Tape Playback; Basic Operations; Recording; Basic Recording - Aiwa Z-L120 Operating Instructions Manual

TAPE PLAYBACK

BASIC OPERATIONS

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Use Type I (normal) tapes only.
1 Press TAPE, then press Z
holder.
Deck 1
Insert a tape with the exposed side down. Push the cassette
holder to close.
2 Press c to start play.
Only the side facing out from the unit can be played back.
To stop play, press Z.
To pause play, press a. To resume play, press again.
To fast forward or rewind, press f or g in stop mode.
Then press Z to stop the tape.
When both deck 1 and deck 2 are set in the playback
mode
Deck 2 is heard.
About cassette tapes
• 120-minute or longer tapes are extremely thin and easily
deformed or damaged. They are not recommended.
• Take up any slack in the tape with a pencil or similar tool
before use. Slack tape may break or jam in the mechanism.
• To prevent accidental erasure, break off the plastic tabs
on the cassette tape after recording with a screwdriver or
other pointed tool.
Side A
To record on the tape again, cover the tab openings with
adhesive tape, etc.
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Z to open the cassette Z Z Z
Deck 2
Tab for side A

RECORDING

BASIC RECORDING

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Preparation
• Use Type I (normal) tapes only.
• Set the tape to the point where recording will start.
• Note that recording is done on only one side of the tape.
1 Insert the tape to be recorded on into deck 1.
Insert the tape with the side to be recorded on first facing out
from the unit.
2 Press one of the function buttons and prepare
the source to be recorded.
To record from a CD, press CD and load the disc(s).
To record from a tape, press TAPE. Then, insert the original
tape into deck 2 and play it.
To record from a radio broadcast, press TUNER/BAND and
tune in to a station.
To record from a connected source, press VIDEO/AUX/
PHONO and play the selected source.
3 Press w on deck 1 to start recording.
c is depressed simultaneously. 4 indicator is displayed.
When the selected function is CD, playback and recording
start simultaneously.
To stop recording, press Z on deck 1.
To pause recording, press a on deck 1.
To resume recording, press it again.
To record selected tracks of the CD
Before pressing w w w w , program the tracks (see page 10). w
To record part of the CD
When w w w w w is pressed, recording always starts from the first track.
To start in the middle of a track, play the CD first and press aSET
for CD at the point you wish to start recording from. Then, press
w w
w w . The pause mode for CD button is released automatically and w
recording starts.
Sound adjustment during recording
The output volume and tone of the speakers or headphones are
freely varied without affecting the recording.
• Do not press the buttons on deck 2 during recording.
• w w w w cannot be depressed if the erasure prevention tab on the w
side of the tape to be recorded is broken off.
• If squealing or beating sounds occur when recording an MW or
LW broadcast, press MONO TUNER while pressing SHIFT on
the remote control until small dot and "BEAT 1" or "BEAT 2" is
displayed, so as to eliminate the noise.
• When recording on tape, close the disc compartment before
starting to record.
To erase a recording
A previous recording is erased when a new recording is made
on that part of that tape.
1 Insert the tape you want to erase into deck 1.
2 Press TAPE and stop all the tape operation in deck 2.
3 Wind up the tape to the point where the erasure is to be
started.
w w on deck 1 to start the erasure. w
4 Press w w
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