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2 • Introduction

Introduction

Cleaning the Video Heads

Digital video camcorders record video signals onto the tape in very thin lines (as thin

as 1/8 the width of a hair). The following anomalies may appear if the video heads are

even slightly dirty.

• Mosaic or other blocky video artifacts (Fig. 1) or banding

(Fig. 2) appear on the picture during playback.

• Sound becomes distorted, or there is no sound during

playback.

• The message [HEADS DIRTY, USE CLEANING CASSETTE]

appears.

If such symptoms appear, clean the video heads with the

Canon DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette* or a

commercially available dry cleaning cassette.

If the symptoms reappear shortly after cleaning, the

videocassette may be defective. Stop using it.

* Availability differs from area to area.

Video heads may become dirty under the following conditions:

• Using the camcorder in humid or hot places.

• Using cassettes with damaged or dirty tapes.

• Using the camcorder in dusty places.

• Using the video heads for a long time without cleaning them.

NOTES

• Before you make important recordings, clean the video heads and make a test recording

in advance. We also recommend cleaning the video heads after use, before storing the

camcorder.

• Do not use wet type cleaning cassettes as this may damage the camcorder.

• Even after cleaning the video heads you may not be able to correctly play back tapes

that were recorded with dirty video heads.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

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Brand	Canon
Model	ZR960
Category	Camcorders
File type	PDF
File size	3.29 MB

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