Precautions - Sony MHC-GX40 Operating Instructions Manual

Precautions (continued)
Before placing a cassette in the tape
deck
"Fake up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the t_pe may
get entangled in the parts of the t_pe deck and become
damaged.
When using a tape longer than 90
minutes
The tape is very elastic. DO not change the tape
operations such as play, stop, and l_St-winding
frequently. The tape m_y get entangled in the tape
deck.
Cleaning the tape heads
Clean the tape heads at_er every 10 hours of use.
Be sure to clean the tape heads before you start an
important recording or al_er playing an old tape. Use
a separalely sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning
cassette. For details, refkr to the instructions of the
cleaning cassette.
Demagnetizing the tape heads
Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that
have contact with the tape every 20 to 30 hours o/use
with a separately sold demagnelizing cassette. For
details, refkr to the instructions of the demagnetizing
cassette.
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS:
(MHC-GX40/GX20 USA model only)
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL
HARMONIC DISTORTION:
with 6 ohms loads bolh channels driven, from
120 10,000 ttz; rales 60 watts per channel
minimum RMS power, wilh no more lhan 10%
total harmonic distortion fi'om 250 milliwalts to
raled outpuk
To_al harmonic distortion less than 0.07%
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 30 W)
Amplifier section
North American models:
MHC-GX40
Fron_ speaker
Continuous RMS power output (retkrence)
60 + 60 waits (6 ohms _1
I kHz, 10% THD)
To_al harmonic distortion less than 0.07%
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 30 W)
Sub woo/er
Continuous RMS power output (retkrence)
120 watts ( 12 ohms at
40 Hz, 10% THD)
Tolal harmonic distortion less than 0.07%
(12 ohms _t 40 Hz, 60 W)
MHC-GX30
Continuous RMS power output (re|krence)
75 + 75 waits (6 ohms _1
I kHz, 10% TItD)
Tolal harmonic distortion less thm_ 0.07%
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 40 W)
MHC-GX20
Continuous RMS power output (retkrence)
60 + 60 waits (6 ohms al
I kHz, 10% THD)
Tolal harmonic distortion less than 0.07%
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 30 W)
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