Optimus STEREO MATE SCR-96 - Manual (Page 30)

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CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING
PARTS
Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coating can accu-
mulate on the tape heads and other parts the tape
touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of
the cassette recorder. You should clean the tape-
handling parts after about every 20 hours of tape
player operation. Your local RadioShack store sells a
complete line of cassette deck cleaning supplies.
1. Remove the batteries and disconnect any other
power source.
2. Open the cassette compartment cover.
3. Press PLAY to expose the tape-handling
parts.
4. Use a cotton swab dipped in denatured alcohol
or tape head cleaning solution to clean the play-
back head, pinch rollers, tape guides, and cap-
stans.
Tape Guide
Pinch Rollers
Playback
Head
Capstan
Capstan
Tape Guide
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