Pioneer CT-F615 Operating Instructions Manual page 7

PIONEER
CASSETTE
TAPES
Cassette tapes are
manufactured according to inter-
national standards governing
their
construction,
and
they
are
generally classified according to their
tape performance and
recording time.
Performance
classif
ications
Recording time classifications
Cassette
tape
designati
o
n
Recording
time
(minutes)
One side Both
sides
c-30
c-46
c-60
c-90
c-120
15
aa
30
45
60
30
46
60
90
120
The size
of
the
cassette
tapes
is the
same
but their
playing
(and recording) times
differ
according to
the tape thickness (length).
LISTING
OF' TAPES
The C-60 and
C-90 tapes
are
most commonly
used.
The C-120
tapes are
not
recommended
because
their
mechanical and electrical specifications vary.
HINTS ON HANDLING
CASSETTE TAPES
o
Check
the tape before recording
Before starting
to
use
the tape for
recording,
load the tape and set the tape
deck
to
fast
forward and rewind. This will
safeguard
the deck
from
damage caused
by
irregularities in the tape
winding.
o
Take care
with
the
leader tape
A
leader tape
is
attached to the
beginning
of the
cassette
tape (you cannot record on
it). It
takes
about
5 'seconds
for
it
to
pass
through,
so bear
this point in mind when recording.
o
Do not
load a
cassette
immediately after
clean-
ing
the
heads
Do not load a
cassette
immediately after you
have cleaned
the
heads
until
the
head
surfaces
are
completely
dry (this takes
2-3
minutes).
Standard
type
Low-noise type
H
igh-performance type
o Standard tape
.
Dynamic tape
.
Low-noise tape
r
Low-noise,
high-
output tape
.
Chrome tape
.
Ferrichrome tape
.
Metal tape
This table
shows
the proper settings
of
the tape selector
for
all leading brands of
tapes.
STD
position for
standard
tape CrO2
position
f
or chrome tape
Fe-Cr
position for ferrichrome
tape
BASF
LH C-60
LH
C-90
LN
C-60
LN
C-gO
LH
SUPER
C-60. C-90
sLH-r
c-50
sLH-r
c-90
MAXELL
LN
C-60
LN C-90
uD
c-60. c-90
uL c-60
uL c-90
UD
XLI
C-6O
xL
I
C-60
xL
I
C-90
FUJI
FC
FC
FX.I]
c-60
c-90
c-50
SONY
DUAD
C-60, C-90
New DUAD C-6O, C-gO
BASF
FERROCHROM
C.60
FERROCHROM
C.90
FCR
C-60
FCR
C-90
SONY
CR
CR
JHF
c-60
c-90
c-60, c-90
PHILIPS
cRo 2
cRo 2
c-60
c-90
scorcH
CLASSTC C-60
cLASStC C-90
AGFA
LH C-60
LH C-90
SUPER
HIGH
DYNAMIC
c-60 +6
SUPER HIGH DYNAMIC
c-90
+6
FUJI
FM
C-60
FM
C-90
FL
C-60
FL
C-90
FX
C-60
FX C-90
FX
Jr
C-6O
FX
Jr
C-gO
FX
DUO
C-5O
FX
DUO
C-90
FX-r
C-50
FX-r
C-90
BASF
CHROMDIOXID
C-60
CHROMDIOXID
C.90
scR c-60, c-90
DENON
DX-s
C-60. C-90
scoTcH M-7
C-60. C-90
TDK
KR
C-60. C-90
sA
c-60
sA
c-90
New
SA
C'6O
New
SA
C-gO
scoTcH
LH
C-60
LH
c-90
CRYSTAL C-6O
CRYSTAL C.90
M-
t2
c-60
M-
t2
c-90
D
C-60, C-90
sD
c-50
sD
c-90
ED
C-60
ED
C-90
AD
C-60
AD
C-90
METAL position for
metal lape
SCOTCH
METAFINE
c-46
lcR
UDXL
II
MAXELL
UDXL
II
XL II
I xr-
rr
c-60. c-90
c-60
c-90
c-60
c-90
TDK
SONY
METALIC
c-46
TDK MA C-46. C-50
SONY
LN
C-60
LN
C-90
HF
C-60, C-90
AHF C-6O
AHF C.gO
BHF C-60. C-90
FUJI
SUPER RANGE
c-46
AMPEX
STUDIO OUALITY C-5C
PLUS
SERIES
C.6C
PLUS
SERIES
C.9C)
DENON
DX-3 C-60
DX-3 C-90