Owner`s manual

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CLEANING THE TAPE-
HANDLING PARTS
Clean the tape head after about ev-
ery 20 hours of playing time. Insert a
special head-cleaning cassette (such
as Cat. No. 44-1202), and follow the
cassette’s directions to clean the
tape head.
RESTORING TAPE
TENSION AND SOUND
QUALITY
After you play a cassette tape a few
times, the tape might become tightly
wound on the reels. This can cause
playback sound quality to deterio-
rate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-for-
ward the tape from the beginning to
the end of one side, then rewind it.
Then loosen the tape reels by gently
tapping each side of the cassette’s
outer shell on a flat surface.
Caution:
Be careful not to damage
the cassette when tapping it. Do not
touch the exposed tape or allow any
sharp objects near the cassette.
REPLACING A FUSE
If the stereo does not operate, you
might need to replace the red power
wire’s fuse with the supplied spare
8.0 amp fuse. If the clock resets or
stored stations are lost when the igni-
tion is off, you might need to replace
the yellow memory wire’s fuse with
the supplied spare 0.5 amp fuse.
Check both fuses. If neither is blown,
check your vehicle’s fuses and follow
the instructions in your vehicle’s
owner’s manual to replace them, if
necessary.
Warning:
Before you begin, turn off
the stereo and your vehicle’s ignition.
Then disconnect the cable from the
vehicle battery’s negative (
–
) termi-
nal.
1. Disconnect the red and yellow
power wires.
2. Pull up the latch on the red
power wire’s filter and fuse box
until the holder springs open.
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