Maintenance – Philips AZ1020-17 User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

PRECAUTIONS AND SYSTEM MAINTENANCE

• Place the set on a hard, flat surface so that the system does

not tilt

• Do not expose the set, CDs, batteries or cassettes to humidity,

ram, sand or excessive heat caused by heating equipment or

direct sunlight

• Do not cover the set. Adequate ventilation with a minimum

gap of 15 cms between the ventilation holes and surrounding

surfaces is necessary to prevent heat build-up.

• The mechanical parts of the set contain self-lubricating

bearings and must not be oiled or lubricated.

• To clean the set, use a soft, slightly dampened chamois

leather. Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol,

ammonia, benzene or abrasives as these may harm the

housing

CD player and CD handling

• The lens of the CD player should never be touched.

• Sudden changes in the surrounding temperature can cause

condensation to form and the lens of your CD player to cloud

over. Playing a CD is then not possible. Do not attempt to clean

the lens but leave the set in a warm environment until the

moisture evaporates,

• Use only Digital Audio CDs

• To take a CD out of its box, press the centre spindle while

lifting the CD. Always pick up the CD by the edge and replace

the CD back m its box after use to avoid scratching and dust.

• To clean the CD, wipe in a straight line from the centre

towards the edge using a soft, lint-free cloth Do not use

cleaning agents as they may damage the disc,

• Never write on a CD or attach stickers to it.

Tape deck maintenance

To ensure a good recording and playback of the tape deck, clean

parts

(

a j j

B )

and (C) show in the diagram below, after approx, 50

hours of operation, or on average once a month. Use a cotton bud

slightly moistened with alcohol or a special head cleaning fluid to

clean both decks.

/. Open the cassette holder by pressing STOP*OPEN

Press PAUSE II and clean the magnetic heads (

) and also the

capstans ©

4. After cleaning, press STOP»OPEN BA.

Note:

Cleaning of the heads can also be done by playing a cleaning

cassette through once.

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