Radio Shack AM/FM Stereo Cassette - Manual (Page 24)

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CLEANING THE TAPE-
HANDLING PARTS
Clean the tape head after about every 20
hours of playing time. Insert a special
head-cleaning cassette (available at
your local RadioShack store), and follow
the cleaning cassette’s directions to
clean the tape head.
RESTORING TAPE
TENSION AND SOUND
QUALITY
After you play a cassette tape a few
times, the tape might become tightly
wound on the reels. This can cause play-
back sound quality to deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-
forward the tape from the beginning to
the end of one side, then completely
rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels by
gently tapping each side of the cas-
sette’s outer shell on a flat surface.
Caution: Be careful not to damage the
cassette when tapping it. Do not touch
the exposed tape or allow any sharp ob-
jects near the cassette.
REPLACING A FUSE
If the clock resets or stored stations are
lost when the ignition is off, you might
need to replace the yellow clock memo-
ry wire’s fuse. Use a standard 1
1 /
4
-inch
(30 mm) 12 amp fuse, available from
your local RadioShack store (a spare
fuse is supplied).
If the stereo does not operate, you might
need to replace the red power lead
wire’s fuse. Use a standard 1
1 /
4
-inch (30
mm) 0.5 amp fuse, available from your
local RadioShack store (a spare fuse is
supplied).
Caution: Make sure you replace a fuse
only with another fuse of the same rating.
Follow these steps to check and replace
each fuse.
1. Disconnect the cable from the vehi-
cle’s negative (–) battery terminal.
2. To open a fuse holder, pull the
latches apart until it opens. Then, to
remove the fuse, gently pull the fuse
off of both fuse clips inside the fuse
holder.
3. If the fuse is blown, replace it with a
fuse of the same rating.
Fuse Clips
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