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Turn the MTL indicator off for normal tape (Type I) playback.
Turn the MTL indicator on for the following tape types:
CrO
2
(Type II) FeCr (Type III) Metal (Type IV)
Selecting the wrong tape type may cause sound quality to
suffer.
Skip forward or backward to other tracks during playback.
Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks
(Rewind DPSS):
Press the 4 button.
Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track,
twice to rewind to the beginning of the previous track, and so
forth.
You can skip up to nine tracks.
Playback is continued after the tape is rewound by the
indicated number of tracks.
Skipping to Later Tracks (Fast Forward DPSS):
Press the ¢ button.
Press once to fast forward to the next track, twice to fast
forward to the track after that, and so forth.
You can skip up to nine tracks.
Playback is continued after the tape is fast forwarded by the
indicated number of tracks.
•During the first five seconds of each track, the previous track is
considered the "current" track. If you press the 4 button
during that period, the tape rewinds to the beginning of the
previous track and not the one you are listening to.
• The DPSS function "knows" where a track begins by detecting
the blank space preceding it (the space between tracks).
However, when the blank space lasts for less than four seconds
or contains noise, DPSS may not operate correctly.
Furthermore, quiet intervals within a song are detected as
"blank spaces" if they last for four seconds or more.
Canceling DPSS While It Is Operating:
Press the 38 button.
NOTE
Using Direct Program Search System (DPSS)
Automatically fast forward to the beginning of the next track
when long blank spaces (10 seconds or more) are detected,
continuing tape playback.
Turning Blank Skip On/Off:
Press the B.S button to switch blank skip on and off.
The B.S indicator lights up when blank skip is turned on.
• If the blank space contains much noise, the blank skip function
may not work right.
• Sections recorded at low levels may trigger the blank skip
function if they last for 10 seconds or more.
NOTE
Blank Skip
Successively plays the first few seconds of each track on the
tape.
Turning Index Scan On/Off:
Press the SCN button to switch index scan on/off.
The SCN indicator lights up when index scan is turned on.
Stopping to Listen to the Track Being Scanned:
Press either the SCN or 38 button.
Playback begins as usual.
• Index scan is canceled when the tape stops.
• Index scan "knows" where a track begins by detecting the blank
space preceding it (the space between tracks). However, when
the blank space lasts for less than four seconds or contains
noise, this function may not operate correctly. Furthermore,
sections that are recorded at low levels may trigger the function
if they last for four seconds or more.
NOTE
Index Scan
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