Philips FC 880 User Manual

4. \f the current playback direction is forward, press the ' <<’
button @ to search for a music track located before the
current position, or press the ‘ »®’ button @ to search a
musical number located after the current position.
Press the opposite button when the current playback direction
is reverse.
A desired music track can be searched for only when it is
located on the same tape side as the current position.
When the beginning of the desired music track is found,
the unit enters the Play mode.
Auto Pause function
lf the ‘ii’ (pause) button @ is pressed during QMS search
operation, rewinding for Programmed Playback or search for
Single Repeat Playback, the deck enters the Play-Pause mode
when the beginning of the desired music trac is found.
Press the ‘fi’ (pause) button (@ again to enter the Play
mode.
PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK
(Same procedure for Deck A and Deck B)
Programmed Playback enables you to program up to 16 music
tracks located between the beginning and the fifteenth position
on a tape in any desired order, and play them.
1. Insert a recorded cassette in the cassette holder of Deck
A or B with the side to be played in the forward direction
facing towards you. Then close the cassette holder.
2. Select the deck to be played by pressing the ‘DECK A’ or
‘DECK B’ button @. (This selection can be omitted if a
tape is inserted in only one of the decks.)
3. Press the ‘OMS’ button © the desired number of times.
The QMS count display shows the number of music tracks
to be skipped from the beginning of the tape (max. 15).
4, Press the ‘MEMO’ button ©. The music track selected in
step 3 is programmed in memory. After this, the QMS
count display becomes “O00” and the ‘MEMO’ indicator
@ lights. Further commands from the ‘MEMQ’ button 6)
will not be accepted under this condition.
By repeating steps (3) — (4) — (3) — (4), the desired
music tracks can be programmed in memory in the desired
order. (Max. 16 music tracks can be programmed in memory.}
5. When ail of the desired music tracks have been programmed,
press the ‘PLAY » ° button @) for forward playback, or
the ‘«« PLAY’ button @) for reverse playback.
Direction indicators
( ») Forward direction — Press the ‘PLAY » ‘ button.
( «@) Reverse direction — Press the ‘ «(PLAY’ button.
(A) The deck automatically winds the tape to the beginning.
When the beginning is detected, the deck starts the QMS
operation and searches for the first music track programmed
in memory.
The QMS count display decrements by “1" every time a
music track is detected during search.
When the desired music track is found, the QMS count
display shows the number indicating that music track, and
the deck enters the Play mode.
(B} When the first programmed music track has been played,
the QMS count display shows the number of music tracks
to be skipped from the current position, and the deck re-
starts the QMS operation.
In the same way as (A), the display decrements every
time a music track is detected, and the deck enters the
Play mode after search.
(C) When all programmed music tracks have been played, the
deck enters the Stop mode.
The QMS count display returns to the tape counter display.
Notes:
e During Programmed Playback operation, the ‘QMS’ button
© cannot be pressed to programme an additional music
track.
@ When sixteen music tracks have been programmed in memory,
the ‘QMS’ button @) command is not accepted any more.
@ Programmed Playback is possible only within one side of
the tape. If a higher number than the total count of music
tracks on one side of the tape is programmed, the QMS
search continues until the end of tape, and the deck enters
the Stop mode when the end of tape is detected.
Before programming, be sure to check the total count of
music tracks on the tape side.
e |f you commit an error during programming, clear the whole
programme by pressing the ‘m' (stop) button @ and re-
start programming from the beginning.
When the programmed.memory is cleared, the QMS count
display returns to the tape counter display.
@ Once music tracks have been programmed in memory, further
programming is not possible. Before starting a new
programme, clear the previously-programmed memory by
pressing the ‘m' (stop) button @.
Recorded tape suitable for use with the QMS and
Programmed Playback/Dubbing functions
With the QMS and Programmed Playback/Dubbing functions,
the music tracks are counted by detecting the blank passages
between them. Therefore, if the recording contains narration,
as with an FM broadcast, or handclapping or noise between
musical numbers, the blank passages are sometimes not
detected. On the other hand, if sound is suspended or a
pianissimo passage is present for Several seconds in the middie
of a music track as an some classical music tapes, these
periods may be detected as blank passages.
To safeguard the operation of the QMS and Programmed
Playback/Dubbing functions when recording an FM broadcast
or a disc containing blank passages of insufficient length (the
length of each blank passage must be 4 seconds), press the
‘REC MUTE’ button G3 at the end of every music track to
create blank passages of 4 seconds between the music tracks.
SINGLE REPEAT PLAYBACK
Single Repeat Playback allows repeated play of the music
track being played.
1.. Insert a recorded cassette in the cassette holder of Deck
A or B with the side to be played in the forward direction
facing towards you. Then close the cassette holder.
2. Select the deck to be played by pressing the ‘DECK A’ or
‘DECK B’ button @. (This selection can be omitted if a
tape is inserted only in one of the decks.)
3. Press one of the ‘PLAY’ buttons @ twice.
The ‘PLAY’ indicator «) starts flashing showly indicating
Single Repeat play mode.
To stop Single Repeat Playback:
Press the same ‘PLAY’ button @ again.

Philips FC 880 Specifications

General

Brand	Philips
Model	FC 880
Category	Cassette Player
Language	English