Precautions
•If your car was parked in direct sunlight
resulting in a considerable rise in temperature
inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before
operating it.
• If no power is being supplied to the unit,
check the connections first. Ifeverything is in
order, check the fuse.
•If no sound comes from the speakers of a
two-speaker system, set the fader control to
the center position.
•When the tape is played back for a long
period, the cassette may become warm
because of thebuilt-in power amphfier.
However, this is not a sign of malfunction.
If you have any questions or problems
concerning your unit that are not covered in
thismanual, please consultyour nearest Sony
dealer.
TO maintain high quality sound
If you have drinkholders near your audio
equipment, be careful not to splash juice or
other soft drinks onto the car audio. Sugary
residues on this unit or cassette tapes may
contaminate the playback heads, reduce the
sound quahty, or prevent sound reproduction
tog tm.
Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar
from the tape heads.
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Notes on Cassettes
Cassette care
•Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as
any dirt or dust willcontaminate the heads.
• Keep cassettes away from equipment with
built-in magnets such as speakers and
amplifiers, aserasureor distortion on the
recorded tape could occur.
• Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight,
extremely cold temperatures, or moisture.
• Slack in the tape may cause the tape to be
caught in the machine. Before you insert the
tape, use a pencil or a similar object to turn
the reel and take up any slack.
•Dis_ortedcassettes and loose labelscancause
problems when inserting or ejecting tapes.
Remove or replaoe loose labels,
• The sound may become distorted while
playing thecassette.The cassetteplayer head
shouldbe cleaned after eachS0hours of use.
Cassettes longer than 90 minutes
The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is
not recommended except for long continuous
play. The tape used for these cassettes isvery
thinand tends to stretcheas'fly. Frequent
playing and stopping of these tapes may cause
them to become entangled in the cassette deck
mechanism.
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