Cleaning tape

[Lucita Jones]

Hi,

 

 

 

Forthe z1, after how many hours of tape running is it recommended to use the Cleaning tape?

 

Thanks,

 

Lucita Jones

[Thomas Tamura]

I only run the cleaning tape after about 50 hours of tape, or if I've used a different tape stock. I would recommend only using one brand of high quality tape, (I only use sony tapes) different brands use different lubricants which can dirty up the heads a lot quicker. You shouldn't have to clean them too much though. What you should really do is get a professional cleaning cause the dry tape doesn't clean pinch roller and other parts in the tape path. Also set your camera to disengage the heads if not filming for a minute, it will save some wear on them as they still spin even when in stand-by/not recording. Any Sony dealer should be able to package and send you camera to Sony for cleaning and I think it's only 50$ -- free if you're under warranty!!

 

hope that answers your question.