Convenient functions
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Convenient | The play/record timer |
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You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up (play timer) or to record a radio station or from the external source (record timer).
The play and record timers cannot be used together.
•Switch on the unit and set the clock (➡ Setting the time, page 9).
•For the play timer, prepare the desired music source (tape, CD, radio, or external), and set the volume.
•For the record timer, check the cassette’s erasure prevention tabs (➡ Erasure prevention, page 25) and insert the tape (➡ Cassette tapes, page 24). Tune to the radio station (➡ The radio, page 23) or select the external source (➡ Using an external unit, page 29).
1Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select the timer function.
Every time you press the button: CLOCK → z PLAY → z REC
Previous display 
zPLAY: to set the play timer
zREC: to set the record timer
2ON time setting
(Within 6 seconds or so)
Press [u2/REW] or [i1/FF] to set the start time.
Press [CLOCK/TIMER].
3OFF time setting
Press [u2/REW] or [i1/FF] to set the finish time.
Press [CLOCK/TIMER].
The start and finish times are now set.
4Press [zPLAY/REC] to display the timer indicator.
zPLAY: to turn the play timer on
zREC: to turn the record timer on
(The indicator doesn’t appear if the start and finish times or the clock have not been set.)
5Press [^] to turn the unit off.
The unit must be off for the timers to operate.
•Play timer: Play will start in the set condition at the set time with volume increasing gradually to the set level.
•Record timer: The unit comes on 30 seconds before the set time with the volume muted.
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To cancel the timer
Press [zPLAY/REC] to clear the timer indicator from the display. (The timer comes on at the set time everyday if the timer is on.)
To change the settings (when the unit is on)
To change the play/record times
Do steps 1, 2, 3 and 5.
To change the source or volume
1.Press [zPLAY/REC] to clear the timer indicator from the display.
2.Make changes to the source or volume.
3.Do steps 4 to 5.
To change the timer
Press [zPLAY/REC] to select the desired timer. Every time you press the button:
z PLAY → z REC 
(off) 
To check the settings
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] while the unit is on to select “zPLAY” or “zREC”.
The settings are shown in the following order:
Play timer: start time → finish time → source → volume
Record timer: start time → finish time → source
To check the settings while the unit is off, press [CLOCK/TIMER] twice.
If you use the unit after the timers are set
After using, check that the correct tape or disc is loaded before turning the unit off.
Note
•If you turn the unit off and on again while a timer is functioning, the finish time setting will not be activated.
•If you selected AUX as the source, when the timer comes on, the unit turns on and engages “AUX” as the source. If you want to playback or record from a connected unit, set that unit’s timer to the same time. (See the connected unit’s instruction manual.)
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