Sony DTC-87ES Operating Instructions Manual page 7

COUNTER buttons
MODE: Selects the counter display in the display window
among the linear counter (tape running time), absolute
time, elapsed time of the selection, and total remaining
time of tape. Each time you press the button, the
display changes sequentially.
RESET: Resets the linear counter to "OM 00S".
MEMORY: Press to search the position of the tape you
want to listen to (Memory play, Memory stop).
START ID buttons
AUTO: Press to turn on and off the AUTO indicator. When
the AUTO indicator is lit, the start ID will automatically
be written during recording. When the AUTO indicator
is notlit, press START ID WRITE at the point where you
want to write a start ID.
WRITE: Press to write the start 1D at the desired point
during recording or playback.
ERASE: Press to erase a start ID. When a start ID and a
program number are written on the tape, both codes are
simultaneously erased by pressing this button.
RENUMBER: Press torenumber all programs on the tape.
When only the start IDs are written, pressing this button
will insert the proper program numbers beginning with
"4", The tape will rewind and start from the beginning
to accomplish this function.
SKIP ID buttons
WRITE: Press at the beginning of the portion you may wish
to skip later. A skip ID will be written from the point
where you pressed this button.
ERASE: Press to erase the nearest skip ID which is before
the current position.
END ID buttons
WRITE: Press to write the ID signifying the end of playback
or recording.
ERASE: Press to erase the end ID.
REC LEVEL (recording level) controls
Adjust the recording level for the analog input signals. The
outer knob controls the L (left) channel level and the inner
knob the R (right) channel level. The knobs can be
adjusted together.
When recording digital signals, it is not necessary to
adjust the recording level.
PHONES jack
20) CLOCK SET button
Press to adjust the time of the clock built in this unit.
In this mode, The MUSIC SCAN button and the 0 button
function as the + and - buttons respectively.
FADER button
Press to fade in or fade out during recording or playback.
SKIP PLAY button
Press to activate the skip ID code function. The portion of
the tape previously marked will be skipped.