JVC FS-H35 manual Handling cassette tapes, To clean the heads, capstans, and pinch rollers

Handling cassette tapes

•If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotating.

•If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette.

•Be careful not to touch the tape surface.

•Avoid storing tapes in the following places:

—In dusty places

—In direct sunlight or heat —In moist areas

—On a TV or speaker —Near a magnet

To keep the best recording and playback sound quality

If the heads, capstans, and pinch rollers of the cassette deck become dirty, the following will occur:

•Impaired sound quality

•Discontinuous sound

•Fading

•Incomplete erasure

•Difficulty in recording

To clean the heads, capstans, and pinch rollers

Use a cotton swab moistened with alcohol.

Capstans

Heads

Pinch Rollers

To demagnetize the heads

Turn off the unit, and use a head demagnetizer (available at electronics and audio shops).

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