Canon Elura 90 Instruction Manual page 311

Fig. 2 Fig. 1
Digital video camcorders are recording signals in very thin lines (as thin as 1/8
of a hair). Therefore, following symptoms may appear if video heads become
dirty even a little.
• Mosaic (Fig. 1) or stripes (Fig. 2)
appear on the picture during
playback.
• Sound becomes distorted, or
there is no sound during
playback.
If such symptoms appear, clean the video heads with the Canon DVM-CL Digital
Video Head Cleaning Cassette* or a commercially available dry cleaning cassette.
If the symptoms reappear shortly after the cleaning, the videocassette may be
defective. Stop using the cassette.
* Availability differs from area to area.
Video heads may become dirty under the following conditions:
• When using the camcorder in humid or hot places.
• When using cassettes with damaged or dirty tape.
• When using the camcorder in dusty places.
• When using the video heads without cleaning them for a long time.
Note:
o
Before you make important recordings, clean the video heads and make a
test recording first. We also recommend cleaning the video heads after use
before storing the camcorder.
o
Tapes already recorded with dirty video heads may not be played back
correctly even when you clean the video heads.
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