Sony MHC-VX99 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B, jto play both sides, Press nN

1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B.

2 Press Z and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B.

With the side you want to play facing forward

3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to play one side. Select

jto play both sides.

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

4 Press nN.

Press nN again to play the reverse side. The tape starts playing.

Forward indicator

Reverse Tape indicator presence

indicator

*Relay Play always follows the following sequence: t Deck A (front side) t Deck A (reverse side)

Deck B (reverse side) T Deck B (front side) T

To	Do this
Stop play	Press x.
Pause	Press X. Press again to
	resume play.
Fast-forward	Turn SHUTTLE clockwise until
	it clicks (or press M on the
	remote) while playing the front
	side or counterclockwise until
	it clicks (or press m on the
	remote) while playing the
	reverse side.
Rewind	Turn SHUTTLE
	counterclockwise until it clicks
	(or press m on the remote)
	while playing the front side or
	clockwise until it clicks (or
	press M on the remote)
	while playing the reverse side.
Remove the cassette	Press Z.
Adjust the volume	Turn VOLUME (or press
	VOL +/– on the remote).

Tips

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

•When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low- level high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY NR” appears (MHC-VX99 only).

•When no tapes are inserted, all indicators light. When a tape (tapes) is (are) inserted, corresponding presence and forward/reverse indicators light.

Searching for the beginning of a track (AMS*)

During playback, press . or > repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward (or backward).

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)

Note

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.)

Basic Operations

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