Recording From The Radio; Dubbing From Tape To Tape; Erasing Recorded Tapes - Sharp CD-XP500A Operation Manual

" Recording from the radio

1
Tune in to the desired station. (See page 15.)
2
Load a cassette into the TAPE 2 cassette compartment with side A
facing you.
Wind past the leader of the tape, on which recording cannot be performed.
3
Press the button to choose one
side or both sides.
... To record on both sides.
... To record on only one side.
4
Press the REC PAUSE ( ) button.
Recording will be paused.
5
Press the ( ) button to record on side A, or the
side B.
To record on both sides, begin on side A. (If recording is started from side B, the
tape will not switch over to side A.)
To interrupt recording:
Press the REC PAUSE ( ) button.
To resume recording, press the same recording button you pressed in step 5. Other
buttons do not allow resuming.
To stop recording:
Press the button.
Note:
If you hear a whistling noise whilst recording an AM station, move the AM loop aerial.
Erase-prevention tab of cassette tapes:
! When recording on a cassette tape, make
sure that the erase-prevention tabs are not re-
moved. Cassettes have removable tabs that
prevent accidental recording or erasing.
! To protect the recorded sound, remove the tab
after recording. Cover the tab hole with adhe-
sive tape to record on the tape without the tab.

" Dubbing from tape to tape

You can record from TAPE 1 to TAPE 2.
1
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.
2
Load a prerecorded cassette into the TAPE 1 cassette compart-
ment. Insert a blank tape into the TAPE 2 cassette compartment.
It is recommended that the recording tape is the same length as the master tape.
3
Press the TAPE (1
"TAPE 1" appears on the display.
The reverse mode will be set to " ".
4
Press the REC PAUSE (
Recording will be paused.
button for
5
Press the
To stop dubbing:
Press the
TAPE 1 and TAPE 2 will simultaneously stop.

" Erasing recorded tapes

1 Load the tape to be erased into the TAPE 2 cassette compartment with the side to
be erased facing toward you.
2 Press the TAPE (1
3 Set the
4 Press the REC PAUSE (
5 Press the
To erase both sides, begin from side A. (If erasing is started from side B, the tape
will not switch over to side A.)
Side A Note:
Make sure that the TAPE 1 is not in use.
Tab for side B Tab for side A
2) button until
) button.
( ) button.
button.
2) button until "TAPE 2" appears on the display.
button to " " to erase only one side and to " " to erase both sides.
) button.
( ) button to erase side A, or the button to erase side B.
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Tuning (See page 15.)