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If a cassette is already in the slot, push the “TAPE” button.
Dolby Noise Reduction* feature: If you are listening to a
tape that was recorded with Dolby Noise Reduction, touch
the “
” switch. The bar on the upper side will be highlighted
in yellow. Touch the switch again to turn off Dolby NR.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB. For
best sound reproduction, play your tapes with this switch on or
off according to the mode used for recording the tape.
To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR, touch the switch
again to turn off the Dolby NR.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the
double−D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
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Reverse switch: You can reverse the tape by touching the
“
” switch or pushing the “CH DISC ” or “ ” button.
The display will show the opposite direction after reversing the
tape. Also if the tape reaches the end of one side, it is
automatically reversed to the other side.
Fast forward and Rewind switches: You can fast forward or
fast rewind by touching the “” or “

” switch.
To stop the tape while it is fast forwarding, touch “

”, to stop
the tape while it is rewinding, touch “”.

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then play the same side. If a tape fast forwards completely, the
cassette player will play the other side of the tape using the
auto−reverse feature.
Auto−reverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the
end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or
fast forwarding.(c) Automatic program selection
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“RPT” switch: The repeat feature automatically replays the
current program.
Touch the “RPT” switch while the program is playing. When the
program ends, it will automatically be rewound and replayed.
Touch the switch again to turn off the repeat feature.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for the repeat feature to work correctly.
“SKIP” switch: The skip feature allows you to fast forward
past long stretches of blank tape. This is especially useful at
the end of cassettes.
Touch the “SKIP” switch. The player will automatically skip any
blank portions of 15 seconds or more and play the next
program. To cancel it, touch the switch once again.

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“Automatic program selection” button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the song you want
to hear. You can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
”button to skip forward. “FF” and
the number will appear on the display. Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward.When the end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
” button on the lower side to skip
backward. Push the button until “REW” and the number you
want to skip appear on the display.
If you set “REW 1”, the player will rewind to the beginning
of the current program.
When counting the number of programs you want to rewind,
remember to count the current program as well. For
example, if you want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push this button until “REW
3” appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 5 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
“RPT”, “SKIP” or “Automatic program selection”
features: These features may not work well with some spoken
word, live or classical recordings.

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CD player operation
(a) Inserting or ejecting CDs
The engine switch must be in “ACC” or “IG−ON” mode.
Your automatic changer can store up to 6 discs.
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Setting a single CD:
1. Push the “LOAD” button briefly.
The green indicators at both ends of the slot start blinking and
“WAIT” appears on the display. After the blinking indicators
stay on and the “WAIT” changes to the “LOAD”, the CD door
opens.2. Insert only one disc while the CD door is open.
You can set a disc at the lowest empty disc number.
After insertion, the set disc is automatically loaded.
If the label faces downward, the disc cannot be played. In this
case, “CD CHECK” appears on the display.
If you need to insert the next disc, repeat the same procedure
to insert another disc.
Setting all the discs:
1. Push the “LOAD” button until you hear a beep.
The green indicators at both ends of the slot start blinking and
“WAIT” appears on the display. After the blinking indicators
stay on and the “WAIT” changes to the “LOAD”, the CD door
opens.
2. Insert only one disc while the CD door is open.
The CD door closes and “WAIT” appears again.
3. Insert the next disc after the “WAIT” changes to the
“LOAD” and the CD door opens.
4. Repeat this procedure until you insert all the discs.
To cancel the operation, push the “LOAD” or “DISC” button.
If you do not insert the discs within 15 seconds after pushing
the “LOAD” button and “LOAD” is displayed, the operation will
be canceled automatically.

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NOTICE
Do not insert one disc stacked on top of another one or
feed them in continuously, to prevent discs from getting
stuck in the player.
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Ejecting a single CD:
1. Push the “CH DISC
” or “ ” button to highlight the
disc number you want to eject.
2. Push the “
” (eject) button for the CD briefly.
At this time, the green indicators of the slot start blinking.
Ejecting all the discs:
Push the “
” (eject) button for the CD until you hear a
beep.

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The numbers of the trays where the CD is not set are dimmed.(b) Playing a CD
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Push the “DISC” button if CDs are already loaded in the
player.
The “CD CHANGER” screen appears on the display.
The discs set in the player are played continuously, starting
with the last disc you inserted. The disc number of the disc
currently being played, the track number and the time from the
beginning of the program are shown on the display.
When play of one disc ends, the first track of the following disc
starts. When play of the final disc ends, play of the first disc
starts again.
The player will skip any empty disc trays.

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On the screen: Touch the desired disc number.
The selected disc number is highlighted in green.
The player will start playing the selected disc from the first
track.
On the audio panel: Push the “CH DISC
” or “ ” button.
When you release the button, the player will start playing the
selected disc from the first track.(d) Searching for a desired disc
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Touch the “DISC SCAN” switch.
With the bar on the upper side highlighted in yellow, the
program at the beginning of each disc will be played for 10
seconds. To continue listening to the program of your choice,
touch the “DISC SCAN” switch a second time.
After all the tracks are scanned in one pass, normal play
resumes.

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“SEEK TRACK” button: Use for direct access to a desired
track.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
” or “ ”button and hold it until the
desired track number appears on the display. As you release
the button, the player will start playing the selected track from
the beginning.
Fast forward: Touch the “
” switch and hold it to fast forward
the disc. When you release the switch, the CD player will
resume playing from that position.
Reverse: Touch the “
” switch and hold it to reverse the disc.
When you release the switch, the CD player will resume
playing.(f) Searching for a desired track
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Touch the “SCAN” switch.
The bar on the upper side is highlighted in yellow. The CD
player will play the next track for 10 seconds, then scan again.
To select a track, touch the “SCAN” switch a second time. If
the player reaches the end of the disc, it will continue scanning
at track 1.
After all the tracks are scanned in one pass, normal play
resumes.