Handling Cassette Tape

CAUTION:

<Do not open a cassette or pull out the tape.

<Do not touch the tape surface.

<Do not use cassette tapes in areas with high temperatures and humidity.

Storage precautions

<Keep cassette tapes away from magnets or magnetized items because they may cause noise or erase recorded contents.

<Do not leave cassette tapes in dusty places.

<Do not store cassette tapes in areas with high temperatures and humidity.

Cassette tapes to avoid

The following cassette tapes may prevent the unit from performing normal operation or functions. The tape of such cassette tapes may get caught and causing unexpected problems.

Cassette tapes with poor form accuracy

Deformed cassettes, or cassettes whose tape does not track properly, or which generate abnormal noise during fast- forwarding or rewinding.

Long-recording tapes

Tapes for recording 90 minutes or longer sometimes get caught by the capstan because they are extremely thin and stretch easily. Avoid using them as much as possible.

Slackening of tapes

Slackened tapes may get caught by the capstan or other parts. Eliminate slack by using a pencil or alike before use.

Tape types

There are several types of cassette tapes.

Metal (Type IV)

Automatic tape-type

detection holes

Chrome (Type II)

 

Normal (Type I)

 

<When playing a normal tape (type I), set the TAPE switch by the turntable to NORMAL. When playing a chrome tape (type II) or metal tape (type IV), set the switch to HIGH.

Cleaning and demagnetizing the cassette deck

A dirty head causes poor sound quality or sound skip. Dirt on the tape tracking roller may catch the tape. Clean the head, pinch roller, and capstan with a cotton applicator dampened with a commercially available cleaning solution about every ten hours of use.

When the head is magnetized, it increases noise and hinders the unit from transmitting high notes. When these problems occur, demagnetize the head using a commercially available head eraser.

Capstan

Record/playback head

Pinch roller

Do not place a cassette tape in the cassette holder of the unit until the cleaning solution on the head dries.

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