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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 CLN 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
it
is the tape or the tape
player at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement
in sound quality, clean the tape player.
Cleaning may be done with a scrubbing action,
non-abrasive cleaning cassette with pads which scrub
the
tape head
as
the hubs
of
the cleaner cassette turn.
A scrubbing action cleaning cassette
is
available through
your Oldsmobile retail facility. When using a cleaning
cassette, it
is
normal for the cassette to eject while
cleaning because your unit is equipped with a cut tape
detection feature and some cleaning cassettes may
appear as a broken tape.
If
the cleaning cassette is
ejected immediately from the tape player, you will need
to override the cut tape feature.
To
temporarily override this feature for vehicles with
Automatic Tone Control (for one insertion), follow
these steps:
Turn the ignition on.
0
Turn the radio off.
0
Press and hold TAPEPLAY until the tape symbol
flashes on the display.
Insert the cleaning cassette. (Insert the cassette at
least three times to ensure thorough cleaning.)
0
Eject the cleaning cassette.
When the cleaning cassette has been ejected, the broken
tape detection feature is active again.
After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for
five seconds
to
reset the CLN indicator. The radio will
display
---
to show the indicator was reset.
Cassettes are subject
to
wear and the sound quality may
degrade over time. Always make sure that the cassette
tape is
in
good condition before you have your tape
player serviced.
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