TAPE HINTS
RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY
After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality,
Note: Be careful not to damage the cassette when tapping it. Do not touch the exposed tape or allow any sharp objects near the cassette.
ERASING A CASSETTE TAPE
If you no longer want a recording, you can record over it or erase it.
To record over a cassette tape, simply record as usual. The cassette deck records over the previous recording.
To erase a cassette tape, turn off the input source and set REC LEVEL to MIN and press RECORD (¦).
Then press 3 or 2 to begin recording. To erase the entire cassette tape, let the tape record to the end of both sides.
You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser, available at your local Radio Shack store.
ERASE-PROTECTION TABS
Most cassette tapes have two
To protect your recordings from being accidentally erased or recorded over, carefully break off the
If you later decide to erase or record over the tape, you can place a piece of tape over the holes.
Note: When covering the holes, cover only the place that was originally protected by the plastic tab.
Side A Tab
Note: Breaking off the tabs does not prevent a bulk tape eraser from erasing the tape.
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