VL-Z500E-T/S - Sharp Australia Support
VL-Z500E-T/S - Sharp Australia Support
VL-Z500E-T/S - Sharp Australia Support
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viii<br />
Precautions<br />
Dirty Video Heads<br />
When the video heads have become<br />
clogged with dirt (dust and tape coating<br />
particles),<br />
Striped noise Mosaic noise<br />
• mosaic-like noise appears on the<br />
playback picture. (See illustrations above.)<br />
• playback pictures do not move.<br />
• during playback, the whole screen<br />
becomes blue.<br />
Causes of video head clogging<br />
• High-temperature and high-humidity<br />
environment<br />
• A lot of dust in the air<br />
• Damaged tape<br />
• Worn tape<br />
• Long-time use<br />
• Dew formation<br />
If the video heads become clogged, the<br />
v indicator appears on the screen. Contact<br />
the nearest SHARP service centre or your<br />
dealer for further advice.<br />
Using a Cleaning Tape (Commercially<br />
Available)<br />
Available mode:<br />
Tape Playback<br />
You can clean the video head with a<br />
commercially available cleaning tape.<br />
Notes:<br />
• Excessive use of the cleaning tape may<br />
cause damage to the video heads. Please<br />
read the instructions accompanying the<br />
cleaning tape carefully before using it.<br />
• The fast forward and rewind functions cannot<br />
be used when the cleaning tape is in the<br />
camcorder.<br />
• If the video heads again become clogged<br />
with dirt soon after cleaning, this might be<br />
caused by a damaged tape. In this case,<br />
stop using that cassette immediately.<br />
1 Insert a cleaning tape into the<br />
camcorder.<br />
2 Set the camcorder to Tape Playback<br />
mode.<br />
• The video head cleaning screen<br />
appears.<br />
3 Press m on the Operation button to<br />
begin video head cleaning.<br />
• “NOW CLEANING” flashes during<br />
cleaning.<br />
START<br />
CLEANI NG<br />
NOW CLEANING<br />
STOP<br />
• After about 20 seconds, video head<br />
cleaning automatically finishes, and<br />
“EJECT THE CASSETTE.” displays.<br />
4 Remove the cleaning tape.<br />
To cancel cleaning, press l.