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3-862-713-11(1)
Stereo
Cassette Deck
EN
Operating Instructions
GB GB
F F
ES ES
P P
TC-WE825S
TC-WE725
TC-WE625
1998 by Sony Corporation
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INFORMATION WARNING This equipment has been tested and Welcome! found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part Thank you for purchasing the Sony To prevent fire or shock 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are Stereo Cassette Deck. Before operating designed to provide reasonable hazard, do not expose the unit, please read this manual protection against harmful interference thoroughly and retain it for future the unit to rain or in a residential installation. This r
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking 4 Hooking Up the System 4 Playing a Tape 5 Recording on a Tape 6 Advanced Playback Operations Locating a Track (Multi-AMS/Auto Play/Memory Play) 8 Creating Your Own Program (RMS Play) 9 Advanced Recording Operations Adjusting Bias and Recording Level Calibration Automatically 11 Adjusting the Recording Level Automatically (Auto Rec Level) 12 Fading In and Out (Fader) 13 Dubbing a Tape 13 Recording on Both Decks in Succession (Relay Recording) 14 Record
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Getting Started Getting Started • Connecting the tape deck to a CD player equipped with CONTROL A1 connectors Unpacking For information on connections through the CONTROL A1 connectors, refer to the pamphlet included with this Check that you received the following items: manual. • Audio connecting cords (2) • CONTROL A1 cord (1) (supplied for Canadian models only) Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to an AC outlet. Hooking Up the System Where do I go next? This section de
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations Playing a Tape 32 4 RESET MEMORYAB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 5 4 6 3 7 2 8 1 9 g DIRECTION MODE RMS AUTO CAL(STARTP) DUBBING A B
RELAY 0 10 Aa RMS/START SET CHECK DISPLAY DECK A DECK B A+B REC HIGH/NORMAL – RMS + START(DECK BP) FADER ARL 0(AMS) (AMS)) 0(AMS) (AMS)) ¯ON ¿OFF ¹ SYNCHRO p »á p »á PITCH CONTROL CLEAR BACK FRONT PHONES DOLBY NR PAUSE REC MUTING REC OFF ON ON FILTER B C S PAUSE REC MUTING REC PR r PR r – + ¤ ¤ • See page 4
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Basic Operations Recording on a Tape 245 RESET MEMORYAB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 5 4 6 3 7 2 8 1 9 g DIRECTION MODE RMS AUTO CAL(STARTP) DUBBING A B Aa
RELAY 0 10 RMS/START SET CHECK DISPLAY DECK A DECK B A+B REC HIGH/NORMAL START(DECK BP) – RMS + FADER ARL (AMS) (AMS)) (AMS) (AMS)) 0 0 ¯ON ¿OFF ¹ SYNCHRO p »á p »á PITCH CONTROL CLEAR BACK FRONT PHONES DOLBY NR PAUSE REC MUTING REC OFF ON ON FILTER B C S PAUSE REC MUTING REC PR r PR r – + ¤ ¤ 3 • See page 4 for hookup Turn on the am
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Basic Operations Basic Operations z To protect recordings Press PAUSE P or á. against accidental erasure 5 Break out the record-protect Recording starts. tab(s) (see page 18). Start playing the program source. 6 To Press Stop recording p Start recording from the reverse side » twice in Step 5 Pause PAUSE P. Press the button again to resume recording. Take out the cassette ¤ after stopping recording z The Dolby HX PRO* Use these switches (controls) to perform additional system automatically opera
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Advanced Playback Operations Advanced Playback Operations Notes • The Multi-AMS function may not work correctly if: Locating a Track (Multi-AMS/ — the blank space between tracks is less than 4 seconds Auto Play/Memory Play) long. — there is a passage of low frequencies or very low volume within a track. You can locate the following/previous tracks within a — the signal strength of the left and right channels are range of 30 tracks (Multi-AMS: Automatic Music very different. Sensor) or the begin
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Advanced Playback Operations 5 Repeat Steps 2 to 4 to program more tracks. Creating Your Own Program (RMS Play) If “FULL” appears in the display This means that you’ve already programmed 28 tracks and can’t program any more. By creating a program, you can play back tracks on deck A in any order that you want. The Random 6 Press RMS/START to start RMS Play. Music Sensor (RMS) function lets you create a program of up to 28 tracks, from the 1st to the 14th tracks on The peak level meters appear in
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Advanced Playback Operations Adding tracks to the end of a program Press p (CLEAR) once, and follow Steps 2 to 5 in “Creating Your Own Program (RMS Play)” on page 9. z To create another program Press p (CLEAR) until the order on the program returns to 0 and the cursor flashes above track number 1 in the display, then follow Steps 2 to 5 on page 9. z You can use your Sony remote to perform RMS programming If your Sony stereo receiver’s remote has RMS buttons, do the following steps. 1 Turn on the
