Sanyo DC-D8 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL DC-D8
Mini Component System
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER SHOULD NOT BE ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED BY ANYONE EXCEPT PROPERLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
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PRECAUTIONS
If water should enter the unit, electrical shock or malfunction may -Sudden changes in the ambient temperature may cause conden-
result. Always use it in aplace where there is low humidity and sation to form on the optical lens inside the unit. If this happens,
little dust. take out the disc, leave the unit with the disc tray extended for
Do not use where there are extremes of temperature (below 5’C about 1hour, and then proceed to operate.
or exceeding 35oC) or where direct sunlight may strike it. The system’s speakers use powerful magnets. Do not place time-
Because of the CD player’s extremely low noise and wide dynamic pieces, credit cards, cassette tapes or video tapes, etc. near the
range, there might bea tendency to setthevolume on the amplifier speakers.
unnecessarily high. Doing so may produce an excessively large
output from the amplifier which could damage your speakers,
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CONNECTIONS
Rch speaker Lch speakel
FM outdoor aerial
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AM loop aerial FM indoor aerial
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Auxiliary/video
equipment
Audio outputs
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~TO an AC outlet
Note:
Do not connect the mains lead to an AC outlet until all connections
have been made.
Unwind the aerial wires, then connect them to the AM LOOP ANT.
terminals. Place theloop aerial ina position which yields the best AM
reception, or attach it to awall or other surface as shown in Figure.
The system is not disconnected from the mains unless the mains
lead kunplugged from the AC outlet.
Speakers
When connecting the speakers make sure that(+) and (–) polarities
are matched properly. Otherwise, the sound may appear to be
lacking in the bass range and in stability.
Connect the speaker wire with the stripe to the red terminal (+) and
the other wire to the black terminal (–).
FM aerials
The FM indoor aerial is sufficient to receive most local FM broadcasts
and should reconnected tothe EXT. ANT. terminal. Extend the aerial
wire asstraight aspossible and, while listening tothesoundfromthe
system, secure it in aposition which yields minimal distortion and
noise.
In fringe areas or where reception is distorted or noisy, an FM
outdoor aerial (not supplied) should be connected instead of the
indoor aerial. Theterminals wiliaccept 75-oh mcoaxial cable. Consult
your dealer.
AM loop aerial
Assemble the loop aerial as shown in Figure.
Screws (not supplied)
Note:
Tominimize noise, thespeaker, mains andanyother leads shouldn't
come close to the FM indoor or outdoor aerial lead and AM loop
aerial. Do not place the aerial leads close to the system.
Auxiliary/Video equipment
Connect leads (not supplied) from the audio output sockets of an
auxiliary/video equipment to the AUX/VIDEO sockets.
Headphones
Connect stereo headphones (not supplied) to the PHONES socket for
monitoring or for private listening. The speakers are automatically
disconnected when headphones are connected.
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CONTROLS
Tuner section
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CD
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Power button (POWER) 4. Memory button (MEMORY) 7.
Standby indicator (STANDBY) 5. FM mode button (FM MODE) 8.
Remote sensor (IR) 6. Band select button (BAND) 9.
