Handling Compact Discs
Use only compact discs beanng the
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mark.
DIGITAL AUDIO
Do
not play heart-shaped, octagonal, or other specially shaped compact discs.
Handling
• New discs may have some roughness around
the edges. If such discs are used, the player
mdy not work or the sound may skip. Use a
bali-point pen or the like to remove any rough-
ness from the edge of the disc.
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• Never stick labels
on
the
SUi
lace of the com-
pact disc or mark the surface with a pencil or
pen.
• Never
playa
compact disc with any cellophane
tape or other glue
on
it
or with peeling off marks.
If
you try to play such a compact disc, you may
not be able to get
it
back out of the CD player
or it may damage the CD player.
• Do not use compact discs that have large
scratches, are misshapen, cracked, etc. Use
of such discs may cause mlsoperation or dam-
age.
Handling Cassette Tapes
USing
any of the
follOWing
types of cassette tapes
can cause malfunctions.
• Cassette tapes with low recording levels
• Cassette tapes
In
which the unrecorded sec-
tion between songs
IS
shorter than 4 seconds
• Cassette tapes with
nOise
or the like recorded
between songs
• Cassette tapes on which there are long unre-
corded sections
In
the mIddle of a song
Handling precautions
• Slack
In
the tape can cause malfunctions.
In
particular for prerecorded cassette tapes and
gO-minute tapes, take up any slack
In
the tape
before Inserting it Into the cassette player.
•
To
remove a compact disc from its storage
case, press down on the center of the case and
lift the disc out, holding
it
carefully
by
the edges.
• Do not use commercIally available CD protec-
tion sheets or discs equipped with stabilizers,
etc. These may damage the disc or cause
breakdown of the Internal mechanism.
Storage
• Do not expose compact discs to direct sunlight
or any heat source.
•
Do
not expose compact discs to excess hu-
midity or dust.
•
Do
not expose compact discs to direct heat
from heaters.
Cleaning
•
To
remove fingermarks and dust, use a soft
cloth and wipe
In
a straight line from the center
of the compact disc to the Circumference.
•
Do
not use any solvents, such as commercially
available cleaners, anti-static spray or thinner
to clean compact discs.
• After uSing speCial compact disc cleaner, let
the compact disc dry off well before playing it.
•
AVOid
uSing
cassettes of 120 minutes or longer.
(Such cassettes have extremely thin tape, so
the tape can become stretched or cut.)
• PerIodically
playa
cleaning cassette
In
the
player to clean the head.
• Keep magnets, screwdnvers, and other Iron
and steel and magnetic items away from both
cassette tapes and the tape head
In
the player.
• Do not oil the cassette mechanism.
• Do not use any cassette tapes with peeling la-
bels or deformed cases. Such cassette tapes
can cause breakdowns.
• When not
uSing
the player, always take the cas-
sette out of the mechanism.
ExpOSing
a cas-
sette to direct sunlight, extreme temperatures,
or high humidity can damage the cassette.
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