Posted By
SVS
on 2015-12-22
14:49:16
 |  Re: 1531 queries
It is possible that your 1531 needs a head adjustment. If I'm not wrong there is somewhere a program able to help you in the operation (named "Tape adjust"? it shows on screen a value while you set the head by a screwdriver).
The problem of the tapes on the contrary is not so easy to solve. After more than 30 years the tapes could have suffered by many matters (tape jamming, de-magnetizing, tape stuck, etc.).
If you have a tape to rescue and a lot of patience, then you can open the cassette and rotate manually one wheel in order to slowly rewind it. You can even cut off damaged parts and join the good ones with Scotch (remember that every Plus/4-C16 program file is stored twice on tape - not the data of course).
Good luck!
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