User manual SONY M-98V

[. . . ] To reuse the cassette for recording, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape. When the cassette tab is removed, the bar in the display window disappears. Choose one of the following power sources. Flashes if you try to record with the cassette tab removed. [. . . ] c-(b)) When you press EASY SEARCH ­ or + during playback or stop, the unit enters rewind or fast forward mode and stops, then starts playback. each press of the ­ button rewinds the tape to the point approx. Each press of the + button makes the tape run rapidly to the point approx. You can press the ­ or + button up to 20 times (approx. 60 seconds earlier or 200 seconds ahead). When you press EASY SEARCH during recording, the unit stops recording and starts playback after fast-forwarding or rewinding for as much as you pressed the button. Release pause recording Slide REC PAUSE/REC toward "REC" while holding the center button down*, or press the P button. * When you release the REC PAUSE/REC button after you have slid it toward "REC" or "PAUSE", the button returns to the center position. Before taking out the cassette, make sure that the sound of the unit operating has stopped. When an external microphone is connected to the MIC jack, the built-in microphone does not work. When you open the lid during stop The tape always starts recording from the upper side after you have opened the lid. Set VOR to ON first and slide REC PAUSE/REC toward "REC" while holding the center button down. The unit automatically starts recording the sound and pauses when there is no sound (you can save tapes and batteries). When you use this system in a noisy place the unit stays in the recording mode. If the sound is too soft, on the contrary, the unit will not start recording. When you do not use this function, set VOR to OFF. You can set VOR to ON while recording too. If you cannot get the desired results, set VOR to OFF. When recording with the supplied remote control microphone, the recording may not stop even if the sound becomes very soft, because the recording sensitivity of the remote control microphone is higher than that of the built-in microphone. When using the VOR system, the unit starts recording only when a sound is detected, therefore, the beginning of the word may not be recorded. Press COUNTER RESET for more than 2 seconds until ZERO STOP appears in the display window. During rewind or REVIEW, the tape stops at 000. [. . . ] To start recording, insert a cassette and slide REC PAUSE/REC toward "REC" while holding the center button down. Only standard microcassette have a small indentation of side A. You cannot close the cassette compartment lid. To release pause, slide PAUSE back to the original position. [. . . ]