Precautions (continued)

Cleaning of the video heads

If the video heads are contaminated, the pictures cannot be recorded properly or the playback pictures become noisy. If the following phenomena occur, use the cleaning cassette (supplied) to clean the heads.

•Square-shaped noise appears on the playback picture.

•A part of the playback picture does not move.

•The playback picture does not appear on the screen.

Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads

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If these pictures appear on the screen, use the cleaning cassette.

After prolonged use, the video heads may become worn out. If optimum picture quality is not restored even after you have cleaned the video heads with the cleaning cassette, the video heads may have worn out. In that case, you have to replace the video heads with new ones. Please consult your Sony dealer.

Notes on the video cassettes

Usable cassettes

We recommend to use the Standard-DVCAM/Mini-DVCAM cassettes to get the most out of high reliability of DVCAM format.

Cleaning the terminal

If the terminal of the Standard-DVCAM or Mini-DVCAM cassette gets dirty, or dust sticks to the terminal, the VCR may not work correctly. Clean the connector with the swab once every ten times you eject a cassette.

Terminal

When affixing a label on the cassette

Be sure to affix a label on only the location as illustrated below so as not to cause malfunction of the VCR.

Label

After using a cassette

After use, please be sure to rewind the tape completely (to prevent picture and sound distortion). Return it to its case and store in upright position.

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