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Precautions (continued)
Tab of side B
Tab of side A
Side A
Break off the
cassette tab of
side A
• With the following kinds of CDs, you may
experience a reading failure or noise when recorded
on an MD:
— CDs with adhesive labels attached to them
— Irregularly shaped CDs (for example, heart- or
star- shaped)
— CDs with printed text concentrated on one side
only
— Old CDs
— Scratched CDs
— Dirty CDs
— Warped CDs
• If the following occurs during CD playback or
recording, a reading error may occur or noise may
be produced in the recorded results:
— The CD tray or other part of the system is
bumped.
— The system is placed on an uneven or soft
surface.
— The system is located near a speaker, door, or
other source of vibration.
• If the above reading errors occur, a extra soundless
track may be created. You can erase these extra
tracks using Erase Function (see “Erasing
recordings” on page 27).
Notes on CDs
• Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth.
Wipe the CD from the centre out.
• Do not use a CD with tape, seals, or paste on it as
this may damage the player.
• Do not use solvents.
• Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat
sources.
Note on CD-R/CD-RW playback
Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be
played back because of scratches, dirt, recording
condition or the drive’s characteristics. Besides, the
discs, which are not yet finalized at the end of
recording, cannot be played back.
Cleaning the cabinet
Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild
detergent solution.
Before placing a cassette in the tape
deck
Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise, the tape
may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and
become damaged.
When using a tape longer than 90
minutes
The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape
operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding
frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape
deck.
To save a tape permanently
To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded
over, break off the cassette tab from side A or B as
illustrated.
If you later want to reuse the tape for recording, cover
the broken tab with adhesive tape.
Cleaning the tape heads
Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use.
Be sure to clean the tape heads before you start an
important recording or after playing an old tape.
Use a separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning
cassette. For details, refer to the instructions of the
cleaning cassette.
Demagnetising the tape heads
Demagnetise the tape heads and the metal parts that
have contact with the tape after every 20 to 30 hours
of use with a separately sold demagnetising cassette.
For details, refer to the instructions of the
demagnetising cassette.