Audio System
Caring for the Cassette Player
The cassette drive picks up dirt and
oxides whenever you play a tape.
This 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.
If you do not clean the cassette drive
regularly, it may eventually become
impossible to remove the deposits
with a normal cleaning kit.
The cassette player automatically
ejects cassettes that do not play
normally. 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 normally after being manually
rewound.
Use 100-minute or shorter cassettes.
Cassettes longer than 100 minutes
use thinner tape that may break or
jam the drive.
Look at a cassette before you insert
it. If the tape is loose, tighten it by
turning one of the hubs with a pencil
or your finger.
If the label is peeling off, do not put
it in the player. It may cause the
cassette to jam in the drive mecha-
nism when you try to eject it.
Do not leave cassettes sitting where
they are exposed to high heat or
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 putting it in the
player.
(Except for Canadian LX model)
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
