Recording
Continued
IMPORTANT:
•It should be noted that it may be unlawful to
•The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the VOLUME, the SUBWOOFER LEVEL, and the SOUND MODE controls. Thus, during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.
•If recordings you have made have excessive noise or static, the unit may be too close to a TV. Increase the distance between the TV and the unit.
•You can use type I tape for recording.
To protect your recording
Cassettes have two small
tabs on the back to protect
from unexpected erasure or
To protect your recording, remove these tabs.
To
To keep the best recording and playback sound quality
If the heads, capstans, and pinch rollers of the cassette decks become dirty, the following will occur:
•Impaired sound quality
•Discontinuous sound
•Fading
•Incomplete erasure
•Difficulty in recording
To clean the heads, capstans, and pinch rollers
Use a cotton swab moistened with alcohol.
Pinch rollers
Capstans
Heads
To demagnetize the heads
Turn off the unit, and use a head demagnetizer (available at electronics and audio shops).
Recording a Tape on Deck B
1 Press EJECT 0for the deck B.
2 Put a recordable cassette into deck B.
3 Close the cassette holder gently.
4 Check the tape direction of deck B.
•If the tape direction is not correct, press TAPE 2 3 twice then 7to change the tape direction.
5 Start playing the source — FM, AM (MW/ LW), CD player, deck A, or auxiliary equipment connected to AUX jacks.
•When the source is CD, you can also use CD Direct Recording (see page 21) and Auto Edit Recording (see page 22).
•When the source is deck A, you can also use the dubbing method. (See “Dubbing Tapes” on page 21.)
6 Start recording. On the unit:
Press REC START/STOP. On the remote control:
Press and hold REC START/STOP for more than 1 second.
The (recording) indicator lights up on the display and recording starts.
•If no cassette is inserted, “NO TAPE” appears on the display. If a protected tape is inserted, “NO REC” appears on the display.
To stop recording immediately, press 7.
To remove the cassette, press EJECT 0for deck B.
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