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HOW TO HANDLE CASSETTE TAPES
Bear in mind the following points before loading cassette
tapes.
Is the tape loose, or is some of the tape outside the cassette?
If some of the tape is projecting outside the cassette shell or if it is loose,
it may not feed between the capstan and pinch roller. This will prevent
the tape from being transported or damage the tape itself. In cases like
these, insert a pencil into the reel hole and take up the slack (Fig. A).
Some cassette tapes come with a plastic or thick paper stopper which
prevents tape slack. Remove this stopper when loading the tape and
replace it after having used the cassette.
What are the accidental erasure prevention tabs for?
A cassette is provided with these tabs so that important recordings will
not be erased accidentally. When the tab (Fig. B) on the cassette shell
is broken out with the tip of a screwdriver, it will not be possible to
activate the recording function even by pressing the recording (REC)
button, so valuable recordings will not be erased in error.
To re-record on a cassette whose tabs have been broken out, simply
stick a piece of doubled adhesive tape over the tab areas, as shown
in Fig. C.
NOTE:
The accidental erasure prevention tabs are located at the top left on
both sides A and B (1 and 2), so that material on each side can be
prevented from being erased in error.
Fig. C
NOTE FOR RE-RECORDING
ON A CASSETTE TAPE
WHICH HAS A BROKEN TAB
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CORRECT METHOD OF APPLYING TAPE
¢ Apply two layers of cellophane tape.
¢ Apply the tape taut so that it does
not rise up.
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Tips on using cassette tapes
¢ Leader tape (which does not allow sound to be recorded over it) is
provided at the beginning of a cassette tape. Start recording after
allowing the tape to run for approx. 5 seconds so that the leader tape
clears the recording head.
© Do not leave a cassette tape exposed to the environment. Store the
cassette in its case so that dust and dirt do not adhere to the tape
after use, and so that the tape is prevented from becoming slack.
Choose a location which is not exposed to the effects of magnetism,
dust, dirt and oil for storing the tapes.
© Because C-120 tapes are so thin, they easily jam in the pinch roller
and capstan, and they are susceptible to other trouble such as irregular
winding. Try not to use them with this unit.
Use tapes of 90 minutes or less.
Fig. A
Fig. B
How to prevent already
recorded tapes from
being erased.
How to take up tape slack.
For side B
Curled tape
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Applying vinyl tape,
gum tape, or other
tape apart from
cellophane tape.
Insertion of an
eraser or the like.
Applying top
portion only.
After removing the cellophane tape, completely wipe away all
traces of paste. Use only alcohol.
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