Additional Information; Using Cassette Tapes; Tapes You Should Avoid; Protecting Your Recordings - Pioneer CT-L11 Operating Instructions Manual

Additional Information

Using cassette tapes

The tape of a cassette is quite easily damaged and loose
tape can jam in the tape deck mechanism. If the tape
has become unwound, use a pen or pencil to wind it
back on to the spool.
When not using cassettes, always store in the case. Store
cassettes away from magnetic fields, excessive heat,
humidity, dust or oil.
Before recording on a tape, wind the tape on past the
leader tape (about the first 3 or 4 seconds of each side).

Tapes you should avoid

Since tapes longer than 90 minutes are so thin, they are
more susceptible to jamming in the tape deck mecha-
nism and other trouble such as irregular winding. Avoid
using cassette tapes longer than 90 minutes.

Protecting your recordings

You can protect an important recording against
accidental erasure by breaking the erase-protect tab(s)
with a small screwdriver.
Erase-protect tab
(side B)
If you want to re-record on an erase-protected cassette,
cover the space left by the broken tab with self-adhesive
tape.
Erase-protect tab
(side A)

Cleaning the tape heads

To maintain good performance and sound quality, we
recommend that you clean the deck's tape heads
periodically (once every 10 hours of use).
Use a commercially available wet-type head cleaning
cassette, following the instructions provided by the
manufacturer.
Note
• Make sure that the head cleaning cassette you buy is
compatible with auto-reverse decks. Check with a
Pioneer authorized service center for details.
• Do not use dry-type head cleaning cassettes.
• After cleaning, do not play a cassette for 2–3 minutes
to allow the cleaning liquid to dry.

Demagnetizing the tape heads

Through continued use, the playback/record tape head
becomes magnetized, resulting in loss of performance
and sound quality.
Use a commercially available head demagnetizer
periodically, following the instructions provided by the
manufacturer.
Caution
• When using a head demagnetizer, you should turn
the volume down to minimum and unplug any
headphones that are connected.
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