Panasonic SB-WAK770, SA-AK770 Cassette tape Play and record, Recording, TPS Tape Program Sensor

Cassette tape – Play and record

The buttons described for “Cassette tape – Play and record” are mainly using the main unit unless indicated otherwise.

Basic play

Use normal position tapes.

High position and metal position tapes can be played, but the unit will not be able to identify the characteristics of these tapes.

1	Press [3, TAPE].
	The unit turns on.
	If a cassette was loaded, play starts automatically (One touch
	play).
2	Press [0 , OPEN] and insert the cassette.
	Insert with the side to be played facing towards you and the
	exposed tape facing down. Close the holder by hand.
3	Press [3, TAPE] to start play.
To		Action
Stop tape playback		Press [-7STOP, –DEMO].

Fast-forward and	Press [ / REW / 4] or [ / FF / ¢ ] in the
rewind	stop mode.

Note:

•Tapes exceeding 100 minutes are thin and can break or get caught in the mechanism.

•Tape slack can get caught up in the mechanism and should be wound up before the tape is played.

TPS (Tape Program Sensor)

This function enables you to search the beginning of up to a maximum of 9 tracks.

Press [ / REW / 4] or [ / FF / ¢] during play.

Play resumes from the track found.

Note:

TPS may not operate correctly in the following situations:

•If the interval between tracks is less than 4 seconds.

•If there is noise between tracks.

•If there are silent parts within tracks.

Recording

Selection of tapes for recording

Use normal position tapes.

High position and metal position tapes can be used, but this unit will not be able to record or erase them correctly.

Note:

•Changes to volume and sound quality do not affect recording.

•This function does not work during any “RANDOM” mode selection.

Preparation

Wind up the source tape so recording can begin immediately.

RQTV0286	1 Press [0 , OPEN] and insert the cassette to be recorded.
	Insert with the side to be recorded facing towards you and the
	exposed tape facing down.

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2 Select the source to be recorded. Radio recording:

Tune in the station. (\ page 13)

Disc recording:

➀Insert the disc(s) you want to record.

Press [6, CD] and then [-7STOP, –DEMO].

➁Prepare the desired disc recording mode.

To	Action
Record
programmed	Perform steps 2 to 4 in “Program play”
tracks
	(\ page 11).
	Perform steps 3 to 6 in “Program play”
	(\ page 11).
By remote control only
Record	1) Press [DISC] and then [1] ~ [5] to select
specifi c discs	the disc.
or tracks	Ensure disc is stopped.

2) Press [PLAY MODE] to select the desired mode (\ page 10).

3)

For 1-ALBUM mode and 1-TRACK mode: Press [5/∞, ALBUM] to select the album.

For 1-TRACK mode:

Press [4, / REW] or [¢, / FF] to select the track.

3 Press [¶ REC, TAPE] to start recording.

Other basic operations

ToAction

Stop recording Press [-7STOP, –DEMO].

Record on the other	Turn the cassette over and press
side of the tape	[¶ REC, TAPE].
Erase a recorded	1) Press [3, TAPE] and then
sound		[-7STOP, –DEMO].
	2)	Insert the recorded cassette.
	3)	Press [¶ REC, TAPE].

Your attention is drawn to the fact that recording pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws.

Erasure prevention

The illustration shows how to remove the tabs to prevent recording. To record on the tape again, cover as shown.

Side A

Tab for side B Tab for side A

To re-record

Normal cassette

Adhesive tape