Maintenance - Akai GX-77 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Cleaning
Please use Akai's cleaning kit HC-550P, sold separately.
© Poor high notes \
Dropout Please clean the recording, playback heads
°
oO Non recording | and capstan.
Oo Partialerasure..... Please clean the erase heads.
o Unstable taperun. . .Please clean the loading roller, pinch roller,
guide roller, capstan, tension arms and tape
guides.
It js particularly important that the parts which come in contact with
the tape, like the recording, playback and erase heads, capstan, tension
arms, tape guides and loading roller be cleaned for auto reverse record-
ing using sensing tape.
Method
picture.
rollers.
Demagnetizing (Turn off the Power Switch.)
o Noise { back heads.