System 728 Mini (130-1275) Using Cassette Deck Faxback Doc. # 16535 Stereo Component System The system has two cassette decks. You can use Deck 1 for normal playback, consecutive play, and dubbing (recording). You can use Deck 2 for normal playback and consecutive play. Both decks (1 and 2) have a full-re-lease auto-stop system to protect tapes and prevent pinch roller damage. When a tape reaches the end while playing, recording, fast-forwarding, or rewinding, the tape mechanism automatically stops. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE NOTES: Use the control buttons under the same deck where you loaded the tape. Before loading a cassette tape, take up any slack in the tape by turning one of the cassette's hubs with a pencil. If you do not remove excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the record/ playback mechanism. Follow these steps to load a cassette tape in either Deck 1 or Deck 2. 1. Press TAPE. The Tape indicator lights. 2. Press STOP/EJECT on either Deck 1 or Deck 2 to open the cassette compartment door. 3. Load the cassette by placing it in the tape guides in the cassette compartment door, with its open edge down, the desired side facing out, and its full reel to the left. 4. Gently close the compartment door. PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE WARNING: To protect your hearing set VOLUME to its lowest setting before you begin playing a cassette tape. Follow these steps to play a cassette tape in either Deck 1 or Deck 2. 1. Load the cassette. 2. Press PLAY on the deck you are using. The tape plays until it reaches the end of the side, then it automatically stops. 3. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 4. To fast-forward or rewind the tape, press STOP/EJECT then press FAST-F or REWIND on the deck you are using. To temporarily stop playback, press PAUSE on the deck you are using. Press PAUSE again to continue playback. To stop playback, fast-forward, or rewind, press STOP/EJECT on the deck you are using. 5. To open the cassette compartment and remove the cassette tape, press STOP/EJECT while the cassette player is stopped. USING CONSECUTIVE PLAY You can set the tape player to play one side of a tape in Deck 2, then automatically play one side of a tape in Deck 1. 1. Load the cassette you want to hear first in Deck 2 and the second cassette in Deck 1. 2. Press PLAY on Deck 2. The cassette in Deck 2 plays. 3. While the cassette in Deck 2 is playing, press PAUSE then PLAY on Deck 1. When the cassette in Deck 2 finishes playing, the cassette in Deck 1 automatically begins playback. RECORDING Notes: Be sure the erase-protection tab for the cassette you want to record on is in place (see "Preventing Accidental Erasure"). The recording level is preset. Adjusting E-BASS, the graphic equalizer, or VOLUME does not affect the recording level or quality. Dubbing Cassette Tapes You can easily copy a tape by playing it in Deck 2 and recording it onto another tape in Deck 1. You can select between normal and high-speed dubbing, and you can monitor the tape as you dub it. 1. Load the cassette you want to copy from into Deck 2 and a blank cassette, or one you want to record over, into Deck 1. 2. To record at normal speed for the best quality sound, set HIGH SPEED DUBBING to OFF. To record in half the normal recording time, set HIGH SPEED DUBBING to ON. 3. On Deck 1, press PAUSE then RECORD. PLAY on Deck 1 automatically locks down. CAUTION: Do not force down RECORD. This can damage the recording mechanism. 4. On Deck 2, press PLAY. PAUSE on Deck 1 releases and the system copies the tape in Deck 2 onto the tape in Deck 1. Notes: To monitor the tape while it is copying, adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. If you monitor the tape while high-speed dubbing, the sound is distorted. 5. To stop copying, press STOP/EJECT on Deck 1 and Deck 2. When the tape in either deck reaches the end, that deck automatically turns off. If the cassette in the other deck has not run out of tape, that tape continues to record or play. If you were using high-speed dubbing, the continuing tape plays/records at normal speed (instead of high speed). Copying a CD to a Cassette Tape Follow these steps to copy the tracks from the loaded CDs to a cassette tape in Deck 1. 1. On Deck 1: Load a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over. Press PLAY and let the tape play for about 5 seconds so it plays past the tape leader. Press STOP/EJECT to stop the tape. Press PAUSE then RECORD. CAUTION: Do not force down RECORD. This can damage the recording mechanism. 2. Press CD to select the CD player. 3. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD compartment, then load the desired CDs in the CD player. NOTES: To copy a programmed sequence, store the desired sequence before continuing with Step 4. To copy a CD's tracks in random sequence, press RANDOM so RANDOM appears on the display before continuing with Step 4. 4. Simultaneously press PAUSE on Deck 1 and PLAY/PAUSE on the CD player. The system records from the CD onto the cassette tape. 5. To stop recording before it automatically stops, press STOP on the CD player, then press STOP/EJECT on Deck 1. Recording from the Tuner or an External Audio Source Follow these steps to record from the tuner or from an external audio source connected to the system, such as a VCR or other audio/video equipment. 1. On Deck 1: Load a blank cassette tape, or once you want to record over. Press PLAY and let the tape play for about 5 seconds so it plays past the tape leader. Press STOP/EJECT to stop the tape. Press PAUSE then RECORD. CAUTION: Do not force down RECORD. This can damage the recording mechanism. 2. Press TUNER or AUX to select the desired audio source. 3. Select the desired station or start the selected audio source, then press PAUSE on Deck 1. The cassette records until it reaches the end of the side, then it automatically stops. 4. To stop recording before it automatically stops, press STOP/EJECT on Deck 1. Timer Recording You can set the system to automatically turn itself on, record from a selected audio source (such as the tuner or a cassette tape in Deck 2) onto a cassette tape in Deck 1, then turn itself off at the time you set. 1. Repeat Steps 1-7 in "Using the Timer," to set the start and end times and select the source you want to record from. 2. On Deck 1: Load a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over. Press PLAY and let the tape play for about 5 seconds so it plays the tape leader. Press STOP/EJECT to stop the tape. Press PAUSE then Record. CAUTION: Do not force down RECORD. This can damage the record mechanism. 3. Press TIMER to turn on the timer. 4. Press PAUSE on Deck 1. At the preset time, the system turns itself on and records onto the cassette in Deck 1 until the end time is reached. CAUTION: If the cassette's length is longer than the timer recording period, RECORD and PLAY stay locked down when the timer turns off. To prevent accidental tape tangling, press STOP/EJECT on Deck 1 as soon as possible after the timer turns off. To turn off the timer, press TIMER until TIMER ON OFF disappears from the display. If the tape length is longer than the timer setting, press STOP/EJECT on Deck 1. (SP/all-08/16/95)