LOCATING THE BEGINNING OF A PROGRAM

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(AMSS) ....................................................................

This system is equipped with a function that allows you to skip forward or backward to locate the beginning of a particular selection on the tape. (Automatic Music Select System : AMSS)

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Press the AMSS button ￿. "AMSS" is displayed.

Press the > button ￿ to skip forward up to 9 selections from the current location on the tape.

e.g.) With "AMSS" displayed, press button ￿ three times. "F3" is displayed.

The system will search for 3 blank spaces between selections in the forward direction, then begin playing the third selection from the starting point.

Press the < button ￿ to skip backward to the beginning of the current selection, or up to 8 selections from the current location on the tape.

e.g.) With "AMSS" displayed, press button ￿ five times. "R5" is displayed.

The system will search for 5 blank spaces between selections in the backward direction, then begin playing the forth selection from the starting point. (The blank space before the current selection counts as one blank space.)

To cancel AMSS mode, press button ￿ again.

Notes

If AMSS detects 15 seconds of blank space, it will automatically advance the tape to the next selection.

AMSS may not operate properly if

A tape was recorded at a low level.

A tape has long, silent intervals.

A tape is a live recording.

METAL PLAY MODE .................................................

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If a metal or high-position tape is used, press the MTL button ￿ to make the player in metal play mode. MTL

is indicated.

 

SCAN MODE ............................................................

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Scan helps to find a program by playing about the first 10 seconds of each selection.

 

Press the SCN button ￿ during play to start scan operation. "SCN" is displayed.

 

To cancel scan, press the SCN button ￿ again.

 

REPEAT MODE.........................................................

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This operation makes it possible to listen repeatedly to a selection.

Press the RPT button during play. "RPT" is displayed, the selection playing will continue until RPT is pressed again.

Notes

RPT/SCN may not operate properly if

A tape was recorded at a low level.

A tape has long, silent intervals.

A tape is a live recording.

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