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
cleaning 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 completely
rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels
by gently tapping each side of the
cassette’s outer shell on a flat sur-
face.
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 FUSES
If the stereo does not operate, you
might need to replace the red power
wire’s fuse with the supplied spare
fuse. If the clock resets or stored sta-
tions are lost when the ignition is off,
you might need to replace the yellow
power/memory wire’s fuse with the
supplied spare fuse. Check both fus-
es.
1. Disconnect the cable from the
vehicle battery’s negative (
–
)
terminal.
2. Push together and twist the fuse
holder’s parts until they spring
open.
3. If either fuse is blown, replace it.
Use only standard 1
1
/
4
-inch fast-
acting fuses with the proper rat-
ing. The red power wire’s fuse
must be 6.0 amps, and the yel-
low power/memory wire’s fuse
must be 0.5 amps.
Caution:
The supplied spare
fuses have the proper ratings.
Make sure you replace a fuse
only with another fuse of the
same rating.
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