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Cleaning the Tape-Handling
Parts
Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s
coating can accumulate on the tape
heads and other parts that the tape
touches. This can greatly reduce the
telephone cassette recorder’s perfor-
mance. Use the following cleaning
procedure after about every 20 hours
of operation.
1. Remove the batteries and discon-
nect the AC adapter.
2. Open the cassette compartment
door.
3. Hold down the protection tab sen-
sor in the tape compartment while
you press
RECORD
to expose the
tape-handling parts.
4. Use a swab dipped in tape head
cleaning solution or denatured
alcohol to gently clean the record/
play head, pinch roller, capstan,
erase head, and tape guides.
Cotton Swab
Capstan
Rubber
Pinch Roller
Record and
Erase Heads
Rubber
Pinch Roller
Capstan
Cotton Swab
Record and
Erase Heads
Tape Guides
5. When you finish cleaning, press
STOP/EJECT
and close the com-
partment.
Your local
electronic
store
carries a complete line of tape head-
cleaning accessories.
LIGHTNING
Your telephone cassette recorder has
built-in protection circuits to reduce
the risk of damage from surges in
phone and power line current. Howev-
er, lightning striking the phone line or
power lines can damage your tele-
phone cassette recorder.
Lightning damage is not common.
Nevertheless, if you live in an area
that has frequent electrical storms, we
suggest that you unplug your tele-
phone cassette recorder during
storms to reduce the possibility of
damage.
