Playback Features

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●For Automatic Power Off

Press 3, then press 1 within 2 seconds.

●For Automatic Timer Standby

Press 3, then press # within 2 seconds.

NOTE:

It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.

Playing back tape repeatedly (100 times)

— Repeat Playback

During playback, press and hold 4 for more than 5 seconds. “$” on the display panel starts blinking slowly. To stop playback, press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder.

When the tape is not running

Rewind/fast-forward

Press 3 or 5.

Eject the cassette

Press x on the remote	OR Press 0 on the recorder.
control.

●You can also eject the cassette when the recorder is turned off.

Turn off the recorder

Press 1.

NOTE:

Pressing 4, 3, 5 or 9 also stops Repeat Playback.

Locating beginning of recordings

— Index Search

Index codes are placed on the tape at the beginning of each recording when recording on this recorder.

AWhile the tape is not running, press 2

or 6 to start search.

ATTENTION:

In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback mode,

B To access a recording of 2 to 9 index codes away, press 2 or 6 repeatedly

until the correct number is displayed on the screen (only if “O.S.D.” is set to “ON” ( 12)).

●the picture will be distorted

●the noise bars will appear

●there will be a loss of color with an LP-recorded tape

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment

Example:

To locate the beginning of B from the current position, press 2 twice.

To locate the beginning of D from the current position, press 6 once.

●Playback begins automatically when the desired recording is located.

Current position

Index number

When a new cassette is loaded, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode.

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, adjust the tracking manually.

On the remote control:

APress p to activate manual tracking.

BPress PR R or T to eliminate the noises. Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.

● Press p again to reactivate automatic tracking.

Selecting Soundtrack

Your recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HIFI L j, HIFI h R and NORM) and plays back the one you select. Pressing AUDIO changes the soundtrack as follows:

HIFI L j h R : For Hi-Fi stereo tapes

HIFI L j	: For main audio of Bilingual tapes
HIFI h R	: For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
NORM	: For audio-dubbed tapes
HI FI NORM	: For audio-dubbed tapes

NOTE:

Set “O.S.D.” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen. ( 12)

Automatic operations after rewinding

— Next Function Memory

Locating beginning of timer recordings

— Instant Review

After ensuring that the recorder is turned off and that the timer mode is disengaged, press REVIEW.

●The recorder turns on, and rewinds to the index code indicating the beginning of the last timer-recorded programme, then begins playback automatically.

● You can access a programme as far as 9 index codes away from the current tape position. For example, if you have

timer-recorded 3 programmes, the

REVIEW indicator and “3” blink. To watch the first of the 3 programmes, press REVIEW three times.

●The number of recorded programmes is not displayed on the display panel after Automatic Satellite Programme Recording.

●The Instant Review function can also operate if the recorder is turned on.

Skipping unwanted portions

— Skip Search

Press 30 SEC once to 4 times during playback. Each press initiates a 30-second period of high-speed playback (up to

2 minutes). When the specified portion of the tape is skipped, normal playback resumes automatically. To return to normal playback during Skip Search, press 4.

The Next Function Memory “tells” the recorder what to do after rewinding. Ensure that the recorder is in stop mode.

●For Automatic Playback Start

Press 3, then press 4 within 2 seconds.

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