Cleaning; Additional Information - Sony TC-KE240 Operating Instructions Manual

Cleaning

Head assembly (TC-RE340)
Pinch rollers
Capstans
Erasing head
Recording/playback head
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TC-KE240 has one pinch roller and one capstan.
Cleaning the heads and tape path
Clean the heads and tape path of the tape deck after
every 10 hours of operation to guard against:
• low-quality sound
• a decrease in sound level
• excessive wow or flutter
• sound dropout
• incomplete erasure
• impairment of recording function
To ensure better recording, we recommend that you
clean the heads and tape path before every recording.
1
Press EJECT § to open the cassette holder.
2
With the tape deck turned off, wipe the heads, the
pinch rollers, and the capstans with a cotton swab
slightly moistened with alcohol or a commercially
available cleaning fluid for tape decks.
Do not insert a cassette until the cleaned areas are
completely dry.
Demagnetizing the heads
After 20 to 30 hours of use, or when you notice a
hissing sound or loss of high frequencies, demagnetize
*
the heads with a commercially available demagnetizer
for tape decks. Please refer to the instructions of the
demagnetizer.

Additional Information

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