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Using Pause

Press PAUSE to temporarily stop play. Press PAUSE again to resume play.

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RECORDING

You can record from the CD-3321’s CD player or radio, or another tape.

Notes:

The CD-3321’s Automatic Level Control (ALC) automatically ad-justs the recording level. VOLUME and E- BASS have no effect on recording.

Tape quality greatly affects the qual- ity of the recording. We recommend regular length (60- or 90-minute) cassette tapes. We do not recom- mend long-play cassette tapes such as C-120s because they are thin and can easily tangle. For low-noise, wide-range recordings, use normal- bias tape.

Before you load a cassette tape for recording, turn the cassette’s hub with your finger or a pencil to move the tape past its leader.

Before recording, be sure the erase- protection tabs are in place on the cassette tape you are using to record. See “Preventing Accidental Erasure” on Page 19.

Caution: If you try to record on a cassette tape that has had the erase-protection tabs removed, you cannot press down RECORD. Do not force it, as this can damage the mechanism.

Recording from the CD Player

1.Press POWER to turn on the system. The POWER indicator lights.

2.Set FUNCTION to CD and load a CD.

Notes:

If you do not want to begin record- ing with the first track, press SKIP

or to find the desired track.

To record a programmed sequence, follow the steps in “Programmed Play” on Page 12 to store the tracks first.

3.Turn the hub of a blank tape (or one you want to record over) with a pen- cil to advance past the clear leader, then load the tape in Tape 1.

4.Press PLAY/PAUSE on the CD player twice to pause the CD. appears.

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Optimus CD-3321, 14-546A owner manual Using Pause, Recording from the CD Player

CD-3321, 14-546A specifications

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