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TAPE CARE TIPS
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 remove one or both of the cassette
tape’s erase-protection tabs.
If you want to record over a tape side
after you have removed the erase-pro-
tection tab, place a piece of strong
plastic tape over that side’s erase-pro-
tection hole.
Notes:
• Be sure you cover only the hole
originally covered by the erase-
protection tab.
• Removing the erase-protection
tabs does not prevent a bulk
eraser from erasing a cassette
tape.
Erasing a Cassette Tape
If you no longer want a recording, you
can record over it or erase it.
• To erase the entire cassette tape,
record silence by setting the
RADIO.CD OFF
switch to
TAPE
or
CD
(with no other tape or CD
loaded) and press
RECORD
on
Tape 1.
• To quickly erase a tape, use a
bulk tape eraser (such as Radio
Shack Cat. No. 44-232, not sup-
plied).
Restoring Tape Tension and
Sound Quality
After you play a cassette tape several
times, the tape might become tightly
wound on the reels. This can cause
playback sound quality to deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-for-
ward the tape from the beginning to the
end of one side, then completely re-
wind it. Then loosen the tape reels by
gently tapping each side of the cas-
sette’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.
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