Philips FC 880 - Simple Recording

[Other
Convenient
Playback
Functions]
e AMS (Auto Music Scan)
With
this
function,
the
beginning
of
a
music
track
is
played
for
about
10
seconds,
the
tape
is
automatically
fast
wound
to
the
next
music
track,
its
beginning
is
played
for
about
10
seconds,
and
this
is
repeated
for
the
following
music
tracks.
This
function
is
convenient
for
finding
a
desired
music
track
on
a
recorded
tape.
When
the
‘AMS’
button
@
is
pressed,
the
‘PLAY’
indicator
®
starts
flashing
slowly.
e Blank Skip
With
this
function,
blank
passages
of
more
than
10
seconds
encountered
during
playback
are
skipped
by
fast
winding
to
the
next
music
track,
so
that
only
the
recorded
sections
on
tape
are
played.
When
the
‘B-SKIP’
button
is
pressed,
the
‘BLANK
SKIP’
indicator
(
lights.
Press
the
‘B-SKIP’
button
again
to
cancel
the
Blank
Skip
operation.
RECORDING
SIMPLE RECORDING
(Same
procedure
for
Deck
A
and
Deck
B)
1.
Insert
a
cassette
to
be
recorded
in
the
cassette
holder
of
Deck
A
or
B
with
the
side
to
be
played
facing
towards
you.
Then
close
the
cassette
holder.
Prior
to
insertion,
wind
on
the
leader
section
of
the
cassette
tape
so
that
the
magnetic
surface
is
exposed
to
the
head
from
the
beginning
of
recording.
2.
For
recording
with
Dolby
NRA
select
the
B
or
C
type
with
the
‘DOLBY
NR’
selector
switch
@.
3.
Reset
the
tape
counter
of
the
deck
to
“0000”
by
pressing
the
corresponding
‘RESET’
button
©).
4,
Press
the
‘REC’
button
@.
The
‘REC’
indicator
®)
starts
flashing
slowly
indicating
the
Record-Pause
mode.
{Now
check
the
head
direction
indicated
by
the
Direction
indicator
().
If
it
is
required
to
change
the
head
direction,
press
the
‘PLAY’
button
G)
corresponding
to
the
required
direction.
This
will
change
only
the
head
direction
while
retaining
the
Record-Pause
mode.)
5.
Adjust
the
recording
level
by
turning
the
‘REC
LEVEL’
control
@
so
that
the
red
segments
of
the
level
meter
lights
up
only
at
times.
At
this
time,
the
digital
peak
level
display
shows
the
peak
level
digitally
and
in
real
time
in
the
range
from
0
dB
to
+12
dB
in
1
dB
steps.
Also
refer
to
this
figure
when
adjusting
the
recording
level.
6.
Press
the
‘i’
(pause)
button
@)
to
initiate
the
Record
mode.
7.
Press
the
‘m‘
(stop)
button
@)
to
stop
recording
and
tape
travel,
or
press
the
‘11’
(pause)
button
@
to
enter
the
Record-Pause
mode.
Quick Rewind
lf
the
button
for
rewinding
('
<4‘
or
‘®’
button
@)
is
pressed
directly
after
recording,
the
tape
is
automatically
rewound
to
the
position
where
the
recording
was
started,
and
the
deck
enters
the
Stop
mode.
:
This
function
is
convenient
for
playing
the
new
recording
or
for
starting
recording
over
again.
@ Rec-Mute function
The
‘REC
MUTE’
button
@
enables
you
to
reserve
a
blank
passage
of
4
seconds
by
one-hit
operation.
This
allows
cutting
of
commercials
and
narration
during
recording
of
FM
broadcasts
or
editing
a
tape
by
dubbing.
After
reserving
the
blank
passage,
the
deck
automatically
enters
the
Record-
Pause
mode
to
prepare
for
the
start
of
the
next
recording.
When
the
‘REC
MUTE’
button
@
is
pressed
for
more
than
4
seconds,
the
Rec-Mute
function
continues
the
creation
of
the
blank
passage
until
the
button
is
released.
The
deck
enters
the
Record-Pause
mode
when
the
button
is
released.
Qptimum recording level
Figure 4
One
of
the
elements
contributing
to
the
beauty
of
music
is
the
dynamic
range,
which
is
the
measure
of
the
contrast
between
the
quietest
and
loudest
passages
in
the
music.
To
capture
this
contrast
on
tape,
it
is
necessary
to
adjust
the
recording
level
so
that
the
loudest
passage
will
not
cause
distortion
by
saturating
the
tape.
However,
too
low
a
recording
level
will
hide
the
quietest
passages
beneath
residual
noise.
When
recording
sound
from
a
disc,
for
example,
it
is
first
necessary
to
find
the
loudest
passage
in
the
disc.
By
setting
the
deck
to
the
Record-Pause
mode
after
having
inserted
a
cassette
tape
in
the
deck,
the
recording
level
can
be
adjusted
without
actually
recording
sound
on
the
tape.
This
unit
is
equipped
with
the
digital
peak
level
memory
function,
which
allows
recall
of
the
maximum
value
of
the
peak
level
within
a
specific
time
period,
and
adjust
next
of
the
optimum
recording
level
for
it.
After
adjusting
the
recording
level,
play
the
disc
from
the
beginning
and
press
the
‘
1‘
(pause)
button
@)
to
start
actual
recording.
Type of tape to be used
The
use
of
C-120
tapes
is
not
recommended
because
they
are
very
thin
and
often
become
entangled
with
the
capstans
or
pinch
wheels.
Use
C-46,
C-60
or
C-90
tapes
whenever
possible.
The
chrome
(CrOz)
and
Metal
tapes
have
superior
recording/
playback
performances
than
“normal”
tapes.
CONTINUOUS
RECORDING
(from
Deck
A
to
Deck
R)
7.
Insert
the
just
cassette
to
be
recorded
in
the
cassette
holder
of
Deck
A
with
the
side
to
be
recorded
in
the
forward
direction
facing
towards
you.
Then
close
the
cassette
holder.
Prior
to
insertion,
wind
on
the
leader
section
of
the
cassette
tape
so
that
the
magnetic
surface
is
exposed
to
the
head
from
the
beginning
of
recording.
2.
In
the
same
way
as
with
Deck
A,
insert
the
second
cassette
to
be
recorded
in
the
cassette
holder
of
Deck
B.
3.
For
recording
with
Dolby
NR
select
the
B
or
C
type
with
the
‘DOLBY
NR’
selector
switch
@.
4,
Reset
the
tape
counters
of
the
decks
to
“0000”
by
pressing
the
‘RESET’
buttons
©.
5.
Check
the
head
directions
indicated
by
the
Direction
indicators
@.
(Change
the
head
direction
if
required.)
Press
the
‘CONT
REC’
button
@.
The
Deck
‘A’
indicator
@
and
‘CONT
REC’
indicator
©
will
light
up,
and
the
‘REC’
indicator
«&)
will
flash
indicating
the
Record-Pause
mode.