Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts
Dirt, dust or particles of the tape’s coat- ing can accumulate on the tape heads and other parts that the tape touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of the cassette player. After every 20 hours of tape player operation, use a cassette deck cleaning kit (Cat. No. 44- 1202), or follow these steps to clean the
1.Remove the batteries and discon- nect AC power.
2.Open the cassette compartment door.
3.With the eraser end of a pencil, gen- tly press down on the erase protec- tion tab sensor.
4.While holding down the erase pro- tection tab sensor, press RECORD 
to expose the
5.Use a cotton swab dipped in dena- tured alcohol or tape head cleaning solution to clean the tape guides, record/play head, erase head, pinch roller, and capstan.
When you finish cleaning, press STOP/
EJECT 
and close the cassette com- partment door. Then reconnect power.
Your local RadioShack store sells a complete line of cassette deck cleaning supplies.
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