Care And Maintenance

Handle your CDs carefully, and they will last a long time.

Compact Discs

• Only CDs bearing this mark can be used with this System. How- ever, continued use of irregular shape CDs (heart-shape, octago- nal, etc.) can damage the System.

• Remove the CD from its case by holding it at the edges while pressing the case’s center hole lightly.

• Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD, or bend the CD.

• Put the CD back in its case after use to prevent warping.

• Be careful not to scratch the sur- face of the CD when placing it back in the case.

•Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, temperature extremes, and mois- ture.

• A dirty CD may not play cor- rectly. If a CD does become dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge.

CAUTION:

•Do not use any solvent (for example, con- ventional record cleaner, spray thinner, benzine, etc.) to clean a CD.

General Notes

In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your CDs and the mechanism clean.

•Store CDs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves.

•Keep the System’s Top Cover closed when not in use.

Cleaning the unit

•Stains on the unit

Should be wiped off with a soft cloth. If the unit is heavily stained, wipe it witha cloth soaked in water-diluted neu- tral detergent and wrung well, then wipe clean with a dry cloth.

•Since the unit may deteriorate in quality, become dam- aged or get its paint peeled off, be careful about the fol- lowings.

-DO NOT wipe it with a hard cloth.

-DO NOT wipe it strong.

-DO NOT wipe it with thinner or benzine.

-DO NOT apply any volatile substance such as insecti- cides to it.

-DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in con- tact with it for a long time.

Cleaning the Lens

If the lens in the CD pickup is dirty, dropout, etc., could de- grade sound.

Open the Top Cover and clean the lens as shown.

•Use a blower (available from a camera store) to blow dust off the lens.

Blower

Lens

•If there are fingerprints, etc. on the lens, gently wipe clean with a cotton swab.

Moisture Condensation

Moisture may condense on the lens inside the System in the following cases:

• After turning on heating in the room.

• In a damp room.

• If the System is brought directly from a cold to a warm place.

Should this occur, the System may malfunction. In this case, leave the System turned on for a few hours un- til the moisture evaporates, unplug the AC power cord, and then plug it in again.