Cassette Tapes - Denon DRM-555 Operating Instructions Manual

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Tape Transport Buttons
PLAY
STOP
2
Fast Rewind Button
6
Fast Forward Button
7
4
Rec Pause Button
3 REC PAUSE
Direction Button
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y
Display
• Indicators with an encircled number light up when the corresponding button is pressed.

CASSETTE TAPES

Handling Precautions
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• C-120 cassette tapes
C-120 cassette tapes are not recommended as they use a very thin tape
base which may become tangled around the capstan or pinch roller.
• Tape Slack
Before putting a tape into the deck, take up any slack with a pencil or your
finger tip. This precaution prevents the tape from becoming entangled
around the capstan or pinch roller.
Play Button Press to playback tape.
Stop Button Press to stop the tape in any mode.
Press for fast rewind.
Press for fast forwarding.
Press the Rec/Rec Mute button (REC/REC MUTE) (
start recording. If only the Rec/Rec Mute button (REC/REC MUTE) (
Rec/Rec Mute
Button
the recording pause mode. Pressing this button in the recording pause mode will start Auto Rec
Mute, and a 5-second silent space is recorded onto the tape.
Press this button to enter the recording pause mode from the recording or recording mute mode.
This button can only be used during recording.
Changes the tape transport direction from forward "
-40 -30 -20 -10
dB
L
R
MPX
MPX Filter
Indicator
Remote
Control Indicator
Peak Level Meter
Indicates the recording and playback signal levels for
the left and right channels.
-5 -3 -1 0 +1 +3 +5 +10
MEMO
SYNC
Tape Counter
Synchro Rec Indicator (See page 12)
Storage Precautions
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• Do not store cassette tapes in a place where they will be subject to:
• Extremely high temperature or excessive moisture
• Excessive dust
• Direct sunlight
• Magnetic fields (near TV sets or speakers)
• To eliminate tape slack, store your cassettes in cassette cases with hub
stops
Accidental Erasure Prevention
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• All cassettes have erasure prevention tabs for each side. To protect valuable
recordings from accidental or inadvertent erasure, remove the tab for the
appropriate side with a screwdriver or another tool.
• To record on a tape whose erasure prevention tabs have been removed,
cover the tab holes with adhesive tape.
Side A
Erasure prevention tab for side B
) and Play button (PLAY) simultaneously to
4
) is pressed, the deck enters
4
" to reverse " ", and vice versa.
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Tape Transport Indicators
Memory Indicator
Erasure prevention tab for side A
ENGLISH
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