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### AUDIO AND VISUAL SYSTEM > Tape is Tangled due to Incorrect Tape Speed or Auto-Reverse Malfunction

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## INSPECTION PROCEDURE

1.CHECK FOR FOREIGN OBJECT

1. Check that the radio receiver cassette tape player is free from foreign objects.

   OK:
     No foreign objects.

| NG |

REMOVE FOREIGN OBJECT

OK |

2.REPLACE CASSETTE TAPE WITH ANOTHER (90 MIN. OR LESS) AND RECHECK

1. Replace the cassette tape with a normal one (90 minutes or less). Check that the malfunction disappears.

   OK:
     Malfunction disappears.

| OK |

CASSETTE TAPE IS FAULTY

NG |

3.CLEAN HEAD AND CHECK OPERATION

1. Raise the cassette door with your finger. Using a pencil or similar object, push in the guide.

1. Using a cleaning pen or cotton applicator soaked in cleaner, clean the head surface, pinch rollers and capstans.

1. Check that the malfunction disappears.

   OK:
     Malfunction disappears.

| NG |

PROCEED TO NEXT CIRCUIT INSPECTION SHOWN IN PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE

OK |

HEAD WAS DIRTY