Playing A Cassette Tape

The cassette tape player is built to work best with cassette tapes that are up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Cassette tapes longer than 30 to 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, the cassette tape can be inserted and will begin playing. If you hear nothing but a garbled sound, the cassette tape may not be in squarely. Press the elect button 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. ON 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 to go to the previous selection on the cassette tape it the selection has been playing for less than 3 seconds. If the PREV button or the left SEEK arrow is pressed and the current selection has been playing for more than 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the current selection. If the PREV button or the left SEEK arrow is pressed the current selection has been playing from 3 to 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the previous selection or the beginning 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 on the right SEEK arrow to go to the next selection on the cassette tape. OFF will flash on the display while the cassette player is in NEXT mode. The cassette tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for NEXT to work. The sound will mute while seeking.

REV (3): Press this button to reverse the cassette tape rapidly. FR will appear on the display. Press it again 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 to advance quickly to another part of the cassette tape. OFF will appear on the display. Press the button again 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 to play the other side of the cassette tape.

RPT (6): Press this button once to hear a selection over again. RPT will appear on the display. The current selection will continue to repeat. 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 to turn off repeated play. OFF will appear on the display.

AM-FM: Press this button 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 to play a cassette tape. CAS will appear on the display. Press AM-FM 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 to remove a cassette tape. The radio will play. Eject may be activated with the radio off. Cassette tapes may be loaded with the radio off if this button is pressed first.

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