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TAPE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
The following suggestions will help you get the best performance from your cas-
settes and cassette deck.
STORING YOUR CASSETTES
• Keep them away from excessive dust and dirt.
• Do not expose them to moisture or high humidity.
• Keep them away from strong magnetic fields that can be generated by other
electronic devices (transformers, motors, and so on).
• Store them in protective plastic containers. Your local Radio Shack store offers a
complete selection of tape storage containers.
ERASING TAPES
Each time you record on a cassette tape, the previous recording is automatically
erased.
If you want to erase a tape without making a new recording, load the tape into the
cassette compartment and press
RECORD
. The deck erases the tape as the
tape passes the record head. If you want to quickly erase a tape, you might prefer
to use a bulk tape eraser, available at your local Radio Shack store. It erases both
sides of an entire tape in a few seconds.
Note: The built-in microphone records any sounds in the area onto the tape as you
record. Be sure to place the radio in a quiet area if you want to erase a tape by re-
cording over it.
ACCIDENTAL ERASURE PREVENTION
All cassettes have erase-protection tabs. When in place, these tabs let you record
on the tape. Once you remove these tabs, you cannot press
RECORD
. To avoid
erasing or recording over Side A (or 1), break off the Side A (or 1) tab with a screw
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