Onkyo TA-RW344, TA-RW544 instruction manual Reverse Mode Function, B → A → B

Reverse Mode Function

•Recheck the tape travel direction settings (shown by the Deck A and Deck B direction indicators) before beginning playback or recording.

•The following explanation assumes that cassette side A is facing outward.

•There is a silent gap about ten seconds long when the direction of tape travel switches from forward to reverse or from reverse to forward when the end of a tape side is reached.

	Reverse mode	Direction			Playback / Recording sequence				Explanation
		s	A						Press the s button. Playback will begin and
									end on side A (front).
		a	B						Press the a button. Playback will begin and
									end on side B (rear).
									Press the s button. Playback will begin
		s	A → B → A → B ⋅⋅⋅⋅ → A →						from side A and continue to side B. When the
Playback									end of side B is reached, the playback begin
									again from side A . This sequence will repeat
			B						eight times.
									Press the a button. Playback will begin
		a	B → A → B → A ⋅⋅⋅⋅ → B →						from side B and continue to side A. When the
	Deck A or Deck B								end of side A is reached, the playback begin
									again from side B. This sequence will repeat
			A → B → A → B ⋅⋅⋅⋅ → A →						eight times.
		s							If there are tapes in both Deck A and Deck B,
				Deck A		Deck B		Deck B
				B					playback will begin from side A of the tape in
					One cycle				Deck A. When the end of side B is reached,
									Deck B will begin playback. This sequence
			B → A → B → A ⋅⋅⋅⋅ → B →
									will repeat four times.
	Deck A and Deck B	a		Deck A	Deck B		Deck A	Deck B Deck A
			A	One cycle
		s	A						Press the t button then the s button.
									Recording will begin from and end on side A
									(front).
		a	B						Press the t button then the a button.
									Recording will begin and end on side B
									(rear).
		s	A → B						Press the t button then the s button.
									Recording will begin from side A and
									continue to side B. When the end of side B is
Recording									reached, recording will stop automatically.
		a	B						the tape. When the end of side B is reached,
									If you begin recording in the reverse
									direction, recording will begin from side B of
									recording will stop automatically.
									Continuous recording
		s	A → B → A → B						Before performing continuous recording, set
									the direction of the tape in Deck B.
		Deck A							Press the Deck A t button then the s (or
				Deck A		Deck B
									a ) button. Recording will begin from side
									A (B) of the tape in Deck A. As soon as the
									recording on side B of the tape in Deck A is
	Deck A and Deck B	a	B → A → B						complete, recording on Deck B will begin.
	(TA-RW544 only)	Deck A
			Deck A		Deck B

* You can simultaneously record on tapes in Deck A and Deck B except during continuous recording.

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