How To Take Out The Cassette Whose Tape Is Slacked (Manual Eject); Head Cleaning When Head Clogging Occurs - Sony HDV HVR-1500 Service Manual

2-4. How to Take Out the Cassette
Whose Tape is Slacked (MANUAL
EJECT)
(1) Turn the power off.
(2) Remove the top panel. (Refer to Section 2-7-1.)
(3) Remove the front panel. (Refer to Section 2-7-3.)
(4) Turn the manual eject gear A (red) in the arrow
direction with a phillips screwdriver while pressing the
gear. When the tape comes to slack, turn the reel table
from the front side utilizing a skewer and wind the
tape.
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In a case of standard cassette and M cassette :
Turn the reel table (T)
In a case of mini cassette :
Turn the reel table (S)
(5) Repeat step (4) until each guide comes to the unthread-
ing end position and furthermore the tape completely
returns into the cassette.
(6) Turn the manual eject gear B (red) in the arrow
direction until the cassette compartment completely
comes into cassette out state.
Manual eject gear A (red)
Reel table (S)
Manual
eject gear B (red)
Skewer
Reel table (T)
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2-5. Head Cleaning when Head Clogging
Occurs
Clean the video head as follows when the video head gets
dirty.
Procedure to Use the Cleaning Cassette
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Use only the cleaning cassette tape as follows.
If another cleaning cassette tape is used, abnormal abrasion
or breakage of the video head could occur.
Cleaning cassette tapes :
PDV12CL (Standard)
PDVM12CL (Mini)
1. Insert the specific cleaning cassette tape in this unit.
The unit is automatically set in the PLAY mode and
the cleaning tape starts running.
Confirm that the [PLAY] key lights and the display
appears.
2. The cleaning cassette tape is automatically ejected
after running for 10 seconds.
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Do not rewind the cleaning cassette tape to use it
again.
3. Make sure that the head is no longer dirty.
If the video head is still dirty after step 2 above, clean
the video head as follows.
Procedure to Use the Cleaning Cloth
1. Soak the cleaning cloth with cleaning liquid and bring
it into contact lightly with the video head.
2. Turn the upper drum slowly by hand in the rotating
direction of the head (counterclockwise when viewed
from the top) to clean the video head.
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. Never move the cleaning cloth in the vertical direction
against the video head because it may break the head.
. Turn the power switch off when cleaning the video head.
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