Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
A
tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight and
extreme heat. If they aren’t, they may not operate
properly or may cause failure of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every
50
hours
of
use. Your radio may display CLEAN
to
indicate that you have used your tape player for
50
hours without resetting the tape clean timer. If this
message appears on the display, your cassette
tape player needs
to
be cleaned.
It
will still play tapes,
but you should clean it as soon as possible
to
prevent damage
to
your tapes and player. If you notice
a reduction in sound quality,
try
a known good
cassette
to
see
if
the tape or the tape player is at fault.
If
this other cassette has no improvement in sound
quality, clean the tape player.
For best results, use a scrubbing action, non-abrasive
cleaning cassette with pads which scrub the tape
head as the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. The
recommended cleaning cassette is available through
your dealership.
When cleaning the cassette tape player with the
recommended non-abrasive cleaning cassette, it is
possible that the cassette may eject, because the cut
tape detection feature on your radio may recognize it as
a broken tape, in error. To prevent the cleaning
cassette from being ejected, use the following steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Turn the ignition on.
Turn the radio
off.
Press and hold the TAPE DISC button for
five seconds. READY will appear on the display
and the cassette symbol will flash for five seconds.
Insert the scrubbing action cleaning cassette.
Eject the cleaning cassette after the manufacturer’s
recommended cleaning time.
When the cleaning cassette has been ejected, the cut
tape detection feature is active again.
You may also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet-type
cleaner which uses a cassette with a fabric belt
to
clean the tape head. This type of cleaning cassette will
not eject on its own.
A
non-scrubbing action cleaner
may not clean as thoroughly as the scrubbing type
cleaner. The use of a non-scrubbing action, dry-type
cleaning cassette
is
not recommended.
After you clean the player, press and hold the eject
button for five seconds
to
reset the CLEAN indicator.
The radio will display
---
or CLEANED
to
show the
indicator was reset.
Cassettes are subject
to
wear and the sound quality
may degrade over time. Always make sure the cassette
tape is in good condition before you have your tape
player serviced.
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