This MiniDV head cleaner tape is designed to do a complete cleaning in ONLY 10 SECONDS and is suitable for all MiniDV camcorders from Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Sharp and others.
Standard Cleaning Procedure:- Consult your recorder’s owners manual for recommended cleaning schedules and procedures. Each cleaning causes a certain amount of head wear so do not clean your heads more frequently than needed.
- Insert and play the cleaning tape for 10 seconds. Using a cleaning tape more than 10 seconds at a time could cause it to damage your heads.
- Eject the cleaning tape.
- Insert a pre-recorded tape.
- Play the tape and see if you have drop-outs in the picture. You may have one or two right when you start playing the tape but let it play for a good 30 seconds or more and see if you have any more.
- If you do have drop-outs even after cleaning the heads and letting it play for a little bit, re-insert the cleaning tape and clean it for another 10 seconds.
- Check it again with the pre-recorded tape.
- If the problem doesn’t go away after four 10-second cleanings, take your camera in for service.
- Discard the cassette when the tape has reached the end.
In addition to regular scheduled cleanings, it is also recommended that you clean your heads when you switch brands or grades of tape, in case they use different types of lubricants that may be incompatible. We also recommend that you clean the heads after using a camera in an unusually dirty environment.
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