Load a tape.

Tape – Playback

Loading a tape

1 Push b (Deck A) or B (Deck B) on the selected deck.2 Load a tape into Deck A or B.

With the side you want to play back or record facing forward

3 Push the center of the tape lid to close the deck.

Playing a tape

You can use TYPE I (normal) tape.

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2 Press TAPE A/B (or TAPE on the remote) repeatedly until “TAPE A” or “TAPE B” appears in the display.

3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select “g” to play back one side, “j”*1 to play back both sides or “RELAY”*2 (Relay Play) to play back both decks in succession.

4 Press nN (or N on the remote).

The tape starts playing.

Press nN (or N on the remote) again to play back the reverse side*3.

Tape presence indicator

 

Front side

Reverse side

 

indicator

indicator

*1

Only for the tape in Deck B.

 

 

Playback stops automatically after repeating

 

the sequence for five times.

 

*2

Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence up to

 

five times, then stops:

 

 

Deck A (front side) t Deck B (front side)

 

t Deck B (reverse side)

 

*3

You can only play back front side of the tape in

 

Deck A.

 

Other operations

To

Do this

Stop playback

Press x.

 

 

Pause playback

Press X. Press X again to resume

 

playback.

 

 

Fast-forward or

Turn m M clockwise or

rewind

counterclockwise (or press m or

 

M on the remote). To back to

 

normal playback, press nN

 

(or N on the remote).

 

 

Remove a tape

Push b (Deck A) or B (Deck B)

 

when playback is stopped.

 

 

Note

Do not push b (Deck A) or B (Deck B) while playing a tape, otherwise the tape could be damaged.

Tips

•When a tape is inserted, corresponding presence indicator lights up in the display.

•If you press TAPE A/B (or TAPE on the remote) while the system is turned off, the system turns on automatically and “TAPE A” or “TAPE B” is selected as the function.

•If you press nN (or N on the remote) during “TAPE A” function and there is no tape in Deck A, the system automatically switches to “TAPE B” function when there is a tape in Deck B. Then, playback will start and vice versa.

•You can also press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly to select “TAPE A” or “TAPE B”.

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