Sony MHC-RXD5, MHC-R550 Playing a tape continued, Searching for the beginning of a track AMS

Playing a tape (continued)

1 Press 6and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B.

With the side
you want to
play facing
forward	6	~

2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select Ato play one side. Select §* to play both sides.

To play both decks in succession, select RELAY (relay play).**

3 Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( (DECK A (or DECK B) ( on the remote).

Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) 9to play the reverse side. (Press DECK A (or DECK B) (again on the remote to play the reverse side.) The tape starts playing.

*The deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times.

**Relay play always follows the following sequence:

Deck A (front side), Deck A (reverse side), Deck B (front side), Deck B (reverse side).

To	Do this
Stop play	Press p.
Fast-forward	Press 0or ).
Rewind	Press 0or ).
Remove the cassette	Press 6.
Adjust the volume	Turn VOLUME +/– (or
	press VOL +/– on the
	remote).

Tips

•Pressing TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( or 9 when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck (One Touch Play). When the system is in the Power Saving Mode, the One Touch Play function does not work.

•You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( or 9 (Automatic Source Selection).

•When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low- level high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY NR” appears.

Searching for the beginning of a track (AMS*)

During playback, turn the jog dial the same direction as the 9 or ( indicator to go forward. Turn the opposite direction to go back. (Or press = or +on the remote.)

The search direction, + (forward) or – (back), and number of songs being skipped (1~9) appear in the display.

Example: searching forward 2 songs

* AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)

Notes

The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances:

–When the unrecorded space between songs is less than 4 seconds long.

–If completely different information is recorded on the left and right channels.

–When there are continuous sections of extremely low level or low frequency sound (like those of a baritone sax).

–When the unit is placed near a television. (In this case, we recommend moving the unit farther away from the television or turning off the television.)

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