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SONTY.

3-810-716-12(1)

To

3006593

SONY

BDA

Stereo

Cassette

Deck

Operating

Instructions

TC-WAS8ESA

TC-WA7ESA

TC-WE8055S

TC-WE7055S

TC-WE6055S

TC-WR550Z

TC-WE505

©

1996

by

Sony

Corporation

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

the

unit

to

rain

or

moisture.

For

the

customers

in

the

United

States

CAUTION

TD

REDUCE

TE

WRK

OF

ELECTING

BHOCK,

(00 NOT

PREMOWEE

COVER

FOR

BACIO.

NG

URDAIERVICEABLE

PART

INSIDE.

REFER

SERVICING

TO

QUAIMED

SERVIER

PERSONEMEL

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

“dangerous

voltage”

within

the

product's

enclosure

that

may

be

of

sufficient

magnitude

to

constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

AN

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

important

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the

literature

accompanying

the

appliance.

Owner's

Record

The

mode]

and

serial

numbers

are

located

on

the

rear

of

the

unit.

Record

these

numbers

in

the

spaces

provided

below.

Refer

to

them

whenever

you

call

upon

your

Sony

dealer

regarding

this

product.

Model

No.

Serial

No.

INFORMATION

This

equipment

has

been

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

digital

device,

pursuant

to

Part

15

of

the

FCC

Rules.

These

limits

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

harmful

interference

in

a

residential

installation.

This

equipment

generates,

uses,

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy

and,

if

not

installed

and

used

in

accordance

with

the

instructions,

may

cause

harmful

interference

to

radio

communications.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

harmful

interference

to

radio

or

television

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

-

Reorient

or

relocate

the

receiving

antenna.

-

Increase

the

separation

between

the

equipment

and

receiver.

-

Connect

the

equipment

into

an

outlet

on

a

circuit

different

from

that

to

which

the

receiver

is

connected.

-

Consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

tadio/TV

technician

for

help.

CAUTION

You

are

cautioned

that

any

changes

or

modifications

not

expressly

approved

in

this

manual

could

void

your

authority

to

operate

this

equipment.

For

the

customers

in

Canada

CAUTION

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

USE

THIS

POLARIZED

AC

PLUG

WITH

AN

EXTENSION

CORD,

RECEPTACLE

OR

OTHER

OUTLET

UNLESS

THE

BLADES

CAN

BE

FULLY

INSERTED

TO

PREVENT

BLADE

EXPOSURE.

eta

a

|

Welcome!

Thank

you

for

purchasing

the

Sony

Stereo

Cassette

Deck.

Before

operating

the

unit,

please

read

this

manual

thoroughly

and

retain

it

for

future

reference.

About

This

Manual

The

instructions

in

this

manual

are

for

models

TC-WA8ESA,

WA7ESA,

WE805S,

WE7058,

WE605S,

WR550Z

and

WE505.

Check

your

model

number

by

looking

at

the

rear

panel

of

your

tape

deck.

In

this

manual,

the

TC-WE8055

is

the

model

used

for

illustration

purposes.

Any

difference

in

operation

is

clearly

indicated

in

the

text,

for

example,

“TC-WA8ESA

/

WE805S

only.”

Differences

among

the

models

The

seven

models

covered

by

this

manual

are

distinguished

by

their

features,

as

listed

in

the

tables

below.

Check

the

tables

to

verify

the

features

available

on

your

tape

deck

before

you

start

operating

it.

Hcg

WASESA

WES805S

Feature

WA7ESA

WE705S

Pitch

control

se

High-speed

e

e

fast-forwarding

and

rewinding

Dolby

S

e

e

CD

synchro-

e

recording

oo

WE605S

WR550Z

WES05

Feature

Pitch

control

°

High-speed

fast-forwarding

and

rewinding

Dolby

S

e

e

CD

synchro-

e

recording

Of

the

seven

models,

only

the

TC-

WASES.A

and

WE8055

are

capable

of

recording

on

both

decks.

