Sony DTC-670 Operating Instructions Manual page 23

1 Make sure that the AUTO indicator is off. If it is not,
press the START ID AUTO button to turn it off.
2 To start recording, press the @REC button, then press
the mPAUSE or » (play) button.
3 At the desired position, press the START ID WRITE
button.
The WRITE indicator lights.
The start ID is written for 9 seconds (18 seconds in the
long-play mode) from the point where you pressed the
START ID WRITE button. While a start ID is being written,
the [START ID] indicator flashes.
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During playback, start ID can be written at the desired
position more accurately than during recording.
Make sure that the safety tab of the cassette is at the
record-possible position.
1 Press the » button to start playback. At the desired
position, press the START ID WRITE button.
The REHEARSAL indicator lights and the WRITE and
indicators flash, and the position for 3
seconds from the point where you pressed the START ID
WRITE button, is played back repeatedly (rehearsal
function). The beginning of the repeated portion will be
the beginning of the start ID.
2 Press the <4or button to adjust the "repeat start"
point.
The "repeat start" point is shifted backward with the <<
button or forward with the »& button by about 0.3 of a
second.
The indicator at the MARGIN display shows how much the
"repeat start" point is shifted from the point where you
pressed the START ID WRITE button. It can be shifted up
to 99 seconds backward or forward.
3 After setting the beginning of the start ID at the desired
point, press the START ID WRITE button again.
The WRITE indicator lights steadily and the start ID is
written. However, the program number is not written.
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Illustration of the rehearsal function
Point where you pressed
START ID WRITE
Repeated portion
{for 3 seconds)
The repeated portion is played back 8 times, and the tape
stops.
Adjusting the Position
To finely adjust the position of a start ID written
automatically during recording, use the rehearsal function
described on the left column.
You can shift the start ID position about 2 seconds (about 4
seconds in the long-play mode) backward or forward. To
shift it for more than 2 seconds, first erase the start ID (see
below) and rewrite it manually.
1 During playback, press the START ID WRITE button
where the start ID to be shifted is written.
2 Perform steps 2 and 3 described on the left column,
"Writing Manuatly during Playback."
While the start ID you want to erase appears on the
disptay during playback or in the stop mode, press the
START !D ERASE button. (Make sure that the safety tab
of the cassette is at the record-possible position.)
That start !D is erased.
The ERASE indicator flashes while the start ID is detected.
While the start ID is being erased, the ERASE indicator
lights and the indicator flashes.
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If you press the START ID ERASE button during the
stop mode or while the indicator is not on
the display
The start ID just before the current position is erased.
When a start ID is erased
If a program number is also written with the start ID, both
codes will be erased at the same time.
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