Additional Information
Cleaning
Inside of the cassette holder
Pinch rollers
Capstans
Erasing head
Recording head
Playing head
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POWER §OPEN/CLOSE
Cleaning the heads and tape path
Clean the heads and tape path of the tape deck after every 10 hours of operation to guard against:
•a decrease in sound level
•excessive wow or flutter
•sound dropout
•incomplete erasure
To ensure better recording, we recommend that you clean the heads and tape path before every recording.
1Set the volume control on the amplifier to minimum.
2With the tape deck turned off, hold down §OPEN/ CLOSE and press POWER. The holder opens, the heads rise, and the pinch rollers begin to rotate.
3Wipe the heads, the pinch rollers, and the capstans with a cotton swab slightly moistened with alcohol or a commercially available cleaning fluid for tape decks.
4When completed, press §OPEN/CLOSE again. Do not insert a cassette until the cleaned areas are completely dry.
Demagnetizing the heads
After 20 to 30 hours of use, or when you notice a hissing sound or loss of high frequencies, demagnetize the heads with a commercially available demagnetizer for tape decks. Please refer to the instructions of the demagnetizer.