Tascam 488 PORTASTUDIO, Руководство пользователя

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Care and Maintenance
Even-though the heads used in your 488 have
high wear resistance and are rigidly constructed,
performance degradation or electro-mechanical
failure can be prevented if maintenance is
performed regularly.
CLEANING
The first things your will need for maintenance
are not expensive. The whole kit with the swabs
and fluids you will need for months will cost less
than a couple of high quality cassettes.
We cannot stress the importance of cleaning too
much. Clean up before each session. Clean up
after every session. Clean up every time you
take a break in the middle of a session.
Here's why:
1. Any dirt or oxide build-up on the heads will
force the tape away from the gaps that
record and playback. This will drastically
affect the response. Even so small a layer of
dirt as one thousandth of an inch will result
in degraded performance. All the money
you have paid for high performance will be
wiped out by a bit of oxide. Wipe it off with
head cleaner and you're back to normal.
2. Tape and tape oxide act very much the same
way as fine sandpaper. The combination will
slowly grind down the tape path. If you do
not clean off this abrasive material on a
regular basis, the wear will be much more
rapid and will become irregular. Even wear
on heads can be compensated for with
electronic adjustments for a while, but
uneven wear can produce notches on heads
and guides that will cause the tape to "skew"
and skip around, making adjustment
impossible. This ragged pathway also
chews up the tape, producing more abrasive
material which in turn causes more uneven
ear. This begins a vicious circle that cannot
be stopped once it gets a good start. The
only solution to this will be to replace not
only the heads, but the tape guides as well.
Being conscientious about cleaning the tape
path on your 488 will more than double the
life of the heads and tape guides.
Cleaning the Heads and Tape Guides
All heads and metal parts in the tape path must
be cleaned after every 6 hours of operation, or
before starting and after ending a recording
session.
1. Open the cassette door.
2. Using a good head cleaning fluid and a
cotton swab, clean the heads and tape
guides until the swab comes off clean. Wipe
off any excess cleaning fluid with a dry swab.
Cleaning the Pinch Roller
Clean the pinch roller at least once each day the
deck is used. Use a good rubber cleaner.
1. Push up the transport protection lever as
illustrated. Press the PLAY key to engage
the pinch roller and capstan shaft, while
holding the protection lever up.
2. Lightly press a cotton swab moistened with
rubber cleaner to the pinch roller on the
right-hand side of the capstan shaft. This will
prevent the swab from becoming entangled.
Clean it until there is no visible residue on
the pinch roller or coming off onto a clean
swab.
3. Using a clean cotton swab, wipe off all
excess rubber cleaner from the pinch roller.
Make certain that there is no foreign matter
remaining on either the pinch roller or the
capstan shaft.
Cleaning the Capstan Shaft
After cleaning the pinch roller, clean the capstan
shaft. Lightly press a cotton swab moistened
with head cleaning fluid to the rotating capstan
shaft.
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