Maintenance
PLAY
Pressure.roller
^Head
Capstan
Cotton
swab
Head
care
To
ensure
good sound
quality
for
tape
operation,
be
sure
to
clean the head
after
approximately
every
10
hours of
use with a
cotton swab dampened
with
a
little alcohol.
It is
recommended
that
the head assembly be
de-
magnetized
if distortion
or poor sound quality
per-
sists
after
cleaning the
heads.
Demagnetize
them
using
a
demagnetizer
available
from an
audio
Main
unit
Do
not clean
the plastic
cabinet
with benzine
or
thinner. Clean
it with a
cloth,
dampened
in
a mild
solution
of soap
and
water.
Avoid
excessive
mois-
ture.
Avoid
spray
aerosol
type
cleaner. Some
cleaners
contain corrosive
chemicals
that may cause
internal
damage and
cabinet
deformation.
For
your
protection
Complete
and
immediately
mail
the
Product Analysis
Card
so
that we may
contact you directly
in
the
event
a safety notification
is
issued
in accordance
with
the
1972
Consumer
Product
Safety
Act,
or for other
reasons
Panasonic
may deem
neces-
sary.
Also,
we ask
that you
com-
plete
the
questionnaire so
we
may
analyze
your
comments
and,
in this
way,
help
us
evaluate
customer
needs.
If you
ship the
product
Carefully
pack
and send it prepaid, adequately insured
and preferably in the original
carton. Attach
a
postage-
affixed
letter, detailing
the
complaint,
to the
outside
of
the carton.
Do
NOT
send
the product to the Executive or Regional
Sales
offices. They are
NOTequipped
to
make
repairs.
Customer's
Record
Model
No
Dealer's
Name
Serial
No.
Dale
of
Purchase
J V J
ONLY
FOR
U.S.A.
Limited
Warranty
Matsushita Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sates
Company
(collectively
referred to as
The
warrantor*) will repair this
product with
new or
refurbished
parts,
free
of charge,
in the U.S.A. or
Puerto
Rico
from the date of original purchase in the event of a defect
in materials
or
workmanship as follows:
Radio,
Clock Radio,
Radio with Tape
Player or Recorder—For
one
(1)
year.
Batteries
—
(when applicable)—New
rechargeable
batteries in ex-
change for
defective rechargeable batteries for
ten
(10)
days.
Non-
rechargeable batteries are not warranted.
For
assistance in the
continental
U.S.A.
contact:
Matsushita Services Company
Panasonic PLUS Department
20421 84th
Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: (206)395-7343
FAX:
(800)
237-9080
If repair
is
needed, during the warranty period the purchaser
will
be
required
to furnish
a
sales
receipt/proof
of purchase
indicating date
of
purchase,
amount
paid and
place of
purchase.
Also,
the
purchaser will be responsible for
shipping
the
unit
to
the
above
address.
This warranty is
extended
only to the original pur-
chaser.
In Puerto
Rico contact
Panasonic
Sales Company.
This
warranty only
covers failures
due to defects in materials or
workmanship
which
occur
during
normal use and
does
not
cover
damage which occurs
In
shipment
or
failures
which
are caused by
products not
supplied
by the
warrantor
or failures
which result
from
accident, misuse, abuse,
neglect,
mishandling, misapplication,
faulty
installation, set-up
adjustments,
improper maintenance,
alteration,
improper antenna,
inadequate signal
pick-up, maladjustment
of con-
sumer
controls,
modification, line
power
surge, or
commercial use
of
the product,
or
service
by
anyone
other
than
an
MSC
Factory
Servteenter, or damage
that is
attributable
to acts
of
God.
,
UMfTS AND
EXCLUSIONS
There are no express
warranties
except
as
listed
above.
THE
WARRANTOR
SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE
FOR
INCIDENTAL
OR
CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES
RESULTING
FROM THE USE
OF
THIS
PRODUCT,
OR
ARISING
OUT OF
ANY
BREACH OF
THIS
WARRANTY, INCLUDING
WITHOUT
LIMITATION,
DAMAGE TO
TAPES,
RECORDS
OR
DISCS. ALL
EXPRESS
AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE
WARRANTIES
OF
MERCHAN-
TABIUTY, ARE
LIMITED
TO THE
APPLICABLE WARRANTY PE-
RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE. Some states do
not allow
the exclusion
or
limitation of incidental
or consequential
damages,
or
limitations on
how long
ah
implied
warranty lasts, so
the
above
exclusions
or
limitations may
not
apply to you.
This warranty gives
you
specific legal
rights and
you may
also have
other
rights which vary
from state to state.
If
a
problem
with
this
product develops
during or
after the warranty
period, you may contact
your dealer or
Servteenter. If
the
problem is
not handled to
your
satisfaction,
then
write
to the
Consumer Affairs
Division
at
the company
address indicated
above.
Before
requesting
service for
this unit, check the
chart below
for
a
possible
cause of the
problem
you are
experiencing.
Some
simple
checks or a minor
adjustment
on
your part
may eliminate the
problem
and restore
proper
operation.
If
you are in
doubt
about
some
of the
check
points,
or
if the remedies
indicated
in the chart
do
not solve the
problem,
refer to the directory
of
Authorized Service
Centers (enclosed
with this unit) to locate
a
convenient
service
center, or
consult
your dealer for instructions.
(In
U.S.A. consult MSC Authorized Servicenters
for
detailed instructions
or
call
1-800-545-2672
for the
address
of an authorized factory
servicenter.)
Problem
Checkpoint
Remedy
No
operations.
Have the
batteries
been installed
with their polarities
(©,
0)
reversed?
Install
them with their
polarities
(©,
G)
aligned properly.
No
sounds.
Is
the headphones plug
connected
to the
headphones
jack?
Plug
the
headphones
plug
into the
jack.
No
sounds
during the
tape
playback.
Is SELECTOR set
to
"RADIO"? Set
SELECTOR
to TAPE fOTFI