Servicing Your VCR
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Cleaning the Video Heads
When video head cleaning becomes neces- sary, the VCR displays the following message on the TV screen while playing back a record- ed tape.
Video head cleaning kits are available from your local RadioShack store. Clean the heads only when the VCR displays the message shown above. Be sure to use the “dry” type cleaning cassette.
Serious problems require cleaning by a trained technician. For more head cleaning informa- tion, contact your local RadioShack store.
Storing Your Video Cassettes
Unless you are making an automatic timer re- cording, eject and store the cassette before you turn off the VCR. This helps protect the cassette and the VCR’s internal mechanisms.
Place your video cassettes in their protective boxes and store them in a cool, dry,
Note: Tape can become wound too tightly around the cassette’s spools after many play- ings. This can make the cassette load improp- erly and automatically eject when you insert it. On most cassettes there is a
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