Recording On Tapes; Before You Start Recording On A Tape - JVC 0803AIMMDWJEM Instructions Manual

Recording on Tapes

Before You Start Recording on a Tape

• It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright
owner.
• The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the volume level. Thus, during recording you can
adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.
• While recording, you can hear sound mode effect and/or the AHB PRO (Active Hyper Bass PRO) effect through the
speakers or headphones. However, the sound is recorded without these effects (see pages 11 and 12).
• If recordings you have made have excessive noise or static, the unit may be too close to a TV. Place the unit away from the
TV.
• You can use only type I tapes for recording.
To protect your recordings
Cassettes have two small taps on the back to protect
unexpected erasure or recording.
To protect your recording, remove these tabs.
To re-record on a protected tape, cover the holes with
adhesive tape.
The use of the C-120 or longer tape is not recommended, since
characteristic deterioration may occur and this tape easily jams
in the pinch rollers and the capstans.
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Adhesive tape
To keep the best recording and playback sound
quality
You need to clean the heads.
• Clean the heads after every 10 hours of use with
a wet-type head cleaning tape (available at electronic and
audio shops).
When the head becomes dirty, the following symptoms
will occur:
– Sound quality is reduced.
– Sound level decreases.
– Sound drops out.
• Do not play dirty or dusty tapes.
• Do not touch the highly-polished head with any metallic
or magnetic tools.
To demagnetize the head
Turn off (on standby) the unit, and use a head
demagnetizer (available at electronics and audio shops).
At the start and end of cassette tapes
There is leader tape which cannot be recorded onto. Thus, when
recording discs, MDs, or radio broadcasts, wind the leader tape first to
ensure that the recording will be made without any music part lost.