AIWA ZA60
Owner's Manual

INSERTING BLANK SPACES
4-second blank spaces can be inserted at the desired point during recording. (Applicable when the source is TUNER or VIDEO/ AUX/PHONO.)

DUBBING
s

1 Press wREC/REC MUTE during recording or while in recording pause mode.
4 on the display flashes for 4 seconds and a 4-second blank space is made. Then, the deck enters the recording pause mode.

w REC/ REC MUTE

TAPE/ DECK 1/2

SYNC DUB DECK 1 DECK 2

2 Press a to resume recording.
To insert a blank space of less than 4 seconds, press wREC/ REC MUTE again while 4 is flashing. To insert blank spaces of more than 4 seconds, after the deck enters recording pause mode, press wREC/REC MUTE again. Each time the button is pressed, a 4-second blank space is added.

Preparation
� Set the tape to the point where recording will start. � Note that recording will be done on one side of the tape only.

1 Press TAPE/DECK 1/2. 2 Insert the original tape into Deck 1 and the tape to be recorded on into Deck 2.
Insert the tapes with the sides to be played back or recorded on first facing out from the unit.

3 Press TAPE/DECK 1/2 to select Deck 1.
About cassette tapes
� To prevent accidental erasure, break off the plastic tabs on the cassette tape after recording with a screwdriver or other pointed tool. �TP1� is displayed.

4 Press wREC/REC MUTE to start recording.
Playing and recording start simultaneously.

To stop dubbing
Press s. To record on the tape again, cover the tab openings with adhesive tape, etc. � 120-minute or longer tapes are extremely thin and easily deformed or damaged. They are not recommended. � Take up any slack in the tape with a pencil or similar tool before use. Slack tape may break or jam in the mechanism.

DUBBING THE WHOLE TAPE
This function allows you to make exact copies of both sides of the original tape. NOTE � Dubbing does not start from a point halfway in the tape. � Note that recording will be done on one side of the tape only.

1 Press TAPE/DECK 1/2. 2 Insert the original tape into Deck 1 and the tape to be recorded on into Deck 2.
Insert each tape with the side to be played back or recorded on first facing out from the unit.

3 Press SYNC DUB to start recording.
�DUBBING� appears on the display. The tapes are rewound to the beginning of the front sides, and recording starts.

To erase a recording
A previous recording is erased when a new recording is made on that part of that tape. 1 Insert the tape to be erased into Deck 2 and press TAPE/ DECK 1/2 to display �TP2�. 2 Wind up the tape to the point where the erasure is to be started. 3 Press wREC/REC MUTE to start the erasure.

To stop dubbing
Press s. NOTE Recording does not start if the erasure prevention tab for the side of the tape facing out from the unit is broken off.

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