How shall i clean my camcorder heads ?

Question

i have a sony head cleaner tape, but this is all written on it : " insert the tape & press start,& after 10 sec press stop "

i'm not convinced if this is enough !!

1- by doin that, will both rec & playback heads be cleaned ?

2- shall i do it for only 1 "10 secends" or many "10 secends"s ?

3- how long usually the cleaning tapes are (60/90minutes) ?

thnx.

Answer 1

what are you trying to ask?

Answer 2

The instructions you are reading are accurate. Yes, record and playback heads will both be cleaned. Occasional "10 seconds" is all that is required. Do not rewind the cleaning tape. When the heads need to be cleaned, the camera will tell you... if you use the camera daily - in which case maybe evey other month is OK, but only use it if the video image is doing odd stuff or the camera tells you it is needed. The cleaning tape is very different from a regular tape that records. I "think" cleaning tapes are about 10 minutes... when only used 10 seconds at a time and intermittently, they last a while...

The cleaning tapes are actually abrasive for the heads - you can over use them and ruin the record or playback heads.