Relay

recording

and

simultaneous

recording

are

therefore

featured

on

these

two

models

only.

Convention

The

following

icon

is

used

in

this

manual:

tte

*fy°

Indicates

hints

and

tips

for

making

the

task

easier.

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)

(TC-

WAS8ESA/WE805S

only)

14

Recoding

the

Same

Source

on

Both

Decks

(Simultaneous

Recording)

(TC-WA8ESA

/

WE805S

only)

15

Recording

Your

Own

Program

(RMS

Dubbing)

15

Inserting

a

Blank

Space

During

Recording

(Record

Muting)

16

Synchro-Recording

With

a

CD

Player

Through

a

Control

Al

Cable

(TC-WE805S

/

WE705S

/

WE605S

only)

16

Additional

Information

Precautions

18

Notes

on

Cassette

Tapes

18

Cleaning

19

Troubleshooting

20

Specifications

21

Glossary

22

Index

22

Getting

Started

Unpacking

Check

that

you

received

the

following

items:

*

Audio

connecting

cords

(2)

Hooking

Up

the

System

This

section

describes

how

to

hook

up

the

tape

deck

to

an

amplifier

or

a

CD

player

equipped

with

CONTROL

Al

connectors

(TC-WE805S

/

WE705S

/

WE605S

only).

Be

sure

to

turn

off

the

power

of

each

component

before

making

the

connections.

Tape

deck

te

an

AC

outlet

CD

player

=>)

Signal

flow

Hookups

¢

Connecting

the

tape

deck

to

an

amplifier

Connect

the

amplifier

to

the

LINE

IN/OUT

connectors

using

the

supplied

audio

connecting

cords.

When

connecting

an

audio

connecting

cord,

be

sure

to

match

the

color-coded

cord

to

the

appropriate

jacks

on

the

components:

Red

(right)

to

Red

and

White

(left)

to

White.

Be

sure

to

make

connections

firmly

to

avoid

hum

and

noise.

Tape

deck

Amplifier

=:

Signal

flow

*

Connecting

the

tape

deck

to

a

CD

player

eqipped

with

a

CONTROL

A1

connector

(TC-WE805S/WE7055/WE605S

only)

For

information

on

connections

through

the

CONTROL

Al

connectors,

refer

to

the

pamphlet

included

with

this

manual.

Setting

the

voltage

selector

(only

on

models

supplied

with

a

voltage

selector)

Check

that

the

voltage

selector

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

tape

deck

is

set

to

the

local

power

line

voltage.

If

not,

set

the

selector

to

the

correct

position

using

a

screwdriver

before

connecting

the

AC

power

cord

to

an

AC

outlet.

VOLTAGE

Connecting

the

AC

power

cord

Connect

the

AC

power

cord

to

an

AC

outlet.

Where

do

|

go

next?

Now

you're

ready

to

use

your

tape

deck,

For

basic

operations,

go

to

pages

5

to

7;

for

advanced

operations,

go

to

the

sections

starting

from

page

8.

Basic

Operations

Playing

a

Tape

32

4

¢

See

page

4

for

hookup

information.

‘e

You

can use

either

deck

for

playback.

'Q@

To

adjust

the

pitch

(Pitch

Control

function)

(TC-

WE805S/WE705S/WE505

only)

ON

DOFF

ONTROL

eX

+

Push

in

the

PITCH

CONTROL

button

to

activate

Pitch

Control

function

and

turn

the

control

clockwise

to

raise

the

pitch

or

counter-

clockwise

to

lower

it.

You

can

adjust

the

pitch

during

playback

on

deck

A

or

normal-speed

dubbing

(but

not

during

RMS

play

or

RMS

dubbing).

To

play

a

tape

recorded

with

the

Dolby

NR*

system

Set

DOLBY

NR

to

ON

and

select

the

same

position

that

the

tape

was

recorded

in—B,

C,

or

S

(unavailable

on

the

TC-WES505).

ae

Les

You

can

connect

the

headphones

to

PHONES

*

Dolby

noise

reduction

manufactured

under

license

from

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

“DOLBY”

and

the

double-D

symbo]

00

are

trademarks

of

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

1

Turn

on

the

amplifier

and

select

the

tape

deck

position.

