Pioneer CT-W208R Operating Instructions - Page 6

HANDLING CASSETTE TAPES A B Turn the pencil to take up the tape slack For erasure prevention remove Tab for Side A C Cover prevention D Erasure prevention tabs adhesive tape Sensor holes Tab for Side B E Sensor holes TYPE IV (Metal) tape TYPE II (High/CrO2) tape CHECK CASSETTE BEFORE USE Check the following items before loading a cassette tape: Is the tape loose, or is some of the tape outside the cassette? If some of the tape is loose or projecting outside the cassette shell, the tape may not load properly between the capstan and pinch roller. This will prevent the tape from operating properly, and may even damage the tape itself. To prevent this, insert a pencil into the reel hole and take up the slack (Fig. A). Some cassette tapes come with a plastic or thick paper stopper to prevent the tape from becoming slack. Remove this stopper when loading the cassette and replace it after using the cassette. Are the accidental erasure prevention tabs intact? These tabs allow you to prevent important recordings from being erased accidentally. When the tab on the cassette shell is broken off (Fig. B), it is not possible to activate the recording function, so valuable recordings will not be erased by mistake. To rerecord on a cassette whose tab has been broken off, simply stick a piece of doubled adhesive tape over the hole (Fig. C). When using TYPE IV (Metal) or TYPE II (High/CrO2) tapes, be careful not to block the sensor holes with the tape (Fig. D, Fig. E). If the holes are blocked, the automatic tape selector mechanism will not operate correctly. NOTES: ÷ The accidental erasure prevention tab for each side is the one located on the top left when the side that you want to protect is facing you. ÷ When breaking off the tab, do not use a magnetized screwdriver. 6 AUTOMATIC TAPE SELECTOR FUNCTION This cassette deck is equipped with an automatic tape selector function which utilizes the sensor holes on the tape cassette to determine the type of tape being used. The deck is then set to match the tape recording bias and equalization. NOTES: ÷ When using TYPE IV (Metal) tapes, make sure that the tapes have sensor holes. ÷ Make sure that the sensor holes on the cassette are not blocked; otherwise the tape selector mechanism will not function properly. ÷ Do not use TYPE III (FeCr) tapes. TIPS ON CASSETTE TAPES Do not use tapes longer than 90 minutes in length Because over the C-90 tapes are very thin, they can easily jam in the pinch rollers and capstan, and they often are subject to other problems such as irregular winding. ÷ Leader tape (which cannot be recorded on) is provided at the beginning of a cassette tape. Let the tape run for about 5 seconds before starting to record, to allow the leader tape to clear the recording head. ÷ Do not leave a cassette tape exposed to the environment. Store the cassette in its case after use so that dust and dirt do not adhere to the tape, and so the tape will not get slack. Store tapes in a location free from magnetism, dust, dirt, oil, heat and humidity. ÷ If cassette tapes are irregularly wound, the tape may get jammed in the rollers. This can cause damage to both the tape and the deck. If you are not certain whether the tape is wound evenly, fast forward or rewind the tape from beginning to end, to make sure that the tape is properly wound.