PREVENTIVE CHECKS AND SERVICE INTERVALS
The following standard table depends on environmental conditions and usage. Unless maintenance is properly
carried out, the following service intervals may be quite shortened as harmful effects may be had on other parts.
Also, long term storage or misuse may cause transformation and aging of rubber parts.
Parts Name
Audio Control Head
Notes
Time
500
hours
1,000
hours
1,500
hours
2,000
hours
3,000
hours
: Clean
: Replace
Full Erase Head
(Recorder only)
Capstan Belt
Pinch Roller
Capstan DD Unit
Loading Motor
Tension Band
Capstan Shaft
Tape Running
Guide Post
Cylinder Unit
Clean those parts in
contact with the tape.
Clean the rubber, and parts
which the rubber touches.
Replace when rolling
becomes abnormal.
Clean the Head
CONFIRMATION OF USING HOURS
PLAY/REC total hours can be checked on the FIP.
Total hours are displayed in 16 system of notation.
(16 x 16 x 16 x thousands digit value) + (16 x 16 x hundreds digit value) + (16 x tens digit value) + (ones digit value)
ADDRESS
DATA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Turn on the POWER.
While pressing the CH UP button on the set, press the FF button on the set for more than 2 seconds.
Adjust the ADDRESS to "20" by SET +/- button and read the DATA.
(This DATA becomes the thousands digit and hundreds digit value of the following formula.)
Adjust the ADDRESS to "21" by SET +/- button and read the DATA.
(This DATA becomes the tens digit and ones digit value of the following formula.)
After the confirmation of using hours, turn off the power.