Tape Tips And Techniques; Preventing Accidental Erasure; Restoring Tape Tension And Sound Quality - Radio Shack TCR-200 Owner's Manual

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TAPE TIPS AND
TECHNIQUES
The following tips can help you get the
best performance and the longest life
from your telephone cassette recorder.
Note: Do not use endless or C-120 cas-
sette tapes. C-120 tape is very thin and
can tangle easily.

Preventing Accidental Erasure

Most cassette tapes have two erase-
protection tabs — one for each side of
the tape. When a tab is in place, you can
erase or record on that tape side. When
the tab is not in place, you cannot erase
or record on that side.
To prevent your recordings from being
accidentally erased or recorded over,
carefully break off the erase-protection
tabs using a screwdriver or similar tool.
Side A
Side B Tab
If you later decide to erase or record
over the tape, you can place a piece of
tape over the holes.
Note: When covering the holes, cover
only the portions that were originally pro-
tected by the plastic tabs.
Restoring Tape Tension and
Sound Quality
After you play a cassette tape several
times, the tape might become tightly
wound on the cassette reels. This can
cause playback sound quality to deterio-
rate.
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
Side A Tab
tapping each side of the cassette'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 ob-
jects near the cassette.
Tape Over Side A Tab
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