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Notes on cleaning

  • Clean your Walkman with a soft cloth, such as a cleaning cloth for eyeglasses.

  • Should your Walkman become excessively dirty, clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or mild detergent solution.

  • Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or benzene, as doing so may damage the surface of your Walkman.

Maintenance

Clean the earbuds and your Walkman after every use as follows.
Note

  • The build up of foreign substances such as earwax etc. in the headphone sections may cause deteriorated sound quality or sound loss. If there is a build up of any foreign substances on the terminals, your Walkman may not be charged or may not be recognized by your computer.

  1. Wash the earbuds.

  1. Remove the earbuds.

  1. Wash the earbuds by hand using a mild detergent solution.

After washing the earbuds, dry them well.

  1. Wash your Walkman.


Do not rub foreign substances on the mesh sheet. Doing so may push them into the headphones.

  1. mesh sheet


  1. Rinse the terminals and headphone sections of your Walkman with gentle running tap water.

  1. terminals

  1. headphone sections


  1. If the terminals are not clean, wet a soft brush such as toothbrush with water and clean the terminals.

  1. Wipe the moisture off the terminals and surface of your Walkman using a soft dry cloth.

  1. Pat the headphones softly against a dry cloth. Repeat patting about 20 times.

Then place a dry cloth under the headphones and leave at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours.
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