Listening To External Sources; General; Care And Maintenance - Aiwa Z-M260 Operating Instructions Manual

SURROUND SPEAKERS JACKS
Connect the surround speakers to the SURROUND SPEAKERS
jacks. Connect the right speaker to the R jack, and the left
speaker to the L jack.
Standard positioning
Place the surround speakers behind the listening area. Refer to
the Operating Instructions of the surround speakers.
LISTENING TO EXTERNAL
SOURCES
To play equipment connected to the VIDEO/PHONO/AUX jacks,
proceed as follows.
1 Press the VIDEO/PHONO/AUX button.
VIDEO appears on the display.
2 Play the connected equipment.
To change a source name on the display
When the VIDEO/PHONO/AUX button is pressed, VIDEO is
displayed initially. It can be changed to PHONO, AUX or TV.
With the power on, press the POWER button while pressing the
VIDEO/PHONO/AUX button.
Repeat the procedure until the desired name appears on the
display.
To adjust the sound level of the external source
When the sound level of the external source is much higher or
much lower than that of other function sources, adjust it as
follows.
1 Press the VIDEO/PHONO/AUX button and play the
equipment.
2 Turn the VIDEO/PHONO/AUX INPUT LEVEL control on the
rear panel until the sound level becomes the same as that of
other function sources.
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Occasional care and maintenance is needed to optimize the
performance of your unit.
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft dry cloth.
If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly
moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not use strong
solvents, such as alcohol, benzine or thinner as these could
damage the finish of the unit.
To clean the heads and tape paths
After every 10 hours of use, clean the heads and tape paths
with a head cleaning cassette or cotton swab moistened with
cleaning fluid or denatured alcohol. (These cleaning kits are
commercially available.)
When cleaning with a cotton swab, wipe the recording/playback
head, erasure head (deck 2 only), capstans, and pinchrollers.
Playback head Cotton swab
Capstan
Pinchroller
Erasure head
After cleaning the heads and tape paths with a liquid head
cleaning cassette or a moistened swab, wait until the cleaned
parts are completely dry before inserting the tapes.
To demagnetize the heads
The heads may become magnetized after long-term use. This
may narrow the output range of recorded tapes and increase
noise. After 20- to 30-hour use, demagnetize the heads with
any commercially available demagnetizer.
Care of discs
• When a disc becomes dirty, wipe the disc from the center out
with a cleaning cloth.
• After playing a disc, store the disc in its case. Do not leave the
disc in places that are hot or humid.
Care of tapes
• Store tapes in their cases after use.
• Do not leave tapes near magnets, motors, television sets, or
any source of magnetism. This will downgrade the sound
quality and cause noise.
• Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, or leave them in a car
parked in direct sunlight.

GENERAL

Capstan
Pinchroller