Before Recording And Playing Cassette Tapes - Denon DRR-M33 Operating Instructions Manual

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BEFORE RECORDING AND PLAYING CASSETTE TAPES

(1) Loading and Unloading Cassette Tapes
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Loading
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1 Turn on the power.
In the stop mode, press the 5
2
(open/close) button.
• The cassette holder opens.
Set the cassette tape in the cassette tray
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with the side on which the tape is exposed
facing the inside.
4
Close the cassette holder.
NOTES:
• If a foreign object is caught in the cassette tray during closing, simply press the
again and the tray will open.
• Do not press the cassette tray in by hand when the power is off. Doing so will damage it.
• Do not place foreign objects in the cassette tray. Doing so will damage it.
(2) Auto Tape Select Mechanism
The DRR-M33 is equipped with an auto tape selector mechanism which
uses the detection holes in the cassette halves to detect the type of tape
and automatically set the most appropriate recording bias and
equalization for that type of tape.
NOTE:
• The metal tapes can only be used for playback.
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Unloading
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In the stop mode, press the 5
1
(open/close) button.
• The cassette holder opens.
2
Remove the cassette tape.
3 Close the cassette holder.
5 (open/close) button
Detection holes
II
High tape (TYPE )
(3) Using the Auto Reverse Function
2 This set is equipped with an auto reverse mechanism allowing one-sided recording and playback, two-sided
recording and playback or continuous playback without removing the cassette tape.
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Direction of cassette tape travel
2 Playback can be switched to the other side of the
tape during playback by pressing the
(direction) button.
The front side
of the tape.
NOTE:
• The diagram below shows the relationship
between the play direction indicators and the
direction of cassette tape travel. When loading
cassette tapes in the cassette tray, pay
attention to the direction of the tape.
Buttons pressed and direction of tape travel.
(Operation (Direction of (Operation (Direction of
button) travel indication) button) travel indication)
Front Back
Side Side
A
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Reverse modes
There are three reverse modes, as described
below.
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For instructions on switching between them, refer
to pages 7, 8.
• Single-sided recording/playback mode (
Use this to record or play only the front or back
side.
(The stop mode is set automatically when the end
of that side of the tape is reached.)
• Double-sided recording/playback mode (
• In this mode, when the end of the front side of
the tape is reached during recording or playback,
the tape automatically switches to the back side
and playback or recording continues.
(The stop mode is set automatically when the
end of the tape on the back side is reached.)
• Continuous play mode ( )
In this mode, playback continues until the
button is pressed.
Start from
front side
A
Auto stop
A
Start from
front side
A
Auto stop
A
When started from the back side, only the back
side is recorded or played.
A
Reverse
A
During recording, the deck automatically operates
in the same way as for the double-sided recording/
playback mode ( ).
ENGLISH
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2 (stop)
Auto stop
Start from
back side
Reverse
Reverse
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