Optimus STAV-3680 - Manual (Page 19)

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Cassette Deck/VCR Features
You can connect two cassette decks to the receiver. Selecting either VCR/TAPE 1
or TAPE 2 MONITOR lets you hear the playback from the cassette deck you con-
nected to the receiver’s corresponding ( VCR/TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 MONITOR ) jacks.
Using the VCR/TAPE 1 and
TAPE 2 Monitor Buttons Press VCR/TAPE 1 . VCR appears on the display. You hear the playback from the
cassette deck or VCR you connected to the receiver’s VCR/TAPE 1 jacks.
Press TAPE 2 MONITOR . TAPE 2 appears on the display along with the last pro-
gram source you selected. You can hear playback or monitor a recording from
the cassette deck you connected to the receiver’s
TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks.
The TAPE 2 MONITOR REC jacks continue to output sound from the previously se-
lected source when you press TAPE 2 MONITOR .
To return to the previous source, press TAPE 2 MONITOR again so TAPE 2 disap-
pears.
Notes:
• If you press TAPE 2 MONITOR when the cassette deck is neither playing nor
recording, the receiver mutes the current audio source. To hear the audio
source, press
TAPE 2 MONITOR so TAPE 2 disappears from the display.
• Do not press TAPE 2 MONITOR while you are recording on the deck con-
nected to TAPE 2 MONITOR REC . If you do, the recording is interrupted for
about 1 second.
Recording a Program Source The receiver sends the audio program source you select— VCR/TAPE 1 , TAPE 2
MONITOR , DVD/TV , LD/SAT , CD , TUNER , or PHONO — to the VCR/TAPE 1 OUT (audio)
and TAPE 2 MONITOR REC jacks.
The VOLUME , BALANCE and tone controls do not affect the signal going to the
tape decks.
Dubbing a Cassette Tape You can copy, or dub, a cassette tape from one cassette deck to another.
You can use either deck as the playback or recording deck. However, if you
want to monitor the cassette deck during dubbing, use the deck connected to
the
VCR/TAPE 1 jacks as the source, and the deck you connected to the TAPE 2
jacks as the recording deck. Then press TAPE 2 MONITOR so TAPE 2 appears
on the display to hear the recording. See “Using the VCR/TAPE 1 and TAPE 2
Monitor Buttons.