PHILIPS MCM204/77
Manual de Usuario

Tape Operation / Recording
English
� The best recording level is set automatically. Altering the VOLUME, DBB or DSC controls will not affect the recording in progress. � The recording sound quality might differ depending on the quality of your recording source and the recording tape. � At the very beginning and end of the tape, no recording will take place during the 7 seconds when the leader tape passes the recorder heads. � To protect a tape from accidental erasure, have the tape in front of you and break out the left tab. Recording on this side is no longer possible. If, however, you wish to record over this side again, cover the tabs with a piece of adhesive tape.

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Select TAPE source. � Display: shows �TAPE� throughout tape operation. Open the tape key flap marked �PULL TO OPEN� on the front panel. Press STOP�OPEN�0 to open the tape door. Insert a recorded tape and close the tape door.

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Select CD source. Insert a disc and if desired, programme track numbers. Press STOP�OPEN�0 to open the tape door. Insert a suitable tape into the deck and close the tape door. Press RECORD to start recording. � Playing of the CD programme starts automatically from the beginning of the CD after 7 seconds. It is not necessary to start the CD player separately.

� Load the tape with the open side downward and the full spool to the left.

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Press PLAY 2 to start playback.

� The key is automatically released at the end of a tape, except if PAUSE; has been activated.

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To pause, press PAUSE;. Press again to resume. By pressing à or á on the system fast winding of tape is possible in both directions. To stop the tape, press STOP�OPEN�0. Note: � The source cannot be changed while playing or recording a tape.

To select and record a particular passage within a CD track: � Press and hold down on 4 ¢. Release the control when you recognize the passage you want. � To pause CD playback, press 2; . � Recording starts from this exact point in the track when you press RECORD�.

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To pause, press PAUSE;. Press again to resume. To stop recording, press STOP�OPEN�0.

General information on recording
� Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other rights of third par ties are not infringed. � For recording, use only NORMAL (IEC type I) tapes on which the tabs have not yet been broken. This deck is not suited for recording on METAL (IEC IV) type tapes. 16