1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 148

Care of Your Cassette TapePlayer A tape player that not cleaned regularlycan cause is reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes, or a damaged mechanism. Cassette tapes should stored in their be cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and extreme heat.If they aren't, they may not operate properly or cause failureof the tape player. Cassettes are subject to wear and sound qualitymay the degrade over time. Always verify that the cassette tape is in good condition and that the tape player is clean before obtaining service your tape player. on Your tape player should cleaned with every hours be 50 of use toprovide optimum performance. Your radio may display "Cln" to indicate that your used your tape have player for 50 hours without resetting tape clean the timer. If you notice a reduction sound quality, in regardless of when the tape player was cleaned, try last playing a different cassette to if the tape or the tape see 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 done with a be scrubbing action, nonabrasive cleaner cassette.This is a wet-type cleaning system that uses a cleaning cassette with pads which scrubthe tape headas the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn.To properly cleanyour tape player, follow the instructions with the cleaning cassette. you If use this typeof cleaner, the radio may display an error and eject the cartridge. This is normaland is the result of an addedfeature in the tape player that detects broken tapes. If an error occurs, you will need insert the to cleaning cassette at least three timesto thoroughly clean the tape player. You may also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet-type cleaner which uses a cassette with a belt to clean fabric the tape head. This type of cleaning cassette will not eject. It may not clean as thoroughly as the scrubbing type cleaner. A scrubbing action cleaneris available through your dealer (GM Part No. 12344600). Note: Tape adapter for portable CD players will not kits work in yourcassette player. Theseadapters will cause the radioto display an error message the adapter and cassette willbe ejected. 3-15