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Recording
IMPORTANT:
•It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.
•The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the VOLUME control and the SUBWOOFER VOLUME control. Thus, during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.
•While recording, you can hear sound modes through the speakers or headphones. However, the sound is recorded without these effects (see page 10).
•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 and II tapes for recording.
To protect your recording Cassettes have two small tabs on
the back to prevent accidental erasure or
remove these tabs.
To
When using type II tape, be careful not to cover the holes used to detect the tape type.
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 record shops).
Recording a Tape on Deck B
1 Press EJECT 0 for deck B.
2 Put in a recordable cassette, with the exposed part of the tape down.
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 7 
to change the tape direction.
5 Start playing the source — FM, AM*, 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 22) and Auto Edit Recording (see page 23).
•When the source is deck A, you can also use the dubbing method. (See “Dubbing Tapes” on page 22.)
* See “To record an AM station — Beat Cut” on page 22.
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 REC (recording) indicator lights up on the display and recording starts.
To stop during recording, press REC START/STOP again or 7 
.
To record on both sides — Reverse Mode
Press REVERSE MODE so that the Reverse Mode indicator lights up as — 
•When using the Reverse Mode for recording, start recording in the forward (3) direction first. Otherwise, recording will only be done on one side (reverse) of the tape.
To cancel Reverse Mode, press the button again so that the Reverse Mode indicator lights up as — 