Press

POWER,

and

then

press

&

and

insert

a

cassette.

With

the

side

you

want

to

play

facing

you

3

Set

DIRECTION

MODE.

To

play

back

Set

to

One

side

only

=

Both

sides

continuously*

cD

Both

decks

in

succession*

RELAY

*

The

deck

automatically

stops

after

playing

back

five

times.

Press

>.

The

deck

starts

playing.

Adjust

the

volume

on

the

amplifier.

Do

not

press

POWER

or

&

while

the

tape

deck

is

operating.

If

you

do

so,

the

tape

may

be

damaged.

~

°

Press

Stop

playing

a

Start

playback

from

the

reverse

side

<J

Pause

PAUSE

I.

Press

the

button

again

to

resume

play.

Fast-forward

or

rewind

PP

or

<4

when

the

deck

is

stopped

Increase

the

tape

fast-forward

or

rewind

speed

(High-Speed

Fast-

Forwarding

and

Rewinding

functions)

(TC-WAS8ESA

/

WA7ESA/

WE805S

/

WE705S

only}

PP

or

44

again

during

fast-forwarding

or

rewinding

Take

out

the

cassette

&

after

stopping

playing

Basic

Operations

Recording

on

a

Tape

*

See

page

4

for

hookup

information.

¢

Recording

is

possible

on

both

decks

A

and

B

on the

TC-WA8ESA

and

WE805S,

but

only

on

deck

B

on

all

other

models.

*

See

“Dubbing

a

Tape"

(page

13)

to

make

a

copy

of

the

tape.

:

¥

To

check

the

approximate

remaining

time

on

a

tape

(TC-WE805S/WE705S/

WAS8ESA/WATESA

only)

1

Locate

the

end

of

the

tape

and

press

RESET

for

the

deck

you're

using

to

reset

the

tape

counter

to

"0.00".

2

Press

PP

to

fast-forward

the

tape

to

its

end.

The

tape

counter

shows

the

approximate

remaining

time.

Note

Since

the

counter

is

not

a

digital

clock,

the

displayed

value

will

differ

slightly

from

the

actual

elapsed

recording

or

playing

time.

1

Turn

on

the

amplifier

and

play

the

program

source

you

want

to

record.

Press

POWER,

and

then

press

&

and

insert

a

cassette.

facing

you

3

Set

DIRECTION

MODE.

To

record

on

Set

to

Only

one

side

_

Both

sides*

cD

*

Recording

stops

when

the

tape

reaches

the

end

of

reverse

side.

4

Press

REC

@.

[>

lights

up

for

recording

on

the

side

facing

you.

If

it

doesn’t,

press

C=

once.

The

tape

deck

automatically

adjusts

the

recording

level

(see

page

12).

After

the

AUTO

indicator

lights

up

continuously,

stop

playing

the

program

source.

If

you

wish

to

adjust

the

recording

leve]

manually,

see

“To

adjust

the

recording

level

manually”

on

page

7.

Do

not

press

POWER

or

&

while

the

tape

deck

is

operating.

if

you

do

so,

the

tape

may

be

damaged.

Basic

Operations

@

To

protect

recordings

‘

against

accidental

erasure

Break

out

the

record-protect

tab(s)

(see

page

18).

'@

The

Dolby

HX

PRO*

system

automatically

works

during

recording

Distortion

and

noise

in

the

high-frequency

response

are

reduced

to

produce

high-

quality

sound

that

can

be

enjoyed

even

during

playback

on

other

tape

decks.

*

HX

Pro

headroom

extension

‘

originated

by

Bang

&

Olufsen

and

manufactured

under

license

from

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

“DOLBY”,

the

double-D

symbol

OO

and

“HX

PRO”

are

trademarks

of

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

Press

PAUSE

If

or

>.

