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Dirty Video Heads
When the video heads have become
clogged with dirt (dust and tape coating
particles),
• mosaic-like noise appears on the
playback picture. (see illustrations above)
• playback pictures do not move.
• during playback, the whole screen
becomes blue.
Using a Cleaning Tape (Commer-
cially Available)
You can clean the video head with a
commercially available cleaning tape.
Notes:
• Excessive use of the cleaning tape may
cause damage to the video heads. Please
read the instructions accompanying the
cleaning tape carefully before using it.
• The fast forward and rewind functions cannot
be used when the cleaning tape is in the
camcorder.
• If the video heads again become clogged
with dirt soon after cleaning, this might be
caused by a damaged tape. In this case,
stop using that cassette immediately.
1
Insert a cleaning tape into the
camcorder.
2
Hold down the Lock button and set
the Power switch to
w
.
• The video head cleaning screen
appears.
3
Press
m
on the Operation button to
begin video head cleaning.
• “NOW CLEANING” flashes during
cleaning.
• After about 20 seconds, video head
cleaning automatically finishes, and
“EJECT THE CASSETTE.” displays.
4
Remove the cleaning tape.
To cancel cleaning, press
l
.
Causes of video head clogging
• High-temperature and high-humidity
environment
• A lot of dust in the air
• Damaged tape
• Worn tape
• Long-time use
• Dew formation
If the video heads become clogged, the
v
indicator appears on the screen. Contact
your SHARP dealer for further advice or
refer to page 70 “Troubleshooting”.
Precautions
S T O P
S T A R T
CL EA N I NG
C LE AN I NG
NOW
Striped noise
Mosaic noise
