Owner`s manual

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Operation
USING THE CASSETTE
PLAYER
Playing a Cassette
Caution:
Avoid using C-120 cassette tapes.
They are very thin and can easily become
tangled in the tape-handling parts.
Follow these steps to play a cassette tape.
1. Take up any slack by turning the cas-
sette's hub with your finger or a pencil.
(Avoid touching the tape.)
2. If the stereo is off, press
PWR
to turn it
on.
3. Insert the tape into the cassette com-
partment with its open edge to the right.
TAPE or TAPE and PLY appear,
and the tape begins to play.
4. Press
VOL
or
VOL
to adjust the
volume as desired.
5. Repeatedly press
SEL
until the desired
audio setting appears —
BAS (bass),
TRE (treble), BAL (balance), or FAD
(fader). Then press
VOL
or
VOL
to
adjust the selected setting as desired.
6. Press all the way in to stop the tape
and eject it. The radio plays.
Caution:
When you insert a tape into
the cassette compartment, the tape-
handling parts continue to touch the
tape until you press to eject the tape.
Be sure you eject the tape as soon as
you finish playing it or before you leave
your vehicle to release it from the tape-
handling parts. This reduces the possi-
bility of a tape being inadvertently tan-
gled or damaged.
Notes:
• When the tape reaches one end, the
cassette player automatically changes
the tape's direction and plays the other
side. Play continues until you press .
• During play, you can play the other side
of the cassette by pressing and
at the same time.
Fast-Forward and Rewind
To fast-forward or rewind the current side,
firmly press or , depending on which
side of the tape is playing. The button locks
internally and the tape quickly winds in the
selected direction. Play resumes when the
end of the tape side is reached.
To stop fast-forward or rewind before the end
of the tape side, gently press the opposite
button. Play continues.
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