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USING THE CASSETTE DECK

The system has two cassette decks. You can play tapes in TAPE 1, and you can use TAPE 2 (RECORD/ PLAY) to play or record tapes.

Note: To control a tape, use the con- trol buttons under the deck where you loaded it.

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3.Press STOP/EJECT. The cassette compartment door opens.

LOADING AND PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE

Note: Before playing or recording any cassette tape, take up any slack in the tape by turning the cassette’s hub with a pencil. If you do not remove excess slack, the tape could become tangled in the record/playback mechanism.

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Follow these steps to load and play a cassette tape in either deck.

1.If necessary, press POWER to turn on the system.

2.Press TAPE to select the tape function. TAPE appears on the system display.

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4.Insert the cassette tape into the door’s guides with its open edge facing down, the side you want to play facing you, and its full reel to the left.

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5.Gently close the cassette com- partment door.

6.Press PLAY. The tape plays until it reaches the end of the side, then it automatically stops.

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Optimus 744 owner manual Using the Cassette Deck, Loading and Playing a Cassette Tape