Environment
Avoid using the deck in the following conditions:
•In areas with high temperatures (near a heater, exposed to direct sunlight, for example.)
•In areas with extremely low temperatures.
•In areas where there is excessive humidity.
•In a dusty atmosphere.
•In areas where power line voltage fluctuations are severe (in which case the use of a voltage regulator may be advisable).
Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts
Dirt, dust or particles of the tape's coating can accumu- late 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 oper- ation, follow these steps to clean the
1.Remove the batteries and disconnect any other power source.
2.Open the cassette compartment door and press PLAY to expose the
3.Use a cotton swab dipped in denatured alcohol or tape head cleaning solution to clean the tape guides, record/play head, erase head, pinch roller, and cap- stan.
4.When you finish cleaning, press STOP/EJECT and close the cassette compartment door. Then recon- nect power.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the cassette deck is not working as it should, the follow- ing suggestions might help. If you follow the suggestions in this chart and the cassette deck still does not work properly, contact your local RadioShack store for assis- tance.
Problem | Probable Cause | Suggestion |
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No sound while | Volume of stereo | Adjust the vol- |
the tape is | receiver/amplifier | ume. |
operating. | is set to “0.” |
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| Input function | Set the input |
| switch of ampli- | function switch to |
| fier is not set to | TAPE. |
| TAPE. |
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Strange | Noise reduction | Set the noise |
tone quality | switch is not in | reduction switch |
or | the correct posi- | to match the |
ragged sound. | tion. | appropriate kind |
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| of recorded tape |
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| you are using. |
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REC cannot be | Cover the erase- | |
operated. | tabs are removed. | prevention tab |
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| slots with adhe- |
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| sive tape. |
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Low volume or | Tape heads are | Clean the tape |
weak sound | dirty. | heads. |
with mute inter- |
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vals. |
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Poor operation | Mute recorded | Increase the mute |
of skip function. | length between | length so that it is |
| two successive | longer than 4 sec- |
| music selections | onds or use a |
| is not longer than | tape that has a |
| 4 seconds. | mute length which |
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| is longer than 4 |
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| seconds. |
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