Sony HCD-GX8800 User Manual

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Loading a tape
1
Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select
Deck A or B.
2
Press on the selected deck.
3
Insert a tape in deck A or B.
Playing a tape
1
Load a tape.
2
Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select
g” to play one side, “j” to play
both sides or “RELAY”* (Relay Play) to
play both decks in succession.
3
Press hH.
The tape starts playing.
Press hH again to play the reverse side.
* Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence:
Deck A (front side) 
t Deck A (reverse side) t
Deck B (front side) 
t Deck B (reverse side)
Tape
Tape presence indicator
Insert with the
side you want to
play/record facing
forward.
To
Stop playback
Pause playback
Fast-forward
Rewind
Remove the cassette
Tips
• During j or Relay Play, the deck stops
automatically after repeating the sequence five
times.
• If you press TAPE A/B while the power is off, the
power turns on automatically and TAPE is selected
as a function.
• When a tape (tapes) is (are) inserted, corresponding
presence indicators light up.
Searching for the beginning of a
track (AMS*)
During playback, press > or . repeatedly
for the number of songs you want to skip
forward (or backward).
The search direction, + (forward) or
– (backward), and the number of songs being
skipped (1~9) appear in the display.
* AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)
Note
The AMS function may not operate correctly under
the following circumstances:
– When the unrecorded space between songs is less
than 4 seconds long.
– When the unit is placed near a television.
Example: searching forward 2 songs
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Do this
Press x.
Press X. Press again to resume
playback.
Press M while playing the
front side, or press m while
playing the reverse side.
Press m while playing the
front side, or press M while
playing the reverse side.
Press A A or A B.