CLEANING THE TAPE- HANDLING PARTS
Clean the tape head after about every 20 hours of playing time. Insert a special
RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY
After you play a cassette tape a few times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause play- back sound quality to deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast- forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then completely rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each side of the cas- sette’s outer shell on a flat surface.
Caution: Be careful not to damage the cassette when tapping it. Do not touch the exposed tape or allow any sharp ob- jects near the cassette.
REPLACING A FUSE
If the clock resets or stored stations are lost when the ignition is off, you might need to replace the yellow clock memo- ry wire’s fuse. Use a standard
If the stereo does not operate, you might need to replace the red power lead wire’s fuse. Use a standard
mm)0.5 amp fuse, available from your local RadioShack store (a spare fuse is supplied).
Caution: Make sure you replace a fuse only with another fuse of the same rating.
Follow these steps to check and replace each fuse.
1.Disconnect the cable from the vehi- cle’s negative
2.To open a fuse holder, pull the latches apart until it opens. Then, to remove the fuse, gently pull the fuse off of both fuse clips inside the fuse holder.
Fuse Clips
3.If the fuse is blown, replace it with a fuse of the same rating.
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