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Using the play or record timer
Using the play or record timer
You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake
you up (play timer) or to record from the radio or music port
source (record timer).
Preparation
Turn the unit on and set the clock (refer to page 11).
Timer
Action
Play timer
Prepare the music source you want to
listen to; cassette, disc, radio or music port
source, and set the volume.
Record timer
Check the cassette’s erasure prevention
tabs (refer to page 9), insert the cassette
and tune to the radio station (refer to page
10) or select the music port source (refer
to page 13).
1
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select your
desired timer.
CLOCK
˚
PLAY
Original display
˚
REC
2
Within 5 seconds, press [ /REW/
4
] or [ /FF/
¢
]
to set the starting time.
Play timer indicator
Start time
Record timer indicator
3
4
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to confirm.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the finishing time.
Finish time
To activate the timer
5
Press [
˚
PLAY/REC] to turn on your desired timer.
˚
PLAY
no display (off)
˚
REC
6
Press [
y
] to turn off the unit.
The unit must be off for the timers to operate.
Other basic operations
Other basic operations
To
Action
change the settings
Repeat steps 1 to 4 and 6.
change the source
or volume
1) Press [
˚
PLAY/REC] to clear the timer
indicator from the display.
2) Make changes to the source or volume.
3) Perform steps 5 and 6.
check the settings
(when the unit is on
or in standby mode)
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to
select
˚
PLAY or
˚
REC.
cancel
Press [
˚
PLAY/REC] to clear the timer
indicators from the display.
Note
• The play timer and record timer cannot be used together.
• The play timer will start at the preset time, with the volume
increasing gradually to the preset level.
• The record timer will start 30 seconds before the set time, with the
volume muted.
• The timer comes on at the set time every day if the timer is on.
• The unit must be in the standby mode for the timer to function.
• If you turn the unit off and on again while a timer is functioning, the
fi nish time setting will not be activated.
• If MUSIC PORT is selected as the source when the timer comes on,
the system turns on and engages MUSIC PORT as the source. If
you wish to playback or record from the portable audio equipment,
activate the equipment’s play mode and increase the volume. (See
the portable audio equipment’s instruction manual.)
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