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Stereo
Cassette Deck
Operating Instructions
TC-WE835S
TC-WE635
1999 by Sony Corporation
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INFORMATION Warning This equipment has been tested and Welcome! found to comply with the limits for a Thank you for purchasing the Sony Class B digital device, pursuant to Part To prevent fire or shock Stereo Cassette Deck. Before operating 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are hazard, do not expose the unit, please read this manual designed to provide reasonable thoroughly and retain it for future protection against harmful interference the unit to rain or reference. in a residential installa
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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 Reco
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ç Ç Getting Started Hookups Unpacking • Connecting the tape deck to an amplifier Connect the amplifier to the LINE IN/OUT connectors Check that you received the following items: using the supplied audio connecting cords. • Audio connecting cords (2) When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to • Remote commander (remote) RM-J910 (1)* match the color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the • Sony R6 (size AA) batteries (2)* components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. • C
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations Playing a Tape 32 4 RESET MEMORY AB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 5 46 37 U 28 19 RMS AUTO CAL ( START P ) DUBBING AnB 0 10 DIRECTION MODE RMS/START SET CHECK DISPLAY DECK A DECK B A+B REC HIGH/NORMAL Aa RELAY – RMS + START (DECK B P) FADER ARL ()( ) ()( ) 0 AMS AMS ) 0 AMS AMS ) Ø ON ø OFF SYNCHRO p ª· p ª· PITCH CONTROL CLEAR BACK FRONT PHONES • DOLBY NR PAUSE REC MUTING REC PAUSE REC MUTING REC OFF ON ON FILTER BC S P Rr P R r
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Basic Operations Recording on a Tape 3 2 5 4 RESET MEMORY AB COUNTER RESET MEMORY AUTO REC LEVEL 5 46 37 U 28 19 RMS AUTO CAL ( START P ) DUBBING AnB 10 0 DIRECTION MODE RMS/START SET CHECK DISPLAY DECK A DECK B A+B REC HIGH/NORMAL Aa RELAY – RMS + START (DECK B P) FADER ARL 0 (AMS)(AMS) ) 0 (AMS)(AMS) ) Ø ON ø OFF SYNCHRO p ª· p ª· PITCH CONTROL CLEAR BACK FRONT PHONES • DOLBY NR PAUSE REC MUTING REC PAUSE REC MUTING REC OFF ON ON FILTER BC S P Rr P R r – + §§ • See page 4 for hookup
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Basic Operations Basic Operations z To protect recordings Press PAUSE P or ·. 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 ª 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 the following selectors and control to perform additional automatically w
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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 You can locate the following/previous tracks within a volume within a track. — 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. The automatic calibration procedure starts (i.e., Adjusting Bias and Recording recording test tones, rewinding, and playing Level Calibration back). During the calibration, the counter changes from Automatically 9 to 0. Since there are many different types of cassettes on the market, your tape deck automatically sets the CAL B REC CA. L9 appropriate equalization characteristics and bias current for each tape type (ATS:
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Advanced Recording Operations z You should adjust the recording level manually with the REC LEVEL control 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 level does not increase. The Auto Rec Level function automatically measures During a quiet passage in a program source such as the peak signal level and adju
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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 (fade out). DIRECTION MODE ª/· HIGH/NORMAL It is convenient to use this function, for example, when the tape reaches to its end and you don’t want the track U to be cut off abruptly. 0 ) 0 ) AUTO i
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Advanced Recording Operations To stop dubbing Recording on Both Decks in During Press Succession (Relay Recording) Normal-speed dubbing 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 Only the p button is operative. DIRECTION MODE ª/· z You don‘t have to adjust the recording level or U select the Dolby NR during dubbing 0 ) 0 ) Dubbing is automatically performed w
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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 HIGH/NORMAL DIRECTION MODE ª/· A+B REC U U 0 ) 0 ) 0 ) 0 ) p p ª· ª· p p • ª· ª· • P Rr P R r P Rr P R r §§ §§ PAUSE P ª/· PAUS
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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 Cord You can insert a blank space of 4 seconds between the tracks. The blank spaces allow you to locate the start of By pressing the SYNCHRO button, you can perform specific tracks afterwards using the Multi-AMS synchro-recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD function (see page 8). You can also use this function to player connected to the CONTROL A1
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Advanced Recording Operations If your CD player does not have the Peak Search function Synchro-recording With a CD The CD player changes to play pause and deck B to recording pause. Press PAUSE P on deck B to start Player Using a Remote Z Synchro-Recording. By pressing the START button on the optional remote To stop CD Synchro-recording RM-J910 (supplied for TC-WE835S U.S.A. model only), Press p on deck B or the CD player. you can perform Synchro-recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD playe
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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. • Do not disassemble the cabinet — this may result in an electrical shock. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Side A • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the tape deck and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. On power sources Tab for side B Tab for side A • Before
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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 Head assembly the heads with a commercially available demagnetizer for tape decks. Please refer to the instructions of the Pinch rollers demagnetizer. Capstans Erasing head Recording/playback head U 0 ) 0 ) p ª· p ª· • P Rr P R r §§ § Cleaning the heads and tape path Clean the heads and tape path of the tape deck after every 10 hours of
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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 function
