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To protect the SCP-99, clean the tape-handling parts
after about every 20 hours of tape player operation.
Use a cassette deck cleaning kit (Cat. No. 44-1202)
or follow these steps to clean the tape-handling
parts.
1. Remove the batteries and disconnect any other
power source.
2. Open the cassette compartment cover.
3. Press
PLAY
to expose the tape-handling
parts.
4. Use a cotton swab dipped in denatured alcohol
or tape head cleaning solution to clean the play-
back head, pinch rollers, tape guides, and cap-
stans.
5. When you finish cleaning, press
STOP
and
close the cassette compartment cover. Then
reconnect power.
Playback Head
Pinch Rollers
Capstans
Tape Guides
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