Sony TCW-E475 - Manual (Page 8)

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Locating a track
— Multi-AMS/Auto Play/Memory Play
You can locate the following/previous tracks
within a range of 30 tracks (Multi-AMS:
Automatic Music Sensor) or the beginning of a
tape quickly (Auto Play). You can even locate
a specific point anywhere on a tape (Memory
Play).
Note
Check the direction indicator of the deck you use.
When you locate a track on the reverse side (when
h lights up), press the button(s) in the parentheses.
To locate Press
The beginning of the
next or succeeding
tracks (Multi-AMS) M (or m) as many
times as you want during
playback.
For example, to locate 2
tracks ahead, press twice.
The beginning of the
current track
(Multi-AMS) m (or M) once during
playback.
The beginning of the
preceding tracks
(Multi-AMS) m (or M) as many
times as you want during
playback.
For example, to locate 2
tracks behind, press three
times.
The beginning of a tape
(Auto Play) MEMORY repeatedly until
“M” disappears in the
display. Then press m
(or M) while holding
down H (or h).
A particular point on a
tape (Memory Play) MEMORY repeatedly until
“M” appears in the display.
Find the point you want,
then press RESET to reset
the tape counter and to
memorize the point.
To locate the memorized
point and start playback,
press m (or M) while
holding down H (or h).
(Press m or M to stop at
“0000”.)
Notes
• The Multi-AMS function may not work correctly if:
– the blank space between tracks is less than 4
seconds long.
– there is a passage of low frequencies or very low
volume within a track.
– the signal strength of the left and right channels
are very different.
• The Multi-AMS function is inoperative on a deck
whenever the other deck is playing, recording
(except during dubbing), or in pause.
• Even if DIRECTION MODE is set to s, the
deck stops when the current side reaches the end
during Multi-AMS operation.
• The tape counters are reset to “0000” when you turn
off the tape deck.
Creating your own
program
— RMS Play
(TC-WE675 only)
By creating a program, you can play back
tracks on deck A in any order that you want.
The Random Music Sensor (RMS) function lets
you create a program of up to 28 tracks, from
the 1st to the 14th tracks on each side of the
tape.
1
Press RMS/START.
“RMS” and a flashing cursor appear in the
display.
2
Press h (BACK) or H (FRONT) to
select the side of the tape.
h or H appears in the display.
3
Press m or M repeatedly until the
track number you want appears in the
display.
0 3 H
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
FRONT
RMS
BACK
Track number
Side of the cassette