Head Maintenance/Tape Handling - Casio KX-101 Operation Manual

Head Maintenance/Tape Handling
The record/playback head, capstan and pinch roller are always in contact with the tape
when it is moving. If dust and dirt gathers on them (particularly on the heads), sound quality
will deteriorate or noise will remain, and sometimes faulty operation will occur, such as tape
entanglement etc.
Please clean these parts occasionally in order to preserve good recording and playback sound
quality.
@Press the EJECT button and open the lid of the
cassette compartment.
Cotton swab
@Clean the heads, capstan and pinch roller with
commercially available cotton swabs or with a soft
cloth wound around a slender object, putting a
small amount of alcohol on the tip and wiping
gently.
Cleaning the Exterior Record/Haybacks head
Clean the exterior of this unit by moistening a soft cloth with a neutral detergent (or just
water if it is not too dirty), squeezing it until almost dry, and wiping gently. Never use thinner,
alcohol, benzine or similar chemical agents as these may damage the surface of the unit.
(Tape Handling
© Break out protection tabs of important cassette tapes
you want to preserve.
e Recording is not possible on tapes whose protection
tabs have been broken out. It is therefore impossible
to inadvertently erase such tapes.
e If you cover the holes again, you can record (or save
music data) on that tape once more.
Please take up tape slack before using a tape.
@ Take care not to touch the surface of the tape.
* Do not keep your cassette tapes in extremely hot or
humid place, or near any magnetic objects.
* 120-minute tapes are very thin and liable to get
tangled. It is advisable not to use them.
Causes the head to become dirty.
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