JVC KS-FX945R: TAPE OPERATIONS

TAPE OPERATIONS

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Listening to a cassette

To stop play and eject the cassette

Press 0.

You can play back type I (normal) tapes.

Tape play stops, the control panel flips down. The

cassette automatically ejects from the cassette

1

Open the control panel.

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 also eject the cassette by pressing 0

while the unit is turned off.

Note on One-Touch Operation:

When a cassette is already in the cassette

To fast-forward and rewind a tape

compartment, pressing TAPE CD-CH turns on

Press and hold ¢ for

the unit and starts tape play automatically.

more than one second to

fast-forward the tape.

2

Insert a cassette into the cassette

When the tape reaches its

compartment.

end, the tape is reversed

The unit turns on and

and playback starts from the

tape play starts

beginning of the other side.

automatically.

Press and hold 4 for more than one

second to rewind the tape.

When the tape reaches its end, playback of the

3

Close the control panel by hand.

same side starts.

To stop fast-forward and rewind at any

position on the tape, press 23.

Tape play starts from that position on the tape.

Notes:

4

Select the tape direction.

• When one side of the tape reaches its end during

Each time you press 23,

play, the other side of the tape automatically starts

the tape direction changes

playing. (Auto Reverse)

alternately between forward

• When the tape reaches its end while fast-

( ) and reverse

forwarding, the tape direction will be changed

( ).

automatically.

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To play back tapes recorded with the

Dolby B NR*

1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode

while listening to a tape.

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“MODE” flashes on the upper part of the

Ex.: When you locate three tunes ahead

display.

of the current tune

2 Press (Dolby B), while “MODE” is still

Each time you press the buttons, the number

flashing on the display so that the

changes up to ±9.

(Dolby B) indicator lights up.

When the beginning of the specified tune is

“DOLBY B” also appears on the display for

located, playback starts automatically.

several seconds.

Notes:

To cancel the Dolby B NR, repeat steps 1

• While locating a specified tune:

and 2 again so that the (Dolby B) indicator

– If the tape is rewound to its beginning, playback

goes off.

starts from the beginning of that side.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby

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

Laboratories.

reversed and played from the beginning of the

“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are

other side.

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• 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.

Finding the beginning of a

– Tapes with high level of noise or humming

tune

between tunes.

– Tapes with tunes recorded at low recording

Multi Music Scan (MMS) allows you to

levels.

automatically start playback from the beginning

– The Dolby NR setting does not match. For

of a specified tune. You can specify up to 9 tunes

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

ahead of or before the current tune.

recorded with no Dolby NR.

During playback

Specify the tune you want to locate (how

many tunes ahead of or before the

current tune).

Press ¢ to locate a

tune ahead of the current

tune on the cassette.

Press 4 to locate a

tune before the current

tune on the cassette.

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Other convenient tape functions

3

Turn the control dial clockwise to

select “ON.”

Skipping the blank portions on the tape

Now Blank Skip is

activated.

You can skip blank portions between the tunes

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(Blank Skip).

When this function is turned on, the unit fast-

forwards (skipping blank portions of 15 seconds

or more), to the next tune and starts playback.

• See also “Changing the general settings

4

Finish the setting.

(PSM)” on page 25.

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 26.)

To cancel Blank Skip, repeat the same

procedure and select “OFF” in step

3

by turning

the control dial counterclockwise.

2

Press ¢ or 4 to select

“B.SKIP” (blank skip).

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Playing the current tune repeatedly

Prohibiting cassette ejection

You can play the current tune repeatedly

(Repeat Play).

You can prohibit cassette ejection and lock a

cassette in the cassette compartment.

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1 Press MODE to enter the

functions mode while playing a

While pressing TAPE CD-CH, press and

tune you want to hear over again

hold for more than 2 seconds.

on a cassette.

“MODE” flashes on the upper

part of the display.

2 Press RPT (repeat), while

“MODE” is still on the display, so

“NO EJECT” flashes on the display for about

that “REPEAT” appears on the

5 seconds, and the cassette is locked and

display.

cannot be ejected.

Lights up when Repeat Play is turned on.

To cancel the prohibition and unlock the

When the tune has been played, the tape is

cassette

automatically rewound to the beginning of that

While pressing TAPE CD-CH, press and hold

tune and the same tune will be played again.

again for more than 2 seconds.

“EJECT OK” flashes on the display for about

To cancel Repeat Play, repeat steps 1 and 2

5 seconds, and the cassette is unlocked.

again so 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

(very quiet parts) or non-recorded portions during

Note:

tunes.

If you press 0 while cassette ejection is prohibited,

– Tapes with short non-recorded sections.

the control panel flips down, but the cassette

– Tapes with high level noise or humming between

continues to play and cannot be ejected.

tunes.

– Tapes with tunes recorded at low recording levels.

– 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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