SCT-86  (140-0654)            Operation                Faxback Doc. # 7286

LOADING A CASSETTE

1.  PRESS [STOP/EJECT] to open the cassette compartment

2.  Insert a cassette with the open side facing down and with the full
    tape reel on the left.

3.  Close the cassette compartment.

When you want to remove the cassette, press [STOP/EJECT] to open the
compartment.

PLAYING A CASSETTE

1.  Load a pre-recorded cassette tape into the cassette compartment.

2.  If desired, set the tape counter to 000 by pressing the reset button.

Note:  You can use the tape counter during recording and playback to
       find your desired portions of the tape.

3.  Press the appropriate [TAPE SELECT] button for the tape you are using
    - [METAL] for metal tape, [CrO2] for chromium dioxide and high-bias
    tape, and [NORMAL] for other types of tape.

4.  Press in [DOLBY NR] to play a tape recorded with the Dolby NR system.

5.  Press [PLAY] to begin playing a tape.  Adjust the volume control on
    your receiver/amplifier for a comfortable listening level.

    During playback, the RECORD LEVEL indicator shows the level of the
    playback signal.

    To fast-forward or rewind a tape, press [STOP/EJECT] to stop the tape
    and then press [FAST-F] or REWIND].  To resume play, press
    [STOP/EJECT].  Then, press [PLAY].

    Press [PAUSE] to stop the tape briefly.  To restart the tape, press
    [PAUSE] once more.

MAKING A RECORDING

1.  Set the INPUT MIC-LINE switch on the back of the player to MIC to
    record from your microphones, or to LINE to record from your
    receiver/amplifier.

2.  Press the appropriate [TAPE SELECT] button for the tape you are using.

3.  Press in [DOLBY NR] to make a Dolby NR recording.

4.  Press the tape counter reset button to reset the tape counter to 000.

5.  Press [RECORD].  [PLAY] is automatically pressed in.  The RECORD
    indicator lights, and recording begins.

    Adjust the LEFT and RIGHT RECORD LEVEL controls so that the LEFT and
    RIGHT RECORD LEVEL indicator readings peak in the green area, and only
    occasionally light in the red area.  Normal levels will peak between
    -8 in the green area and the Dolby Symbol in the red area.

    You can monitor the sound being recorded by listening to your
    receiver/amplifier's speakers.  Your receiver/amplifier's volume
    setting does not affect the record level.

    To temporarily stop the tape during recording, press [PAUSE].  To
    restart the tape, press [PAUSE] again.

6.  To stop recording, press [STOP/EJECT].

ERASING A TAPE

To erase a recording, simply record over it.  As you record, the previous
recording is erased.

To erase a tape without making a new recording, set the RECORD LEVEL
controls to their MIN positions and press [RECORD].

HOW DOLBY NOISE REDUCTION WORKS

As the recording is being made, the Dolby NR system samples the music to
find the places where a listener might later be able to hear tape noise.
When the Dolby system finds such a place, it automatically increases the
recording level so that the sound is recorded louder than normal.

When this tape is later played back on a cassette deck equipped with Dolby
NR, the loudness is automatically reduced at all the places where it was
increased during recording.  This reduces the music to its original
loudness and also reduces the tape noise by the same amount-usually enough
to make the noise inaudible.

(br/all-8/11/94)