Care And Safety Information - Philips FWD186 User Manual

General Information/Maintenance
Cleaning the head and the tape paths
●
To ensure good recording and playback quality,
clean the head A, the capstan(s) B, and
pressure roller(s) C after every 50 hours of
tape operation.
●
Use a cotton swab slightly moistened with
cleaning fluid or alcohol.
●
You also can clean the head by playing a
cleaning tape once.
Demagnetising the head
●
Use a demagnetising tape available at your
dealer.
C
●
Don't expose the system to dripping or
splashing.
●
Install this unit near the AC outlet and where the
AC Power can be reached easily.
●
When the system is switched to standby mode,
it is still consuming some power. To disconnect
the system from the power supply completely,
remove the AC power plug from the wall
sockets.
10
B A B C
Hearing Safety
Listen at a moderate volume.
• Using headphones at a high volume can
impair your hearing. This product can
produce sounds in decibel ranges that may
cause hearing loss for a normal person,
even for exposure less than a minute. The
higher decibel ranges are offered for those
that may have already experienced some
hearing loss.
• Sound can be deceiving. Over time your
hearing "comfort level" adapts to higher
volumes
of sound. So after prolonged listening, what
sounds "normal" can actually be loud and
harmful to your hearing. To guard against
this, set your volume to a safe level before
your hearing adapts and leave it there.
To establish a safe volume level:
• Set your volume control at a low setting.
• Slowly increase the sound until you can
hear it comfortably and clearly, without
distortion.
Listen for reasonable periods of
time:
• Prolonged exposure to sound, even at
normally "safe" levels, can also cause
hearing loss.
• Be sure to use your equipment reasonably
and take appropriate breaks.
Be sure to observe the following
guidelines when using your
headphones.
• Listen at reasonable volumes for
reasonable periods of time.
• Be careful not to adjust the volume as
your hearing adapts.
• Do not turn up the volume so high that
you can't hear what's around you.
• You should use caution or temporarily
discontinue use in potentially hazardous
situations.
• Do not use headphones while operating a
motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding,
etc.; it may create a traffic hazard and is
illegal in many areas.