Sony TC-WE475 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 8

Locating a track - Multi-AMS/Auto Play/Memory Play You can locate the following/previous tracks within a range of 30 tracks (Multi-AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) or the beginning of a tape quickly (Auto Play). You can even locate a specific point anywhere on a tape (Memory Play). Note Check the direction indicator of the deck you use. When you locate a track on the reverse side (when h lights up), press the button(s) in the parentheses. To locate The beginning of the next or succeeding tracks (Multi-AMS) Press M (or m) as many times as you want during playback. For example, to locate 2 tracks ahead, press twice. The beginning of the current track (Multi-AMS) m (or M) once during playback. The beginning of the preceding tracks (Multi-AMS) m (or M) as many times as you want during playback. For example, to locate 2 tracks behind, press three times. The beginning of a tape (Auto Play) MEMORY repeatedly until "M" disappears in the display. Then press m (or M) while holding down H (or h). A particular point on a tape (Memory Play) MEMORY repeatedly until "M" appears in the display. Find the point you want, then press RESET to reset the tape counter and to memorize the point. To locate the memorized point and start playback, press m (or M) while holding down H (or h). (Press m or M to stop at "0000".) Notes • The Multi-AMS function may not work correctly if: - the blank space between tracks is less than 4 seconds long. - there is a passage of low frequencies or very low volume within a track. - the signal strength of the left and right channels are very different. • The Multi-AMS function is inoperative on a deck whenever the other deck is playing, recording (except during dubbing), or in pause. • Even if DIRECTION MODE is set to s, the deck stops when the current side reaches the end during Multi-AMS operation. • The tape counters are reset to "0000" when you turn off the tape deck. Creating your own program - RMS Play (TC-WE675 only) By creating a program, you can play back tracks on deck A in any order that you want. The Random Music Sensor (RMS) function lets you create a program of up to 28 tracks, from the 1st to the 14th tracks on each side of the tape. 1 Press RMS/START. "RMS" and a flashing cursor appear in the display. 2 Press h (BACK) or H (FRONT) to select the side of the tape. h or H appears in the display. 3 Press m or M repeatedly until the track number you want appears in the display. 0 3 H FRONT RMS BACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Track number Side of the cassette 8