User manual SONY XR-C5305

[. . . ] Keep cassettes away from equipment with built-in magnets such as speakers and amplifiers, as erasure or distortion of the recorded tape could occur. Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely cold temperatures, or moisture. When the tape is played back for a long period, the cassette shell may become warm because of the built-in power amplifier. Long use of cassette tapes contaminates the tape head causing poor sound quality or complete sound dropout. [. . . ] Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight, heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a humid place. Of a car parked in direct sunlight where there may be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car. If you turn the ignition key to the OFF position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm is activated and a beep tone is heard for a few seconds. Before detaching the front panel, be sure to press the OFF button first. Then press the RELEASE button to open up the front panel, and slide the front panel a little to the left. Be sure not to drop the panel after detaching it from the unit. Apply the right hand side of the front panel to the unit by attaching part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated, then swing the left side into the unit until it clicks. Make sure that the front panel is the right way up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down. Do not press the front panel hard against the unit when attaching it to the unit. It can easily be attached by pressing it lightly against the unit. When you carry the front panel with you, put it in the supplied front panel case. Up to 6 stations on each band can be stored on the preset number buttons 1 to 6 in the order of band frequency. Press momentarily the preset number button on which the desired station is stored. Note If you press the preset number button for more than two seconds, the currently received station is memorized. To receive the previously memorized station, make sure that the preset number button is pressed only momentarily. The unit starts scanning the selected band and memorize the tuned stations on the preset number button 1 through 6 automatically. During playback, press either side of the SEEK/AMS/MANU button the number of times you wish to skip the tracks. Adjust within three seconds after selecting. (After three seconds the button will again serve as the volume control button. Press the SENS button for more than two seconds. During playback, press and hold either side of the SEEK/AMS/MANU button. Release the button when you have found the desired part. [. . . ] The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front panel are not clean. In order to prevent this, open the front panel by pressing the RELEASE button, then detach it and clean with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Otherwise, the connector may get damaged. Back of the front panel 1 Display window 2 SEL (control mode select) button 58 3 DSPL (display mode change/time set) button 5 4 6 (eject) button 5 5 During radio reception: Preset number buttons 7 During CD playback: (changing discs) buttons 9 1 2 Tape track Wow and flutter Frequency response Signal-to- noise ratio 4-track 2-channel stereo 0. [. . . ]