8.1 External cleaning
•Clean all outside surfaces with a moist but not wet cloth.
•Do not use any sort of aggressive clea- ning fluids. These could damage the external plastic housing.
8.2 Cleaning the cassette unit
This could be necessary if you notice the tape sound becoming slightly muffled after several weeks use. If you are sure the tape is not the cause of this problem, ...
•Clean the tape heads and mechanism with special tape cleaning materials from specialist retailers - never use any sort of tools. This could damage the devi- ce.
8.3 Cleaning the CD unit
The CD player should not become dirty from normal use! Cleaning may be neces- sary if exceptionally dirty CDs are used, or the CD tray is not closed and dust enters the system.
Avoid dirt contamination by wiping dusty CDs with a soft, dry cloth, wiping from the inside to the outside of the CD.
If a CD cannot be played or sounds faulty although it is in good condition …
•Clean the lense and mechanism with a cleaning CD from a specialist retailer - never use any other sort of tool. This could damage the device.
9. Trouble-shooting
If a thorough cleaning of the CD or tape unit does not resolve the problem, it may not be caused by dirt contamination, but could a problem with the device.
•In this case, please return the device to our customer service center.
If confusing symbols appear on the dis-
play, it is possible that the device's internal operating system has "crashed".
•Disconnect the power cable and ...
•Remove the eight large batteries from the battery compartment.
Wait a few minutes before restarting the device. If no improvement should result from this …
•Repeat the two steps explained above and …
•Now also remove the three small batte- ries from their compartment. This may cause some or all preset radio stations to be lost!
Wait a few minutes before restarting the device. If the situation has not been resol- ved by this measure, the device may be faulty.
•In this case, please return the device to our customer service center.
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