Advanced Recording Operations

Inserting a Blank Space During Recording (Record Muting)

You can insert a blank space of 4 seconds between the tracks. The blank spaces allow you to locate the start of specific tracks afterwards using the Multi-AMS function (see page 8). You can also use this function to erase unwanted portions on a tape.

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1Follow Steps 1 to 5 of “Recording on a Tape” on pages 6 and 7.

Recording starts.

2Press REC MUTING Rwhere you want to insert a blank space.

“REC” flashes in the display and a blank is recorded on the tape.

After 4 seconds, Plights up and the tape deck changes to recording pause.

3Press PAUSE Pto resume recording.

zIf you want to insert a blank space longer than 4 seconds

Hold down REC MUTING Ras long as you want. After 4 seconds, “REC” flashes faster.

When you release REC MUTING R, Plights up and the tape deck changes to recording pause.

Press PAUSE Pto resume recording.

Synchro-recording With a CD

Player Through a Control A1

Cord

By pressing the SYNCHRO button, you can perform synchro-recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD player connected to the CONTROL A1 connector through a Control A1 cord (see page 4). The Control A1 cord supports advanced functions not possible with the commander-based CD synchro-recording function on previous models. Further information on the various operations made possible by a Control A1 cord is provided in the pamphlet attached to this manual.

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1Set the source selector on the amplifier to CD player.

2Insert a CD into the CD player.

3Select the play mode (CONTINUE, SHUFFLE, or PROGRAM) of the CD player.

4Insert a cassette into deck B.

5Select the side(s) to be recorded on.

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6Select the side you want to start recording from on deck B.

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7Press SYNCHRO.

If your CD player has the Peak Search function

The SYNCHRO button indicator lights up and the CD player locates the highest signal level among the tracks to be recorded as the tape deck adjusts the recording level. When the recording level adjustment is completed, CD Synchro-recording starts.

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