Radio Shack AM/FM Stereo Auto Reverse Cassette Recorder owner manual Preventing Accidental Erasure

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Preventing Accidental Erasure

Cassette tapes have two erase-pro- tection tabs, one for each side. When a tab is in place, you can record on that side.

To protect a recording from being ac- cidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase- protection tabs. This prevents RECORD from being pressed.

If you later decide 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.

Caution: Removing the erase-protec- tion 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 de- teriorate.

To restore the sound quality, fast-for- ward 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 sur- face.

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 cassette player’s performance.

To prevent noise and poor high-fre- quency response, clean the cassette player’s tape handling parts after ev- ery 20 hours of use. Your local Radio Shack store sells a complete line of cassette cleaning supplies.

1. Set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE.