Reel to Reel wiring

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I have an old reel to reel (BSR TD2) from Curtis MAthes console stereo, that I am trying to get hooked up to preamp. It has two rca cables and 4 other wires from it. Know when I hook up rca cable that i can hear the tapes, but no recording. DOes anyone know how the other wires are suppose to hook up? I thinking possible DIN connector?
 

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I had no luck finding info on the connections. The only BSR tape deck I could a manual for was the TD-1020 stereo deck and it has conventional RCA input and output jacks. Is the one you have a stereo deck or a mono deck?

The manual is on the HiFi Engine website for the 1020.
 
Its a stereo deck, two-head. It it used to be plugged into a vacuum amp and receiver.
 
Don’t know anything at all about the tape deck - but you could try Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums - they have a Curtis Mathis section - Without a Manuals I’d say the Two RCA Connectors go to the Amplifier - the bare wires probably are a headphone and microphone - that is if it’s capable of recording - it may not.
 
IT can record, so Im guessing the mic is only way for it to record? Still trying find manuals...online
 
The few mono versions of the BSR TD2 had both microphone and aux inputs. I'm guessing Curtis Mathes had a special cable, maybe DIN, to go from the turntable and tuner to the tape deck. That was a common occurance. My brother had a Sears console stereo and it had "aux out" connections for a tape deck.

Your pics are difficult to read on the right side controls, and I have not clue as to what we are looking at on the back side shot. Apparently the BSR deck was commonly used as a mono recorder. I see several videos on Youtube, but none that look like the one you have.

Unfortunately, you're dealing with a ~60 yr old tape deck so documentation is probably really scarce. It might be more likely found in the UK, since BSR was a British company.
 
The rca cable was originally plugged into the head unit of old stereo, cant remember what other lines were going, thinking to amp? The head unit had selections for AM FM TV Phono and Tape.
 
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