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MAINTENANCE
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HEADS
SHOULD
ALWAYS
BE KEPT
CLEAN
The GX Heads do not norma11y require cleaning. However,
if old tapes or tapes which have been spliced are used, head
cleaning is recommended.
Clean with a cotton swab stick
which has been dipped in Akai Head Cleaning fluid flom
Head Cleaning Kit HC-SOO. If this fluid is not available, use
alcohoL
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PINCH
WHEEL
AND CAPSTAN
CLEANING
If foreign matter
is allowed to accumulate
on the pinch
wheels and capstans, these particles will come off on the
tape causing deterioration
of sound quality. Oil adhering to
the capstans also causes irregularity
in tape transport.
It is,
therefore,
recommended
that these parts be wiped clean
periodically.
For pinch wheel and capstan
cleaning, use
Akai Head Cleaning Kit HC-SOO, or. if this is not available,
use alcohoL
. 00 not use chemicals such as chlorothane,
etc. as the rubber parts
will deteriorate.
HEAD DEMAGNETIZING
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Normally,
the steel pole pie ces which form part of the
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recording and playback heads become slightly magnetized.
The effect of magnetization
is that it causes considerable
drop-out
and introduces
noise into the recordings.
It is,
therefore,
recommended
that head demagnetizing
be per-
formed periodica11y. This can be accomplished
with a bulk
head demagnetizer
by bringing it close to the heads and
making several circular motions over a11head surface areas
as weil as the head housing.
.
Be sure
to cut off the power
of the unit
prior to demagnetizing
the heads.
.
00 not use magnetized
tools in the vicinity
of the heads
or VU
Meters.
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