Notes On Cleaning; Cleaning The Drive Unit; Cleaning The Disks - Sony SMO-F551 Technical Manual

• Moisture condensation caused by a sudden temperature change or high humidity
Notes on storage:
• Store cartridges in their protection cases.
• Keep cartridges away from heat sources, such as radiators, or places subject to

Notes on Cleaning

Cleaning the Drive Unit

DO NOT USE ANY KIND OF LENS CLEANING DEVICES. Preventive measures
are taken into account in the drive design to guard against dust. Therefore, there is
no need to clean the optical lens of the drive. Using a lens cleaning device, such
as Sony's Cleaning Cartridge (model number: *MOA-L55/2) may damage the
drive.
*MOA-L55/2 may only be used for SMO-F531 series.

Cleaning the Disks

DISKS SHOULD BE CLEANED PERIODICALLY TO INSURE SATISFACTORY
OPERATION. To avoid read/write error, use the optical disk cleaner sold separately,
such as the following:
To maintain the high performance and prolong the disk life, cleaning at least once
every three months is recommended. Refer to each user's manual for more details
on cleaning procedure.
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may impair writing or reading capabilities.
direct sunlight, excessive dust and/or moisture.
Disk Cleaning Kit: Sony model number MOA-D51 (manual)