Using the Cassette Deck (Listening to a Tape)
The Cassette Deck allows you to play, record, and dub audio tapes.
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Listening to type I tape is suitable for this Cassette Deck.
The use of tapes 120minutes
or longer is not reco-
mm
ended, since char
acteristic deterioration may
occur and these tapes
easily jam in the pinch-rollers
and the capstans.
One Touch Play
By pressing the TAPE A
3
or TAPE B
3
button, the System will
come on, and if a tape is in the deck, it will start to play. If no tape
is loaded, “NO TAPE” appears on the display, the System will
come on and wait for you to insert a tape, or select another function.
Playing a Tape
Either Deck A or Deck B can be used for playback.
1
Press the
0
PUSH OPEN part for the deck
to
be opened
.
2
Insert
a cas
sette, with the exposed part of the
tape
down, toward the base of the Unit.
The tape will travel from the left to right.
• If the cassette holder does not open, turn the System off,
then back on and press the
0
PUSH OPEN part again.
3
Close the cassette holder gently.
When both Deck A and Deck B contain a tape, the last deck to
have a tape inserted is selected.
4
Press the TAPE A
3
or TAPE B
3
button.
The selected Deck appears (for example, TAPE-A) and the
Deck indicator “A” or “B” lights up on the display.
The Tape indicator (
3
) blinks on the display and the tape is
played back.
The Cassette Deck automatically stops when one side of the
tape has finished playing.
To stop playing
, press the
7
button.
To remove the tape
, stop the tape, and press the
0
PUSH
OPEN part to open the Cassette Holder.
To Fast-Wind a Tape
During playback or in Stop mode, press the
¡
(FF) button on the
Unit to fast forward the tape without playing. (You can also use the
¢
button on the Remote Control.)
During playback or in Stop mode, press the
22
(REW) button on
the Unit to rewind the tape.
(You can also use the
4
button on the Remote Control.)
During fast forward or rewind the tape, the Tape indicator
(
3
) goes out.
During fast forward, the status bar illumination at the bottom of
the display moves counterclockwise.
During rewinding, it moves clockwise.
• The Cassette Deck automatically stops when one side of the
tape has finished playing.
Tape travelling direction
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* When the S ystem is in use, the display shows other items as well.
For simplic ity, we show here only the items desc ribed in this sec tion.
Dec k indic ators
: Tape indic ator
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TAPE A
TAPE B
(TAPE B)
EJECT
(TAPE B)
EJECT
S. +
TAPE B
Numeric
Keys
FM/MW
DISPLAY
TAPE A
RDS MODE
