Philips FC 911 - Manual (Page 5)

OPERATION @>
1 POWER STANDBY/OFF - for switching the cassette deck
on and off
2 OPEN - for opening cassette holder 3 of deck A
3 Cassette holder A - for playback in both directions
4 COUNTER RESET - for returning the tape counter in the
display to 0000
5 COUNTER SELECT - for selecting the tape counter to
count for deck A or deck B
6 REC BALANCE - for adjusting the recording balance
7 Display
8 REC LEVEL - for adjusting the recording volume
9 DOLBY NR - for switching the Dolby Noise Reduction
system on and off and selecting Dolby B or Dolby C
Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. DOLBY and the double-D symbol DO are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
10 Reverse mode selector:
n - the tape stops at the end of each side.
“D - playback (+ recording for deck B) of both cassette sides,
after which the tape stops at the end of the second side.
C“D - continuous playback of both cassette sides
CD CD - for continuous playback of both cassette sides
on both decks
11 Cassette holder B - for recording and playback in both
directions
12 OPEN - for opening cassette holder 11 of deck B
13 Keyboard for deck A and deck B
DISPLAY
I - for fast winding in the opposite direction to that in
which the tape is travelling
- STOP ■ - for stopping the tape transport
- PLAY ► - for starting playback
- ►► - for fast winding in the tape travel direction
- CHANGE SIDE - for reversing the tape travel direction of
the playing deck {A or B) or reversing the tape travel
direction of both decks when they are in STOP mode. After
switching on the power, the unit always automatically
displays the last directions chosen.
14 RECORDING
- RECORD - for starting recording.
- MUTE - for recording a pause (silent passage)
- PAUSE - for preparing or interrupting a recording
15 DUBBING
- NORMAL - for dubbing from deck A to B at normal speed
- FAST - for dubbing from deck A to B at high speed
- CD SYNC. - for synchro start of deck B and a CD player when
recording from a Compact Disc (provided the CD player is
connected via its ESI bus to your Philips system 900 series).
HI SPEED DUBBING
TRACK TIME
EBsm
FRONT ••••• ;•••; front
BACK *•••• *•••• *•••* ••••• BACK
The display shows:
- CD CD - when the reverse-mode continuous playback of
both cassette sides on both decks is activated;
- SSSS - tape transport counter of deck A and deck B;
-
DOLBY B/C - when Dolby Noise Reduction System B or C
is switched on;
- MUTE - during recording mute;
- RECORD - during any recording or dubbing;
Starts flashing during recording pause mode;
- CD SYNC. - during a synchronized CD recording;
- FRONT/BACK - indicates the tape travel direction;
DUBBING - during dubbing at normal speed;
- HI SPEED DUBBING - during high-speed dubbing;
- DECK A/B - indicating that the tape transport counter is
counting for deck A or deck B
- Peak level meters - indicating the output or recording
level which can be adjusted with the REC BALANCE and
REC LEVEL controls.
POWER STANDBY/OFF
• Press the POWER STANDBY/OFF key 1 to switch on the
power. Press this key again to switch the power off.
- If you have connected the plug of the mains lead to the
MAINS OUTLETS of your amplifier, the power will automati­
cally be switched off as soon as you switch off the amplifier.
AUTOMATIC TAPE SELECTION AND DETECTION
When a cassette is inserted in the cassette holder, the deck
will always automatically select the tape type: Fe, Cr or Me
(lEC I, lEC II, lEC IV) as soon as the cassette holder is closed.
When no cassette is inserted in the cassette holder, no tape
action can be started. (The presence of a cassette is detected).