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how to delete tape using a dictaphone - sm
Posted: May 04, 2011
hey guys, does anyone know how to delete a tape on a dictaphone machine, I've a big one that i havent used in a while (years).... and i forgot how to erase finished tapes. any help TIA
play+record?? - nm - Jackie
[ In Reply To ..]nm
sry i mean - OP
[ In Reply To ..]i mean i've got the machine to play the tapes back, no the actual phone part that the dictators talk into
play+record should work -nm - Jackie
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Similar question here - Ayn
[ In Reply To ..]Funny -- I just came on to post a related question. Maybe someone can help us both :0)
I work for a physician who still dictates on microcassette tapes! He has recently decided that he wants me to erase them rather than doing it himself when I return the tapes to him, but my Sony transcriber does not erase. (It will "record" over what he's dictated, but that takes FOREVER and picks up all the background noise.)
So, I just bought a little gadget that is basically a big magnet with a hole in the middle. You put the tape in, let it sit for a second or two, and then pull it through the other side, thereby erasing the tape. (Amazon, $25, Sanyo mini/micro cassette eraser)
My question was - does this damage the tape in any way or shorten it's lifespan? Has anyone used one of these before and had any problems?
So far, it is working and so easy! Hubby was afraid it would make re-using the tapes impossible somehow or damage/wear down the tape. I tried it and then tried re-recording over it, and that worked okay, but I don't want to cause unnecessary damage or wear & tear on the tapes either ...
Before digital, using that type of tape eraser was the only way. - Olive
[ In Reply To ..]We erased tapes over and over for a long time. That brings back memories. We would push it side to side in and out fast. No problem.
erasers - dictationmall
[ In Reply To ..]No, magnetic erasers do not cause and damage to the tapes.
tape erasure - noni
[ In Reply To ..]My Dictaphone microcassette transcriber has an erase button. You hold it down and push FF or RW.
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