Optimus 12-2114 - Manual (Page 22)

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CLEANING THE TAPE-
HANDLING PARTS
Clean the tape head after about ev-
ery 20 hours of playing time. Insert a
special head-cleaning cassette (such
as Cat. No. 44-1202), and follow the
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
playback sound quality to deterio-
rate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-
forward the tape from the beginning
to the end of one side, then rewind it.
Then loosen the tape reels by gently
tapping each side of the cassette’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 objects near the cassette.
REPLACING A FUSE
If the stereo does not operate, you
might need to replace the
POWER
LEAD (B+) wire’s 3-amp 1 1 /
4
-inch fuse
with the supplied spare fuse (Cat.
No. 270-1009). If the clock resets or
stored stations are lost when the igni-
tion is off, you might need to replace
the
CLOCK MEMORY wire’s 0.5-amp
1 1 /
4
-inch fuse with the supplied spare
fuse (Cat. No. 270-1003).
Caution: Do not use a fuse with rat-
ings other than those specified here.
Doing so might damage your stereo.
Follow these steps to replace either
of your stereo’s fuses.
1. Disconnect the cable from your
vehicle’s negative ( – ) battery ter-
minal.
2. To open the fuse holder, push
together then twist the fuse
holder’s parts until they spring
apart. Then remove the fuse.
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