Continuous Playback; Apld/Apps/Apss - Sharp WF-939ZP Operation Manual

• Continuous playback

1 Press for TAPE 1. This also engages the PLAY button.
2 Press PLAY button of TAPE 2.
О Auto reverse and continuous playback can combine.
Automatic Program Locate Device (APLD)
1 Count the number of gaps between the current selection
and the desired selection. Press SET the same number of times.
The APLD/APPS indicator will light.
• Enter the APLD number only to skip more than one
selection.
2 If TAPE 1 is not in the playback mode, press PLAY.
3 During side A playback, press FAST WIND
forward, or FAST WIND
During side В playback, press FAST WIND
ward, or FAST WIND to search back.
4 Press CLEAR to cancel APLD in progress. The deck will re-
turn to the playback mode.
5 When TAPE 1 reaches the desired space between selec-
tions, FAST WIND will be released and playback will
resume.
• To change the direction of APLD search, press STOP/EJECT
to stop the tape and cancel all settings, and then repeat the
above procedure.
Auto Program Pause System (APPS)
1 Press PLAY on TAPE 1 to begin playback.
2 Count the number of selections to be played back. Press
SET the same number of times. The appropriate APLD/APPS
indicator will light.
The indicators will always show the number of selections re-
maining to be played during playback.
3 When the last selection ends, the tape will stop and the
END PAUSE indicator will light. PLAY will not be released.
4 Press CLEAR to release the END PAUSE function. TAPE
1 and 2 will not function when END PAUSE is on.
To eject the tape or perform other operations after the APPS
operation is completed, press STOP/EJECT for TAPE 1 to can-
cel the APPS mode.
to search
to search back.
to search for-
• Playback of TAPE 2 will begin automatically if TAPE 1 is
played through side A and to the end of side B.
• The audio of both tapes can be mixed by pressing the PLAY
button of TAPE 1 while listening to TAPE 2.
• Pressing the button of TAPE 1 will not set the continu-
ous play mode if TAPE 2 playback is already in progress.
• APLD/APPS/APSS (TAPE 1 only)
APLD locates a desired selection by skipping the number of
pieces from the current to the desired selection.
APPS plays a specified number of selections and automatical-
ly enters the pause mode.
APSS locates the beginning of the current or next selection and
automatically begins playback from that piece.
• APPS and APLD can locate a maximum of five intervals. To
automatically locate a selection more than five away, move to
selection five and then reactive APPS/APLD for the number of
remaining intervals.
• The APPS/APLD setting can be changed while either is func-
tioning.
Auto Program Search System (APSS)
• First press PLAY.
To Listen to the Current Selection Again (Rewind APSS)
Side A: Press FAST WIND
Side B: Press FAST WIND
To Listen to the Next Selection (FF APSS)
Side A: Press FAST WIND
Side B: Press FAST WIND
• Playback will begin when the beginning of the current or
next selection is located.
If the APLD/APPS/APSS Does Not Function Normally
APPS
• Do not leave the APPS engaged for extended periods as it may dam-
age the tape or pinch roller. Press the STOP/EJECT to release PLAY
button.
• Both decks will stop during simultaneous playback or when dubbing
from TAPE 1 to 2 if APPS is activated.
• APPS may not detect the " e n d " of a selection if the recording level
is very low or the music fades.
APLD and APPS
• If APLD/APPS is activated near the end of a selection, the following
selection may be skipped. Watch the indicator to confirm.
• Do not change the tape transport mode during APLD/APSS opera-
tion. The APLD/APSS mode will be cancelled and playback will begin
from the other side of the tape.
APLD, APPS and APSS
These features may not function normally with the following tapes.
• Tapes containing conversation or other material with long pauses.
• Tapes with a low recording level.
• When the pause between pieces is less than 4 sec.
• Music containing extended quiet passages or parts which are not
recorded.
• Tapes containing excessive noise or material recorded from hum ra-
dio broadcasts.