Sony TC-K511S - Maintenance and Cleaning

Maintenance
Cleaning the Heads and Tape
Path
Clean all surfaces over which the tape
travels after every ten hours of operation to
guard against:
— low-quality sound
— a decrease in sound level
— excessive wow, flutter or drop-out
— incomplete erasure
— impairment of recording function
To obtain high-quality recorded sound,
cleaning before every recording is
recommended. (See Fig. EX .)
1 Press 4 to open the cassette holder.
Capstan
2 With the unit turned off, wipe the
heads, the pinch roller and the
capstan with a cotton swab slightly
moistened with alcohol or a
commercially available cleaning fluid
for tape decks.
Recording
head
Playback head
Pinch roller
Do not insert a cassette until the cleaned
Erasing head
i areas are completely dry.
Demagnetizing the Heads
After 20 to 30 hours of use, or when you
notice hiss and/or loss of high frequencies,
the residual magnetism built up on the
heads should be removed.
1 Turn off the power.
2 Demagnetize the heads with any
commercially available demagnetizer.
Refer to the instruction manual of the
demagnetizer for detailed instructions.
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 solvents such as
alcohol or benzine.
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