Sony DTC59ES Operating Instructions Manual page 35

follows.
ABS TIME
O. SF) i
Cmecus Absolute time
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PGM TIME
= i Elapsed time of the
stu fig selection
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REMAINING
ono Remaining time to the
lu LiLim Litfs end of the whole tape
(not to the end of the
y recorded portion)*
C i a Linear counter
=m 7 (tape running time)
Notes
¢ At the beginning of the tape, "#7" may appear and
immediately go off at the PGM NO. indicator position
depending on some types of pre-recorded tapes.
(" 33" stands for "beginning".)
¢ To reset the counter to OM OOS, press RESET on the
remote commander.
* When playing back a pre-recorded tape (software),
remaining time to the end of the recorded portion
appears.
Display Window
Each time you press MODE, the counter changes as
To check the sampling frequencies recorded on the
tape — Frequency Map
Press the 4 button on the numeric buttons while keeping
the MODE button pressed.
Bars on the level meter light to signify the sampling
frequencies with which the material was recorded. (No bars
light until 16 seconds (32 in the !ong-play mode) after
playback starts.)
32 kHz Upper bar
44.1 kHz Both upper and lower bars
Lower bar
"TOP", "MID" and "END" indicate the beginning, middle
and end of each tape respectively.
Example:
ee eo
ee ee oor
TOP : at MID: ry END
H H t '
+++ + a ele ~
32 kHz 44.1kHz 48kKHz 32kKHz Blank
To return to the peak level meter display
Press the 4 button while keeping the MODE button pressed
again.
Elapsed time of the selection does not appear when...
¢ The selection is played back from the middle.
© The tape is being fast-forwarded or rewound.
* The cassette compartment is opened or closed by the
OPEN/CLOSE button.
Adjusting the headphones volume
Use the PHONES-LEVEL control.
When the tape is played back to its end
The tape will be rewound to the beginning and stop
automatically.
Remaining time does not appear in the following cases
* Immediately after the deck is set in the playback mode.
The remaining time will appear about 16 seconds (in the
standard-play mode) later.
© When playback is started from a blank section (page
20), the remaining time may not appear. Press the «4 or
kt button.
Accuracy of the indicator for the remaining time
This unit indicates the remaining time by referring the
thickness of the tape. So the remaining time may differ
from the actual remaining time according to the type of
tape.
{f tape noise exists, or sound quality has deteriorated
The head may be contaminated. Clean the head, using a
cleaning cassette (See page 41).