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2. REMOVAL OF CASSETTE TAPE
When the cassette tape could not be ejected from an
electrical malfunction, There are 2 ways to remove a cassette
tape.
1. Removal by compulsory unloading.
a. Press FF and EJECT button simultaneously for more
than 3 seconds and set the Service Mode to 7.
b. Press STOP button in order to unload the mechanism.
(Pay attention of tape slack)
Service Mode Indication:
7 ** ** (STOP)
→
7 0L ** (EJECT)
2. Removal by manual operation by rotating the Loading
Motor with the batteries.
a. Disconnect the AC plug, and remove the Top Panel
and the Front Panel by referring the Disassembly
Procedures.
b. Connect three batteries (1.5V spec.) to the Loading
Motor in series for supplying 4.5V to rotate the
Loading Motor following Fig. S2.
Fig.S2
c. Stop unloading just before unloading would be
completed as shown in Fig.S3.
Fig.S3
d. Then the tape becomes slack as shown in Fig.S4.
Fig.S4
e. Rotate the S-Reel by a small minus screwdriver
(Fig.S5) to remove the tape slacks as shown in
Fig.S6.
Fig.S5
Fig.S6
To White lead
To Red lead
ONNECTION for UNLOADING
4.5V DC