Display
Tuning buttons (TUNING)
Preset tuning buttons (PRESET)
player/Amplifier section
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11. Introscan button (INTRO)
12. Random play button (RANDOM)
13. CD memory button (CD MEMORY)
14, Repeat play button (REPEAT)
15. Disc tray
16. Play/Pause button (PLAY/PAUSE)
10. Edit button (EDIT)
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Cassette deck section
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Disc tray open/close button (OPEN/ 23. Level indicators (LEVEL)
CLOSE) 24. Bass expander button (BASSXPANDER)
Stop button (STOP) 25. Dubbing speed/Beat cancel button
Skip/Search buttons (SKIP/SEARCH) (DUBBING/BEAT CANCEL)
Balance control (BALANCE) 26. Headphones socket (PHONES)
Function switch (FUNCTION) 27. Graphic equalizer controls (GRAPHIC
Volume controls (VOLUME) EQUALIZER)
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DECK B
28. Cassette holder
29, Record button (REC)
30. Play button (PLAY)
31. Rewind button (REW)
32, Fast forward button (F FWD)
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33. Stop/Eject button (STOP/EJECT) 37. Fast forward button (FFWD)
34. Pause button (PAUSE) 38. Stop/Eject button (STOP/EJECT)
39. Pause button (PAUSE)
DECK A40. Cassette holder
35. Play button (PLAY)
36. Rewind button (REW)
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Controls
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1. Power button (POWER)
2. Tuner controls
BAND: Band select button
PRESET: Preset tuning button
3. CD player controls
MEMORY: CD memory button
REPEAT: Repeat play button
➤/11:Play/Pause button
■:Stop button
w/44 ~/%: Skip/Search buttons
4. Volume buttons (VOL)
Inserting batteries
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REMOTE CONTROL
Two “AA/SUM-3/R6” batteries
(not supplied)
Remote control range
Remote sensor
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Operation
By using the remote control, you can operate the system inthe same
way as with the controls on the main unit.
Note:
Always remove batteries if the reomote control is not to be used for
amonth or more. Batteries left in the unit may leak and cause
damage.
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BEFORE OPERATION
Turning the power on and off
Press the POWER button. The STANDBY indicator goes out. “HELLO”
apPears on the display, then the function mode appears.
To turn off the power, press the POWER butt6n again. The STANDBY
indicator lights.
When themainslead isconnected tothe ACoutlet, the STANDBY
indicator lights and the unit will respond to commands from the
remote control.
Selecting the function
Set the FUNCTION switch to the desired position.
When the FUNCTION switch is moved from “CD” to another
position, CD play stops automatically.
Adjusting the volume
Press the UP or DOWN VOLUME control, or “+” or” –” VOL button
on the remote control.
Level indicators
The LEVEL indicators show the amplifier input levels which are being
Ajusting the sound quality
The GRAPHIC EQUALIZER controls (300 Hz/lkHz/10kHz) allow the
sound to be tailored to individual musical preferences or to fit the
acoustics of the room. Moving the control will acfjust the sound level
in anarrow range of musical frequencies.
WHAT TO DO IF ...
If the operation of the unit ordisplayis not normal or when all the
memory contents are to be cleared, disconnect the mains lead
from the AC outlet, then press the RESET button (rear of the unit)
for 20 seconds or more
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Adjusting the left/right speaker balance’+
Use the BALANCE control to adjust the left/right speaker balance.
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Bass expander system
Press the BASSXPANDER button to ON to enhance the bass sound.
CD PLAY
-To start play from the desired track, select the track by using the
SKIP/SEARCH buttons, then press the PUY/PAUSE button.
6. Press the STOP button to end disc play.
The total number of tracks and total play time are displayed.
When the last track has been played, the player st~ps automati-
cally.
When the OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed during play, play will
stop and the disc tray will slide out.
Notes on handling compact discs
Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight, high humidity or high
temperatures for extended periods of time.
Discs should be returned to their cases after use.
Do not apply paper or write anything on the disc surface.
Handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the playing surface
(glossy side).
Fingerprints and dust should be carefully wiped off the playing
surface of the disc with asoft cloth. \
Wipe in astraight motion from the centre to the outside of the
disc.
Never use chemicals such as record cleaning sprays, antistatic
sprays or fluids, benzene or thinner to clean compact discs.
Temporarily stopping play
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. “P” blinks on the display. To resume
play, press the button again.
Skip play
To skip to track 6while track 3is playing, press the -/M SKIP/
SEARCH button repeatedly until “6” appears in TRACK on the
display.
To skip back to track 3while track 6is playing, press the W/_ SKIP/
SEARCH button repeatedly until “3” appears.
Use compact discs bearing the symbol shown below. In addition to
conventional 12 cm CDS, this system can be used to play 8cm
CDs without an adapter. dllEE
DIGITAL AUDIO
Set the FUNCTION switch to CD. “NO dlSC” appears on the
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display.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. The disc tray slides out and
“OPEN” appears on the display.
Place the disc with the label facing up on the disc tray.
