Micro-29  (140-1059)     Tape Tips and Techniques      Faxback Doc. # 7643

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 cassette tapes 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.

CAUTIONS:  You will damage the recorder if you force down RECORD when an
           erase-protection tab is not in place.

           Removing the erase-protection tabs does not prevent a tape from
           being erased by a 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 Submini Plug

To erase a cassette tape without making a new recording, use a submini
plug (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 274-327).

1.  Be sure the erase-protection tabs are in place.

2.  Plug the submini plug into the MIC jack.

3.  Set PLAY/VOX to NORM/OUT.

4.  Press RECORD.

When the tape reaches the end of the portion you want to erase, press
STOP/EJECT.  To erase the entire tape, record to the end.

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-9/29/94)