1996 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 137

To help avoid hearing loss or damage: 1. Adjust the volume control to the lowest setting. 2. Increase volume slowly until you hear comfortably and clearly. NOTICE: Before you add any sound equipment to your vehicle - like a tape player, CB radio, mobile telephone two-way radio - be or sure you can add whatyou want. If you can, it's very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment may interfere the with operation of your vehicle's engine, Delco@radio or other systems, andeven damage them. And, your vehicle's systems of may interfere with the operation sound equipment that has been added improperly. So, before adding sound equipment, check with your dealer and be sure to check Federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. Care of Your Cassette Playerand Tape A tape player that is not cleaned regularly is subject to reduced sound quality, ruining the cassette, ordamaging the mechanism. Tape cassettes that are not properly stored in their plastic cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and extreme heat, may not operate properly and could cause premature failure of the tape player. Your tape player should be cleaned with every 50 hours of use to provide optimum performance. Your radio may display "Cln" (Clean) to indicate that you have used your tape player for 50 hours without re-setting the tape clean timer. If you notice areduction in sound quality, regardless of when the tape player was last cleaned, try playing a different cassette to see if the tape or tape player is at fault. If the second cassette results in no improvement in sound quality, try cleaning the tape player. Proper tape player cleaning should be done with a scrubbingaction, non-abrasive cleaning cassette. Thisis a wet-type cleaning system that uses a cleaning cassettewith pads which scrub thetape head as the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. properly clean your tape player, follow instructions To with the cleaning cassette.If you use this type of cleaner, the radio may display an error and eject the cartridge. This is normal and is the result of an added feature in the tape player that detects broken tapes. If an error occurs, you will need to insert the cleaning cassetteat least 3 times to thoroughly clean the tape player. 3-19