Instruction Manual

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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Occasional maintenance of the unit and care of the unit and care
of the software are needed to optimize the performance of your unit.
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do
not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine or thinner.
To clean the heads and tape paths
After every 10 hours of use, clean the heads and tape paths with
a head cleaning cassette or cotton swab moistened with cleaning
fluid or denatured alcohol. (These cleaning kits are commercially
available.)
When cleaning with a cotton swab ®, wipe the recording/playback
head®, erasure head (D,pinchrollers®, and capstans®. 0
NOTE
After cleaning the heads and tape paths with a liquid head cleaning
cassette or a moistened swab, wait until the cleaned parts are
completely dried before inserting a tape.
Care of discs
• Before playing a disc, wipe it from the center out with a cleaning
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• After playing a disc, store it in its case. Do not leave the disc in
places that are hot or humid.
Care of tapes
• Store tapes in their cases after use.
• Do not leave tapes near magnets, motors, television sets, or any
source of magnetism. This will downgrade the sound quality and
cause noise.
• Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, or leave them in a car
parked in direct sunlight.
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