ZERO SEARCH
Use the zero search function to go back to the beginning
of a program immediately after you have recorded it.
1Press the DISPLAY button.
The status display appears.
2Press the RESET button.
The tape counter resets to 0:00:00.
3Begin playback or recording.
4Press the STOP button (or STOP/EJECT on the front
panel) to stop playback or recording.
5Press the →0← button.
“
e
0:00:00
f
” is displayed on screen for about
3 seconds.
The tape rewinds and will stop at or near the
counter zero (“0:00:00”) position.
NOTES:
œThe tape counter indicates tape elapsed time in hours,
minutes and seconds.
œWhen you eject a cassette, the tape counter resets to
0:00:00.
œThe tape counter does not operate when a blank tape
or a blank portion of a tape is played.
œIf the tape is rewound beyond the 0:00:00 counter
reading, a negative indicator (–) appears.
INDEX SEARCH
You can easily return to the beginning of the current
program or skip to the beginning of the next program and
start playback.
œEXAMPLE: To skip to the next program.
1Press the INDEX button in the play or stop mode.
“
f
Index Search
e
” will be displayed on-screen.
2Press the FF button.
The tape quickly advances to the beginning of the
next program.
Playback begins.
NOTES:
œThere may be a slight discrepancy between the
position shown on the tape counter and the actual tape
position.
œEach time a recording is made, an index code is
automatically placed on the tape at the beginning of the
recording.
œWhen a recording is resumed after a record pause, no
index code is marked.
œThe index codes cannot be individually erased.
However, when recording over an indexed tape, the old
index codes will be erased along with the programs.

INDEX SEARCH Operation

Tape beginning Tape end
Recorded Tape
Present tape position
For the current
program, press
the REW button.
For the next
program, press
the FF button.
Playback
starts Playback
starts
Current
Program Next
Program
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