Yamaha MT44D - Manual (Page 9)

SENSOR SEALS/HANDLING CASSETTE TAPES
USING THE SUPPLIED SENSOR SEALS
The MT44D automatically switches to the 2-channel
mode (regular stereo cassette) or 4-track mode
according to whether a sensor seal is detected on the
loaded cassette. Note that only one side of the tape
can be used in the 4-track mode.
For regular 2-channel operation load a cassette with­
out the sensor seal.
For 4-track operation affix one of the three types
of seals provided to the cassette window. Match
the size of the seal to the cassette window. The seal
must fit the cassette window properly or the MT44D
may "misread" the seal and switch to the wrong
mode. If one of the provided seal sizes does not fit,
use a seal that is larger than the cassette window and
trim it to size.
PROTECTING YOUR RECORDINGS
All cassettes have record protection tabs along the
top edge of the cassette shell. If this tape is broken
out using a screwdriver or any other appropriate
implement, recording will be inhibited on the cor­
responding side of the tape, thereby protecting your
recordings from accidental erasure. To record on a
tape that has already had its tab removed, simply fix
a piece of adhesive tape over the hole left by the
tab.
Break out both the side "A" and "B"tabs to protect
4-track tapes.
Break off the tab
Sensor Seals
*The seal should be afl-
fixed to the "B" side of
the cassette for 4-track
recording on side "A".
CORRECTING EXCESSIVE TAPE SLACK
If the cassette tape is slack or is extending from the
cassette housing, there is a risk that it may become
tangled around the capstan or pinch roller—causing
irreparable damage to the tape, and possibly damaging
the transport mechanism. In order to take up this
slack, insert a pencil or bail-point pen into the center
of the reel and rotate to wind the excess tape back
onto the reel.
Cassette Half
CASSETTE STORAGE
To prevent slackening of tape, fit a stopper or keep
cassettes in a case (normally supplied with the
cassette). Do not store cassettes in locations with
direct sunlight, high humidity, high temperatures or
magnetic fields (e.g. near television sets, speakers, etc).
NOTE:
The MT44D has been specifically designed to provide
optimum sound quality with chrome (Cr 02 > formu­
lation tape (High Bias, 70/isec. EQ). Do not use
ferrichrome type tapes.