Recording

starts.

6

Start

playing

the

program

source.

+

°

Press

Stop

recording

a

Start

recording

from

the

reverse

side

<I

twice

in

Step

5

Pause

PAUSE

I.

Press

the

button

again

to

resume

recording.

Take

out

the

cassette

&

after

stopping

recordin

Pping

g

Use

these

switches

(controls)

to

perform

additional

operations

DOLBY

NR

REC

LEVEL

To

record

with

the

Dolby

NR

system

Set

DOLBY

NR

to

ON,

and

select

B,

C,

or

S

(unavailble

on

the

TC-WE505)

before

you

start

recording.

To

record

FM

broadcasts

with

the

Dolby

NR

system

If

the

FM

reception

is

unsatisfactory,

set

DOLBY

NR

to

ON

FILTER

(multiplex

filter)

(see

page

22).

’

To

adjust

the

recording

level

manually

After

pressing

REC

@

in

Step

4

on

page

6,

turn

REC

LEVEL

so

that

the

peak

level

meters

reach

the

recommended

level

for

the

corresponding

tape

type.

After

completing

the

adjustments,

stop

playing

the

program

source,

then

continue

the

procedure

from

Step

5.

For

type

IV

tape

For

type

|

or

type

Il

tape

Advanced

Pla

yback

Operations

ae

ee

eS

Locating

a

Track

(Multi-AMS/

Auto

Play/Memory

Play)

You

can

locate

the

following/

previous

tracks

within

a

range

of

30

tracks

(Multi-AMS:

Automatic

Music

Sensor)

or

the

beginning

of

a

tape

quickly

(Auto

Play).

You

can

even

locate

a

specific

point

anywhere

on

a

tape

(Memory

Play).

RESET

MEMORY

RESET

|

<p

</>

44

/

>>

Note

Check

the

direction

indicator

of

the

deck

you

use.

When

you

locate

a

track

on

the

reverse

side

(when

<<

lights

up),

press

the

button(s)

in

the

parentheses.

To

locate

Press

The

beginning

of

the

>P

(or

44)

as

many

times

as

you

next

or

succeeding

want

during

playback.

tracks

For

example,

to

locate

2

tracks

(Multi-AMS)

ahead,

press

twice.

The

beginning

of

the

<4

(or

PP)

once

during

playback

current

track

(Multi-AMS)

The

beginning

of

the

44

(or

PP)

as

many

times

as

you

preceding

tracks

want

during

playback.

(Multi-AMS)

For

example,

to

locate

2

tracks

behind,

press

three

times.

The

beginning

of

a

MEMORY

on

the

deck

being

used

tape

(Auto

Play}

Tepeatedly

until

“M”

disappears

in

the

display

.

Then

press

<4

(or

b>)

while

holding

down

>

(or

<I),

A

particular

pointona

MEMORY

on

the

deck

being

used

tape

(Memory

Play)

tepeatedly

until

“M”

appears

in

the

display.

Find

the

point

you

want,

then

press

RESET

to

reset

the

tape

counter

and

to

memorize

the

point.

To

locate

the

memorized

point

and

start

playback,

press

<#f

(or

PP)

while

holding

down

>

(or

<2).

(Press

<4

or

PP

to

stop

at

“0.00”

(TC-WAS8ESA

/

WA7ESA

/

WE805S/

WE7055

only)

or

at

“0000”

(TC-

WE605S/

WR550Z

/

WE505

only}.

)

Notes

*

The

Multi-AMS

function

may

not

work

correctly

if:

—

the

blank

space

between

tracks

is

less

than

4

seconds

long.

—

there

is

a

passage

of

low

frequencies

or

very

low

volume

within

a

track.

:

—

the

signal

strength

of

the

left

and

right

channels

are

very

different.

*

The

Multi-AMS

function

is

inoperative

on

a

deck

whenever

the

other

deck

is

playing,

recording

(except

during

dubbing),

or

in

pause.

