Preventing accidental erasure
1. To safeguard your recordings against accidental erasure, break off
the appropriate tab on the cassette as shown .
2. There is one tab for each side of the cassette. This will prevent the
Record button
from being pressed.
3. To restore the cassette to normal, seal the tab openings with a small
piece of self-adhesive tape.
Safety tab side A
Safety tab side B
Cleaning tape heads
The binder and oxide from magnetic tapes can accumulate on the pinch
roller (A) the capstan shaft (B) and also the heads (C and D). This will
impair the sound quality.
To clean these parts proceed as follows:-
1. Turn off the power to the unit.
2. Press the
Stop/Eject button
.
3. Press the
Play button
and the heads will be clearly seen.
4. Clean the surfaces (A, B, C, D) with a lint free rag or cotton swab
soaked in cleaning fluid. Press the stop/eject button as soon as
cleaning is over.
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