Sony XR-A55 Operating Instructions Manual page 10

Tape Playback
Other Operations
To listen to the other side of the > Press both 5]
cassette ;
simultaneously.
To wind the tape rapidly
To advance
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To resume playback, press [F) or D lightly, so as not to depress it.
| Drea Direction indication
To eject a cassette = Press (s] i
Note
You cannot turn off the unit
when a cassette is insertéd.