Occasional care and maintenance of the unit and the software

are needed to optimize the performance of your unit.

To clean the cabinet Use a soft and dry cloth.

If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft (cloth lightly moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not use strong solvents, such as alcohol, benzine or thinner as these could damage the finish of the unit.

To clean the heads and tape paths

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, wipe the recording/playback head (deck 2 only), erasure head (deck 2 only), capstans, and pinchrollers.

( Recording/

Playback head Cotton swab

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 the tapes.

To demagnetize the heads

The heads may become magnetized after Iong-terrn use. This may narrow the output range of recorded tapes and increase noise. After 20 to 30 hours use, demagnetize the heads with any commercially available demagnetizer.

Care of discs

*When a disc becomes dirty, wipe the disc from the center out with a cleaning cloth.

Care of tapes

Store tapes in their cases after use.

Do not leave tapes near magnets, motors, television sets, or any source of magnetism. This will downgrade the sound quality and cause noise,

Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, or leave them in a car parked in direct sunlight,

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Aiwa XR-M1000 manual Care of discs, To demagnetize the heads, Care of tapes Store tapes in their cases after use

XR-M1000 specifications

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