Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts

Dirt, dust or particles of the tape's coating can accumulate 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 operation, follow these steps to clean the tape-handling parts or use a cassette deck cleaning kit (available at your local RadioShack store).

1.Remove the batteries and disconnect any other power source.

2.Open the cassette compartment door and press PLAY to expose the tape-handling parts.

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 capstan.

4.When you finish cleaning, press STOP/EJECT and close the cassette compartment door. Then reconnect power.

TROUBLESHOOTING

This product has been manufactured to the specifications of RadioShack and is covered by a limited warranty from RadioShack. If your cassette deck is not operating as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store or call 1-800-THE- SHACK for assistance.

Problem

Probable Cause

Suggestion

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound while

Volume of stereo

Adjust the volume.

the tape is

receiver/amplifier is

 

operating.

set to “0.”

 

 

 

 

 

Input function

Set the input

 

switch of amplifier

function switch to

 

is not set to TAPE.

TAPE.

 

 

 

Strange tone

Noise reduction

Set the noise

quality

switch is not in the

reduction switch to

or

correct position.

match the

ragged sound.

 

appropriate kind of

 

 

recorded tape you

 

 

are using.

 

 

 

REC cannot be

Erase-protection

Cover the erase-

operated.

tabs are removed.

protection tab slots

 

 

with adhesive tape.

 

 

 

Low volume or

Tape heads are

Clean the tape

weak sound with

dirty.

heads.

mute intervals.

 

 

 

 

 

Poor operation

Mute recorded

Increase the mute

of skip function.

length between two

length so that it is

 

successive music

longer than 4

 

selections is not

seconds or use a

 

longer than 4

tape that has a mute

 

seconds.

length which is

 

 

longer than 4

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

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