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Taking Care of Your VCR
Video Head Cleaning
When playback pictures are noisy and hardly visible, the video heads may be
contaminated. In such a case, clean the video heads using the V8-25CLH video
head cleaning tape (not supplied) or ask Sony service personnel to clean the video
heads.
Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads
¢ Normal picture
¢ Rough picture
¢ Unclear picture
¢ No picture
(or blue screen appears)
Worn Video Heads
If the VCR displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads, you may need
to replace them. Consult your dealer or the Sony Service Center nearest you.
Check the Video Heads after 1,000
Hours of Use
A VCR is a high precision machine. it must record on or play back from magnetic
tapes on which the image signals from the color TV or the video camcorder are
recorded.
The video head or mechanical parts for transporting the tape are contaminated or
worn after extended use. You should have the VCR checked (cleaning, oiling and
replacing of worn parts) after each 1,000 hours of use.
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