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Inserting

a

Tape

1.

Check

cassette

tape

for

excessive

slack.

If

necessary,

insert

a

pencil

into

one

of

the

cassette

hubs

and

rotate

to

take

up

the

slack.

2.

Press

Open/Close.

3.

Insert

cassette,

tape

side

toward

rear

of

unit,

and

close

compartment

door.

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Operating

Instructions

NOTE:

The

cassette

deck

determines

the

type

of

tape

in

use

and

sets

Bias/Equalization

circuitry

automatically.

Playing

a

Tape

1.

If

tape

was

recorded

with

Dolby

Noise

Reduction,

press

Dolby

NR

button.

DD

and

"B"

or

"C"

will

appear

on

the

display

panel.

Choose

B

or

C

by

pressing

the

B/C

button.

2.

Press

►

to

begin

play.

:

Previewing

a

Tape

1.

Press

Intro

Scan.

Cassette

deck

locates

the

beginning

of

recorded

material

and

plays

for

15

seconds.

Tape

is

then

advanced

to

the

beginning

of

each

successive

recorded

segment,

or

track,

playing

for

15

seconds

before

automatically

advancing

to

the

next

track.

2.

To

stop

Intro

Scan,

press

Or,

press

►

during

any

15

-second

play

segment,

and

tape

will

continue

to

play.

Locating

Places

on

a

Tape

1.

To

move

quickly

to

the

beginning

of

any

desired

selection,

use

the

Search

Reverse

and

Search

Forward

buttons

and

at

lower

left

corner

of

the

deck).

To

skip

to

the

beginning

of

the

previous

track,

press

again

quickly

before

the

present

track

begins

playing.

2.

Use

the

Counter.

The

Linear

Time

Counter

indicates

approximate

tape

position

in

minutes

and

seconds.

Press

Counter

Reset

at

the

start

of

a

cassette

to

identify

any

desired

point

on

the

tape.

(Elapsed

time

is

maintained

in

Fast

Forward

and

Rewind.)

When

counter

is

reset

to

00:00

at

the

beginning

of

a

cassette,

the

approximate

time

remaining

can

be

determined

by

subtracting

the

counter

reading

from

the

total

tape

time.

The

Linear

Timer

Counter

accuracy

is

typically

within

1

minute

of

the

tape's

actual

running

time.

Recording

a

Tape

1

Bias

Fine

Trim

knob

to

middle

position

or

to

previously

determined

proper

position

for

the

tape

(refer

to

following

section

for

details).

2.

Press

the

Dolby

NR

button

to

turn

Dolby

NR

circuitry

on/off,

and

press

B/C

button

to

select

Dolby

B

or

C

as

follows:

A.

To

record

a

tape

without

Dolby

Noise

Reduction,

turn

the

Dolby

NR

switch

off.

B.

To

record

a

tape

with

Dolby

Noise

Reduction,

turn

the

Dolby

NR

switch

on,

and

select

Dolby

B

or

C

NR

with

the

B/C

switch.

C.

When

recording

with

Dolby

Noise

Reduction,

consider

the

equipment

on

which

you

will

play

your

tape.

If

playback

equipment

is

not

equipped

for

Dolby

NR,

turn

the

Dolby

NR

switch

Off.

If

it

is

equipped

for

Dolby

NR,

turn

the

Dolby

NR

switch

On;

then

select

B

if

playback

device

is

equipped

only

for

Dolby

B

NR;

otherwise

select

C.

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