Other functions
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RQT7509
The play/record timer
You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up
(play timer) or to record a radio station or from the aux source
(record timer).
The play and record timers cannot be used together.
•
Switch on the unit and set the clock
(
A
page 9, Setting the
time).
•
For the play timer
, prepare the desired music source (tape/disc/
radio/aux), and set the volume.
•
For the record timer
, check the cassette’s erasure prevention
tabs (
A
page 24, Erasure prevention) and insert the tape
(
A
page 23, Cassette tapes). Tune to the radio station
(
A
page 22, The radio) or select the aux source (
A
page 32,
Using an external unit).
1
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select the timer function.
Every time you press the button:
CLOCK
Previous display
REC
PLAY
r
PLAY: to set the play timer
r
REC: to set the record timer
2
ON time setting
1
(Within 6 seconds or so)
Press [
g
g
g
g
g
4
4
4
4
4
/REW] or [
f
f
f
f
f
3
3
3
3
3
/FF] to set the start time.
2
Press [CLOCK/TIMER].
3
OFF time setting
1
Press [
g
g
g
g
g
4
4
4
4
4
/REW] or [
f
f
f
f
f
3
3
3
3
3
/FF] to set the finish time.
2
Press [CLOCK/TIMER].
The start and finish times are now set.
4
Press [
r
r
r
r
r
PLAY/REC] to display the timer indicator.
Every time you press the button:
REC
PLAY
(off)
r
PLAY: to turn the play timer on
r
REC: to turn the record timer on
(The indicator doesn’t appear if the start and finish times or the
clock have not been set.)
5
Press [
f
f
f
f
f
] to turn the unit off.
The unit must be off for the timers to operate.
•
Play timer:
Play will start in the set condition at the set
time with volume increasing gradually to the
set level.
•
Record timer:
The unit comes on 30 seconds before the set
time with the volume muted.
To cancel the timer
Press [
r
PLAY/REC] to clear the timer indicator from the display.
(The timer comes on at the set time everyday if the timer is on.)
To change the settings (when the unit is on)
To change the play/record times
Do steps 1, 2, 3 and 5.
To change the source or volume
1. Press [
r
PLAY/REC] to clear the timer indicator from the display.
2. Make changes to the source or volume.
3. Do steps 4 to 5.
To change the timer
Press [
r
PLAY/REC] to select the desired timer.
Every time the button is pressed:
REC
PLAY
(off)
To check the settings
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] while the unit is on to select “
r
PLAY” or
“
r
REC”.
The settings are shown in the following order:
Play timer: start time
→
finish time
→
source
→
volume
Record timer: start time
→
finish time
→
source
To check the settings while the unit is off, press [CLOCK/TIMER]
twice.
If you use the unit after the timers are set
After using, check that the correct tape/disc are loaded before turn-
ing the unit off.
Note
•
If you turn the unit off and on again while a timer is functioning,
the finish time setting will not be activated.
•
If you selected AUX as the source, when the timer comes on, the
unit turns on and engages “AUX” as the source. If you want to
playback or record from a connected unit, set that unit’s timer to
the same time. (See the connected unit’s instruction manual.)
Play/record timer
See below for details.
AUTO OFF
PLAY/
REC
SLEEP
CLOCK/
TIMER
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