GENERAL INTRODUCTONThis ServiceManualisprovidedtoassistservicetechniciansthroughouttheworldtoproperlyadjust,repairand maintaintheTEACA-450StereoCassetteDeck.The A-450isdesignedtobeused withahighqualitystereoamplifiersystem.ItcontainsmanyofthestandardTEACfeaturessuchasselectableBIASandEQ, DIN, MIC,LINEInputs,PAUSEControl, Auto-End-Stop,PEAKLEVELIndicator,LargeVUMeters,TAPERUNIndicator,etc.InadditionithasDolbyNRCircuitry,DOLBY FM/COPYFacility,FMMPXFilter,MIC/LINEMixing,Outer-rotorMotorand unexcelledWowandFlutterSpecs.Ifadjustmentsorrepairsaretoocomplicatedandaredifficultforyoutoaccomplish,orifyouhave anytechnicalquestions,pleasecontactthenearestTEACFactoryServiceDepartmentorwrite directlytoaTEACoffice,theaddresses ofwhicharewrittenon thebackcover.Thismanualiswrittenspecifically fortheA-450 ModeldistributedintheU.S.A.and Canada.However,thedifferencesinmodelsdistributedelsewhereisverysmall.Seethe chart onpage30foracomparisonofthevariousmodels.NOTEWhen ordering replacement parts, please refer to the PARTS LIST whichisprinted separatelyfromthismanual._)*Noise reductioncircuitmadeunderlicensefrom DolbyLaboratoriesInc.The word “Dolby”andtheDouble-Dsymbolaretrademarks ofDolbyLaboratoriesInc.TEAC CORPORATION‘51031682