Audio System
Caring for the Cassette Player
The cassette player picks up dirt
and oxides whenever you play a
tape. This contamination builds
up over time and causes the
sound quality to degrade. To
prevent this, you should clean
the cassette drive after every 30
hours of use. Your Honda dealer
has a cleaning kit available.
If you do not clean the cassette
drive regularly, it may eventually
become impossible to remove
the deposits with a normal
cleaning kit.
The player automatically ejects
cassettes that do not play properly.
If it ejects a cassette before it
begins to play, it is probably
defective and should not be
inserted again. You may have a
cassette suddenly stop playing,
reverse directions once or twice,
and then eject. This is normally
an indication the tape is wound
unevenly. It should play after the
tape is manually rewound.
Use 100-minute or shorter
cassettes. Cassettes longer than
that use thinner tape that may
break or jam the drive.
Look at the cassette before you
insert it. If the tape is loose,
tighten it by turning a hub with a
pencil or your finger. If the label
is peeling off, remove it from the
cassette or it could cause the
cassette to jam in the player.
Never try to insert a warped or
damaged cassette in the player.
Do not leave cassettes sitting
where they will be exposed to
direct sunlight, high heat, or high
humidity, such as on top of the
dashboard or in the player. If a
cassette is exposed to extreme
heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature before
inserting it in the player.
After 30 hours of tape use, you
will see CLEAN flashing for 5
seconds in the display when you
insert a tape into the tape slot. If
you are already regularly
cleaning the tape drive at least
every 30 hours, reset the
indicator by pressing the Preset
6 button while the system is in
the tape operation mode. Hold
the button until you hear a beep
and the CLEAN indicator goes
out.
Comfort and Convenience Features
CLEAN INDICATOR
PRESET 6
(Press to
reset
indicator.)
