Yamaha MT100II - Manual (Page 11)

ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES
This unit is designed to be used only with Chromeposition tape, and wiii not work properiy with Ferrichrome tape formuiations.
CrOa tape (Bias: HIGH; EQ; 70ps) shouid be used. Aiso, the use of C-120 tapes is not recommended because they exhibit poorer
performance, and can be the cause of equipment faiiure.
• Preventing accidental erasure of recordings
To keep from inadvertently erasing a prized recording, aii
cassette tapes have record protection tabs along the rear
edge of the cassette shell. If this tab is broken out using a
screwdriver or any other appropriate implement, it will not be
possible to record on the corresponding side of the tape. This
will protect your recordings from accidental erasure. To protect
a 4-track recording, it’s necessary to break out the tabs for
both the A and B sides of the tape.
When you’d like to record over a tape with the tabs broken
out, just cover the holes (where the tabs were) with a small
piece of adhesive tape.
. PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL TAPE ERASURE;
• Taking up tape slack
If the tape in the cassette is slack, or some portion of the tape
is out of the cassette shell, there is a risk it may become
tangled around the capstan or pinchroller. In order to correct
this, insert a pencil or ballpoint pen into the center of one reel,
and rotate to take up loose tape slack.
Cassette shell
RECORDING OVER A TAPE WITH THE TABS BROKEN
OUT:
• Storing cassette tapes
To prevent tape slack during storage, keep tapes in their
cases. Do not store tapes in direct sunlight, or in places with
high heat or humidity, as this may damage the tapes. Also,
keep the tapes away from magnetic fields, emitted from de­
vices such as televisions or speakers, because the recordings
can be erased or sonically alterd to some degree.
Cover the hole with