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Advanced Recording Operations Advanced Recording Operations 4 Press PAUSE P to start the automatic calibration procedure. Adjusting Bias and Recording The automatic calibration procedure starts (i.e., Level Calibration recording test tones, rewinding, and playing back). Automatically During the calibration, the counter changes from Since there are many different types of cassettes on the 9 to 0. market, your tape deck automatically sets the appropriate equalization characteristics and bias CAL B
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Advanced Recording Operations z You should adjust the recording level manually with REC LEVEL in the following cases: Adjusting the Recording Level —The recording level cannot be adjusted properly due Automatically (Auto Rec Level) to excessive noise in the program source. —The program source level is too low and the recording The Auto Rec Level function automatically measures level does not increase. the peak signal level and adjusts the recording level During a quiet passage in a program sourc
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Advanced Recording Operations Fading In and Out (Fader) Dubbing a Tape You can gradually increase the recording level at the You can copy a tape in deck A to a tape in deck B at beginning of a recording (fade in) or gradually normal or high speed. decrease the recording level at the end of a recording DIRECTION MODE » / á HIGH / NORMAL (fade out). It is convenient to use this function, for example, when RESET MEMORYAB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 5 4 6 the tape reaches to its end and you
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Advanced Recording Operations To stop dubbing Recording on Both Decks in During Press Normal-speed dubbing Succession (Relay Recording) p on deck B High-speed dubbing p on either deck You can make a continuous recording that starts on a cassette in deck A and ends on a cassette in deck B. z During high-speed dubbing DIRECTION MODE » / á REC r Only p is operative. RESET MEMORYAB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 4 5 6 3 7 z You don‘t have to adjust the recording level or 2 8 g 1 9 DIRECTION MOD
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Advanced Recording Operations Recording the Same Source on Recording Your Own Program Both Decks (Simultaneous (RMS Dubbing) Recording) You can record an RMS program that you’ve created (see “Creating Your Own Program (RMS Play)” on You can record the same source on cassettes in deck A page 9). This function works only at normal speed. and B at the same time. RMS / START » / á HIGH / NORMAL DIRECTION MODE » / á» A+B REC / á RESET MEMORYAB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 5 RESET MEMORYAB COU
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Advanced Recording Operations Inserting a Blank Space During Synchro-Recording With a CD Recording (Record Muting) Player Through a Control A1 Cable You can insert a blank space of 4 seconds between each track. The blank spaces allow you to locate the start of By pressing SYNCHRO, you can perform synchro- specific tracks afterwards using the Multi-AMS recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD player function (see page 8). You can also use this function to connected to the CONTROL A1 connector
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Advanced Recording Operations Notes 7 Press SYNCHRO. • To prevent interruption of the recording process, do not press any operation buttons on the CD player during CD If your CD player has the Peak Search function: Synchro-Recording. The SYNCHRO button indicator lights up and the CD • Certain operation buttons on the tape deck are disabled player locates the highest signal level among the tracks during CD Synchro-Recording. to be recorded as the tape deck adjusts the recording level. When the r
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Additional Information Additional Information Precautions Notes on Cassette Tapes To protect a recording on side A or B On safety Break out the respective tab. • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. Side A • Do not disassemble the cabinet — this may result in an electrical shock. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabine
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Additional Information Demagnetizing the heads Cleaning After 20 to 30 hours of use, or when you notice a hissing sound or loss of high frequencies, demagnetize the heads with a commercially available demagnetizer Head assembly for tape decks. Please refer to the instructions of the demagnetizer. Pinch rollers Capstans Erasing head Recording/playback head 1/u 2 Aa
RELAY 0(AMS) (AMS)) 0(AMS) (AMS)) p »á p »á CLEAR BACK FRONT B C S – + PR r PR r ¤ ¤ ¤ Cleaning the heads and tape path Clean the
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Additional Information The tape stops before the tape has been fully rewound. / The tape is slack. Take up the tape slack. Troubleshooting / If “M” is shown in the display, press MEMORY repeatedly until “M” disappears. If you’ve experienced any of the following difficulties / The cassette shell is bent. Use another cassette. while using the tape deck, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should the problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. The Multi-AMS funct
