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Tape tips and techniques, Storing your cassettes, Erasing tapes – Radio Shack DX-392 User Manual

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TAPE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

The following suggestions will help you get the best performance from your cas-
settes and cassette deck.

STORING YOUR CASSETTES

• Keep them away from excessive dust and dirt.

• Do not expose them to moisture or high humidity.

• Keep them away from strong magnetic fields that can be generated by other

electronic devices (transformers, motors, and so on).

• Store them in protective plastic containers. Your local Radio Shack store offers a

complete selection of tape storage containers.

ERASING TAPES

Each time you record on a cassette tape, the previous recording is automatically
erased.

If you want to erase a tape without making a new recording, load the tape into the
cassette compartment and press

RECORD

. The deck erases the tape as the

tape passes the record head. If you want to quickly erase a tape, you might prefer
to use a bulk tape eraser, available at your local Radio Shack store. It erases both
sides of an entire tape in a few seconds.

Note: The built-in microphone records any sounds in the area onto the tape as you
record. Be sure to place the radio in a quiet area if you want to erase a tape by re-
cording over it.

ACCIDENTAL ERASURE PREVENTION

All cassettes have erase-protection tabs. When in place, these tabs let you record
on the tape. Once you remove these tabs, you cannot press

RECORD

. To avoid

erasing or recording over Side A (or 1), break off the Side A (or 1) tab with a screw

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