Playing A Cassette Tape

The cassette tape player works best with cassette tapes that are 30-45 minutes on each side. Cassette tapes longer than 30-45 minutes are so thin they may not work well in this player. The longer side with the cassette tape visible should face to the right. If the ignition is ON, but the radio is OFF, you may insert a cassette tape which will begin playing. If you hear nothing but a garbled sound, the cassette tape may not be in squarely. Press the eject button in order to remove the cassette tape and start over.

While the cassette tape is playing, use the VOL, FAD, BAL, TRE, BAS, SEEK, and SCAN controls just as you do for the radio. Up will appear on the display if the top side of the cassette tape is being playing. DN will appear if the bottom side is playing.

If the cassette tape player detects a tight or broken cassette tape, ERR (error) will appear on the display and the player will eject the cassette tape. The radio will go back to playing the last station selected. If you want to insert a cassette tape when the ignition is OFF, first press the eject button or the RCL knob.

PREV (1): Press this button or the left SEEK arrow in order to go to the previous selection on the cassette tape if the selection has been playing for less than 3 seconds. If you press the PREV button or the left SEEK arrow while the current selection has been playing for more than 13 seconds, the current selection replays. If you press the PREV button or the left SEEK arrow while the current selection has been playing from 3-13 seconds, play will resume at either the previous selection or the start of the current selection, depending on the position of the cassette tape. FR will flash on the display while the cassette player is in PREV mode. The cassette tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for PREV to work. The sound will mute while seeking.

NEXT (2): Press this button or the right SEEK arrow in order to go to the next selection on the cassette tape. FF will flash on the display while the cassette player is in NEXT mode. The cassette tape must have at least 3 seconds of silence between each selection for NEXT to work. The sound will mute while seeking.

REV (3): Press this button in order to reverse the cassette tape rapidly. FR will appear on the display. Press the button again in order to return to playing speed. The radio will play the last selected station while the cassette tape reverses. You may select stations during REV operation by using TUNE, SEEK or SCAN.

FWD (4): Press this button in order to advance quickly to another part of the cassette tape. FF will appear on the display. Press the button again in order to return to playing speed. The radio will play the last selected station while the advances. You may select stations during FWD operation by using TUNE, SEEK or SCAN.

SIDE (5): Press this button in order to play the other side of the cassette tape.

RPT (6): Press this button once in order to repeat the current selection. RPT will appear on the display. RPT will flash on the display while the cassette player is searching for the start of the selection. The cassette tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for RPT to work. Press this button again in order to turn off repeated play. OFF will appear on the display.

AM-FM: Press this button in order to play the radio when a cassette tape is in the player. The cassette tape will stop but remain in the player.

TAPE: With a cassette tape in the player and the radio playing, press this button in order to play a cassette tape. CAS will appear on the display. Press AM-FM in order to return to the radio when a cassette tape is playing. The inactive cassette tape will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.

EJECT: Press the upward triangle button in order to remove a cassette tape. The radio will play. You may eject a tape with the radio turned OFF. You may also load cassette tapes with the radio OFF if you first press this button.

CLN: If this message appears on the display, the cassette tape player will still play cassette tapes, but you should clean the player as soon as possible in order to prevent damage to the cassette tapes and player. After you clean the player, press and hold the eject button for five seconds in order to reset the CLN indicator. The radio display will flash --- in order to show that the indicator was reset.