TAPE OPERATIONS

DISC DIRECT

PLAY 1-3

DISC CHANGE/

DISC SKIP

TAPE A/B

CD SYNC

PUSH

EJECT/CLOSE

Deck A

REC PAUSE/

START

En

Playback

Use only TYPE I (normal) tapes.

MODE

EDIT

TAPE A/B

ENTER

 

DISC SKIP

MULTI JOG

 

PUSH

PLAY MODE

 

 

 

EJECT/CLOSE

 

Deck B

SHIFT

 

2Press d(c/don the remote).

c” (forward) or “x” (reverse) on the display indicates playback side.

To change the playback side

Press din play mode.

To select a deck (deck A or deck B)

Press TAPE A/B (SHIFT+TAPE A/B on the remote) in stop mode when tapes are loaded in both decks. The deck name (“TAPE A” or “TAPE B”) is displayed.

To select a reverse mode

1 Press MODE repeatedly to display “REV MODE”, and then press ENTER within 6 seconds.

2Turn MULTI JOG within 6 seconds to select one of the three reverse modes and then press ENTER.

-REV OFF (P): Plays only one side

-REV ]: Plays both sides repeatedly (up to 5 times)

-RELAY ON: Plays from both tapes in turn (up to 5 times)

On the remote, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until the desired playback mode displays.

1Press TAPE A/B and insert the tape in either deck. Press zPUSH EJECT/CLOSE on either side (deck A and deck B) to open the outer cassette holder and insert the tape in the deck.

Insert with the exposed side down and playback side facing out from the unit. To close, push zPUSH EJECT/CLOSE on the side where the tape is inserted.

To open the inner cassette holder

The inner cassette holder opens or closes automatically when opening or closing the outer cassette holder. If the outer cassette holder is already open, press zPUSH EJECT/CLOSE of the inner cassette holder to open it.

To open or close both decks (deck A and deck B) simultaneously

Press or push zPUSH EJECT/CLOSE on both sides of the outer cassette holder simultaneously.

To stop playback

Press s.

To pause playback

Press a. Press again to resume.

To fast forward or rewind

Press for g.

To reset the tape counter

Press sin stop mode, and the tape counter on the display is reset to “0000”. Opening and closing the cassette holder will also reset the tape counter.

To play both tapes continuously

You can automatically playback from both tapes, one after the other. Insert tapes in both decks. Select “RELAY ON” in step 2 above. As soon as the playback of one deck finishes, the other deck will start without interruption.

Notes on cassettes

•Use of 90-minute or longer tapes is not recommended since they are extremely thin and easily deformed or damaged.

•Take up any slack in the tape with a pencil or similar tool before use. Slack tape may jam in the mechanism.

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Sony JAX-S8 manual Tape Operations