorders can state the SNR in what three different ways?
Last Answer : a. Root-mean-square (RMS) signal-to-RMS noise. b. Peak-to-peak signal-to-RMS noise. c. Peak signal-to-RMS noise.
Description : You plan to measure your tape recorder’s SNR. What test equipment will you need?
Last Answer : A VTVM and a signal generator.
Description : Two tape recorders have signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) of 25-dB RMS and 35-dB RMS respectively. Which of the SNRs can record and reproduce the widest range of input signals and why?
Last Answer : 35-dB RMS because the highest SNR can always record and reproduce the widest range of input signals.
Description : The head driver circuit of a tape recorder’s FM record electronics (figure 5-4) performs what function?
Last Answer : It amplifies the frequency-modulated output from the record oscillator and sends it to the record head.
Description : The equalization and phase correction circuit in a tape recorder’s direct reproduce electronics (figure 5-2) performs what function?
Last Answer : It generates an equalization signal which corrects any frequency response problems in the input signal from the pre-amplifier circuit.
Description : The head driver circuit in a tape recorder’s direct record electronics component (figure 5-1) performs what function?
Last Answer : It takes the signal from the summing network, amplifies it, and sends it to the record head for recording.
Description : What two types of record and reproduce electronics are used by magnetic tape recorders?
Last Answer : . a. Direct record (AM). b. Frequency modulation (FM).
Description : Magnetic tape recorders can have up to three different heads installed. What are the three functions performed by a recorder's heads?
Last Answer : Record, reproduce, and erase.
Description : What method for erasing magnetic tape is much more effective and reliable than using a recorder’s erase head?
Last Answer : Using a magnetic tape degausser
Description : What are two disadvantages of using a recorder’s erase head to erase data recorded on a magnetic tape?
Last Answer : Using an erase head is slow, and it may not completely erase the tape.
Description : After using a tape that was stored in an area where temperatures exceeded 130º F you notice pieces of oxide sticking to the recorder's tape-transport mechanism, to its magnetic heads, and onto the tape. What is the probable cause of these symptoms?
Last Answer : Oxide shedding. At temperatures above 130º F, oxide coating becomes soft and sheds.
Description : Digital magnetic tape recorders used to store and retrieve digital data fall into what three categories?
Last Answer : a. Computer-compatible digital tape recorders. b. Telemetry digital tape recorders. c. Instrumentation digital tape recorders
Description : Which digital data encoding method helps overcome a tape recorder’s low-frequency response problems by recording two logic levels for each incoming data bit?
Last Answer : Bi-phase level encoding.
Description : What causes high-frequency flutter (above 1000 Hz)?
Last Answer : Fixed parts of a tape transport, such as fixed tape guides and magnetic heads.
Description : What causes low-frequency flutter (below 1000 Hz)?
Last Answer : Rotating parts of a tape transport, such as irregular tape reels, sticking guides and pinch rollers, and capstans
Description : Which single phase ac motor will you select for record players and tape recorders? a) Hysteresis motor b) Shaded pole motor c) Reluctance motor d) Two value capacitor motor
Last Answer : Which single phase ac motor will you select for record players and tape recorders? Hysteresis motor
Description : A recorder’s harmonic-distortion specification reads 2% third harmonic of a 100-kHz signal at 60 ips. What does this mean?
Last Answer : The recorder has 2% third-harmonic distortion of a 100-kHz signal at 60 ips.
Description : How often should you demagnetize a recorder's magnetic heads?
Last Answer : Every 8 to 25 hours depending on the manufacturer's recommendations.
Description : What type of equipment should you use to demagnetize your recorder's magnetic heads?
Last Answer : A hand-held degausser like the manual degaussers used for degaussing magnetic tape.
Description : How should you clean your recorder's magnetic heads?
Last Answer : With a cotton-tipped applicator soaked in either isopropyl alcohol or a head cleaner recommended by the recorder's manufacturer.
Description : A recorder's erase head is always placed in what sequence on the record/reproduce track?
Last Answer : . First, before the record and reproduce heads.
Description : Why are record heads always placed before reproduce heads on recorders?
Last Answer : Allow you to monitor the signals you're recording.
Description : What two specifications determine the maximum frequency that a recorder's record and reproduce heads will be able to transfer?
Last Answer : a. Size of the headgap. b. Speed of the magnetic tape.
