Sony MHC-771 Operating Instructions - Page 15

Chapter 4: the Tape Player Playing a Tape Recording a CD Recording a CD: Selecting Tape Length Automatically (tape select edit) Recording a CD: Specifying Tape Length (time edit) EN Recording a CD: Specifying Track Order (program edit) Recording From the Radio Recording From Another Tape (dubbing) 14 Chapter 4: the Tape Player Playing a Tape You can use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO2) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. When you insert a tape, the deck detects the tape type automatically. POWERnON ∏ PAUSE º/, º/, 2 2 1 1 π π DOLBY NR DIRECTION 1 Press § EJECT to open tape compartment. Insert a recorded tape in deck A or B with the tape side down and the side you want to play facing forward. Push to close the compartment. The tape will start playing from the front side. 2 Press · (to play the front side) or ª (to play the reverse side). The tape starts playing. To play Press DIRECTION to select One side of the tape A Both sides*1 ß Both decks in succession*2 RELAY *1 The deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times. *2 See "To play both decks in succession (relay play)". To Press Stop play π ( *) Pause ∏ ( *) (deck B only) PAUSE Resume play after pause ∏ ( *) (deck B only) PAUSE , ª or · (DECK A or DECK B *) Fast forward , ( *) for front side º ( *) for reverse side Rewind º ( *) for front side , ( *) for reverse side Remove the § EJECT cassette * Remote To control with the remote 1 Press DECK A or DECK B to play the front side and press DECK A or DECK B again to play the reverse. 2 Press the desired operation button. To play both decks in succession (relay play) Relay play always follows the following sequence. When the reverse side of the tape in deck B finishes playing, the following sequence continues four more times. Deck A (Front side) n Deck A (Reverse side) n n Deck B (Reverse side) N Deck B (Front side) 1 Press § EJECT and insert recorded tapes in both decks. 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly until "RELAY" appears in the display. 3 Press ª or · on either deck. To stop relay play, press π. To cancel relay play Press DIRECTION repeatedly until "A" or "ß" appears in the display. When listening to a tape recorded with the Dolby* B-type noise reduction system Press DOLBY NR button so that "DOLBY NR B" appears in the display. The setting affects both decks. Dolby noise reduction system reduces tape hiss noise in low-level high-frequency signals. * Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "DOLBY" and the double-D symbol a are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. One Touch Play feature Press · or ª when the power is off. You can listen to the tape without pressing any other buttons when a tape is in the deck. When a tape is not in the deck, the system will just turn on. Automatic Source Selection If you press · or ª (or DECK A or DECK B on the remote) while you are listening to other sound source, the tape deck is selected and the play starts automatically.