Care & maintenance
Cleaning tape heads
The tape heads, roller and capstan require occasional cleaning to remove particles of metal oxide coating that wear off the tape.
•Press the Power button to switch the power off.
•Press the Stop/Eject button to open the cassette door.
•Press Play.
•Clean the tape head, pinch roller and capstan with a soft cloth or cotton bud dampened in
Cleaning CDs
Use a soft cloth to wipe off any fingerprints and dust from the disc surface. Wipe in a straight line from the centre to the outside of the disc. Small dust particles and light stains will not affect reproduction quality.
•Never use chemicals such as record sprays,
•To reduce the risk of scratches, always put CDs back in their case after use.
•Do not expose CDs to direct sunlight, high humidity or high temperatures for long periods.
•Do not stick paper or write anything on either side of the CD.
Only discs displaying this symbol can be played on this unit.
Cassette care
You can help avoid two of the most common problems of cassette usage.
These are:
•jamming - which causes uneven playback speed.
•tangling - where the tape wraps itself around the playing mechanism.
To reduce the likelihood of these problems occurring, the following precautions should be observed.
Check that there are no loose layers of tape visible through the window in the cassette.
Use a pencil or hexagonal shaped ballpoint pen to wind along any loose lauers before inserting the cassette into your machine.
If the cassette feels “ tight” when winding the tape with a pencil or pen, the tape may be jamming due to ridges formed in the winding of the tape. You can see these through the cassette eindow. In most cases, you can remove these ridges by fast forwarding the tape from one end to the other in your cassette player.
•Use only well known brands of tape.
•Avoid
•Always avoid exposing cassettes to direct sunlight, dust or oil. Do not touch the surface of the tape.
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