Playing Back Tapes, Playing Back a Tape

Playing Back Tapes

You can play back type I, type II, and type IV tapes without changing any settings.

Playing Back a Tape

1 Press EJECT (0) for the deck you want to use.

For Deck B

For Deck A

2 Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape down.

To play both sides repeatedly — Reverse Mode

Reverse Mode works for both decks at the same time.

When it is in use, the tape automatically reverses at the end of a side and the unit starts playing the other side of the tape, and repeats the same process.

To use Reverse Mode, press REVERSE MODE so REVERSE

MODE

that the Reverse Mode indicator on the display lights up like —

To cancel Reverse Mode, press the button again so

that the Reverse Mode indicator on the display lights up like

—

When Reverse Mode is on with cassettes in both decks A and B

After the reverse (2) side of the tape finishes playing, the tape in the other deck starts playing.

3 Close the cassette holder gently.

If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck you have put a cassette into is selected.

To operate the other deck, press DECK A/B (or TAPE A or TAPE B on the remote control).

4 Press TAPE 23.

The tape play starts and the tape direction

Locating the beginning of a Song — Music Scan

You can use Music Scan to locate the beginning of a song. Music Scan searches for blank portions that usually separate recorded songs, then plays the next song.

To find the beginning of the current song

During play, press 1 / `(1 / 4or ¢ TUNING

/` on the remote control) in the opposite direction to the tape play.

The tape direction indicator of the opposite direction to the tape play starts flashing slowly

and quickly alternately.

Searching stops automatically at the beginning of the current song, and the current song starts

indicator (2 3) starts flashing slowly to indicate the tape running direction.

TAPE

automatically.

•Each time you press the button, the tape direction changes.

3: plays the front side.

2: plays the reverse side.

When the tape plays to the end, the deck automatically stops if the Reverse Mode is not on. (See “To play both sides repeatedly — Reverse Mode.”)

To stop during play, press 7.

To operate the other deck, press DECK A/B (or TAPE A or TAPE B on the remote control), then TAPE 23.

To fast wind to the left or to the right, press 1/ ` (1/ 4 or ¢/ ` on the remote control) while the tape is not running.

The tape direction indicator (2 3) starts flashing quickly on the display.

To remove the cassette, press 0EJECT for deck A or

EJECT 0 for deck B.

To find the beginning of the next song

During play, press 1 / `(1/ 4 or ¢ / `on the remote control) in the same direction as the tape play.

The tape direction indicator of the same direction as the tape play starts flashing slowly and quickly alternately.

Searching stops automatically at the beginning of the next song, and the next song starts automatically.

Music Scan works by detecting a 4-second long blank between each song, so it will not work well in the following cases

•No blank at the beginning of a song.

•Noise (often caused by much use or poor quality dubbing) which fills the blank.

•Long, very soft passages or pauses in a song.

The use of the C-120 or thinner tape is not recommended, since characteristic deterioration may occur and this tape easily jams in the pinch- rollers and the capstans.

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