1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 148

To help avoid hearing or damage: loss 0 0 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player A tape player that not cleaned regularly can cause is reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes a damaged or mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored their in 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 display CLN indicate to that you have used your tape player 50 hours without for resetting the tape clean timer. this message appears on If the display, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player. If younotice a reductionin sound quality,try a known good cassette to see if it is the tape or the tape player at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement in sound quality, cleanthe tape player. The recommended cleaning methodfor your cassette tape player is the useof a scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaning cassette with pads which scrub the tape head as hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. the The recommended cleaning cassette available through is at your retail facility (GM P r No. 12344789). Adjust the volume control tothe lowest setting. Increase volume slowly until you hear comfortably and clearly. I NOTICE: Before you add any sound equipment your to vehicle like atape player, CB radio, mobile telephone or two-way radio be sure you can add what you want. If you can, it's very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment mayinterfere with the operation of your vehicle's engine, Delco Electronics or radio other systems, and even damage them. Your vehicle's systems may interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added improperly. ' So, before adding sound equipment, check with your retailer and be sure to check Federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. -- -0 3-21