Kenwood KRC-580 Instruction Manual page 4

Cleaning the unit
Be careful with your tapes.
¢ If the front panel is dirty, wipe it clean
Before use
with a silicon cloth or soft dry cloth with
the power off.
LCAUTION
Do not use hard cloths or paint thinner,
alcohol, or other volatile solvents. These
may damage external surfaces or
remove indicator characters.
Cleaning the tape head
¢ As you play tapes for a long time,
magnetic dust and other grime
accumulates around the heads and
eventually causes noise that lowers
sound quality. To clean the heads, use a
cieaning tape or cleaning kit. Make sure
you purchase a cleaning tape or cleaning
kit suited to car audio use.
NOTE
¢ If it doesn't seem to be working
properly, first press the Reset button. If
the malfunction persists, consult your
Kenwood dealer,
Reset button
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Before loading a cassette, take up any
slack tape, by turning one of the spools
with a pencil. Loading a slack tape can
cause tape to tangle around the capstan
and pinch roller and other probierns.
Do not use any deformed casseties or
cassettes with labels coming o7f, or the
unit may fail.
Do not leave cassettes exposed to high
heat (for example, on the dashboard
where it Is exposed to direct sunlight, or
near heater outlets). This can deform
the cassette shell.
Avoid long cassettes, such as 120-
minute tapes. The tape is thin and
easily tangled around the pinch roller or
other parts.
If you do not listen to your tape, remove
it from the unit and store it safely. lf a
casseite Is left in for a long time, the
tape can stick to the tape head, causing
failure.