Parts of Function and Location 2 Chapter

2-1 Front Panel2-1-1 Operating Controls

1 EJECT button and indicator

2 STOP button

3 PLAY button and indicator

4 REC button and indicator

5 Cassette compartment

6REW button and indicator

7F FWD button and indicator

8SEARCH button and indicator

9CUE DUB button and indicator

0PAUSE button and indicator

!¡ KEY INHI switch

Operating controls

1EJECT 6button and indicator

Press this button to eject the cassette. The indicator lights while the cassette is being ejected.

2STOPpbutton

Press this button to stop the tape transport.

3PLAY(button and indicator

Press this button to play back the tape. To start recording, press this button and the REC button simultaneously. For audio dubbing, press this button and the CUE DUB button simultaneously.

The indicator lights during playback, recording, or audio dubbing.

4RECr(record) button and indicator

To start recording, press this button and the PLAY button simultaneously. The indicator flashes during recording.

By pressing this button alone while the tape transport is stopped, or during fast forward, rewind or playback, it is possible to monitor an E-E signal1).

Pressing this button alone while no cassette is loaded switches the unit to E-E mode2).

Consecutive recording

When making consecutive recordings, using the PAUSE button to stop recording ensures that successive takes are joined without picture breakup. If you press the STOP button to stop recording, then restart by holding down the REC button then pressing the PLAY button, the later recording will overlap the previous one by a few frames, but there will again be no picture breakup. On the other hand, if you hold

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1) E-E signal

2) E-E mode

Abbreviation of “Electric-to-Electric signal,” meaning

Abbreviation of “Electric-to-Electric mode,” meaning

that the signal passes through internal electric circuits,

the state of the unit in which it is possible to monitor an

but not through magnetic conversion circuits such as

E-E signal. This mode is used for confirming input

heads and tapes.

signals before recording.

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