5. CAUTIONS ON HANDLING
Handling Compact Discs
Use only compact discs bearing the 
mark.
Do not play
Handling
•New discs may have some roughness around the edges. If such discs
are used, the player may not work or the sound may skip. Use a
•Never stick labels on the surface of the com- pact disc or mark the surface with a pencil or pen.
•Never play a compact disc with any cellophane tape or other glue on it or with peeling off marks. If you try to play such a compact disc, you may not be able to get it back out of the CD player or it may damage the CD player.
•Do not use compact discs that have large scratches, are misshapen, cracked, etc. Use of such discs may cause misoperation or damage.
•To remove a compact disc from its storage case, press down on the center of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges.
Handling Cassette Tapes
•Do not use commercially available CD protec- tion sheets or discs equipped with stabilizers, etc. These may damage the disc or cause breakdown of the internal mechanism.
Storage
•Do not expose compact discs to direct sunlight or any heat source.
•Do not expose compact discs to excess humid- ity or dust.
•Do not expose compact discs to direct heat from heaters.
Cleaning
•To remove fingermarks and dust, use a soft cloth and wipe in a straight line from the center of the compact disc to the circumference.
•Do not use any solvents, such as commercially available cleaners,
•After using special compact disc cleaner, let the compact disc dry off well before playing it.
Using any of the following types of cassette tapes can cause malfunctions.
•Cassette tapes with low recording levels
•Cassette tapes in which the unrecorded sec- tion between songs is shorter than 4 seconds
•Cassette tapes with noise or the like recorded between songs
•Cassette tapes on which there are long unre- corded sections in the middle of a song
Handling precautions
•Slack in the tape can cause malfunctions. In
particular for prerecorded cassette tapes and 90- minute tapes, take up any slack in the tape be- fore inserting it into the cassette player.
•Avoid using cassettes of 120 minutes or longer. (Such cassettes have extremely thin tape, so the tape can become stretched or cut.)
•Periodically play a cleaning cassette in the player to clean the head.
•Keep magnets, screwdrivers, and other iron and steel and magnetic items away from both cassette tapes and the tape head in the player.
•Do not oil the cassette mechanism.
•Do not use any cassette tapes with peeling la- bels or deformed cases. Such cassette tapes can cause breakdowns.
•When not using the player, always take the cas- sette out of the mechanism. Exposing a cas- sette to direct sunlight, extreme temperatures, or high humidity can damage the cassette.
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