Micro-28 Recorder
(140-1177)                 Hints and Tips             Faxback Doc. # 18195

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 microcassette 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 the record key
           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 records over a cassette tape, be sure the erase-protection tabs are in
place.  Then simply record as usual.  The Micro-28 records over the
previous recording.

Using the Erase Plug

To erase the cassette tape without making a new recording, use the supplied
erase plug.

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

2.  Insert the erase plug into the MIC jack.

3.  Set VOX/PLAY to OUT/NORMAL.

4.  Press the record key.

When the tape reaches the end of the portion you want to erase, press 
stop/eject.  To erase the entire tape, let the 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.


(CS 10/25/95)