1998 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 181

Care of Your Cassette Tape Player A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes a damaged or mechanism. Cassette tapes 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 indicate to that you have used your tape playerfor 50 hours without resetting the tape clean timer. If this message appears on the display, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It willstill play tapes, butyou should clean it as soon as possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player. If you notice a reduction in sound quality, trya known good cassetteto see if it is the tape the tape or player at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the tape player. The recommended cleaning methodfor your cassette tape player is the use of a scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaning cassette with pads which scrub the tape headas the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. The recommended cleaning cassetteis available through your dealership (GM Part No. 12344789). When using a scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaning cassette, it is normal for the cassetteto eject because your unit is equipped with a cut tape detection feature and a cleaning cassette may appear as a broken tape. To prevent the cleaning cassette from being ejected, use the following steps. If your vehicle is equipped with the AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player: 1. Turn the ignitionto RUN or ACCESSORY. 2. Turn the radioon. 3. Insert the scrubbing action cleaning cassette. 4. Within five seconds, press and hold the REV and FWD buttons at the same timefor three seconds. The tape symbol on the display will flash, showing that the cut tape detection feature is no longer active. 5. Eject the cleaning cassette after the manufacturer's recommended cleaning time. If your vehicle is equipped with the AM-FM Stereo wit Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control: 1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY. 2. Turn the radio off. 3-29