TAPE CARE TIPS
Preventing Accidental Erasure
Most cassette tapes have two erase- protection tabs — one for each side. To protect a recording from accidentally be- ing recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s
If you want to record on a tape side after you have removed the
Cut off excess plastic tape
Notes:
•Be sure you cover only the hole that was originally covered by the erase- protection tab.
•Removing the
Erasing a Cassette Tape
If you no longer want a recording, you can record over it or erase it.
To erase a previously recorded section of a tape, simply record over it.
To erase the entire cassette tape, record silence by setting FUNCTION SELECTOR to TAPE and recording with no tape in TAPE 2.
You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser (such as Cat. No.
Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts
Dirt, dust or particles of the tape's coat- ing can accumulate on the tape heads and other parts that the tape touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of the cassette player. After every 20 hours of tape player operation, use a cassette deck cleaning kit (Cat. No. 44- 1202) or follow these steps to clean the
1.Disconnect the AC power cord.
2.Open the cassette compartment doors on TAPE 1 and TAPE 2.
3. Press PLAY 
on TAPE 1 and TAPE 2 to expose the
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