User manual SONY DTC-60ES

[. . . ] If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Digital Audio Tape Deck. [. . . ] For example, to locate the second track behind, press three times. 1 Enter the program number of the track with the number buttons. 2 Press ( (or · on the deck). Press REPEAT repeatedly while playing a track until "REPEAT" appears in the display. The deck will then play back all tracks until it detects the end of the last track, which may be: -- a blank section of 9 seconds or more -- the end of the tape When the deck detects either of the above, it rewinds the tape to beginning and plays back all tracks again. The deck repeats this cycle up to 5 times, then automatically stops. To stop playing all tracks repeatedly Press REPEAT repeatedly until "REPEAT" disappears. By specifying the program number of a track (Direct Access) Z Note Repeat Play of all tracks is canceled when you take out the cassette. * AMS = Automatic Music Sensor. z If you enter the wrong program number during Direct Access Z If you haven't pressed the ( (or · on the deck) button, press CLEAR on the remote, then enter the correct number. If you have already pressed the ( (or · on the deck) button, pressing the CLEAR button will not erase the wrong program number. Stop the deck and reenter the program number. Playing a track repeatedly Press REPEAT repeatedly while playing the track that you want until "REPEAT 1" appears in the display. The deck will then play back the track until its end, which may be: --the next start ID --a blank section of 9 seconds or more --the end of the tape When the deck detects any of the above, it rewinds the tape and starts playing from the start ID of the same track again. The deck repeats this cycle up to 5 times, then automatically stops. To stop playing a track repeatedly Press REPEAT repeatedly until "REPEAT 1" disappears. z If the deck detects a blank section of 9 seconds or more, or the end of the tape The deck rewinds the tape automatically to its beginning and stops (Auto Rewind). z You can make the deck start playing automatically from the beginning of the tape after rewinding Press · while holding down 0. Note Repeat Play of a single track is canceled when you take out the cassette. 14 3-858-189-21(1) Playback Operations Writing Sub Codes Playback Operations Playback Using a Timer (Timer Playing) By connecting a timer (not supplied) to the deck, you can start and stop playback operations at specified times. Start IDs are written on the tape automatically during recording. "ID WRITE" appears for a few seconds whenever a sub codes (a start ID and program number) are being written. During digital recording from a CD player Start recording on your deck first, then press the ( PLAY button on the CD player while it is stopped. If you place your deck into recording pause and the CD into play pause before you start recording, the start ID and program number of the first track on the CD may not be correctly written to the tape. Writing the Start IDs Automatically During Recording Do the following procedure to automatically write program numbers along with start IDs at the same position. · When recording an analog signal with the INPUT switch at ANALOG A start ID and program number are written whenever the input signal rises above a given level after remaining at a muted or low level for 3 seconds or more. z Note During automatic start ID writing the positioning of some start IDs may be inaccurately or inappropriately positioned away from the beginning of the track. If this happens, you can reposition or erase the start IDs later (see "Accurate Positioning of Start IDs (Rehearsal)" and "Erasing Start IDs" on page 17). · When recording a digital signal with the INPUT switch at OPTICAL or COAXIAL A start ID and program number are written whenever a new track is detected while recording a digital signal through the COAXIAL IN or OPTICAL IN jack from a digital source such as CD player or another DAT deck. Start IDs and program numbers are not written, however, for tracks that are less than 18 seconds in length. Writing Start IDs During Playback You can write start IDs during playback. REC LEVEL 4 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of "Recording on a DAT" on pages 6 and 7. Press START ID AUTO repeatedly until "AUTO" appears in the display. If you are recording from the end of the recorded portion, use the number buttons on the remote to specify the program number after the last one recorded. Example: When program number 5 is the last program number recorded on the tape. PGM NO. REC INPUT OPEN/CLOSE REC MODE STANDARD SBM ON L · 6 R · 5 · · ··· ··· MODE ANALOG 48 kHz § RESET OPTICAL COAXIAL 44. 1 kHz LONG ·· 3 7 · · OFF AMS REC MUTE 2 8 · 2 3 · 1 9 · · ± 0 ) R 0 10 PHONES PHONE LEVEL g POWER TIMER REC OFF PLAY AUTO START ID RENUMBER REHEARSAL WRITE ERASE MARGIN RESET p · P REC 0 10 r START ID REHEARSAL START ID WRITE 0/) Press START ID WRITE. "ID WRITE" appears in the display for a few seconds and the start ID is written on the tape at the selected position. [. . . ] Rewind the tape to its beginning, or locate the end of the recorded portion with End Search before starting recording. The deck does not record. / The record-protect hole on the cassette is open. Slide the record-protect tab to close the hole (see page 7). Turn REC LEVEL clockwise to raise the recording level (only during analog recording). / The signal input to the digital input jack or connector is protected against digital copying (only during digital recording). [. . . ]