Care and Maintenance
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Handle your CDs carefully, and they will last a long time.Y If there are fingerprints, etc. on the lens, gently wipe clean with
a cotton swab.
Compact Discs
Y Only CDs bearing this mark can be used with
this System. However, continued use of
irregular shape CDs (heart-shape, octagonal,
etc.) can damage the System.
Moisture Condensation
Moisture may condense on the lens inside the
Y Remove the CD from its case by holding it at System in the following cases:
the edges while pressing the caseOs center holeY After turning on heating in the room
lightly.Y In a damp room
Y Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD, or Y If the System is brought directly from a cold to
bend the CD.a warm place
Should this occur, the System may malfunction. In
Y Put the CD back in its case after use to preventthis case, leave the System turned on for a few
warping.hours until the moisture evaporates, unplug the AC
Y Be careful not to scratch the surface of the CDpower cord, and then plug it in again.
when placing it back in the case.
Y Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, temperature
extremes, and moisture.Cassette Tapes
YIf the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or
Y A dirty CD may not play correctly. If a CDcaught in the cassette. Take up the slack by
does become dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth in ainserting a pencil in one of the reels and
straight line from center to edge.rotating.
CAUTION: Do not use any solvent (for example,YDo not touch the tape surface.
conventional record cleaner, spray thinner,
benzine, etc.) to clean a CD.
General NotesYDo not store the tape:
In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your- In dusty places
CDs and the mechanism clean.- In direct sunlight or heat
Y Store CDs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on - In moist areas
shelves.- On a TV or speaker
Y Keep the systemOs CD cover closed when not in use.- Near a magnet
Cassette Deck
Cleaning the LensY If the heads, capstans, or pinch-rollers of the Cassette Deck
If the lens in the CD pickup is dirty, sound degradabecome dirtion may takty, the folloewing may occur:
place.- Loss of sound quality
Open the CD cover and clean the lens as shown.- Discontinuous sound
Y Use a blower (available from a camera store) to b-lowF dust ofadingf
the lens.- Incomplete erasure
- Difficulty in recording
Blower
Y Clean the heads, capstans, and pinch-rollers using a cotton
swab moistened with alcohol.
LensCapstans
Pinch-rollers
Erase head
Record/play head
Y If the heads become magnetized, the Unit will produce noise or
lose high frequency notes.
Y To demagnetize the heads, turn off the Unit, and use a head
demagnetizer (available at electronics and record shops).
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