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BASIC OPERATION
LOADING AND PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE
Loading a Cassette Tape
1. Use your finger or a pencil to turn the cassette’s
hub and take up any tape slack.
Note:
Do not touch the tape. Fingerprints attract
dust and dirt.
2. Press the appropriate
STOP/EJECT
button
(Deck l or Deck 2) to open the cassette
compartment door.
3. Load the cassette with its open edge facing
down and the side you want to play facing
out.
4. Gently close the compartment door.
Note: An index to the cassette deck’s features by
control name is on Page 14. Refer to this index to
find the page where a particular control or indicator
is described.
Playing a Cassette Tape
l.
Press
POWER
to turn on the cassette deck.
2. Set
DOLBY HR
to
IN
if the cassette was
recorded with Dolby NR. See “Dolby Noise
Reduction.”
3. Set the receiver/amplifier’s volume control to
its lowest position.
4. Press
PLAY
for the deck you are using.
5. Adjust the receiver/amplifier’s volume, tone,
and balance controls.
6. Press
STOP/EJECT
to stop playback.
7. Press
STOP/EJECT
again to open the cassette
door and remove the cassette.
DOLBY NOISE REDUCTION
The Dolby Noise Reduction (NR) system reduces tape hiss
and background noise.
When you record, the Dolby NR circuit listens to the
program for places where you might later hear tape noise.
The Dolby NR system records these sections at a higher
level. When you play the tape, the circuit decreases the
volume of these sections, restoring the music to its
original level and reducing the level of tape noise.
Dolby B NR reduces background noise by about 10 dB.
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