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Cleaning the Heads and Tape
Path
Clean all surfaces over which the tape
travels after every ten hours of operation to
guard against:
— low-quality sound
— a decrease in sound level
— excessive wow, flutter or drop-out
— incomplete erasure
—— impairment of recording function
To obtain high-quality recorded sound,
cleaning before every recording is
recommended.
1 With the unit turned off, hold down &
and press the POWER switch. This
causes the holder to open, the heads
to rise and the pinch rollers to rotate.
2 Wipe 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. Clean the entire
surface of the pinch rollers and
capstans while they are rotating,
making sure that the cotton swab
does not get caught in the
mechanism.
3 When completed, press 4 again.
Fig. EY
a) Capstans
b) Recording head
c) Playback head
d) Erasing head
e) Pinch rollers
Do not insert a cassette until the cleaned
areas are completely dry.