Maintenance; Specifications - Sony CFM-A50 Operating Instructions Manual

Maintenance

Cleaning the tape heads and tape
path
Wipe the heads, the pinch roller and the
capstan with a cleaning swab slightly
moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol
after every 10 hours of operation for
optimum playback and recording
quality. To make the best possible
recording, however, we recommend that
you clean all surfaces over which tape
travels before each recording.
Pinch roller
Capstan
Cotton swab
After cleaning, insert a tape when the
areas cleaned are completely dry.
Demagnetizing the tape heads
After 20 to 30 hours of use, enough
residual magnetism will have built up
on the tape heads to begin to cause loss
of high frequency sound and hiss. At
this time, you should demagnetize the
heads and all metal parts in the tape
path with a commercially available tape
head demagnetizer.
Cleaning the cabinet
Clean the cabinet, panel and controls
with a soft cloth slightly moistened with
a mild detergent solution. Do not use
any type of abrasive pad, scouring
powder, or solvent, such as alcohol or
benzine.
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Additional Information
Erase head
Record/playback head

Specifications

Radio section
Frequency range
FM 87.6 - 107 MHz
MW 531 - 1,602 kHz
LW 153 - 279 kHz
Aerials
FM: Telescopic aerial
MW/LW: Built-in ferrite bar aerial
Cassette-corder section
Recording system
2-track 1 channel monaural
Fast winding time
Approx. 120 s (sec.) with Sony cassette C-60
Frequency response
TYPE I (normal): 100- 8,000 Hz
General
Speaker
Full range: 9.2 cm dia., 4 ohms, cone type (1)
Outputs
Earphone jack (minijack)
For 32 ohms impedance earphone
Maximum power output
2.3 W
Power requirements
230 V AC, 50 Hz
6 V DC, four R20 (size D) batteries
Power consumption
AC 6 W
Battery life
FM recording
Sony R20P:
Sony alkaline LR20:
Tape playback
Sony R20P:
Sony alkaline LR20:
Dimensions
Approx. 289 200 123 mm
(w/h/d) (11 1 ⁄ 7 7 ⁄ 4
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(incl. projecting parts)
Mass
Approx. 2.4 kg (5 lb. 5 oz) (incl. batteries)
Supplied accessory
AC power cord (1)
Earphone (1)
Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.
approx. 13 h
approx. 35 h
approx. 7 h
approx. 20 h
7 ⁄ inches)
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