Sony XR-CA800 - Manual (Page 9)

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Cassette Player
Listening to a tape
1
Press (OPEN) and insert a cassette.
Playback starts automatically.
2
Close the front panel.
If a cassette is already inserted, press (SOURCE)
repeatedly until “FORWARD” or “REVERSE”
appears to start playback.
FORWARD : The side facing up is played.
REVERSE : The side facing down is played.
Note
The AMS function may not work when:
– the blanks between tracks are shorter than 4
seconds.
– there is noise between tracks.
– there are long sections of low volume or quiet
sections.
Playing a tape in various
modes
You can play the tape in various modes:
• METAL lets you play a metal or CrO
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tape.
• BL.SKP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer than
8 seconds.
• ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the
tuner automatically when fast-winding the tape.
1
During tape playback, press (MENU) .
2
Press either side of (DISC) repeatedly
until the desired mode appears.
3
Press (+) side of (SEEK) to select
“ON.”
Example: ATA mode
Play mode starts.
4
Press (ENTER) .
To return to normal playback mode, select
“OFF” in step 3.
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play
During playback, press (1) (REP)
repeatedly until “REP-ON” in the
display appears.
To return to normal playback mode, select “REP-
OFF.”
Tip
During repeat playback, press
(MODE) . “REP”
disappears from the display and repeat mode is
cancelled.
To Press
Change the tape’s
playback direction (MODE) (o)
Stop playback (OFF)
Eject the cassette (OPEN) then Z
Skip tracks
– Automatic
Music Sensor
(SEEK) (./>)
[once for each track]
Fast-forward/
reverse
– Manual Search (SEEK) (m/M)
[hold to desired point]