7- Cassette operations
Other recording features
Recording silences between items
At least four seconds of silence must be recorded between items on tape when using the search functions (see “Search keys” below).
When recording, press and release either of the REC MUTE keys (main or remote). With the tape moving, the record source is muted for about four seconds (the dis- play record indicator flashes), and the deck then enters record pause mode. Press PAUSE or PLAY to
If the REC MUTE key is pressed while the deck is in record standby mode, four seconds of silence will be recorded on the tape, and the deck will return to record standby mode.
If the REC MUTE key is held and pressed for lon- ger than four seconds while recording is in progress, silence is recorded on the tape while the key is held down. The deck enters record standby mode when the key is released.
Erasing tapes
Anything previously recorded on the tape will auto- matically be erased when you make a new recording on it. It can also be erased by “recording” on it with the input level control set to “0”.
Other tape functions and features
Tape counter
The tape counter value increments when the tape is moving from left to right, and decrements when it moves from right to left.
Use either of the RESET keys (main or remote) to reset the value to 0000.
When the counter has been set to 0000, this position
can be reached easily by pressing either of the RTZ keys (main or remote). The tape fast forwards or fast rewinds to the 0000 mark.
NOTE
If the current tape position is too close to the 0000 mark (greater than 9995 or less than 0004), this function is not available.
Pitch control
The tape speed can be controlled using the PITCH CONTROL.
Turning this to the right of the center position results in faster tape speed (higher pitch), and turning to the left of the center position results in slower tape speed (lower pitch). The maximum is 10% away from normal.
The center “neutral” position is marked by a click detent.
Search keys
When the unit is playing back, the REW and FFWD keys act as
Repeated presses of these keys will search forward or backward by the appropriate number of items. The tape counter value is replaced by “CP01” if searching for- ward, and
Note that the terms “forwards” and “backwards” here are relative to the
end of the tape is reached, the transport stops.
If a key are pressed too many times, so that a search is being made for the wrong item, pressing the “opposite” key corrects the mistake.
NOTE
This function depends on the presence of
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