Harman Kardon HK1500 Owners Manual - Page 7

Activate

the

demagnetizer

at

a

distance

of

about

4

feet

(1.2

meters)

from

the

cassette

deck.

Slowly

approach

the

deck

with

the

demagnetizer.

Move

the

demagnetizer

tip

slowly

back

and

forth

just

above

the

record/playback

head

(in

si

lver

housing)

for

3

to

5

seconds.

Do

not

touch

the

head

with

the

demagnetizer

tip

unless

the

tip

is

covered

with

protective

vinyl

or

rubber.

Slowly

move

the

tip

to

the

tape

guides

and

then

to

the

capstan

(silver

shaft,

at

right),

repeating

the

3

to

5

seconds

of

motion

for

each

part.

You

need

not

demagnetize

the

erase

head.

Slowly

draw

the

demagnetizer

back

to

a

distance

of

about

4

feet

(1.2

meters)

from

the

cassette

deck.

Deactivate

the

demagnetizer.

If

you

have

removed

the

cassette

wel

l

door,

1

Press

STOP

lever

(18).

2

Press

EJECT

lever

(9).

3

Replace

door

by

(A)

placing

its

4

plastic

cl

ips

(open

ends

facing

down)

through

holes

in

black

door

frame

and

(B)

CAREFULLY

sliding

cl

ips

down

over

their

notches.

Head

and

Transport

Cleaning

Tape

oxide

sheddings

wi

ll

accumulate

on

the

heads,

tape

guides,

capstan,

and

pressure

rol

ler.

Gain

access

to

the

transport

as

described

above.

Clean

al

l

metal

parts

of

the

transport

with

a

cotton

swab

dipped

in

denatured

alcohol

.

Because

denatured

alcohol

will

harden

the

pressure

roller,

it

should

be

cleaned

with

aromatic

hydrocarbon

instead.

Thoroughly

clean

al

l

surfaces

that

come

into

contact

with

the

tape.

If

the

cotton

swab

is

particularly

darkened

with

oxide

sheddings

after

cleaning,

you

should

clean

the

deck

more

frequently.

Maintaining

the

Appearance

Clean

the

metal

parts

of

the

front

panel

with

mi

ld,

dilute

detergent

appl

ied

with

a

soft

cloth

or

cotton

swab.

Never

use

a

strong

abrasive

cleaner.

Remove

dust

or

smudges

from

the

acryl

ic

windows

with

di

luted

glass

cleaner

applied

with

a

soft

cloth.

Do

not

use

a

strong

solvent

-type

cleaner

or

ammonia.

The

hk1500

is

a

high

-quality

precision

instrument.

If

the

instructions

in

this

manual

are

fol

lowed

thoughtful

ly,

the

cassette

deck

should

provide

many

years

of

musical

pleasure.

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