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The other parts of the tape path cannot be cleaned correctly with this tape.  Recommended maintenance  is  to &#8220;wet clean&#8221; heads\/tape guides by  trained technicians at Alesis service centers at 250 hour  intervals.  Our &#8220;prostart&#8221; guide also explains how to lear n this and Alesis does sell a video describing how. -8\/2\/99,GPB<\/p>\n<p>SEE  ADAT HIDDEN FUNCTION FILE FOR INITIALIZING AND HEAD HOURS, ETC.<\/p>\n<p>Customer service 800 525 3747<\/p>\n<p>use denatured alcohol and  special cloth made by  TechSpray called &#8220;Tech Clean Twillwipe&#8221;  #2357-100.  this can be purchased by them at <br \/>PO Box 949<br \/>Amarillo, TX 79105<br \/>806-372-8523<br \/>Or at MCM Electronics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[33925],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How do I clean  the head on an ADAT? Resetting Alesis Products? Initialize? 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