1996 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 182

Care of Your Cassette Tape Player A tape player thatis not cleaned regularly can cause reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged mechanism. Cassettetapes should be stored in their 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 or CLEAN TAPE to indicate that youhave used your tape player for 50 hours without resetting the tape clean timer. Each time thecassette is cleaned,the 50 hour cassette timer should bereset. This is done by holding down the eject button five seconds oruntil the TAPE for CLEAN message is displayed. If younotice a reduction in sound quality, try a known good cassette to see if the tape or the tape playeris at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean thetape player. Cleaning may be done with a scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaning cassette with pads which scrub the tape head asthe hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. It is normal forthe cassette to eject while cleaning. Insert the cassetteat least six times to ensure thorough cleaning. A scrubbing action cleaning cassette is available through yourCadillac dealer. You may also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet-type cleaner which uses a cassette withfabric belt to clean a the tape head.This type of cleaning cassette will not eject. It may not clean thoroughly as the scrubbing as type cleaner. Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality may degrade over time. Always make sure that the cassette tape is in goodcondition before you have yourtape player serviced. Care of Your Compact Discs Handle discs carefully. Store themin their original cases or otherprotective cases and awayfrom direct sunlight and dust. If the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and clean it, wiping from the center to theedge. Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handling discs. Pick updiscs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge. 3-35