CFD-550 CD Radio Cassette-Corder
(140-8011)              Care and Maintenance          Faxback Doc. # 31741

CLEANING THE LENS

If the lens becomes dirty, it may cause a skipping of sound during CD
operation.  Clean with a commercially available blower.

CLEANING THE TAPE HEADS AND TAPE PATH

Contaminated heads cause poor recording or sound dropout in playback.  We
recommend cleaning after every 10 hours of operation.  To make the best
possible recording, however, you should clean all surfaces over which tape
travels before each recording.

    Wipe the heads, the pinch rollers and the capstans with a cleaning swab
    lightly moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol.

    After cleaning the heads, rollers and the tape path, insert a tape when
    the areas cleaned are completely dry.

DEMAGNETIZING THE TAPE HEADS

After 20 to 30 hours of use, enough residual magnetism will have built up
on the heads to begin to cause loss of high frequency sound and hiss.  At
this time, you should demagnetize the heads and all metal parts in the
tape path with a commercially available tape head demagnetizer.

CLEANING THE CABINET

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened
with a mild detergent solution.  Do not use any type of abrasive pad,
scouring powder or solvent, such as alcohol or benzene.

NOTES ON COMPACT DISCS

    Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth.  Wipe the CD from
    the center out.

    Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available
    cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.

    Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot
    air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there
    can be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car.

    After playing, store the CD in its case.

If there is a scratch, dirt or fingerprints on the CD, it may cause
tracking error.


(EB 2/23/96)