Sony MHC-W55 the Tape Player, Chapter, Playing a Tape Recording a CD, Recording From the Radio

Chapter 4:

the Tape

Player

Playing a Tape

You can use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO2) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. When you insert a tape, the deck detects the tape type automatically.

SYSTEM

POWER m ON

To

Stop play

Pause

Resume play after pause

Fast forward

Rewind

Remove the cassette

Press

p

PPAUSE

P PAUSE or ª or

·

) for front side

0 for reverse side

0 for front side

) for reverse side

§EJECT

Playing a Tape

Recording a CD

Recording a CD: Selecting Tape Length (tape select edit)

Recording a CD: Specifying Tape Length (time edit)

Recording a CD: Specifying Track Order (programme edit)

Recording From the Radio

Recording From Another Tape (dubbing)

⁄	» P
	p

2	Æ	»	2
	»	Æ
	p	p
p			p

r	P
⁄	⁄

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DOLBY NR

DIRECTION MODE

1 Press § EJECT to open tape compartment.

Insert a recorded tape in deck A or B with the tape side facing down and the side you want to play facing forward. Push to close the compartment.

	⁄	» P
		p
Æ		»
»		Æ
p		p
r	P
⁄		⁄

2 Press · (to play the front side) or ª (to play the reverse side).

The tape starts playing.

To play		Press DIRECTION
		MODE to select
One side of the tape		A
Both sides*	ß
Both decks in		RELAY
succession**

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

** See “To play both decks in succession (relay play)”.

Using the remote

1Press A-DECK or B-DECK to choose the deck you want to control (a correspond- ing message appears in the display).

2Press the desired operation button.

To play both decks in succession (relay play)

Relay play always follows the following sequence. When the reverse side of the tape in deck B finishes playing, the following sequence continues four more times.

Deck A	n	Deck A
(Front side)		(Reverse side)
n		n
Deck B	N	Deck B
(Reverse side)		(Front side)

1Press § EJECT and insert recorded tapes in both decks.

2Press DIRECTION MODE repeatedly until “RELAY” appears in the display.

3Press ª or · on either deck. To stop relay play, press p.

To cancel relay play

Press DIRECTION MODE repeatedly until “A” or “ß” appears in the display.

When listening to a tape recorded with the Dolby* B-type noise reduction system

Press DOLBY NR button so that “DOLBY NR B” appears in the display.

The setting affects both decks. Dolby noise reduction system reduces tape hiss noise in low-level high-frequency signals.

*Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

“DOLBY” and the double-D symbol a are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

One Touch Play feature

Press · or ª when the power is off. When a tape is in the player, you will immediately be able to listen to the tape without pressing any other buttons. If no tape is inserted, the system will just turn on.

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Chapter 4: the Tape Player