Before Recording (Deck 2 Only) - Panasonic SC-AK58 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to tapes
To fast-forward or rewind the tape
Press [ ] or [
Tape direction
" "
" "
To find the beginning of a program
(TPS: Tape Program Sensor)
TPS finds the beginning of a track and resumes play from there. Each
press increases the number of tracks skipped, up to a maximum of 9.
Press [ ] or [
To play the current tune
Tape direction
from the beginning
" "
" "
Note
TPS searches for silent parts of about 4 seconds normally found be-
tween tunes. As a result, it may not function properly in the following
cases.
• With short silent parts
• When noise occurs between tunes
• With silent parts found within tunes
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] in the stop mode.
To rewind To fast-forward
[ ] [
[
[ ]
] during play.
To play the next tune
from the beginning
[ ] [
[
[ ]

Before recording (Deck 2 only)

Types of tapes which can record correctly
The unit automatically identifies the type of tape.
N O R M A L P
I H G H P O I S
M E T A L P O
Metal position tapes can be used, but the unit will not be able to
record or erase them correctly.
To record from the beginning of the tape
You cannot record on the leader part of the tape. Before recording,
wind the tape past the leader to a point where recording can start im-
mediately.
Recording part
]
]
Leader tape (no recording can be made)
To start recording from a particular position on
the tape
Wind the tape on to the position you want recording to start from.
To start recording from the reverse side
]
Insert the cassette into deck 2 and follow these steps to change the
side.
]
1. Press [TAPE DECK 1/2] so the deck 2 indicator lights.
2. Press [ ; ] then [
How volume, sound quality/field affect
recording
The tape you are recording is not affected whatsoever by changes in
volume, sound quality/field.
To erase a recorded sound
1. Press [TAPE DECK 1/2].
2. Insert the recorded tape into deck 2.
3. Press [REV MODE] to select reverse mode.
4. Press [ REC/STOP].
Note
• You cannot open deck 1 while recording.
• You cannot fast-forward or rewind one deck while recording with the
other.
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]. Tape direction will be shown as " ".