Handling Cassette Tapes | Types of Cassette Tapes | |
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Cautions regarding handling
•Do not touch the surface of the tape or pull the tape out of the cassette.
•Tape spooled loosely around the hubs is likely to jam in the pinch rollers and capstans. Before loading the tape into the cassette tray, take up the slack in the tape as shown below.
This cassette deck unit incorporates an Automatic Tape Detection function. This mechanism uses the
The following types of tapes may be used with this cassette deck unit.
Normal tape
TYPE I
BIAS: NORMAL
EQ: 120µs
Tape storage
•Place tapes in their cases for storage.
•Avoid storing tapes on top of TVs or speakers, in sunlight or places of high temperature, or in humid or dusty areas.
Normal (No detection slots) Tab
(to prevent accidental erasure)
To prevent accidental erasure
•Cassette tapes have tabs to prevent accidental erasure.
•If you remove the tabs after making a recording, the cassette deck cannot be set to record when that tape is loaded. Remove the tabs so that valuable recordings will not be accidentally erased.
High position (CrO2) tape
TYPE II
BIAS: HIGH
EQ: 70µs
Recording (erasure) is not possible when the tabs are
removed. | High position |
| detection slots |
Metal tape | (only for playback) |
TYPE IV |
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BIAS: METAL | |
EQ: | 70µs |
For reverse side (B) For front side (A)
• To make another recording on a tape whose tabs have
been removed, cover the tab holes with adhesive tape.
Adhesive tape
DO NOT cover the
Metal detection slots
•Certain early period Metal and High position (CrO2) tapes may not have
•Ferrochromite (FeCr) TYPE III tapes cannot be used with this cassette deck unit.
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