LA3242

·On-chip electronic select switches permitting selection of normal/higher speed recording and metal(chrome)/normal tape recording mode by using the dedicated control pins.
·Two ALC output pins making it easy to make up a Dolby recording system.
·The control voltage from a microcomputer, etc. can be used to turn ON/OFF the ALC and to set the ALC control voltage to the initial value.
·On-chip microphone amplifier making it easy to provide microphone mixing.
·Wide operating voltage range (V_CC = 4.5 to 14.0 V).
·Can be used in conjunction with playback-only preamp LA3246 to make up a double-cassette dubbing system.

The LA3242 is a preamp IC for compact cassette recorder recording-only use. The distinctive feature of the LA3242 is
that it contains mechanical switches which have been so far connected externally as peripheral parts.