SONY MDSSP55
Owner's Manual

Recording a tape on an MD (continued)

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Press H on the MD deck.
Recording starts.

1

Insert a recordable MD.
With the arrow pointing toward the deck.

Press H on the tape deck.

To stop recording
Press s on the MD deck. Tips
� If you use a partially recorded MD, recording starts after the recorded tracks. To erase the recorded contents, see �Erasing recordings� on page 31. � If the Smart Space function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds or more (but less than 30 seconds) while recording, the MD deck replaces this silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recording. However, this function may not activate if there is noise.

With the label side up, and the shutter on the righthand side.

2

Press A on the tape deck to open the cassette tray and insert a tape.
With the side you want to play facing up

Note
If the MD is record protected, �C11� and �Protected� appear alternately and the MD cannot be recorded. Remove the MD, then slide the record protection tab to the closed position (see page 11).

Press A again to close the cassette tray.

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Turn FUNCTION until �TAPE� appears. Press z REC on the MD deck.
The MD deck stands by for recording.

Tape playback side

>>> appears for the front side, and <<< for the reverse side. To play the side not indicated, press s on the tape deck and remove the tape to reverse the tape side, then do steps 3 and 4 again.

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