CTR-26 Cassette Tape Recorder
(140-0823)             Care and Maintenance           Faxback Doc. # 18766

With batteries and cassette removed, and with cassette lid up, press down
the PLAY key, exposing the erase and record heads and the rubber drive
wheel.  Clean these points, using a cotton swab moistened with denatured
alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) or with a special head cleaning fluid.  Your
Radio Shack store has these items.  To insure good recording and playback
results, clean after first 6, 18, and 40 hours of use.  Further cleaning
should be required only after each additional 40 hours of operation.  After
cleaning, be sure to press the STOP key, so that these parts may return to
their normal operating position for cassette loading.

For easy cleaning, we recommend our Cassette Head Cleaning Cartridge, 
44-1160

CAUTION:  Do not expose the tape recorder or the cassette to high
          temperature or high humidity.  Do not touch the tape heads with
          screwdriver or other metal object or any magnetic object.

          Remove batteries when recorder is not in use for more than a
          month, because battery leakage may damage the unit.  Don't leave
          weak or dead batteries in the Recorder.


(PH 12/6/95)