Philips DCC 170 - MAINTENANCE; General Maintenance Guidelines; Cleaning Cassettes and Heads; GENERAL INFORMATION

MAINTENANCE
GENERAL INFORMATION
MAINTENANCE _
• Do not leave the unit for any length of time in direct sun-
light or other places where high temperatures can occur,
such as in the vicinity of heating apparatus.
• Do not expose the equipment to humidity or rain,
• A chamois leather cloth slightly moistened with water is
sufficient for cleaning the player.
• Do not use cleaning agents containing alcohol, spirits, am¬
monia or abrasives.
CLEANING CASSEHES _
• In principle there is no need to clean the head of your DCC
player when you use only DCC cassettes.
The use of conventional compact cassettes of inferior
quality may leave dirt on the DCC head. This can affect the
sound quality of DCC cassettes (sound is being interrupted).
• Special DCC cleaning-cassettes are available to clean the
DCC head. (SBC3500)
• It is strongly advised not to use conventional compact
cleaning cassettes as they will not clean the DCC head
good enough.
USE YOUR HEAD WHEN USING HEADPHONES
Hearing safety
• Do not play your headphones at a high volume. Hearing ex¬
perts advise that continuous use at high volume can per¬
manently damage hearing.
Traffic safety
• Do not use headphones while driving a vehicle. It may
create a traffic hazard and it is illegal in many countries.
Even if your headphones are open-air type designed to let
you hear outside sounds, do not turn up the volume so high
that you cannot hear what is going on around you.
CARRYING CASE _
The carrying case can be fixed to a belt.
To prevent the DCC player from falling out make sure that the
open side is faced up.
RADIO INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION _
This DCC player complies with the radio interference require¬
ments as laid down in European Community regulations.
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