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Cassette Deck Operation
low-noise, wide-range recordings, use
normal bias tape.
• Before you load a cassette tape for
recording, turn the cassette's hub with
your finger or a pencil to move the tape
past its leader.
• Before recording, be sure the erase pro-
tection tabs are in place on the casse tt e
tape you are using to record. See “Pre-
venting Accidental Erasure” on Page10.
• If you try to record on a tape that ha s
had its erase protection tabs removed,
you cannot press . Do not force it, as
this can damage the mechanism.

Recording from the CD Player

1. Set FUNCTION to CD.
2. Load the cassette you want to record on
into the cassette compartment. Load a
CD into the CD compartment.
3. If you want to begin recording on a dif-
ferent track besides the first, press SKIP
.on the CD player until the desired
track number appears, then press .
The cassette deck starts recording and
the CD starts to play the first track or the
track you selected.
Notes:
• To temporarily pause recording, press
on the cassette deck. Press
again to resume recording.
• If you also want to pause the CD
player, press . Press .again
to resume playing the CD.
• If you hold dow n SKIP .or .to
search within a track during record-
ing, the cassette deck will record the
sound.
4. To stop recording before the tape
reaches the end, press .on the cas-
sette deck.
5. To stop the CD pl ay er b efo re i t a utomati-
cally stops, press .on the CD player.

Recording from the Radio

1. Follow Steps 1–4 in “Radio Operation”
on Page5.
2. Insert a blank cassette tape, or one you
want to record over, into the cassette
compartment.
3. Press .on the cassette deck. The cas-
sette deck starts recording from the
radio.
Notes:
• To temporarily pause recording, press
on the cassette deck. Press
again to resume recording.
• To reduce a whistling sound (called
an

AM beat

) heard during a recording
from an AM broadcast, slide BEAT
CUT to the position that produces the
best quality recording.
4. To stop recording before the tape
reaches the end, press on the cas-
sette deck.
TAPE TIPS

Erasing a Cassette Tape

To erase a previously recorded tape, simply
record over it. To erase an entire side of a
cassette tape, set FUNCTION to CD and do
not load a CD. Then start recording and let
the tape record to the end. Or, set FUNCTION
to TAPE and press .
To quickly erase both sides of a cassette
tape, use a bulk tape eraser, available at
your local RadioShack store.
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