Optimus 32-1162 owner manual Tape Tips, Erasing a Cassette Tape, Preventing Accidental Erasure

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TAPE TIPS

Erasing a Cassette Tape

1.Set AUX/TAPE to TAPE.

2.Load the tape you want to erase into TAPE 1.

3.Press POWER.

4.Press RECORD on TAPE 1. RECORD and PLAY both lock down and the tape records silence.

5.When the system finishes recording over the portion of the tape you want to erase, press STOP/EJECT on TAPE 1. RECORD and PLAY release.

You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser, such as Cat. No. 44-232.

Notes:

•To record over a cassette tape, sim- ply record as usual. The system records over the previous recording.

•Before erasing a tape, be sure its erase-protection tabs are in place (see “Preventing Accidental Era- sure”).

Preventing Accidental Erasure

Cassette tapes have two erase-protec- tion tabs — one for each side. When a tab is in place, you can record on that side. To protect a recording from being accidentally recorded over, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase-protection tabs. This prevents RECORD from being pressed.

If you later decide to record on a tape side after you have removed the erase- protection tab for that side, place a piece of strong plastic tape over that side’s erase-protection hole. Be sure you cov- er only the hole originally covered by the erase-protection tab.

Caution: Removing the erase-protec- tion tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette tape.

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