For 12 cm CD For 8cm CD
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the disc tray.
The total number of tracks and total play time are displayed.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
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“D” appears, and play starts from the first track.
The track number and elapsed play time for the current track are
displayed.
If you press the PLAY/PAUSE button while the tray is still
open, it will close, and play will begin automatically.
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Search (forward/reverse)
If the ➤>/>Mor144/+< SKIP/SEARCH button is pressed during play,
theplayerwill search athighspeed intheforward orreversedirection
while the button is being pressed. When the button is released,
normal play will continue.
Introscan
Press the INTRO button to play the first 10 seconds of each track.
“INTRO” appears on the display,
Press the INTRO button again to return to normal play,
If the INTRO button is pressed during normal play, introscan will
start with the next track on the disc.
Random play
Press the RANDOM button to begin random play. The player will
automatically select and play tracks on the disc at random. “RAN-
DOM” appears on the display.
If the RANDOM button is pressed during random play, the player
will select the next random track.
Random introscan play
Press the RANDOM button, then thelNTRO button, toplaythefirst 10
seconds of each track at random.
Repeat play
Press the REPEAT button during play. The player will play all tracks,
all the programmed tracks or all the random play tracks repeatedly.
“REPEAT” appears on the display.
To cancel repeat play, press the REPEAT button again. “REPEAT”
disappears.
PROGRAMMED PLAY
Up to 24 selections on a disc can be programmed for play in any
order.
To begin the programming procedure, select “CD” function first.
The tracks are programmed in the stop mode.
The same track can be programmed more than once.
Example:
To programme tracks 5, 2, 6 and 10
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Press the CD MEMORY button.
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Select track 5by pressing the >/~ SKIP/SEARCH button.
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Press the CD MEMORY button. “PROG. ”remains lit.
Select track 2by pressing the w/44 SKIP/SEARCH button.
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Press the CD MEMORY button. “PROG. ”remains lit.
The remaining tracks are programmed in the same way.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start play,
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When all programmed selections have played, the player stops
automatically. The total programmed time appears.
-The programme contents are retained in memory.
Anyattemptto programme more than 24selectionswiil result in
“FULL” being displayed and discontinuation of the program-
ming.
The programme is cleared in the following cases:
When the STOP button is pressed in the stop mode
When the EDIT button is pressed in the stop mode
When the OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed
Checking the programme
Each time the CD MEMORY button is pressed in the stop mode, the
programmed details sequentially appear on the display.
Changing aprogramme
To add anew selection to aprogramme:
1. Inthestop mode, press the CD MEMORY button repeatedly until
if.. .....“is displayed.
2. Select atrack number.
3. Press the CD MEMORY button.
To change aselection:
1. In the stop mode, press the CD MEMORY button repeatedly until
the selection to be replaced is displayed.
2. Select atrack number.
3. Press the CD MEMORY button.
Note:
Programmed details cannot be partially deleted or inserted.
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LISTENING TO TAPES
Deck Aisforplayback only; cfeck Bisforboth playback and recording
Donotturn the unit offwhilethe tape is running. Otherv~ise, the pinch
roller may be damaged. .
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Set the FUNCTION switch to TAPE. “TA” appearson the display
Press the STOP/EJECT button to open the casse~e holder.
Load the cassette(s).
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After the cassette has been loaded, push the cassette holder back
into position.
Press the PLAY button (deck Aor deck B) to begin playback.
Press the STOP/EJECT button to stop play badk,akanytime. Press
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When the end of the tape has been reached, automatic stop will
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Note:
Endless tapes cannot be used.
Do not use C-120 tapes. They may jam in the mechanism.
Pause
Press the PAUSE button to temporarily stop playback or recording.
Press it again to resume operation.
Fast forward and rewind
Press the FFWD or REW button,
When the tape has been wound to the end, the deck stops automati-
cally.
Note:
While playing orrecording, do not press the FFWDor REWbutton of
the other deck, or the sound quality may deteriorate.
Continuous playback (From deck Ato deck B)
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Press the PLAY button on deck A. Deck Aplayback will begin.
