User manual SONY DTC-59ES

[. . . ] Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green-and-yellow. Should the fuse in the plug supplied with this appliance need to be replaced, a 5 AMP FUSE approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, i. WARNING To prevent shock hazard, do not insert the plug cut off from the mains lead into a socket outlet. This plug cannot be used and should be discarded. [. . . ] ) There are three ways to write start ID: · Writing automatically during recording · Writing manually at the desired position during recording · Writing manually at the desired position during playback While the start ID is being written, all buttons except the 7 button are not operative. Writing Automatically during Recording When turning on the power and inserting a cassette with its safety tab at the record-possible position, the AUTO indicator lights automatically. In time recording, this indicator will be the same as the one before the power is turned off. When the non-signal level lasts for more than 3 seconds and a selection then starts, the start ID is written automatically for 9 seconds (18 seconds in the long-play mode). The program number is also written simultaneously. Why 9 seconds or 18 seconds are necessary for writing a start ID ?A start ID requires 9 or 18 seconds to allow to be detected when rewinding/fastforwarding a tape. (The speed is 200 times as fast as that of normal tape operation. ) After the start ID is located, the tape returns to the beginning of the start ID if necessary, and playback starts from the beginning of the selection. If the signal level stays very low for more than 3 seconds If there is a portion of very low volume level during a selection, a start ID may be written even in the middle of the selection. When the portion between selections is not clear The start ID position may not coincide exactly to the beginning of the selection. While the start ID is being erased, the ERASE indicator lights and the START ID indicator flashes. If you press the START ID ERASE button during the stop mode or while the START ID indicator is not on the display If a program number is also written with the start ID, the program number will be erased as well at the same time and the succeeding program number remain unchanged. In this case, re-arrange the program number with the renumbering function. ) There are two ways to write program numbers: · Writing automatically during recording · Writing Automatically during Recording When you proceed so that start IDs are written automatically during recording, the program numbers are also written. Writing program numbers from the beginning of the tape When turning on the power and inserting a cassette with its safety tab at the record-possible position, the AUTO indicator lights. In timer recording, the AUTO indicator will be the same as the one before the power is turned off. to start recording , press the ¶REC button , then press the 8PAUSE or 3 (play) button. The program numbers will be written in numerical order from "1" at the same position as the start IDs. The START ID indicator flashes while the start ID is written for about 9 seconds (18 seconds in the long-play mode). Writing program numbers from the middle of the tape To locate the last point of the previous recording, using the end search function. (Ppage 54) It is important to proceed with the end search function in order not to leave a blank section on the tape. [. . . ] Search function operates suddenly during playback. Use the end search function (page 54) when recording so that no blank is created. There is a blank section between selections. (The sampling frequency indicator blinks on the display. [. . . ]