SCT-7500  (140-0668)    Tape and Cassette Deck Tips    Faxback Doc. # 7804

The following tips can help you get the best performance and the longest
life from your cassette deck.

ERASING TAPES

Each time you make a recording, the previous recording on the tape is
erased.  You can reuse a tape for new recordings as many times as you
wish.

If you want to erase a tape without making a new recording, set the RECORD
LEVEL controls to 0, and press RECORD.  To completely erase the tape, let
it run to the end.

You can also erase an entire tape (both sides) in a few seconds with a
bulk tape eraser, available at your Radio Shack store.

ERASURE PROTECTION

Each cassette has two tabs that protect it from accidental erasure.  One
tab is for Side A and the other is for Side B.  If you break off a tab,
the cassette deck cannot record on that side of the tape.

If you want to record on the tape after removing the tab, cover the hole
with a piece of adhesive tape.

NOTE:  Removing the tabs does not prevent a tape from being erased by a
       bulk tape eraser.

CLEANING

After repeated use, dust, lint, and tape oxides can accumulate on your
cassette deck's tape-handling mechanisms.  For best performance and sound
quality, clean the tape heads and pinch roller after about every 20 hours
of use.  Use recorder cleaner and cleaning swabs, or a convenient head
cleaner cassette.  Your Radio Shack store has a complete selection of
cleaning supplies to choose from.

TAPE TENSION

If you have used a particular cassette a number of times, the tape can
become too tightly wound on either hub.  A tape that is wound too tightly
can cause distorted recording and playback.  Before using the cassette
again, restore the normal tension by fast-forwarding through the entire
cassette and then completely rewinding it.

DEMAGNETIZING

After about 20 hours of use, the cassette deck's heads accumulate residual
magnetism.  Tape heads that have not been demagnetized have poor frequency
response and can damage your recordings.  To avoid these problems, we
recommend that you use a demagnetizer to demagnetize the heads.  Your
local Radio Shack store carries a suitable demagnetizer.

WARNINGS:  Do not attempt to demagnetize the erase head.

           Never touch the record head with a metal object.

(ALL-10/5/94)