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MAINTENANCE
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine or thinner.
To clean the heads and the tape paths +H
After every 10 hours of use, clean the heads and tape paths with a head cleaning cassette or cotton swab moistened with cleaning fluid or denatured alcohol. (These cleaning kits are commercially available.)
When cleaning with a cotton swab o, wipe the recording/playback head @, erasure head @), pinchroller @, and capstan @.
After cleaning the heads and tape paths with a liquid head cleaning cassette or a moistened swab, wait until the cleaned parts are completely dry before inserting tapes.
To clean the lens ● ❑
If the lens becomes dirty, the player may skip or not play. If this occurs, clean the lens in the following manner.
To remove dust or dry particles, first use a camera lens blower/ brush to blow afewtimes to loosen particles, then gently brush the lens @ clean. Finish by blowing the lens again.
To remove fingerprints, use a cotton swab dipped in lens cleaning solution. Wipe gently from the center to the edge. Lens cleaning solution is commercially available.
Take care not to get too much solution on the swab, which could flow into the unit and caqse damage.
Pressing too strongly with the swab could scratch or break the lens.
To clean discs * ❑
Before playing, wipe the disc from the center out with a cleaning cloth. After playing, store the disc in its case.
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