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Preventing Accidental
Erasure
Cassette tapes have two erase-
protection tabs — one for each side.
To protect a recording from being
accidentally recorded over or erased,
use a screwdriver to remove one or
both of the cassette tape’s erase-
protection tabs.
If you want to record on a tape side
after you have removed the erase-
protection tab, 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-protection tab.
Note: Removing the erase-
protection 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
deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-
forward 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 surface.
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.
Cleaning the Tape-Handling
Parts
Dirt, dust or particles of the tape’s
coating can accumulate on the tape
heads and other parts that the tape
touches. This can greatly reduce the
performance of the cassette player.
Use the following cleaning procedure
after every 20 hours of tape player
operation. Your local RadioShack
store sells a wide selection of cas-
sette deck cleaning supplies.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Open both cassette compart-
ment doors.
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