Notes On The Video Cassettes - Sony DHR-1000 Operating Instructions Manual

Cleaning of the video heads
Precautions (continued)
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) or sony video
head cleaning cassette (not 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-DV/Mini-DV cassettes to get the
most out of high reliability of DV format.
Cleaning the terminal
If the terminal of the DV or Mini-DV 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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