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Cleaning the Tape-Handling
Parts
Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coat-
ing can accumulate on the tape heads
and other parts that the tape touches.
This can greatly reduce the telephone
cassette recorder’s performance. 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 sensor
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 alco-
hol to gently clean the record/play
head, pinch roller, capstan, erase
head, and tape guides.
5. When you finish cleaning, press
STOP/EJECT
and close the compart-
ment.
Your local RadioShack store carries a
complete line of tape head-cleaning ac-
cessories.
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW
In the unlikely event that your telephone
cassette recorder causes problems on
the phone line, the phone company can
disconnect your service. The phone
company attempts to notify you in ad-
vance. If advance notice is not practical,
the phone company notifies you of your
right to file a complaint with the FCC.
Also, the phone company can make
changes to its lines, equipment, opera-
tions, or procedures that could affect the
operation of your telephone cassette re-
corder. The phone company notifies you
of these changes in advance, so you
can take steps to prevent interruption of
your phone service.
LIGHTNING
Your telephone cassette recorder has
built-in protection circuits to reduce the
risk of damage from surges in phone
and power line current. These protection
circuits meet or exceed FCC require-
ments. However, lightning striking the
phone line or power lines can damage
your telephone cassette recorder.
Lightning damage is not common. Nev-
ertheless, if you live in an area that has
frequent electrical storms, we suggest
that you unplug your telephone cassette
recorder during storms to reduce the
possibility of damage.
Cotton Swab
Capstan
Rubber
Pinch Roller
Record and
Erase Heads
Rubber
Pinch Roller
Capstan
Cotton Swab
Record and
Erase Heads
Tape Guides
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