11
Preventing Accidental
Erasure
Cassette tapes have two erase-pro-
tection tabs — one for each side.
When a tab is in place, you can
record on that side.
To protect a recording from being ac-
cidentally recorded over or erased,
use a screwdriver to remove one or
both of the cassette tape’s erase-
protection tabs. This prevents
RECORD
from being pressed.
If you later decide to record on a tape
side after you have removed the
erase-protection tab for that side,
place a piece of strong plastic tape
over that side’s erase-protection
hole. Be sure you cover only the hole
originally covered by the erase-pro-
tection tab.
Caution: Removing the erase-pro-
tection tabs does not prevent a bulk
eraser from erasing a cassette tape.
Restoring Tape Tension and
Sound Quality
After you play a cassette tape sever-
al times, the tape might become
tightly wound on the reels. This can
cause playback sound quality to de-
teriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-for-
ward the tape from the beginning to
the end of one side, then completely
rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels
by gently tapping each side of the
cassette’s outer shell on a flat sur-
face.
Caution: Be careful not to damage
the cassette when tapping it. Do not
touch the exposed tape or allow any
sharp objects near the cassette.
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