This is not a malfunction. Cautions: • To avoid damaging the CD player, do not place anything but a CD in the CD compartment. • Remove any loaded CD from the CD compartment before moving the system to avoid damaging the CD. • Moving the radio suddenly from a cold place to a warmer one can cause moisture to form on the CD player's pickup lens and disrupt operation. If this happens, unplug the radio, then wait about an hour before plugging it back in and playing a CD. ¶ Cassette Deck Operation LOADING AND PLAYING A TAPE 1. Slide FUNCTION to STD BY.TAPE. 2. Press to open the cassette door. Load a cassette tape into the guides on the door with the side you want to play facing up and the exposed tape edge facing you. Close the door. (STOP/ EJECT) (PLAY) (REWIND) (PAUSE) (RECORD) (FAST FORWARD) 3. Press to play the tape. Note: To temporarily pause play, press Press again to resume play. 4. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable level. Adjust TONE to HIGH to increase treble sounds or to LOW to increase bass sounds. 5. The cassette deck automatically stops the tape when it reaches the end. To stop it sooner, press . To fast forward when the tape is stopped, press , or rewind by pressing . RECORDING Notes: • The system’s Automatic Level Control (ALC) automatically adjusts the recording level. VOLUME has no effect on recording. • Tape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. We recommend regular length (60-or 90-minutes) cassette tapes. We do not recommend long-play cassette tapes such as C-120s because they are thin and can tangle easily. For 8 Cassette Deck Operation 14-518.fm Page 9 Tuesday, October 10, 2000 11:31 AM low-noise, wide-range recordings, use normal bias tape. • Before you load a cassette tape for recording, turn the cassette's hub with your finger or a pencil to move the tape past its leader. • Before recording, be sure the erase protection tabs are in place on the cassette tape you are using to record. See “Preventing Accidental Erasure” on Page 10. • If you try to record on a tape that has had its erase protection tabs removed, you cannot press . Do not force it, as this can damage the mechanism. Recording from the CD Player 1. Set FUNCTION to CD. 2. Load the cassette you want to record on into the cassette compartment. Load a CD into the CD compartment. 3. If you want to begin recording on a different track besides the first, press SKIP on the CD player until the desired track number appears, then press . The cassette deck starts recording and the CD starts to play the first track or the track you selected. Notes: • To temporarily pause recording, press on the cassette deck. Press again to resume recording. • If you also want to pause the CD player, press . Press again to resume playing the CD. • If you hold down SKIP or to search within a track during recording, the cassette deck will record the sound. 4. To stop recording before the tape reaches the end, press on the cassette deck. 5. To stop the CD player before it automatically stops, press on the CD player. Recording from the Radio 1. Follow Steps 1–4 in “Radio Operation” on Page 5. 2. Insert a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over, into the cassette compartment. 3. Press on the cassette deck. The cassette deck starts recording from the radio. Notes: • To temporarily pause recording, press on the cassette deck. Press again to resume recording. • To reduce a whistling sound (called an AM beat) heard during a recording from an AM broadcast, slide BEAT CUT to the position that produces the best quality recording. 4. To stop recording before the tape reaches the end, press on the cassette deck. TAPE TIPS Erasing a Cassette Tape To erase a previously recorded tape, simply record over it. To erase an entire side of a cassette tape, set FUNCTION to CD and do not load a CD. Then start recording and let the tape record to the end. Or, set FUNCTION to TAPE and press . To quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape, use a bulk tape eraser, available at your local RadioShack store. 9 Cassette Deck Operation 14-518.fm Page 10 Tuesday, October 10, 2000 11:31 AM Preventing Accidental Erasure Cassette tapes have two erase-protection tabs — one for each side. To protect a recording from being accidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both erase-protection tabs. If you want to record on a tape’s side after you have removed the erase-protection tab, place a piece of strong plastic tape over that side’s erase-protection hole. Be sure you cover only the hole originally covered by the erase-protection tab. Note: Removing erase-protection tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette tape. Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then completely rewind it. Then l...