Even

if

DIRECTION

MODE

is

set

to

@>,

the

deck

stops

when

the

current

side

reaches

the

end

during

Multi-AMS

operation.

¢

The

tape

counters

are

reset

to

“0.00”

(TC-WAB8ESA

/

WAZESA

/

WE805S

/

WE705S

only)

or

to

“0000”

(TC-

WE605S/

WR550Z

/

WE505

only)

when

you

turn

off

the

tape

deck.

Advanced

Playback

Operations

ier

eee

Creating

Your

Own

Program

(RMS

Play)

By

creating

a

program,

you

can

play

back

tracks

on

deck

A

in

any

order

that

you

want.

The

Random

Music

Sensor

(RMS)

function

lets

you

create

a

program

of

up

to

28

tracks,

from

the

Ist

to

the

14th

tracks

on

each

side

of

the

tape.

RMS

buttons

(RMS/START,

SET,

CHECK,

DISPLAY)

</p>

B/C

1°

Press

RMS/START.

“RMS”

and

a

flashing

cursor

appear

in

the

display.

2

Press

<J

(BACK)

or

>

(FRONT)

to

select

the

side

of

the

tape.

~<<J

or

>

appears

in

the

display.

3

Press

<4

or

PP

repeatedly

until

the

track

_

number

you

want

appears

in

the

display.

7

5

67

8

9

10111213

14

Side

of

the

cassette

Track

number

4

Press

SET

to

store

your

selection.

To

program

the

same

track

again,

press

SET

once

more.

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12345

67

8

9

1013121914

Track

number

Order

on

the

program

5

Repeat

Steps

2

to

4

to

program

more

tracks.

If

“FULL”

appears

in

the

display

This

means

that

you've

already

programmed

28

tracks

and

can’t

program

any

more.

6

Press

RMS/START

to

start

RMS

Play.

The

peak

level

meters

appear

in

the

display.

To

stop

RMS

Play

Press

Mi

(CLEAR)

once.

The

RMS

program

still

remains.

To

cancel

RMS

Play

Press

&

(CLEAR)

repeatedly

until

the

peak

level

meters

appear

in

the

display

or

eject

the

tape

in

deck

A.

When

RMS

Play

is

canceled,

the

RMS

program

is

automatically

erased.

To

alternate

between

the

RMS

and

peak

level

meter

displays

Press

DISPLAY.

ate

¢v

You

can

play

the

program

again

after

RMS

Play

ends

Press

RMS/START.

Notes

*

During

RMS

play,

you

can

only

use

CHECK,

DISPLAY,

on

deck

A,

and

Mf,

<4,

>

on

deck

B.

*

The

RMS

function

may

not

work

properly

if

a

blank

space

between

tracks

is

short.

¢

If

there

is

a

long

blank

space

between

tracks,

the

deck

may

fast-forward

a

portion

of

the

blank

space.

¢

If

your

program

includes

a

number

for

a

track

that

does

not

exist,

the

deck

will

skip

that

number

during

RMS

Play.

Checking

the

order

of

tracks

in

the

program

Press

CHECK.

Each

time

you

press

this

button,

the

display

shows

the

track

numbers

in

the

order

they

were

programmed.

After

the

last

track

in

the

program,

“End”

appears

in

the

display.

10

Advanced

Playback

Operations

Adding

tracks

to

the

end

of

a

program

Press

@

(CLEAR)

once,

and

follow

Steps

2

to

5

in

“Creating

Your

Own

Program

(RMS

Play)”

on

page

9.

"©

To

create

another

program

Press

™@

(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

receiver

and

press

TAPE.

2

Press

RMS/START.

3

Press

B>

or

~#@

to

select

the

front

or

reverse

side

of

the

tape,

and

the

number

keys

and

the

>10

key

to

specify

the

tracks.

4

Press

RMS/START

again

to

start

RMS

Play.

Note

For

more

information

on

the

availability

of

Sony

stereo

receiver

remotes

with

RMS

capability,

contact

your

nearest

Sony

dealer.