Businessman using a dictation machine.
Executives, students and business people commonly use portable dictation machines to capture their thoughts, meeting notes, class lectures, correspondence or instructions for later transcription or referral. Dictation machines come in digital and analog formats. The analog machines use removable micro-cassette tapes which can be replayed and transcribed into legible notes. While in the machine, the tapes can be forwarded or rewound to various points in the recording for review or clarification. A tape that malfunctions in the machine can be removed and rewound manually.
Instructions
Use the Dictation Machine's Rewind Function
1. Read the dictation machine's instruction diagram to locate the rewind and stop buttons or slide switch and the tape counter.
2. Push down the Rewind button or move the slid switch to the rewind postion.
3. Push the button or switch to the stop position upon reaching your desired stopping point on the tape counter, or allow the tape to rewind to its beginning.
Rewind the Tape Manually
4. Remove the cassette tape from the dictation machine.
5. Insert a pencil with angled sides into the left circular hole in the tape.
6. Turn the pencil clockwise to rewind the tape to its beginning or to your estimated stop point.
