Cassette tapes—Playback and Recording

Playback

You can use either deck 1 or deck 2 for tape playback.

Use normal position tapes.

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

1 Press [2 1, TAPE].

The unit comes on.

If a cassette was loaded, play starts automatically (One touch play).

2 Press deck 1 [<, OPEN] or deck 2 [OPEN, <] on the main unit and insert the cassette.

Insert with the side to be

played facing towards you and

Front side

 

the exposed tape facing down.

 

Close the deck by hand.

 

3 Press [2 1, TAPE] to start

 

playback.

 

Every time you press the button: F1 ,. 2R

 

F1: Forward side is played.

 

2R: Reverse side is played.

 

To stop tape playback

 

Press [∫].

 

To select the reverse mode

While TAPE is selected as the source

Every time you press and hold [PLAY MODE]:

: One side is played.

: Both sides are played. (forward > reverse) Play stops at the end of the reverse side.

: Both sides are played repeatedly until [∫] is pressed.

To listen to 2 tapes consecutively, load a tape into each deck and select “ ”. Both tapes will be played repeatedly until [∫] is pressed.

To fast-forwardCor rewindD

Press [:, /REW] (rewind) or [9, FF/ ] (fast-forward).

To select between loaded decks

Press [PLAY MODE] (main unit: [DECK 1/2]).

[Note]

≥Tape playback is momentarily interrupted if you open the other deck.

≥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 taken up before the tape is played.

≥Endless tapes can get caught up in the deck’s moving parts if used incorrectly. Use tapes appropriate to this unit’s auto-reverse mechanism.

Recording

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.

Preparation:

≥Wind up the leader tape so recording can begin immediately. ≥Press [2 1, TAPE] and then [∫].

1 Press [OPEN, <] on the main unit to open deck 2 and insert the cassette to be recorded.

Insert with the side to be recorded facing towards you and the exposed tape facing down. Close the deck by hand. The tape direction is automatically set to “F1”.

2 Press and hold [PLAY MODE] to select the reverse mode.

Every time you press and hold the button:

 

: One side only records.

 

,

: Both sides record. (forward > reverse)

“

” is automatically changed to “

” when

[¥, RECORD] on the main unit is pressed.

3 Select the source to be recorded. Radio recording:

Tune to the required station. (l page 24)

Disc recording:

1Insert the disc(s) you want to record. Press [1, DVD/CD] and then [∫].

2Prepare the desired disc recording mode.

≥To record programmed item [l do steps 1 and 2 on page 15, Program play (up to 32 items)].

Ensure disc is stopped.

Tape-to-tape recording:

1Press [2 1, TAPE] and then [∫].

2Press [<, OPEN] on the main unit to open deck 1 and insert the cassette you want to record.

4 Press [¥, RECORD] on the main unit to start recording.To stop recording

Press [∫].

If the tape finishes before the disc

The disc continues playing. Press [∫] to stop it.

[Note]

≥Multi-channel sources (3 to 5.1 channels) are automatically down-mixed to 2 channels during recording.

≥Changes to volume and sound or field quality do not affect recording.

≥You cannot open deck 1 while recording.

≥You cannot fast-forward or rewind one deck while recording with the other.

Erasure prevention

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

 

 

To re-record

Side A

 

Normal tape

 

 

Tab for side B

Tab for side A

Adhesive tape

To erase a tape

1Press [2 1, TAPE] and then [∫].

2Insert the recorded tape into deck 2. Ensure there is no tape in deck 1.

3Press and hold [PLAY MODE].

4Press [¥, RECORD] on the main unit.

Cassette tapes—Playback and

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