Advanced Playback Operations

Locating a Track (Multi-AMS/ Auto Play/Memory Play)

You can locate the following/previous tracks (Multi- AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) or the beginning of a tape quickly. You can even locate a specific point anywhere on a tape.

 

 

 

RESET

MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

 

 

 

 

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

M 00 00 MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

3

7

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO CAL

DOLBY NR

BALANCE

2

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

0 AMS )

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPX

 

L

R

0

10

 

0

 

á

)

 

FILTER

 

 

 

 

 

EJECT

 

 

PHONES

 

 

POWER

p

P

R

r

¤

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE

REC MUTE

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 á )

To locate

Press

 

 

the beginning of the next

)as many times as you

or succeeding tracks

want while playing.

(Multi-AMS*)

For example, to locate 2 tracks

 

ahead, press twice.

 

 

the beginning of the

0once while playing

current track (Multi-AMS*)

 

 

 

the beginning of the

0as many times as you

preceding tracks

want while playing.

(Multi-AMS*)

For example, to locate 2 tracks

 

behind, press three times.

 

 

the beginning of a tape

MEMORY repeatedly until

(Auto Play)

“M” disappears in the

 

display. Then press 0

 

while holding down á.

 

 

What happens during Multi-AMS operation

When Multi-AMS is operating, “PLAY” appears. And each time the deck detects a blank space, the indicated number decreases by one. After locating the beginning of the specified track, the counter indication appears again and the deck starts playing the track.

: Beginning of track

0 [] 0 [ ] ) [ ] ) []

Previous Current Next

track track track

Notes

The Multi-AMS function may not work correctly if:

the blank space between tracks is less than 4 seconds long.

the signal strength of the left and right channels are very different.

there is a passage of low frequencies or very low volume within a track.

Since the counter is not a digital clock, it will differ from the actual elapsed playback or recording time.

a particular point on a tape (Memory Play)

MEMORY repeatedly until “M” appears in the display. Find the point you want, and press RESET to reset the tape counter and to memorize the point.

To locate the memorized point, press 0while holding down á. (Press 0 only to stop at “00 00.”)

*You can use the Multi-AMS to locate up to the 30th track after or before the current track.

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Sony TC-KE300 operating instructions To locate Press, What happens during Multi-AMS operation

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