Care And Maintenance - JVC MX-V508T Instruction Manual

Care And Maintenance

Compact Discs
Handle your compact discs, cassette tapes, and
Cassette Deck carefully, and they will last a long
time.
• Remove the CD from the case by holding it
at the edges while pressing the centre hole
lightly.
• Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD, or
bend the CD.
• Put the CD back in its case after use to pre-
vent warping.
• Be careful not to scratch the surface of the
CD when placing it back in the case.
• Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, tempera-
ture extremes, and moisture.
• A dirty CD may not play correctly. If a CD
does become dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth
in a straight line from centre to edge.
CAUTION: Do not use any solvent (for ex-
ample, conventional record cleaner, spray
thinner, benzine, etc.) to clean a CD.
Moisture Condensation
Moisture may condense on the lens inside the
Unit in the following cases:
• After starting the heating in the room.
• In a damp room.
• If the Unit is brought directly from a cold
to a warm place.
Should this occur, the Unit may malfunction. In
this case, leave the Unit turned on for a few
hours until the moisture evaporates, unplug
the AC power cord, and then plug it in again.
General Notes
In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your
tapes, CDs, and the mechanism clean.
• Store tapes and CDs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets
or on shelves.
• Keep the Cassette Deck's tape doors and the CD trays closed
when not in use.
Cassette Tapes
• If the tape is loose in its cassette, take
up the slack by inserting a pencil in one
of the reels and rotating.
• If the tape is loose, it may get stretched,
cut, or caught in the cassette.
• Do not touch the tape surface.
• Do not store the tape:
-
-
-
-
-
Cassette Deck
• If the heads, capstans, and pinch-rollers of the Cassette Deck
become dirty, the following will occur:
- Loss of sound quality
- Discontinuous sound
- Fading
- Incomplete erasure
- Difficulty recording
• Clean the heads, capstans, and pinch-rollers using a cotton
swab moistened with alcohol.
Pinch-rollers
Capstans
Heads
• If the heads become magnetized, the Unit will produce noise
or lose high frequencies.
• To demagnetize the heads, turn off the Unit, and use a head
demagnetizer (available at electronics and record shops).
In dusty places
In direct sunlight or heat
In moist areas
On a TV or speaker
Near a magnet
41