Sony TC-150 - Automatic Shut-off Mechanism; Tape Travel Operation

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LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS
O Battery Compartment (rear): See page 6.
6 EJECT Button : Depress to pop up the cassette, after opening
the lid.
@ Tape Counter and Reset Button : Use the counter for indexing
the tape contents. Before recordfng , set the counter to 000 by
pushing the Reset Button . The figures of the counter change as
the tape passes . Make a note of the figures and the program
being recorded . Later on, the desired program can be rapidly lo-
cated by using the - or - button .
O 0 Cassette Compartment Lid and Catch : Open the lid by lifting
the Catch .
@ EARPHONE Jack : For private listening with an earphone or
connecting to another tape recorder .
fj REMOTE Control Jack : For remote stop start op e ration during
recording or playback by connecting the Sony Remote Control
RM-15 (optional) , Foot Switch FS -6 (optional). or a Sony two-pin
plug microphone.
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• To stop the tape for an extended time, use the ■ but1on on the
recorder.
© Microph:ine Input Jack MIC ": For recording with an external
microphone. or from a TV , radlo , telephone or another tape re-
corder.
(1) Battery Check Button _ BATT CHECK -: While recording depress
the button and observe the REC BATT meter to check the battery
condit ion . See page 7.
CE) Record ' Battery Meter REC BATT =: While recording. the point -
er swings to indicate the input sound signal. In the other modes ,
it shows the battery condition.
a, External P ower Input Jack =DC IN 6 V : For operation from an
external power source.
(D Record Music Speech Selector REC M USIC SPEECW
MUSIC : use for music recordings . This switch position partially
retains the dynamic range of musical sounds .
SPEECH:
use for recording conversation or telephone recordings
This position keeps loud and quiet sounding voices at nearly the
same level.
® Rewind Review Button - - REVIEW =: Depress to rewind the
tape . For review function , refer to page 11.
m Stop Button ■ ": Depress to stop the tape anJ to release the
l ocked buttons.
© Playback Button ► : Depress to play back the tape .
© Fast Forward Cue Button _CUE - Depress to rapidly ad-
vance the tape. For cue function. refer to page 11 .
CD Record Button REC =. Depress to record.
• It is possible to record with the REC button and ► button locked .
but this is not necessary with the single-butto;i recording system
of the TC-150 .
© Built-in Microphone
© Instant Stop Switch START STO? For instant tape stop dur-
ing playback or recording
• To stop the tape for an extended time , use the ■ button on the
recorder .
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When using a mrcrophone with a remote tape stop start capa -
bility or a remote control switch , the Instant Stop Switch is not
operative.
@l) Playback Volume Control PB VOL - =· Turn in the arrow di-
rection for more volume during playback.
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