TAPE TIPS
Storing Cassettes
Do not store cassette tapes in places with high temperature or high humidity or where large amounts of dust or dirt exist.
Preventing Accidental
Erasure
Cassettes have two
To protect a recording from being ac- cidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both tabs.
Side A Tab
If you want to record on a cassette that has had its tab removed, put a piece of heavy plastic tape over the recording tab hole.
Be sure you cover only the hole origi- nally covered by the
Caution: Removing the
Erasing a Cassette Tape
To erase a cassette tape, select an audio source with no audio playing, then simply record as usual. The cas- sette deck records silence over the previous recording.
You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser such as Cat. No.
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, fast- forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then com- pletely rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each side of the cassette’s outer shell on a flat surface.
Caution: Be careful not to damage the cassette when tapping it. Do not touch the exposed tape or allow any sharp objects near the cassette.
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