1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 164

Care of Your Cassette Tape Player A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause The will radio default back to CUT DETECTION TAPE when thecleaner cassette is ejected. reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or adamaged Youmay also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet-type mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their cleaner which uses a cassette with a fabric belt to clean cases away from contaminants,directsunlightandthetapehead.Itmay not'clean as thoroughlyasthe extreme heat. If they aren't, they may not operate scrubbing type cleaner. properly or may cause failureof the tape player. Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality ma tape player should be clean4 regularly after every, degrade over time. Always make sure that the cassette 50 hours of use. Youi. radio may display CLN to indicate tape is in good condition before you haveyour tape thatyouhaveusedyourtapeplayerfor 50 h o k without player serviced. resetting the tape clean timer. you notice a reduction in If sound quality, try a known good cassette to see i the tape f Care of Your Compact Discs or the tape player is at fault. If this other cassette has no Handle discs carefully. Store them in th'eir original cases improvement in sound quality, clean the tapeplayer. or otherprotective cases and away from direct sunlight , and dust.If the surfaceof a disc is soiled, dampen a Cleaning m y be done with a scrubbing action, clean, soft cloth a mild, neutral detergent solution and in non-abrasive cleaning cassette with pads which scrub clean it, wiping from the center to the edge. the tape head as hubs of the cleaner cassette the turn. Follow these steps to prevent the cassette from being Be sure never td touch the signal surface when handling ejected due to CUT TAPE DETECTION feature: the discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the 1. Turn radio off and ignition on. the the edge of the and outer hole the edge.. ' 2. Press and hold the TAPEPLAY button three for seconds (tape indicator will flash two seconds). for 3. ~nskrt cleaner cassette. the