Preventing Accidental Erasure
Cassette tapes have two erase- protection tabs — one for each side. To protect a recording from being accidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase- protection tabs.
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
Note: Removing the erase- protection tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette tape.
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Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality
After you play a cassette tape sever- al 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 completely 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.
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. Use the following cleaning procedure after every 20 hours of tape player operation. Your local RadioShack store sells a wide selection of cas- sette deck cleaning supplies.
1.Disconnect power.
2.Open both cassette compart- ment doors.
