<<<-- Originally posted by Frank Granovski : Are your heads dirty---do they need cleaning?

The important thing is to stick with one brand / type of tape. If that tape type is giving you problems (dirty heads), pick a better one.

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

Sure wish I had a chance to read Tom's cleaning article...doesn't appear to be avaialable anymore.....

Anyone know of another good reference material to use to clean a Xl1 for example....

You might try contacting Frank. The article by Tom was added recently and the link may be wrong.