Care & Use; Concerning Cassette Tapes - Panasonic RX-FT530 Operating Instructions Manual

Care & Use
Concerning cassette tapes
Selection of cassette tapes
You can use normal tapes only.
Cassette tapes exceeding 90 minutes:
These tapes are handy for their long playback and record-
ing time but be careful about repeatedly stopping and start-
ing, rewinding and fast forwarding these tapes in short
intervals as they are thin, tend to stretch and may become
entangled in the deck mechanism.
If the tape loosens, take up the slack
Tape slack may cause the tape to break.
To prevent erasure of recorded sounds
Remove the erase-prevention tabs with a screwdriver or a
similar object.
To re-record on a protected cassette, cover the slot with
adhesive tape.
Tab for side A
Improper tape storage:
You can damage tapes if you store them in the following
places:
$in high temperature [35°C (95°F) or higher] or high humid-
ity (80% or higher) areas
eIn a strong magnetic field (near a speaker, on top of a TV,
etc.)
This can erase a recording.
Areas exposed to direct sunlight
Tape head care
To assure sound quality for recording and playback, be sure
to clean the tape heads after approximately every 10 hours
of use.
I Open the cassette compartment cover by
pressing STOP/EJECT.
(Deck 1)
Press PLAY.
(Deck 2)
While pushing erase prevention lever down-
ward as shown, press iixe¢e)ais).
3 Clean the head{s), pinch roller and the cap-
stan with a cotton swab (or a soft, lint-free
cloth) slightly moistened with isopropyl alco-
hol.
Do not use any solution other than alcohol for head
cleaning.
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prevention
lever
P.B. (/REC} head
head (only for
Capstan Deck 2)
Pinch roller
Cotton swab
It is recommended that the head assembly be demagne-
tized if distortion or poor sound quality persists after clean-
ing the heads. i
Demagnetize them using a demagnetizer available from an
audio store.
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