4.4
MECHANICAL ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES
Explanation of alignment for the tape to correctly run starts on the
next page. Refer to the information below on this page if a tape
gets stuck, for example, in the mechanism due to some electrical
trouble of the unit.
4.4.1 Service Information
(1) Method for Manual Tape Loading/Unloading To load a cas-
sette tape manually:
a) Disconnect the AC plug.
b) Remove the Top Case and Front Assembly.
c) Insert a cassette tape. Though the tape will not be au-
tomatically loaded, make sure that the cassette tape
is all the way in at the inlet of the Cassette Holder. To
confirm this, lightly push the cassette tape further in
and see if the tape comes back out,by a spring mo-
tion, just as much as you have pushed in.
d) Turn the LDG Belt in the appropriate direction shown
in Fig. 1 for a minute or two to complete this task.
To unload a cassette tape manually:
a) Disconnect the AC plug.
b) Remove the Top Case and Front Assembly.
c) Make sure that the Moving guide preparations are in
the Eject Position.
d) Turn the LDG Belt in the appropriate direction shown
in Fig. 1 until the Moving guide preparations come to
the Eject Position. Stop turning when the prepara-
tions begin clicking or can not be moved further.
However, the tape will be left wound around the cyl-
inder.
e) Turn the LDG Belt in the appropriate direction contin-
uously, and the cassette tape will be ejected.
Allow a minute or two to complete this task.