1995 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 143

Understanding Radio Reception FM Stereo FM stereo willgive you the best sound, but signals FM will reach only about to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall 10 buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals, causing the sound to come and go. AM The range for most AM stations is greater thanfor FM, especially at night. The longer range, however, can cause stations to interfere with each other. can also AM pick up noisefrom things like storms and power lines. To lower this noise, try reducing the treble level. Your tape player should be cleaned with every hours 50 of use to provide optimum performance. Your radio may display CLNto indicate that you have used your tape player for 50 hours without resettingthe tape clean timer. (See "Playing a Cassette Tape" earlier this in section.) If you notice a reduction sound quality, in regardless of when the tape player was last cleaned, try playing a different cassette to if the tape or tape see the player is at fault. If the second cassette results no in improvement in sound quality, cleaning the tape try player. Care of Your Cassette Tape Player A tape player thatis not cleaned regularlyis subject to reduced sound quality, ruining cassette, or damaging the the mechanism. Tape cassettes that not properly are stored in theirplastic cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and extreme heat may not operate properly and could cause premature failure of the tape player. Proper tape player cleaning should be with a done scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaner cassette. This is wet-type cleaning system that uses a cleaning cassette with pads which scrubthe tape head as the hubs the of cleaner cassette turn. properly clean your tape player, To follow the instructions with the cleaning cassette. If you use this type cleaner, the radio may display an error of and eject the cartridge. This is normal and is the result of an added feature in tape player that detects broken the tapes. If an error occurs, you will needinsert the to cleaning cassette at least three times to thoroughly clean the tape player.