Optimus SYSTEM 728 owner manual Cd Care Tips, Tape Tips, Erasing a Cassette Tape

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CD CARE TIPS

Even though a compact disc is very durable, treat the CD surface with care. We recommend the following precautions:

•Do not write on either side of the CD, particularly the non-label side (signals are read from the non-label side).

•Do not store CDs in high tem- perature, high-humidity loca- tions. They might warp.

•Keep CDs dry. A water drop can act as a lens and affect the laser beam’s focus.

•Always handle a CD by the edges to avoid fingerprints and always keep it in its protective case or sleeve when it is not in use. Fingerprints and scratches on the CD’s surface can prevent the laser beam from correctly reading the digital information. If the CD gets scratched, use Scratch n’ Fix (Radio Shack Cat. No. 42-127).

TAPE TIPS

Erasing a Cassette Tape

To erase a previously recorded sec- tion of a tape, simply record over it. To erase the entire cassette tape, let the tape record to the end with no source palying.

You can quickly erase both sides of a cassette tape using a bulk tape eras- er (such as Cat. No. 44-232, not sup- plied), available at your local Radio Shack store.

Preventing Accidental Erasure

Cassette tapes have two erase-pro- tection tabs æ one for each side. To protect a recording from being acci- dentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase- protection tabs.

(Needs an illus - show an erase protection tab beig removed with a screwdriver.

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 erase-protection hole. Be sure you cover only the hole originally covered by the erase-protection tab.

Note: Removing the erase-protec- tion tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette tape.

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