K 1500 Truck 4WD V8-4.8L VIN V (1999)
Tape Player: Service and Repair
Clean tape players regularly in order to reduce the possibility of reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes, or a damaged mechanism.
Store cassette tapes in cassette cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and extreme heat. For the best operation of the cassette tape player, do not
use cassette tapes that are longer than 90 minutes in playback time (45 minutes per side). Cassette tapes longer than 90 minutes may cause tape
slippage or jamming.
Tape Head and Capstan Cleaning
There are 2 parts that need to be cleaned on a tape player: the head and the capstan.
Since the head and the capstan can be reached through the tape door, leave the tape player in the vehicle.
Clean the head and the capstan every 50 hours of operation.
In order to clean the head and the capstan, use a cotton swab dipped in ordinary rubbing alcohol. As an alternate way to clean the head and the
capstan, a cleaning cassette kit may be purchased. Follow the instructions included with the kit in order to clean the tape player.
Do not contact the tape head with magnetized tools. It the head becomes magnetized, the cassette sound quality will be degraded.
No service is performed on tapes. Warranty of these tapes is handled by the cassette manufacturer, not by the dealer.
Clean Tape Indicator Feature
The cassette and the remote cassette units will remind the user to clean the cassette head.
After 50 hours of cassette operation, CLN will appear briefly in the display when you insert a cassette or when the power is cycled in cassette
mode.
The clean tape indicator will cancel and the timer resets when you press and hold the eject button for approximately 5 seconds.
When the feature cancels, CLN appears on the screen.
