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Ryan Chaney · June 3rd, 2008, 01:15 PM

I agree with the other advice regarding using a head cleaner occasionally and sticking to one brand of tapes, however one caveat in my experience: don't use JVC tapes as your "one brand"! I had all sorts of trouble using exclusively JVC tapes with two different XL1S camcorders. I didn't ever mix brands, I used only JVC, and I was constantly plagued with head clogs and errors on both recording and playback. Eventually I read somewhere online to avoid JVC, so I switched to Panasonic tapes and have had almost no problems since. If JVC works for the other person who posted earlier that's great, but in my experience JVC tapes were terrible for my XL1S's. Good luck!

June 3rd, 2008, 01:15 PM	#3
Ryan Chaney New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 20	Avoid JVC Tapes I agree with the other advice regarding using a head cleaner occasionally and sticking to one brand of tapes, however one caveat in my experience: don't use JVC tapes as your "one brand"! I had all sorts of trouble using exclusively JVC tapes with two different XL1S camcorders. I didn't ever mix brands, I used only JVC, and I was constantly plagued with head clogs and errors on both recording and playback. Eventually I read somewhere online to avoid JVC, so I switched to Panasonic tapes and have had almost no problems since. If JVC works for the other person who posted earlier that's great, but in my experience JVC tapes were terrible for my XL1S's. Good luck!