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Playing Back Tapes
You can play back type I, type II and type IV tapes without changing
any settings.
Playing Back a Tape
1
Press EJECT (0) w/o for the deck you want to
use.
2
Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape
down.
3
Close the cassette holder gently.
If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck you
have put a cassette into is selected.
To operate the other deck, press DECK A/B g (or TAPE A
6 or TAPE B 7 on the remote control).
4
Press TAPE 23 7, -.
The tape play starts and the tape direction
indicator ( ) starts flashing slowly to indicate
the tape running direction.
• Each time you press the button, the tape direction changes.
3 : plays the front side.
2 : plays the reverse side.
When the tape plays to the end, the deck automatically stops if the
Reverse Mode is not on. (See “To play both sides repeatedly —
Reverse Mode.”)
To stop during play, press 7 z, _.
To operate the other deck, press DECK A/B g (or TAPE A 6
or TAPE B 7 on the remote control), then TAPE 23 7, -.
To fast wind to the left or to the right, press 1 / ¡ x
(1 / 4 9 or ¢ / ¡ * on the remote control) while the tape
is not running.
The tape direction indicator ( ) starts flashing quickly on the display.
To remove the cassette, press 0 EJECT w for deck A or EJECT
0 o for deck B.
To play both sides repeatedly — Reverse Mode
Reverse Mode works for both decks at the same time.
When it is in use, the tape automatically reverses at the end of a side
and the unit starts playing the other side of the tape, and repeats the
same process.
To use Reverse Mode, press REVERSE MODE a so
that the Reverse Mode indicator on the display lights up
like —
To cancel Reverse Mode, press the button again so that the
Reverse Mode indicator on the display lights up like —
When Reverse Mode is on with cassettes in both
decks A and B
After the reverse (
2
) side of the tape finishes playing, the tape in
the other deck starts playing.
Locating the Beginning of a Song — Music Scan
You can use Music Scan to locate the beginning of a song. Music
Scan searches for blank portions that usually separate recorded songs,
then plays the next song.
To find the beginning of the current song
During play, press 1 / ¡ x (1 / 4 9 or
¢ / ¡ * on the remote control) in the opposite
direction to the tape play.
The tape direction indicator of the opposite direction to the tape
play starts flashing slowly and quickly alternately.
Searching stops automatically at the beginning of the current song,
and the current song starts automatically.
To find the beginning of the next song
During play, press 1 / ¡ x (1 / 4 9 or
¢ / ¡ * on the remote control) in the same
direction as the tape play.
The tape direction indicator of the same direction as the tape play
starts flashing slowly and quickly alternately.
Searching stops automatically at the beginning of the next song,
and the next song starts automatically.
Music Scan works by detecting a 4-second long
blank between each song, so it will not work
well in the following cases
• No blank at the beginning of a song.
• Noise (often caused by much use or poor quality dubbing) which
fills the blank.
• Long, very soft passages or pauses in a song.
REVERSE
MODE
TUNING
The use of the C-120 or thinner tape is not
recommended, since characteristic deterioration
may occur and this tape easily jams in the pinch-
rollers and the capstans.
TAPE
For Deck A
For Deck B
Playing Back Tapes
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