Radio Shack 43-473 Owners Manual - Page 13

43-473.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 9:21 AM TAPE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES The following tips can help you get the best performance and the longest life from your telephone cassette recorder. Note: Do not use endless or C-120 cassette tapes. C-120 tape is very thin and can tangle easily. If you later decide to erase or record over the tape, you can place a piece of tape over the holes. Tape Over Side A Tab Side A Tab A Preventing Accidental Erasure Most cassette tapes have two eraseprotection tabs - one for each side of the tape. When a tab is in place, you can erase or record on that tape side. When the tab is not in place, you cannot erase or record on that side. To prevent your recordings from being accidentally erased or recorded over, carefully break off the erase-protection tabs using a screwdriver or similar tool. Side A Side A Side ASideTAaTbab SidSeideBB TTabab Note: When covering the holes, cover only the portions that were originally protected by the plastic tabs. Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the cassette 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. 13