Optimus STA-3500 - Phono; Tape 1;Vcr; Tape 2 Monitor

16
Basic Operation
Using the TAPE 1/VCR Button
Press
TAPE 1/VCR
.
TAPE 1
appears on the display. You hear the playback
from the cassette deck or VCR you connected to the receiver’s
TAPE 1/VCR
jacks.
Using the TAPE 2 MONITOR Button
Press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
.
TAPE 2
appears on the display along with the last
program source you selected. You can hear playback or monitor a recording
from the cassette deck you connected to the receiver’s
TAPE 2 MONITOR
jacks.
The
TAPE 2 REC
jacks continue to output the previously selected source when
you press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
.
To return to the previous source, press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
again so
TAPE 2
dis-
appears.
Notes:
• If you press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
when that cassette deck is neither playing
nor recording, the receiver mutes the current audio source. To hear the
audio source, press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
until
TAPE 2
disappears from the
display.
• Do not press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
while you are recording on the deck con-
nected to
TAPE 2 REC
. If you do, the recording is interrupted for about 1
second.
Recording a Program Source
The receiver sends the audio program source you select—
TAPE 1/VCR
,
TAPE 2
MONITOR
,
LD/DVD
,
CD
,
TUNER
,
PHONO
—to the
TAPE 1/VCR REC
and
TAPE 2
MONITOR REC
jacks. The
VOLUME
control does not affect the level of the signal
going to the tape decks.
When you record a program source using the Tape 2 cassette deck, you hear
the program source’s signal immediately after you record it onto the tape, if the
cassette deck you connected has a three-head monitor function. (Be sure to
read the owner’s manual for your cassette deck.)
Simultaneous Recording and Playback
You can record any non-tape program source on the Tape 1 cassette deck while
you listen to a cassette tape using
TAPE 2 MONITOR
.
Press the button for the desired program source (
LD/DVD
,
CD
,
TUNER
,
PHONO
),
then press the record button on the cassette deck connected to
TAPE 1/VCR
.
Tape 1 records the selected program source. Press
TAPE 2 MONITOR
, then start
playback on the cassette deck connected to
TAPE 2 MONITOR
.
TAPE 2
appears and you hear Tape 2 play back while Tape 1 continues to record the
program source you selected.