Press the PAUSE button of deck B.
Press the PLAY button of deck B. Deck Benters the pause mode.
When the tape automatically stops on deck A, deck Bplayback
will begin.
When the end of the tape has been reached on deck B, automatic
stop will be activated,
LISTENING TO THE RAD1O
Manual tunirm
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Set the FUNC~lON switch to TUNER.
Press the BAND button to select FM1, FM2 or AM.
Press the “+” or “-” TUNING button continuously until you are
close to the desired frequency, then press it briefly until the
desired frequency is displayed. Each time the button is pressed,
the frequency changes in 0.05 MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz steps
for AM. II
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To preset stations
This unit enables 12stations FM1, FM2and AM bands to be preset in
the memory.
1. Tune in the station to be preset as described in “Manual tuning”.
2. Press the MEMORY button. “PROG, ”blinks.
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3. Press the “+” or’’–” PRESET button to select the desired preset
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4. Press the MEMORY button to preset the station. “PROG.” disap-
pears.
If the next step is not taken within 10 seconds in steps 2-4,
“PROG.” disappears and the preset operatio~ is cancelled.
Press the MEMORY button to continue.
LISTENING TO AUXILM
5Repeat steps above, to add more preset stations.
When presetting anew station into a band and preset number
already containing apreset station, the previously preset station
is cleared.
The preset stations will be retained in the memory even if the unit
is turned off.
If the memory contents are lost due to apower failure or other
condition, preset the stations again.
Listening to preset stations I
1.Select “TUNER”.
2. Select the band.
3. Press the “+’’o r’’-” PRESET button to select the desired preset
number.
For receiving an FM stereo broadcast, make sure that “MONO” is
not displayed. If “MONO” appears, press the FM MODE buttonto
turn the “MONO” indication off.
“STEREO” appears when an FM stereo broadcast is received.
If the signals from an FM stereo station are weak and reception is
Door, Dress the FM MODE button to chanae to monaural receR-
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tion. (“STEREO” is replaced by “MONO” in the display.) “\
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Changing the AM reception frequencies
Itis not necessary to perform this procedure in the Australia and
New Zealand.
1, Select the AM band.
2. Turn the power off.
3. While pressing the BAND button, press the POWER button.
522-1710 kHz (9 kHz steps) _520-1710kHz (lOkHz steps)
3Y/VIDEO SOURCES
1, Set the FUNCTION switch to AU XNIDEO. “AU” appears on the 2. Follow the instructions supplied with the auxiliary/video equip
disp(ay. ment.
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BEFORE RECORDING AND DUBBING
Recording copyright material without permission of the copy- Use deck Bfor recording,
right owners is usually an infringement. If you wish to re-record
copyright material, permission from the copyright owner is rSide A
necessary. SANYO does not approve of, and cannot be held
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Accidental erasure prevention tabs (for protecting t
valuable recordings)
Accidental erasure can be prevented by breaking out the tabs on the \B“
end of the cassette tape (where the tape is not exposed) using aSide B
screwdriver or similar implement.
If atab is broken out in error and you wish to re-record the tape,
simply block the tab hole using adhesive tape and the tape can be Break out tab Afor side A.
used for recording again. Break out tab Bfor side B.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS
EDIT RECORDING Note:
CD play starts automatically after 8seconds, so the recording will not
The following edit recording operations can be performed. be interrupted by the leader tape at the beginning of sides Aand B.
Time edit recording Ashort blank space is automatically recorded at the end of each track.
Programme edit recording -The highest track number which can be edited is 24.
Backward skip edit recording Preparations
Set the FUNCTION switch to CD, then load adisc into the CD player.
Time edit recording
The tracks that will fit within aselected time period are automatically programmed for recording on sides Aand Bof the tape. (The tracks are
edited so that the remaining time on the tape is reduced to aminimum).
Example: To record onto a50-minute tape
When the track 6is not recordable within the specified time, select any
recordable track after track 7. f’” Unrecorded blank
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Omit the track 9
Unrecorded blank
SIDE B25 min.
