MICRO-21  (140-1159)         Tips and Techniques       Faxback Doc. # 7219

STORING CASSETTE TAPES

Do not expose cassette tapes to high temperatures, high humidity, dust or
dirt, or motors, transformers, or other sources with strong magnetic
fields.

PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE

Most microcassettes have an erase-protection tab for each side of the
tape.  To protect your recordings from being accidentally erased or
recorded over, use a screwdriver to carefully break off the erase-
protection tabs.  If you later decide to erase or record over the tape,
place a piece of strong tape over the holes.

CAUTION:  Removing the erase-protection tabs does not prevent a tape from
          being erased by bulk tape eraser.

ERASING A CASSETTE TAPE

If you no longer want a recording, you can record over it or erase it.

Recording Over a Cassette Tape

To record over a cassette tape, be sure the erase-protection tabs are in
place.  Then simply record as usual.  The recorder records over the
previous recording.

Using a Bulk Tape Eraser

You might prefer to use a bulk tape eraser, such as Cat. No. 44-232, which
erases both sides of a tape in just a few seconds.

(ALL-9/15/94)