Philips MC 148 User Manual page 16

Recording from the Radio
1 Tune to the desired radio station (see Tuning to radio
stations).
2 Press OPEN to open the tape door.
3 Insert a suitable tape into the deck and close the tape
door.
4 Press RECORD to start recording.
™ RECORD is displayed briefly and
during recording
– If you wish, press CLOCK once to monitor the counter
display.
5 To stop recording, press STOP 9.
Recording from AUX
1 Select AUX source.
2 If necessary, prepare the additional appliance for
recording.
3 Press RECORD to start recording.
16
Recording TIMER
To record from the radio, you will need to use a preset
radio station and to set a start (ON) and finish (OFF) time.
1 Insert a suitable tape into the deck.
– If desired, select tape reverse mode option.
2 Select the preset radio station to record from.
3 Press TIMER
ON
™
flashes and a source is displayed.
TIMER
is shown
RECORD
4 Press SELECT SOURCE repeatedly, or turn VOLUME
clockwise until REC TUN source is displayed.
5 Press TIMER
ON
™ SET ON TIME is displayed,
digits for the hours flash.
6 Turn VOLUME to set the hours: clockwise for hours up;
anti-clockwise for hours down.
7 Press TIMER
ON
™ The clock digits for the minutes flash.
8 Turn VOLUME to set the minutes: clockwise for minutes
up; anti-clockwise for minutes down.
9 Press TIMER
ON
™ SET OFF TIME is displayed,
clock digits for the hours flash.
10 Repeat steps 6-8 to set the finish time.
• for 2 seconds or more.
OFF
• to confirm the source.
OFF
and the clock
RECORD
• again.
OFF
• to confirm the ON start time.
OFF
and the
RECORD
11 Press TIMER • to confirm the timer settings.
ON OFF
– is shown and the recording timer is now set.
TIMER
A A B C
Tape deck maintenance
To ensure quality recording and playback of the tape deck,
clean parts A , B and C shown in the diagram
below, after approx. 50 hours of operation, or on average
once a month. Use a cotton bud slightly moistened with
alcohol or a special head cleaning fluid to clean the deck.
1 Open the tape door by pressing OPEN.
2 Press PLAY•PAUSE 2; (2 on the remote control) and
clean the magnetic heads A , the capstan B and the
rubber pressure roller C .
3 After cleaning, press STOP 9.
Note: Cleaning of the heads can also be done by playing a
cleaning cassette through once.