Automatically fast forwards to the beginning of the next trackwhen long blank spaces (10 seconds or more) are detected,continuing tape playback. This function is on, when unit is firstpowered on.Turning Blank Skip Function On/Off:Press the B.S button to switch the blank skip function on andoff."B-SKIP On" is displayed when the blank skip function is turnedon.• If the blank space contains much noise, the blank skip functionmay not work right.• Sections recorded at low levels may trigger the blank skipfunction if they last for 10 seconds or more.NOTEBlank SkipSkip forward or backward to other tracks during playback.Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks(Rewind DPSS):Press the 4 button.Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track,twice to rewind to the beginning of the previous track, and soforth.You can skip up to nine tracks.Playback is continued after the tape is rewound by theindicated number of tracks.Skipping to Later Tracks (Fast Forward DPSS):Press the ¢ button.Press once to fast forward to the next track, twice to fastforward to the track after that, and so forth.You can skip up to nine tracks.Playback is continued after the tape is fast forwarded by theindicated number of tracks.• During the first five seconds of each track, the previous track isconsidered the "current" track. If you press the 4 buttonduring that period, the tape rewinds to the beginning of theprevious track and not the one you are listening to.• The DPSS function "knows" where a track begins by detectingthe blank space preceding it (the space between tracks).However, when the blank space lasts for less than fourseconds or contains noise, DPSS may not operate correctly.Furthermore, quiet intervals within a song are detected as"blank spaces" if they last for four seconds or more.Canceling DPSS While It Is Operating:Press the 38 button.NOTEUsing Direct Program Search System (DPSS)Cassette player features— 14 —EnglishSuccessively plays the first few seconds of each track on thetape.Turning Index Scan On/Off:Press the SCN button to switch index scan on/off.The SCN indicator lights up when index scan is turned on.Stopping to Listen to the Track Being Scanned:Press either the SCN or 38 button.Playback begins as usual.• Index scan is canceled when the tape stops.• Index scan "knows" where a track begins by detecting the blankspace preceding it (the space between tracks). However, whenthe blank space lasts for less than four seconds or containsnoise, this function may not operate correctly. Furthermore,sections that are recorded at low levels may trigger the functionif they last for four seconds or more.NOTEIndex Scan