Erasing; Maintenance; Head Cleaning - Sony TC-55 Owner's Instruction Manual

ERASING
MAINTENANCE
With a new recording, any previous recording will auto-
matically be erased. To erase a previous recording with-
out adding a new recording, proceed as follows:
1. Load the recorded cassette with desired side up for
erasing and exposed tape-path facing you. A cassette
with safety tabs broken-out may be erased by covering
the empty slots.
2. Insert the plug of the Connecting Cord RK-64A (sup-
plied) into the MIC input jack. (The other plug of the
cord should be left free.)
3.
While depressing the REC (record) button, depress
the FWD (forward) button.
o For quicker and easier erasure, the SONY Cassette
Eraser BE-7 (optional accessory) is recommended.
Before proceeding, remove the batteries or the power
adaptor to turn off the recorder.
Head cleaning
The heads are one of the most important parts in the re-
corder. For optimum performance, always keep the heads
clean. Depress the FWD (forward) button to expose the
heads in the cassette compartment. Wipe the record/
playback head, erase head, pinch roller and capstan,
where the tape travels, using a soft cloth (when the
heads are quite dirty, moisten the cloth with denatured
alcohol) or the optional SONY Head Cleaning Pen CLH-1.
RK-64A
pinch roller
capstan
record/playback head
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