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HANDLING CASSETTE TAPES
A
Turn pencil to
remove tape slack
For erasure prevention
remove
Tab for
SideA
Tab for
Side B
Cover with
adhesive tape
Metal tape
Sensor holes
Chrome (CrO,} tape
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| CHECK CASSETTE BEFORE USE
Check the following items before loading a cassette tape:
Is the tape loose, or is some of the tape
outside the cassette?
If some of the tape is loose or projecting outside the cassette shell, the
tape may not properly enter between the capstan and pinch roller. This
will prevent
the tape from
being supplied
properly,
and
may
even
damage the tape itself. in such cases, 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 to pre-
vent the tape from becoming slack. Remove this stopper when loading
the cassette and replace it after using the cassette.
Are the accidental erasure prevention tabs
intact?
These tabs allow you to prevent important recordings from being erased
accidentally. When the tab on the cassette shell is removed (Fig. B), itis
not possible to activate the recording function, so valuable recordings
will not be erased by mistake.
To re-record on a cassette whose tab has been removed, simply stick a
piece of doubled adhesive tape over the hole (Fig. C).
When using metal or chrome tapes, be careful not to block the sensor
holes with the tape (Fig. D, Fig. E). If the holes are blocked, the automatic
tape selector mechanism will not operate correctly.
NOTES:
©
The accidental erasure tab for each side is the one located on the top
left when the side that you want to protect is facing you.
@
When removing the tab, do not use a magnetized screwdriver.
| AUTOMATIC TAPE SELECTOR FUNCTION
|
This cassette deck is equipped with an automatic tape selector function
which utilizes the sensor holes on the tape cassette to determine the
type of tape being used.
The deck is then set to match the tape recording bias and equalization.
NOTES:
@
When using metal tapes, make sure that the tapes have sensor holes.
®@ Make sure that the sensor holes on the cassette are not blocked, oth-
erwise the tape selector mechanism will not function properly.
© Donotuse FeCr tapes.
TIPS ON CASSETTE TAPES
®
Leader tape (which cannot be recorded on) is provided at the begin-
ning of a cassette tape. Let the tape run for about 5 seconds before
starting to record, to allow the leader tape to clear the recording head.
®@
Do not leave a cassette tape exposed to the environment. Store the
cassette in its case after use so that dust and dirt do not adhere to
the tape, and so the tape wili not get slack. Store tapes in a location
free from magnetism, dust, dirt, oii, heat and humidity.
®
Because C-120 tapes are very thin, they can easily jam in the pinch
rollers and capstan, and they often are subject to other problems
such as irregular winding. It is best not to use them with this deck.
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