Description : A low frequency audible periodic variation in pitch of sound output in high fidelity sound reproduction system? A. Flutter B. Wow C. String vibration D. Radio sound
Last Answer : B. Wow
Description : A tape pack has gaps in the tape winding as shown in figure 2-5. What causes this condition?
Last Answer : Tape is loosely wound on reel.
Description : A tape pack is buckled and deformed as shown in figure 2- 4. What are three possible causes for this condition?
Last Answer : a. Reel has a distorted hub, b. tape wound over small particle deposited on hub, and c. tape wound on reel with tension increasing toward end of winding.
Description : You notice steps in the tape pack such as those in figure 2-3. What causes this and how does it damage the magnetic tape?
Last Answer : Pack slip. It's caused by loosely wound tape on a reel that is exposed to excessive vibration or heat. The vibration or heat causes the tape to shift, causing steps in the tape pack. The uneven tape will then rub against the reel's sides and the recorder's tape guides.
Description : . After rewinding a tape onto its supply reel, you examine the tape pack and notice pile-ups of tape resembling the example in figure 2-2. What causes this condition?
Last Answer : The tape is stopped too quickly when winding or rewinding.
Description : What are four main causes of tape failure?
Last Answer : Normal wear, accidental damage, environmental damage, and winding errors.
Description : What type of tape error causes noise to appear on the tape when no signal should appear? What causes this type of tape error?
Last Answer : Noise error is usually caused by a cut or a scratch on the magnetic tape.
Description : Which of the following terms is used to describe a tachycardia characterized by abrupt onset, abrupt cessation, and a QRS of normal duration? a) Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia PAT ... fibrillation Atrial fibrillation causes a rapid, disorganized, and uncoordinated twitching of atrial musculature.
Last Answer : a) Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia PAT is often caused by a conduction problem in the AV node and is now called AV nodal reentry tachycardia.
Description : what causes the initial and final pulses on the receiver output signal?
Last Answer : Leakage from the duplexer.
Description : What component causes a generator to produce dc voltage rather than ac voltage at its output terminals?
Last Answer : A commutator
Description : What amount of flat tape or round cord is required to single lace a group of conductors?
Last Answer : Two and one-half times the length of the longest conductor in the group.
Description : Why is flat tape preferred instead of round cord when wire bundles are laced?
Last Answer : Round cord has a tendency to cut into the wire insulation.
Description : Why is friction tape used in splicing?
Last Answer : As a protective covering over the rubber tape.
Description : What equipment should you use to de-magnetize a magnetic tape transport?
Last Answer : A hand-held degausser.
Description : When cleaning the parts of a tape transport, why should you switch lint-free cloths and swabs often?
Last Answer : You may transfer dirt or oxide particles from one part of the tape transport to another
Description : Sometimes it's necessary, but why should you avoid using cotton swabs when cleaning a magnetic tape transport?
Last Answer : Cotton swabs are not lint free.
Description : How do dual-motor dual capstan drives maintain a constant tape tension while operating in either a forward or reverse direction?
Last Answer : Each capstan is driven by its own motor. It maintains tape tension by slowing down one of the motors. When the tape motion is reversed, the opposite motor is slowed down.
Description : . How do tape transports with differential velocity capstans maintain a constant tape tension in the area around the magnetic heads?
Last Answer : The supply capstan is slightly larger than the take-up capstan. This causes the take-up capstan to pull the tape slightly faster than the supply capstan feeds the tape.
Description : How do closed-loop capstan drive tape transports overcome the disadvantages of the open-loop drive design?
Last Answer : Closed loop capstan drive transports use more than one capstan to clamp the tape in the area around the magnetic head.
Description : There are two types of tape transport configurations, open loop capstan drive and closed-loop capstan drive. What are two major disadvantages of open-loop capstan drive tape transports?
Last Answer : a. Only operates in one direction. b. The tape tension and head-to-tape contact can vary.
Description : How do the tape guides on a tape reeling system protect the tape from damage during operation?
Last Answer : They keep the tape straight with respect to both the supply and take-up reels and the magnetic heads.
Description : What are the two basic types of tape buffering reeling systems?
Last Answer : a. Spring-tension buffering systems. b. Vacuum-column buffering systems.
Description : What are the three most commonly used tape reeling systems?
Last Answer : a. Take-up control. b. Two-motor reeling. c. Tape buffering.