Track Repeat; Skipping Blank Tape Sections; Repeat Function - Alfa Romeo 156 Sound System Manual

Track repeat

(Repeat function)

Press briefly button "RPT" (22) to re-
peat last played track. When this function is
on the display will show "RPT". During
tape rewinding at the end of the track,
"RPT" will flash on the display. Press briefly
button "RPT" (22) to quit.
Tape track scanning
(Tape Scan function)
This function enables to play all tape
tracks.
Press button "SCAN" (15) to play every
track for 10 seconds. The display will show
"SCAN". During scanning the wording
"SCAN" flashes on the display. Press but-
ton "SCAN" (15) again to stop scanning
when playing a track: wording "SCAN" will
disappear from the display and the tape will
be played continuously from this track.
22

Skipping blank tape sections

(Blank Skip function)
Press button "BLS" (18) to skip auto-
matically blank tape sections longer than 15
seconds. When this function is on the dis-
play will show "BLS". Press button "BLS"
(18) again to quit.
WARNING In certain cases the follow-
ing functions cannot be activated properly:
– searching previous/next track
– track repeat
– scan tracks
– blank skip
Wrong or missing activation can be due to
the following causes:
– low recorded tapes (e.g.: weak record-
ing or imperfect recording)
– tapes with conversations
– tapes with blank sections shorter than
3 seconds
– tapes with long mute intervals
– tapes with no blank section (e.g. live
recording)
– tapes with hard background noise in
blank sections.
Dolby B function
Press "M" (21) to turn on/off the Dolby
B function (device for limiting the noise pro-
duced under licence of "Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation". Dolby and the "M
" symbol are brands patented by "Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation".
When the Dolby function is on, the display
shows the "M" symbol.
Ejecting the tape
Press button " " (6) to eject the tape.
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After ejecting the tape, wording "TAPE"
disappears and the display will show
"EJECT" for a few seconds. Then the dis-
play will show "NO TAPE", it is then pos-
sible to play the Radio by pressing button
"BAND" (8) or a Compact Disc by press-
ing button "TAPE CD" (10).
The tape cannot be ejected if the radio is
off.