If
you get an Error
143
or Error
138
message on your television
screen
during a loading procedure, your
tape leader (the non-magnetized
strip wound ahead
of
the actual
recording tape) might
be
too long.
As
a result, the computer may
be
trying
to
read
data where
no
data
exists. Should this occur, rewind the
tape
to
the beginning, then advance
it
approximately
lO
counts.
Now
begin the loading procedure again.
If
you
are
recording your own pro-
gram on a new cassette you
will
see
two
tabs on the back
end
of
the
cassette. The tabs make
it
possible
for
you
to
write (or save) programs
to
the cassette.
If
you do not want
your programs or data
erased
acci-
dentally after you have finished
recording on both sides
of
the tape,
break
off
these tabs (all pre-
recorded tapes
are
sold with the
tabs broken
off)
.
If
you want
to
re-
cord over data or programs already
stored
on
a cassette, place cello-
phane tape over the areas where
the tabs
were
. This
will
deactivate
the write-protect features
of
the
cassette.
MAINTAINING
YOUR
CASSETTES
The following suggestions
will
help
keep
your cassettes and the
programs they contain
in
good
condition.
Keep the cassettes
dry
Avoid touching the tape or pulling
it
out
of
the cassette casing.
Keep cassettes
in
their protective
boxes when not
in
use.
Do
not expose them
to
extreme
heat or cold.
Keep them away from magnets and
electrical or electronic equipment
(do not store them
on
top
of
or near
your
TV)
.
PROGRAM
RECORDER
Clean the tape path on the Program
Recorder periodically.
