Philips MCB204 Stereo System User Manual


 
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English
Ta pe Operation/Recording
To protect a tape from accidental erasure, have
the tape in front of you and break out the left
tab. Recording on this side is no longer possible.
If, however, you wish to record over this side
again, cover the tabs with a piece of adhesive
tape.
Synchro start CD recording
1 Select CD source.
2 Insert a disc and if desired, programme track
numbers.
3 Press STOP•OPENÇ0 to open the tape
door.
4 Insert a suitable tape into the deck and close the
tape door.
5 Press RECORD to start recording.
Playing of the CD programme starts
automatically from the beginning of the CD. It is
not necessary to start the CD player separately.
To select and record a particular passage
within a CD track:
Press and hold down on TUNING 4 ¢.
Release the control when you recognize the
passage you want.
To pause CD playback, press 2; .
Recording starts from this exact point in the
track when you press RECORD.
6 To pause, press PAUSE;. Press again to resume.
7 To stop recording, press STOP•OPENÇ0.
Recording from the radio
1 Tune to the desired radio station (see Tuning to
radio stations).
2 Press STOP•OPENÇ0 to open the tape
door.
3 Insert a suitable tape into the deck and close the
tape door.
4 Press RECORD to start recording.
5 To interrupt playback press PAUSE;. To resume,
press this key again.
6 To stop recording, press STOP•OPENÇ0.
Ta pe playback
1 Select TAPE source.
Display: shows “TAPE” throughout tape
operation.
2 Open the tape key flap marked “PULL TO
OPEN” on the front panel.
3 Press STOP•OPENÇ0 to open the tape
door.
4 Insert a recorded tape and close the tape door.
Load the tape with the open side downward and
the full spool to the left.
5 Press PLAY 2 to start playback.
The key is automatically released at the end of a
tape, except if PAUSE; has been activated.
6 To pause, press PAUSE;. Press again to resume.
7 By pressing à or á on the system fast winding
of tape is possible in both directions.
8 To stop the tape, press STOP•OPENÇ0.
General information on
recording
Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or
other rights of third parties are not infringed.
For recording, use only NORMAL (IEC type I)
tapes on which the tabs have not yet been
broken. This deck is not suited for recording on
METAL (IEC IV) type tapes.
The best recording level is set automatically.
Altering the VOLUME, DBB or DSC controls will
not affect the recording in progress.
The recording sound quality might differ
depending on the quality of your recording
source and the recording tape.
At the very beginning and end of the tape, no
recording will take place during the 7 seconds
when the leader tape passes the recorder heads.
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