Cleaning - Sony HDW-F500 Maintenance Manual

5-2. Cleaning

5-2. Cleaning
To make the most of the functions, fully realize the performance of the unit, and
lengthen the life of the unit and tape, clean daily.
5-2-1. Cleaning by Cleaning Cloth
1. Cautions
. Be sure to turn the power off before cleaning.
. Each block in the mechanical deck consists of precision parts and is adjusted
precisely. Be careful not to damage each part and apply excessive force during
cleaning.
. Do not touch the greased portions during cleaning. If grease adheres to the
cleaning cloth, replace the cleaning cloth with a new one.
Using a cleaning cloth smeared with grease may cause grease to adhere where
it should not.
. After cleaning, insert a cassette tape after the cleaning fluid evaporates
completely.
2. Preparations
(1) Turn off the power.
(2) Remove the upper lid. (Refer to section 2-5-1.)
(3) Remove the plate MD assembly. (Refer to Section 2-6.)
(4) Remove the cassette compartment. (Refer to section 2-7.)
5-2-2. Cleaning by Cleaning Cassette Tape
If the video heads are clogged, clean the video heads as the following procedure.
Make sure to use the specified cleaning cassette tape. If other tape is used, unusual
abrasion or damage of the video heads may occur.
Specified cleaning cassette tape : BCT-HD12CL
Procedure
1. Insert the Cleaning cassette tape BCT-HD12CL in the unit.
2. The cleaning cassette tape is played back automatically for approx. 3 seconds.
After that, the cleaning cassette tape will be ejected automatically.
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. If the cleaning cassette tape is not ejected after playing back more than 3
seconds, be sure to press the EJECT button immediately and eject the cleaning
cassette tape.
. Do not be place the cleaning cassette tape in the STOP mode, and do not put
the unit in fast-forward and rewind mode, because the video heads may be
damaged.
3. Confirm that the head clogging is clear.
If the video heads are clogged after cleaning by cleaning cassette tape, clean them by
cleaning cloth. (Refer to Section 5-2-3.)
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