Optimus 16-132 owner manual Tape Care Tips, Making Live Recordings, Erasing a Cassette Tape

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Making Live Recordings

Follow these steps to make live record- ings using the built-in microphone.

1.Set TAPE/RADIO/TV to TAPE.

2.Load a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over.

3.Place the TV/radio/cassette 2 to 3 feet from the recording source.

4.Press RECORD to begin recording. Both PLAY and RECORD lock down.

5.The tape stops automatically when it reaches the end of the side. To stop it sooner, press STOP/EJECT.

TAPE CARE TIPS

Erasing a Cassette Tape

Preventing Accidental Erasure

Cassette tapes have two erase-protec- tion tabs — one for each side. To protect a recording from being accidentally re- corded over or erased, use a screwdriv- er to carefully break off one or both of the cassette tape’s erase-protection tabs.

illus of cassette with erase- protection tabs labeled

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’s tab hole.

Notes:

To erase a previously recorded section of a tape, simply record over it. To erase the entire cassette tape, let the tape record to the end without the radio, TV, or another source playing.

You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eraser, available at your local RadioShack store.

illus of cassette with erase- protection tab removed and piece of tape being applied

•Be sure you cover only the hole originally covered by the erase-pro- tection tab.

•Removing the erase-protection tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette tape.

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