TAPE CARE TIPS
Preventing Accidental
Erasure
Cassette tapes have two erase- protection tabs
protect a recording from being accidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape's
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If you want to record on a tape side after you have removed the erase protection tab, place a piece of strong plastic tape over that side'serase protection hole.
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.
You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser.
Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts
Dirt, dust or particles of the tape's coating 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 or follow these steps to clean the
1 .Disconnect the AC power cord
2.Open the cassette compartment door.
3.Press PLAY to expose the tape- handling parts.
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