Teac 450 - Function of Controls - Part 1: Front Panel; Cassette Holder Lid Operation; Cassette Holder Mechanism; EJECT Button Functionality

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©Cassette Holder Lid
Press the Eject Button (3) lightly to open this lid. Push the
lid from above with your finger to close it.
©Cassette Holder
This holds the cassette tape in place when the cassette is
inserted and ejects the cassette when the Eject Button is
pressed. Press the Eject Button © fully and this Cassette
Holder will come up to eject the cassette. Simply press it
from above with your finger to close it.
©REC (Record Button)
Depress this button for recording. Unless a cassette tape
that permits recording is installed in the tape deck, this
RECORD Button will not function. Must be depressed
simultaneously with the PLAY Button to record.
©Cassette Tray
This is a cassette storage compartment that can store up to
6 cassette tapes.
©STOP (Stop Button)
Press this button to release other control buttons from
their depressed positions. /Mways depress it before operat 
ing the EJECT Button or the PLAY Button.
©EJECT (Eject Button)
This is a 2-step pushbutton control. Push it halfway and
the Cassette Holder Lid will open. Press it further to the
bottom of its travel and the Cassette Holder will come up
to eject the cassette. When the tape deck is operating in
Playback, Record, Fast Forward or Rewind, first bring it
to a complete stop by depressing the STOP Button prior
to depressing the EJECT Button.
® ◄ ◄(Rewind Button)
Depress the Button halfway and the tape will rewind as
long as you hold it down. Depress it fully until it locks
and tire tape will rewind rapidly onto the left hub of the
cassette. Depress the Stop Button to release the Rewind
Button from the locked position and the tape will stop
rewinding. You can depress ► ► (Fast Forward Button)
(7) anytime during rewinding to change mode of opera 
tion directly from Rewind to Fast Forward. However, ►
(Play Button) should not be pressed when the tape deck
is in Rewind with ◄ ◄ (Rewind Button) depressed.
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® ► ► (Fast Forward Button)
Press this button halfway and the tape will be running to
the right hub at high speed as long as you hold it down
halfway. Depress it fully until it locks and the tape will
keep on miming to the right at high speed. You can
depress ◄ ◄ (Rewind Button) @ for rewinding anytime
during Fast Forward operation. Do not depress ► (Play
Button) while the tape deck is in Fast Forward.
©PAUSE (Pause Button)
Use this button for quick stop/start control of the tape
during recording or playback. The recording or playback
settings of other controls will not be disturbed. Depress it
until it locks and the tape travel will-come to a halt. De 
press it again to unlock it and the recording or playback
will be resumed at once.
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©►(Play Button)
Depress this button fully and tape will run to the right at
the normal (1-7/8 ips) speed. Used it for playback or
recording. Slightly depressing this button provides Fast
Forward cueing.
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