Sony GV-D200 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 68

Maintenance information and precautions
Maintenance information
Cleaning the video head
To ensure normal recording and clear pictures, clean the video heads.
When you playback/record in the Digital8
The video head may be dirty if
– mosaic-pattern noise appears on the playback picture.
– playback pictures do not move.
– playback pictures are hardly visible.
– playback pictures do not appear.
– the x indicator and "
monitor screen.
When you play back in the Hi8/standard 8 (analog) system
The video head may be dirty if
– playback pictures contain noise.
– playback pictures are hardly visible.
– playback pictures do not appear.
If the above problem occurs, clean the video heads with a Sony V8-25CLD cleaning
cassette (not supplied). Check the picture and if the above problem persists, repeat
cleaning.
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CLEANING CASSETTE" message appear alternately on the
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