ZERO SEARCH
Use the zero search function to go back to the beginning
of a program immediately after you have recorded it.
1
Press the DISPLAY button.
The status display appears.
2
Press the RESET button.
The tape counter resets to 0:00:00.
3
Begin playback or recording.
4
Press the STOP button (or STOP/EJECT on the front
panel) to stop playback or recording.
5
Press the
→
0
←
button.
“
e
0:00:00
f
” is displayed on screen for about
3 seconds.
The tape rewinds and will stop at or near the
counter zero (“0:00:00”) position.
NOTES:
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The tape counter indicates tape elapsed time in hours,
minutes and seconds.
œ
When you eject a cassette, the tape counter resets to
0:00:00.
œ
The tape counter does not operate when a blank tape
or a blank portion of a tape is played.
œ
If the tape is rewound beyond the 0:00:00 counter
reading, a negative indicator (–) appears.
INDEX SEARCH
You can easily return to the beginning of the current
program or skip to the beginning of the next program and
start playback.
œ
EXAMPLE: To skip to the next program.
1
Press the INDEX button in the play or stop mode.
“
f
Index Search
e
” will be displayed on-screen.
2
Press the FF button.
The tape quickly advances to the beginning of the
next program.
Playback begins.
NOTES:
œ
There may be a slight discrepancy between the
position shown on the tape counter and the actual tape
position.
œ
Each time a recording is made, an index code is
automatically placed on the tape at the beginning of the
recording.
œ
When a recording is resumed after a record pause, no
index code is marked.
œ
The index codes cannot be individually erased.
However, when recording over an indexed tape, the old
index codes will be erased along with the programs.
INDEX SEARCH Operation
Tape beginning
Tape end
Recorded Tape
Present tape position
For the current
program, press
the REW button.
For the next
program, press
the FF button.
Playback
starts
Playback
starts
Current
Program
Next
Program
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