Handling And Care Of Cd-Rom Discs - Pioneer AVIC-505 Owner's Manual

Handling and Care of CD-ROM Discs

Some basic precautions are necessary when handling CD-ROM discs.
• Do not touch the recorded surface of a CD-ROM. Carefully hold the disc by its outer edge
or by the hole in the centre, as shown.
• Do not attach sticky tape or similar to the surfaces of a CD-ROM. Avoid scratching the disc,
or damaging it in any other way.
• Keep CD-ROMs clean and free of dust. If it becomes necessary to clean a disk, use a soft,
lint-free cloth to wipe the surface from the centre outward, as shown.
• Never apply solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercial cleaners, or anti-static fluids
intended for vinyl records to your CD-ROMs.
• Keep your CD-ROMs away from direct sunlight, sources of heat, and sources of dust. Store
the discs in their protective cases to provide greater protection against warping.
Ambient conditions can affect the behaviour of discs and the operation of the system.
• Vibrations caused by driving may sometimes interrupt the reading of map data from the CD-
ROM, causing slow screen changes.
• In cold weather, condensation may form on the optical lens used to read the CD-ROM or on
the disc itself, particularly when the vehicle initially warms up. This may render the disc
unreadable for up to an hour as the moisture evaporates naturally. You may wipe
condensation of a disc with a soft cloth (from the centre outward).
• At extremely high temperatures, a temperature cut-off protects the Navigation System by
switching it off automatically.