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The Cassette
❒
Inserting a cassette
Push the cassette with the window facing upwards
into the cassette compartment until it is automati-
cally pulled in.
❒
Cassette tape length/playing time
automatic recognition
After having inserted the cassette the recorder will
measure the playing time (display: »
ATTS
«) and indi-
cate the total playing time in hours if a standard hours
cassette is used (e.g. E 180 for a three-hour casset-
te), and the elapsed playing time in hours and minu-
tes.
In the case of all other cassettes – including 5-hour
cassettes – the playing time must be entered
manually.
❒
Entering the playing time manually
Start playback using the
T
button on the remote
control or the
S
button on the recorder. Then
press the
h
button and the
G
button.
– The » Cassette Selection « table appears.
Select cassette playing time using the
DC F E
buttons and confirm using the
G
button.
❒
Indication of the total playing time
Three display options are available:
Elapsed playing time in hours and minutes,
display »
U I : 30
«;
Remaining playing time in hours and minutes,
display »
L I : 35
«;
Tape length in hours, minutes, and seconds,
display »
0.00.00
«.
Select the desired display using the
¢
COUNTER
but-
ton.
w
!
If the playing time cannot be determined, the recor-
der automatically switches to the five-digit tape
length display.
2
1
2
EC30
E105
E210
EC45
E120
E225
EC60
E135
E240
E30
E150
E260
E45
E165
E280
E60
E180
E300
E75
E195
E90
E200
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
p o i u
OK i
1
1
w
!
The tape length display is automatically set to
» 0.00.00 « when a cassette is inserted.
It can also be reset manually to » 0.00.00 « using
the
¢
RESET
button.
❒
Ejecting a cassette
Press the
N
button on the remote control or the
P
button on the recorder. The cassette is ejected.
❒
Protecting recordings against accidental
erasure
Whenever a recording is made on a cassette, any
recording already on the tape will automatically be
erased. To avoid this, it is possible to protect your
cassettes against accidental erasure/re-recording.
To do this, simply break out the tab on the cassette.
If you wish to use the cassette for recording again,
cover the opening with adhesive tape.
Function displays
(OSD – ON SCREEN DISPLAY)
The recorder provides information on the selected
function and the playing time of the cassette.
1. At the display on the recorder.
2. On the screen of the TV set.
It is possible to adjust the duration of the screen
displays:
– permanent display,
– display for a short period,
– no display.
This setting can be found in the chapter “Special
functions, setting the function display” on page 24.
It is possible to alter the language of the display.
The setting can be found in the chapter “Special
functions, selecting the language for the user
guide” on page 26.
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