1995 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 143

Cassette Tape Player Care A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes, or a damaged mechanism. Cassette tapes shouldbe stored in their cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and extreme heat. If they aren't, they may notoperate properly or may causefailure of the tape player. Your tape player shouldbe cleaned regularly after every 50 hours of use. If you notice a reduction in sound quality, try a known good cassette to see if the tape or the tape player is at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the tape player. A CLN message may appear on the radio display. If it does, your cassette tape player needs to becleaned. It will still play tapes, butyou should clean it as soon as possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player. After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT or EJCT for five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. - - -" will appear in the display show the to 6G The recommended tape player cleaning method with a is scrubbing-action, non-abrasive cleaning cassette.This is a wet-type cleaning system that uses cleaning cassette a of with pads whichscrub the tape head as the hubs the cleaner cassette turn. If you use this type of cleaner, the radio may eject the cartridge. This is normal and is the result of an added feature in the tape player that detects broken tapes. If the cleaning cassette is ejected, you will need to insert it a total of at least three times to thoroughly clean the tape player. You may prefer to use a non-scrubbing action, wet-type cleaner. This type of cleaner uses a cassette with a fabric belt which cleans the tape head. type of cleaning This cassette will not beejected, but it may not clean the tape player as thoroughly as thescrubbing-type cleaner described above. Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality may degrade over time. Always make sure that the cassette tape is in good condition before you have your tape player serviced. 3-20