How To Handle Casse - Pioneer DC-Z85 Operating Instructions Manual

| 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 itis
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 stop-
per 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
shellis 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, asshownin
Fig. C.
NOTE:
The accidental erasure prevention tabs are located at the top lefton
both sides A and B (1 and 2}, so that material on each side can be
prevented from being erased in error.
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
© Donotleave 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 jocation which is not exposed to the effects of magnet-
ism, dust, dirt and oil for storing the tapes.
e Because C-120 tapes are so thin, they easily jarn in the pinch roller
and capstan, and they are susceptible to other trouble such as ir-
regular winding. Try not to use them with this unit.
Use tapes of 90 minutes or less.
Fig.A Fig.8
How to take up tape slack.
How to prevent already
recorded tapes from
being erased,
Fig. C
When you wantto record again on a cassette with broken erasure
prevention tabs, cover the tab sections with a double layer of cel-
lotape or other tape.
Erasure
prevention
tabs
With TYPE II (HIGH/CrQ2) tape, be sure not to cover the tape-
type detection holes. If they are covered, the auto tape selec-
tor function will not operate correctly.
"Be sure not to
cover the tape-
type detection
holes