JVC KS-FX815: TAPE OPERATIONS

TAPE OPERATIONS

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To stop play and eject the cassette

Listening to a cassette

Press 0 briefly.

1

Open the control panel.

Tape play stops and the cassette automatically

ejects from the cassette compartment. The source

changes to the previously selected one.

If you change the source, tape play also stops

(without ejecting the cassette this time).

• You can eject the cassette while the unit is turned

off by pressing 0.

2

Insert a cassette into the cassette

compartment.

To fast-forward and rewind a tape

The unit turns on and

tape play starts

automatically.

Press ¢ for more than

1 second to fast-forward the tape.

When the tape reaches its end,

the tape is reversed and playback

starts from the beginning of the

3

Close the control panel by hand.

other side.

TAPE indicator appears.

Press 4 for more than

1 second to rewind the tape.

When the tape reaches its end,

playback of the same side starts.

To stop fast forward and rewind at any

position on the tape, press TAPE 23.

4

Select the tape direction.

Tape play starts from that position on the tape.

Each time you press TAPE

23, the tape direction changes

Notes:

alternately forward ( )

• When one side of the tape reaches its end during

and reverse ( ).

play, the other side of the tape automatically starts

playing. (Auto Reverse)

Note on One-Touch Operation:

• When the tape reaches its end while fast-forwarding,

When a cassette is already in the cassette

the tape direction will be changed automatically.

compartment, select tape as the source by

pressing TAPE 23 to start tape play.

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Finding the beginning of a tune

To play back tapes recorded with the

Dolby B NR

Multi Music Scan allows you to automatically start

Press and hold RPT (Dolby B/repeat) to set

playback from the beginning of a specified tune.

the Dolby B NR* system.

You can specify up to 9 tunes ahead of or before

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The indicator lights up, and “DOLBY B”

the current tune.

appears on the display for several seconds.

During playback

To cancel the Dolby B NR, press and hold

Specify how many tunes ahead of or

RPT (Dolby B/repeat) again so that the

before the current tune the one you want

indicator goes off.

is located.

*Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under

license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Press ¢ to locate a tune

Corporation.

ahead of the current tune on the

“DOLBY” and the double-D symbol are

cassette.

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation.

Press 4 to locate a tune

before the current tune on the

cassette.

Prohibiting cassette ejection

You can prohibit cassette ejection and “lock” a

cassette in the cassette compartment.

Press and hold TAPE 23 and for more

than 2 seconds.

“NO EJECT” flashes on the display for about 5

Each time you press the buttons, the number

seconds, and the cassette is “locked.”

changes up to ±9.

When the beginning of the specified tune is

To cancel the prohibition and “unlock” the

located, playback starts automatically.

cassette, press and hold TAPE 23 and

for more than 2 seconds again.

“EJECT OK” flashes for about 5 seconds, and this

Notes:

time the cassette is “unlocked.”

• While locating a specified tune:

– If the tape is rewound to its beginning, playback

starts from the beginning of that side.

Note:

– If the tape is fast-forwarded to the end, it is

If you press 0 while cassette ejection is prohibited,

reversed and played from the beginning of the

the display panel flips down, but the cassette continues

other side.

to play and cannot be ejected.

• In the following cases, the Multi Music Scan

function may not operate correctly:

– Tapes with tunes having long pianissimo passages

(very quiet parts) or non-recorded portions

between tunes.

– Tapes with short non-recorded sections.

– Tapes with high level of noise or humming

between tunes.

– The Dolby NR setting does not match. For

example, if Dolby B NR is on and the tape was

recorded with no Dolby NR.

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Playing the current tune repeatedly

Other convenient tape functions

You can play the current tune repeatedly (Repeat

Skipping the blank portions on the tape

Play).

You can skip blank portions between the tunes

Press RPT (repeat/Dolby B) while

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(Blank Skip).

playing a tune you want to hear over

When this function is on, the unit skips blank

again.

portions of 15 seconds or more, fast-forwards to

Each time you briefly press the

the next tune, then starts playing it.

button, Repeat Play turns on and

• See also “Changing the general settings (PSM)”

off alternately.

on page 22.

1

Press and hold SEL (select) for more

than 2 seconds so that one of the

PSM items appears on the display.

(PSM: see page 23.)

Lights up when Repeat Play is turned on.

When the tune has been played, the tape is

automatically rewound to the beginning of that

tune and the same tune will be played again.

2

Press ¢ or 4 to select

To cancel Repeat Play, press RPT again so

“B. SKIP” (blank skip).

that the RPT indicator goes off.

Note:

In the following cases, Blank Skip and Repeat Play

may not operate correctly:

– Tapes with tunes having long pianissimo passages

3

Turn the control dial clockwise to

(very quiet parts) or non-recorded portions during

select “ON.”

tunes.

Now Blank Skip is

– Tapes with short non-recorded sections.

activated.

– Tapes with high level noise or humming between

tunes.

– The Dolby NR setting does not match. For example,

if Dolby B NR is on and the tape was recorded with

no Dolby NR.

4

Press SEL (select) to finish the setting.

To cancel Blank Skip, repeat the same

procedure and select “OFF” in step 3 by turning

the control dial counterclockwise.

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