Cleaning the video heads When the message "HEADS DIRTY, USE CLEANING CASSETTE " appears, or when the playback picture becomes distorted, the video heads need to be cleaned. below
To protect your recordings from accidental erasure, slide the tab on the cassette to the left. (This switch position is usually labeled SAVE or ERASE OFF.)
If a cassette is loaded in the camcorder, the message, [CONDENSATION HAS BEEN DETECTED. REMOVE THE CASSETTE] appear, and a condensation-warning icon and the icon that indicates removing the cassette start flashing.