When the track 11 is not recordable within the specified time, select any
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recordable track after track 12.
Press the EDIT button to select the recording tape length. “C-46”
appears on the display.
-Each time the EDIT button is pressed, the tape length display
changes in the following sequence:
C-46 —C-54—C-60—C-74— c-90— c---—
(Released) —C-46 —...
To set the desired tape length up to C-99, use the SKIP/ 5
SEARCH buttons. To set “C-50”, select “C-46”, then press the
>/M button 4times. “C-50” appears on the display. 6
Press the STOP/EJECT button and load aC-50 cassette into deck
Bto record side A.
Press the REC button of the deck. The PLAY button is engaged
simultaneously and deck Benters the record pause mode.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button of the CD player.
-The total play time for side Ais displayed.
The total play time for side Bis displayed.
Recording starts automatically from track 1.
When thetracksto rerecorded onto side Ahave been played, the
player enters the pause mode atthe begin ningofthe first track to
be recorded onto side B.
After the Deck Bstops automatically, turn over the cassette and
reinsert it,
Press the REC button. Recording of side Bstarts automatically.
When the last track has been played, disc play stops automati-
cally. The deck will continue recording to the end of the tape.
To stop edit recording at any time, press the STOP button of the
CD player, then press the STOP/EJECT button of Deck B.
The edit mode remains operational when recording ends. To
cancel the edit mode, press the STOP button on the CD player.
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Programme edit recording
The desired selections can be rearranged and recorded on the tape within adesignated tape length. —
Example: To record onto a46-minute tape
Unrecorded blank
SIDE A23 min. “
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Unrecorded blank
1. Press the EDIT button until “C-46” appears.
2. Press the CD MEMORY button.
tSIDE A
The remaining time on side Ais shown on the time display.
3. Select the track to be recorded by using the SKtP/SEARCH
buttons.
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4. Press the CD MEMORY button. “PROG.” remains lit.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 to program me the tracks to be recorded onto side A.
If atrack exceeding the remaining time on side Ais selected,
its playtime blinks on the display.
Backward skip edit recording
StDE B23 min.
When the CD MEMORY button is pressed, “SIDE A“ disap-
pears and “SIDE B“ appears. The remaining time on side B
appears on the display. This and subsequent tracks are
recorded onto side B.
6. Repeat steps 3-4 to programme the tracks to be recorded onto side B.
If atrack exceeding the remaining time on side Bis pro-
grammed, “Err” will appear on the display for 4seconds.
7. Load a C-46 cassette into deck Bto record side A.
8. Press the REC button.
9. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The total play time for side Ais displayed.
The total playtime for side Bis displayed.
Recording starts automatically from the first programmed
track. ISIDE A
Example:
10. Follow steps 5-6 of “Time edit recording”.
This type of reco~ding is the easiest-to perform and the tape length setting is not required.
The track 4wi!l be interrupted.
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tRecord from the beginning of atrack.
The track 8will be interrupted.
1. Press the EDIT button until “C- - -“ appears. 5.
2. Load a cassette.
3. Press the REC button.
4. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. Recording starts on side A.
MANUAL RECORDING
SIDE B
Follow steps 5-6 of “Time edit recording”.
When the tape stops automatically at the end of side B, CD play
also stops.
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1. Set the FUNCTION switch to CD. ‘
2, Load a disc and cassette. 3. Press the REC button of the deck. (The deck Benters the record
For programmed recording, programme the material in ad- pause mode.)
4. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button of the CD player. CD recording
vance (as described under “PROGRAMMED PLAY”). starts.
RECORDING FROM THE TUNER OR AUX/VIDEO INPUT
1. Tuneinthe radio station to rerecorded, orplayan auxiliary/video When beat interference kheard
source. Ahigh-pitched noise called “beat” is sometimes heard during the
2. Load the cassette for recording. recording of radio broadcasts.
3. Press the REC button to start recording. In cases like this, set the DUBBING/BEAT CANCEL button to the
4. Press the STOP/EJECT button to stop recording. position that reduces the level of the beat noise.
When the end of the tape has been reached, automatic stop will
be activated.
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