Radio Shack CD-3315 Owner's Manual page 21

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CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING
PARTS
Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape's
coating can accumulate on the tape
heads and other parts that the tape
touches. This can greatly reduce the
performance of the cassette player.
Use the following cleaning procedure
after every 20 hours of tape player
operation.
1. Disconnect all power sources.
2. Open the cassette compartment
door.
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
record/play head, pinch roller,
capstan, and erase head.
5. When you finish cleaning, press
STOP/EJECT and close the
cassette compartment door.
Your local Radio Shack store sells a
complete line of cassette cleaning
products.
RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND
SOUND QUALITY
After you play a cassette tape sever-
al times, the tape might become
tightly wound on the reels. This can
cause playback sound quality to de-
teriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-for-
ward the tape from the beginning to
the end of one side, the completely
rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels
by gently tapping each side of the
cassette's outer shell on a flat sur-
face.
Caution: Be careful not to damage
the cassette when tapping it. Do not
touch the exposed tape or allow any
sharp objects near the cassette.
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