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‘TAPE PLAYER OPERATION>
1. Turn the power on by rotating the Power On/OFF switch 8 clockwise. With the tape
opening to the right, insert a pre-recorded cassette into the loading slot © as far as it
will go. One of the tape direction indicators @ will light and the tape will start playing.
2. lf ametal or CrO, cassette tape is inserted, the tape mechanism automatically sets
itself for 70sec equalization.
3. If a Dolby B encoded tape is used, press the Dolby B switch @ to activate this feature.
If a Dolby C encoded tape is used, press the Dolby C switch @.
4. Adjust VOLume @, BASS @, TREBle @, BALance 4 and FADer @ controls to suit
your listening preference.
5. To change from side A to play side B or vice versa before the end of the tape is
reached, lightly push the PROG switch $. Tape play direction automatically reverses
at the end of the tape.
6. There are three ways to stop tape play: 1) Press the TUNER switch 4, the tuner will
come on and the tape will pause; 2) Press the TAPE switch to temporarily stop
tape play; 3) Press the Eject switch @ to stop tape play and eject cassette.
Fast Forward and Rewind
1. Press the FF switch @ and the tape will advance rapidly. Press the REW switch @0 and
the tape quickly rewinds.
2. Lightly press the same switch again or press the TAPE switch 49 to defeat the
FF/REW function.
3. When the FF/REW operation reaches the end of the tape, the mode will automatically
switch to playback.
Note: The FF/REW operation can also be activated in the radio mode. When the end of
the tape is reached the tape deck will switch to the pause mode.
Tape Pause
Push the TAPE switch 49 to temporarily stop the tape play. The tape head and pinch roller
disengage from the tape while the cassette remains in the deck. To deactivate the pause
function and resume tape play, push the TAPE switch @ again.
Blank Skip
This function senses a non recorded portion continuing for more than 15 seconds on tape
and fast forwards the tape to a beginning of next program or to the tape end. Press the
B. SKIP switch @ to activate the Blank Skip function. Press again the B. SKIP switch @ to
deactivate the Blank Skip function.
Music Sensor
To play the next selection on the tape, press the UP (Tuning/Music Sensor) switch @. In
seconds after it is pressed, the Music Sensor will automatically locate the beginning of the
next selection on the tape and will then return to the play mode. To return to the
beginning of the selection you are listening to, press the DN (Tuning/Music Sensor) switch
@ and the tape will return to the start of the selection and begin playing.
Note: If the blank portion between the selections is less than 4 seconds or within 2
seconds after starting playback of a selection, the Music Sensor does not function.
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