CD-3318 Portable CD Boom Box w/ Double Cassette Recorder and AM/FM Stereo (140-0542) Cassette Operation Faxback Doc. # 32445 Your CD-3318 uses a dual-cassette deck system, which lets you play cassette tapes from either of two decks and record from a variety of sources. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE NOTE: Take up any slack in the tape by turning the cassette's hub with a pencil. If you do not remove excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the record/playback mechanism. Avoid touching the tape. 1. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette compartment cover. 2. Insert the cassette tape into the tape guides on the compartment door with the side you want to play facing you and the exposed tape edge facing down. 3. Close the cover. PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE SINGLE PLAY After loading a cassette tape in either deck follow these steps to play it. 1. Set RADIO.OFF to TAPE. 2. Press PLAY > on the appropriate deck. The POWER indicator lights and tape player plays the cassette tape until it reaches the end, then it automatically stops. NOTES: To temporarily stop playback, press PAUSE. Press PAUSE again to resume playback. To rapidly wind the tape forward or backward, press FAST-F >> or REWIND <<. The cassette deck automatically stops at the end of the tape. Be sure the cassette player is stopped before fast-forwarding or rewinding a cassette tape. Always remove and store cassette tapes when you are not using them. 3. Adjust VOLUME and TONE to the desired levels. 4. Press E-BASS to enhance the bass sounds while playing the cassette player. Press the button again to turn the extended bass system off. 5. To manually stop play, press STOP/EJECT. The POWER indicator turns off. Press STOP/EJECT again to open the cassette compartment and remove the tape. CONSECUTIVE PLAY The CD-3318 can play one side of a tape loaded in Tape 1, then one side of a tape loaded in Tape 2. Load a cassette tape in each deck, then press PLAY > on Tape 2. Next simultaneously press PAUSE and PLAY on TAPE 1. The tape in Tape 2 plays until it reaches the end of the side. Then Tape 2 stops, and Tape 1 plays until the tape reaches the end of the side. RECORDING ON A CASSETTE TAPE You can record from the CD player or radio to a cassette tape in Tape 1, or dub (copy) from a cassette tape in Tape 2 to a tape in Tape 1. NOTES: Before recording, be sure the erase-protection tabs are in place on the cassette tape you are recording onto (see "Preventing Accidental Erasure", below). Before you load a cassette tape for recording, turn the cassette's hub with your finger or a pencil to move the tape past its leader. The CD-3318's Automatic Level Control (ALC) automatically adjusts the recording level. VOLUME and TONE have no effect on recording. Tape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. We recommend regular length (60- or 90-minute) cassette tapes. For low-noise, wide-range recordings, use normal-bias tape. RECORDING FROM A CD 1. Load the CD you want to copy into the CD player. 2. Load a blank tape (or one you want to record over) into Tape 1. 3. Set RADIO.CD OFF to CD. The POWER indicator lights. 4. Select the desired CD track or program a sequence (if you do not want to record the entire CD in order). Press PLAY/PAUSE to pause the CD player. The PAUSE indicator appears. 5. Press RECORD on Tape 1. RECORD and PLAY lock down, the CD player automatically begins playing, and Tape 1 begins recording from the CD. > and SYNC appear on the display. CAUTION: If you use a cassette tape with the erase-protection tabs removed, do not force down RECORD. This can damage the mechanism. See "Preventing Accidental Erasure", below. NOTES: To temporarily stop recording press PAUSE. Press PAUSE again to resume recording. To stop recording, press STOP/EJECT. To stop the CD player, press STOP/CLEAR. RECORDING FROM THE RADIO 1. Load a blank tape (or one you want to record over) into Tape 1. 2. Set RADIO.CD OFF to RADIO. The POWER indicator lights. 3. Set BAND to FM or AM. NOTE: If you record broadcasts from AM radio, you might hear a low volume hum when you play back the recording. If this occurs, set BEAT CUT to a different position and try again. 4. Adjust TUNING to the station you want to record. 5. Press RECORD on Tape 1 to begin recording. RECORD and PLAY lock down, and Tape 1 begins recording from the radio. CAUTION: If you use a cassette tape with the erase-protection tabs removed, do not force down RECORD. This can damage the mechanism. See "Preventing Accidental Erasure", below. NOTES: To temporarily stop recording, press PAUSE. Press PAUSE again to resume recording. To stop recording, press STOP/EJECT. DUBBING (COPYING) TAPES You can copy from one cassette tape to another at normal or high speed. Follow these steps to copy a cassette tape. 1. Load the tape you want to copy into Tape 2. 2. Load a blank tape (or one you want to record over) into Tape 1. 3. Set RADIO.CD OFF to TAPE. 4. Press HI-SPEED DUBBING to dub at twice the normal speed. NOTE: High speed dubbing produces a slightly lower quality recording but is useful for quicker recording. 5. Press PAUSE then RECORD on Tape 1. PAUSE, RECORD, and PLAY lock down. CAUTION: If you use a cassette tape with the erase-protection tabs removed, do not force down RECORD. This can damage the mechanism. See "Preventing Accidental Erasure", below. 6. Press PLAY on Tape 2. Tape 1 automatically releases PAUSE and copying begins from Tape 2 to Tape 1. NOTES: To temporarily stop copying, press PAUSE on both tape decks. Press PAUSE again to resume recording. Press STOP/EJECT on both decks to stop copying. TAPE CARE TIPS PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE Cassette tapes have two erase-protection tabs - one for each side. To protect a recording from being accidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape's erase-protection tabs. If you want to record over a tape side after you have removed the erase protection tab, place a piece of strong plastic tape over that side's erase protection hole. NOTES: Be sure you cover only the hold originally covered by the erase protection tab. Removing the erase-protection tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette tape. ERASING A CASSETTE TAPE If you no longer want a recording, you can record over it or erase it. To erase the entire cassette tape, record silence by setting the RADIO .CD OFF switch to TAPE or CD (with no other tape or CD loaded) and press RECORD on Tape 1. To quickly erase a tape, use a bulk tape eraser (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 44-232, not supplied). RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then completely rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each side of the cassette's outer shell on a flat surface. CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the cassette when tapping it. Do not touch the exposed tape or allow any sharp objects near the cassette. (YO/EB 4/19/96)