3 – Cassette operations
Note the following when loading tapes:
1Use your finger or a pencil to turn the cas- sette's hub and take up any slack tape.
NOTE
Avoid touching the tape. Fingerprints attract dust and dirt.
2Press the EJECT key to open the cassette compartment door.
3Load the cassette tape with its open edge fac- ing down.
4Gently close the compartment door.
NOTE
The cassette holder cannot be opened during recording or playback.
If the power has been switched off during play or recording, ejecting the cassette may be impossible. In such a case, switch the power on and press the EJECT key again.
Playback operations
1With the power on, set the REV MODE switch to the required tape mode.
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jOne side, then the other side, then stop
pOne side, then the other side, then the first side again, etc.
2Load a
3Set the Dolby NR system on or off.
4Press either PLAY key to start playback.
5Adjust the volume with the amplifier's vol- ume control.
6To stop playback, press the STOP key.
Continuous tape/CD playback
1Load the tape (as described above) to be played back into the unit. Load the disc (use the OPEN/CLOSE key and load the disc recorded side downwards and close the tray).
2Press the
3Press either of the PLAY keys of the tape deck, or the PLAY key of the CD deck.
Playback will start on the appropriate unit. When playback reaches the end of the disc, or the end of the tape (either one side or two
sides, as determined by the REV MODE set- ting), playback starts on the other unit.
Media (tape or disc) can be changed in the unit that is not playing.
NOTE
The cassette deck and CD deck can be used to play back through different outputs, or the LINE OUTPUTS 2 jacks can be used for both disc and tape playback. How- ever, note that if both are playing, the cassette takes priority (the disc will not be heard through these out- puts). Disc playback is always through the LINE OUTPUTS 1 jacks.
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