Make direct input of the number of tracks to be skipped duringplayback.Enter the number of tracks you want to skip using the numericbuttons on the remote control.Up to 9 tracks can be skipped.Press either the 4 or ¢ button whilst the number isblinking, depending on whether you want to skip backwards orforwards.Playback starts after the tape rewinds or fast forwards by thespecified number of tracks.• During the first 5 seconds of each track, the previous track isconsidered the "current" track (i.e., the "0" track). If you pressthe 4 button during that period, the tape rewinds to thebeginning of the previous track and not the one you arelistening to.• The DPSS function "knows" where a track begins by detectingthe blank space preceding it (i.e., the space between tracks).However, when the blank space lasts for less than 4 seconds orcontains noise, this function may not operate correctly.Furthermore, sections that are recorded at low levels maytrigger the function if they last for 4 seconds or more.Cancelling DPSS During Its Operation:Press the 38 button.NOTE21Using DPSS with Remote ControlSkip forwards or backwards 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 9 tracks this way.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 one track, twice to fastforward to the track after that, and so forth.Up to 9 tracks can be skipped.Playback is continued after the tape is fast forwarded by theindicated number of tracks.• During the first 5 seconds of each track, the previous track isconsidered the "current" track (i.e., the "0" track). If you pressthe 4 button during that period, the tape rewinds to thebeginning of the previous track and not the one you arelistening to.• The DPSS function "knows" where a track begins by detectingthe blank space preceding it (i.e., the space between tracks).However, when the blank space lasts for less than 4 seconds orcontains noise, DPSS may not operate correctly. Furthermore,quiet intervals within a song are detected as "blank spaces" ifthey last for 4 seconds or more.Cancelling DPSS During Its Operation:Press the 38 button.NOTEUsing DPSS (Direct Programme Search System)— 21 —