Basic Operation
Using the TAPE 1/VCR Button
Press TAPE 1/VCR. TAPE 1 appears on the display. You hear the playback from the cassette deck or VCR you connected to the receiver’s TAPE 1/VCR jacks.
Using the TAPE 2 MONITOR Button
Press TAPE 2 MONITOR. TAPE 2 appears on the display along with the last program source you selected. You can hear playback or monitor a recording from the cassette deck you connected to the receiver’s TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks.
The TAPE 2 REC jacks continue to output the previously selected source when you press TAPE 2 MONITOR.
To return to the previous source, press TAPE 2 MONITOR again so TAPE 2 dis- appears.
Notes:
•If you press TAPE 2 MONITOR when that cassette deck is neither playing nor recording, the receiver mutes the current audio source. To hear the audio source, press TAPE 2 MONITOR until TAPE 2 disappears from the display.
•Do not press TAPE 2 MONITOR while you are recording on the deck con- nected to TAPE 2 REC. If you do, the recording is interrupted for about 1 second.
Recording a Program Source
The receiver sends the audio program source you select— TAPE 1/VCR, TAPE 2 MONITOR, LD/DVD, CD, TUNER, PHONO— to the TAPE 1/VCR REC and TAPE 2 MONITOR REC jacks. The VOLUME control does not affect the level of the signal going to the tape decks.
When you record a program source using the Tape 2 cassette deck, you hear the program source’s signal immediately after you record it onto the tape, if the cassette deck you connected has a
Simultaneous Recording and Playback
You can record any
Press the button for the desired program source (LD/DVD, CD, TUNER, PHONO), then press the record button on the cassette deck connected to TAPE 1/VCR. Tape 1 records the selected program source. Press TAPE 2 MONITOR, then start playback on the cassette deck connected to TAPE 2 MONITOR. TAPE 2 appears and you hear Tape 2 play back while Tape 1 continues to record the program source you selected.
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