1997 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 144

Care of Your Cassette Tape Player A tape player is not cleaned regularly can cause that reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged mechanism. Cassette tapes should stored in their be cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight and extreme heat.If they aren't, they may not operate properly or may cause failure of the tape player. Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every 50 hours of use. Your radio may displayCLN to indicate that you have used your tape player for 50 hours without resetting the tape clean timer.If this message appears on display, your cassette tape the player needsto be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but you should clean as soon as possible to prevent it damage to your tapes and player. you notice a If reduction in sound quality, try a known good cassette to see if it is the tape or the tape player at fault. this If other cassette has no improvement sound quality, in clean the tape player. Cleaning may be done with a scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaningcassette with pads whichscrub the tape head the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. as A scrubbing action cleaning cassette is available through your dealership. When using a cleaning cassette, it is normal for the cassette toeject while cleaning because your unit is equipped with cut tape detectionfeature a and some cleaning cassettes may appear as a broken tape. If the cleaningcassette is ejected immediately from the tape player, you will needoverride the cut to tape feature. To temporarily override this feature (for one insertion), follow these steps: 1. Turn the ignition on. 2. Turn the radio off. 3. Press and hold TAPE AUX until the tape symbol flashes on the display. (For vehicles without Automatic Tone Control, press both SEEK arrows.) 4. Insert the cleaning cassette. (Insert the cassette at least three times to ensure thorough cleaning.) 5. Eject the cleaning cassette. When the cleaning cassette has been ejected, the broken tape detectionfeature is active again. After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. radio will The display --- to show the indicatorwas reset. Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality may degrade over time. Always make sure the cassette tape is in good condition before you have your tape player serviced. 3-23