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Mike Scoboria · May 22nd, 2003, 09:29 AM

Does anyone know if I can use any brand of cleaning cassette in the XL1? The manual recommends using the Canon brand, but will a Sony MiniDV cassette do the same thing?

Jeff Donald · May 22nd, 2003, 09:55 AM

Hi Mike, thanks for posting. This topic has been covered many times. You can search the archives using the search function in the upper right. Any brand cleaning tape will work. Follow the directions printed with each cleaning cassette exactly. Do not deviate from the instructions or damage to your video heads may result.

Frank Granovski · May 22nd, 2003, 01:10 PM

I read that if the tapes you are dry, use a dry head cleaner; wet for wet.

http://www.dvfreak.com/tape.htm

I actually tried to clean my heads last night with a brand new Panasonic head cleaning tape. It didn't work. The tape wouldn't turn. So I threw in my old JVC head cleaner (which worked).

May 22nd, 2003, 09:29 AM	#1
Mike Scoboria Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 26	Cleaning cassette Does anyone know if I can use any brand of cleaning cassette in the XL1? The manual recommends using the Canon brand, but will a Sony MiniDV cassette do the same thing?

May 22nd, 2003, 09:55 AM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Hi Mike, thanks for posting. This topic has been covered many times. You can search the archives using the search function in the upper right. Any brand cleaning tape will work. Follow the directions printed with each cleaning cassette exactly. Do not deviate from the instructions or damage to your video heads may result. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 22nd, 2003, 01:10 PM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I read that if the tapes you are dry, use a dry head cleaner; wet for wet. http://www.dvfreak.com/tape.htm I actually tried to clean my heads last night with a brand new Panasonic head cleaning tape. It didn't work. The tape wouldn't turn. So I threw in my old JVC head cleaner (which worked).