2. To protect……….
• Do not keep them near magnets
• Do not put them in your pocket
• Store in a metal cupboard / vertical position
• Maintain a suitable temperature.
7. LP / SP (long-play) (Standard Play)
• The standard SP miniDV tape will record 60
minutes, and that same tape running at LP will
record 90 minutes. Will get time code errors
ෙම ප ගත කරන කාලය වැ ම වන අතරම
capture ෙ timecode බඳ ශ්න ම
ෙවනවා.
8. Storing
Store all video tapes vertical... either way vertical...
side or end.
පට රස් අතට තැ ය .
9. Magnetic field
• DO NOT store tapes near any magnetic fields.
(i.e. Speakers, Electric motors, magnets,
computer monitors, network hubs, audio or
video cabling or anything else that can
generate a magnetic field.)
11. Dirt
DIRT ON TAPE Classic symptoms of a dirty head.
Try running the tape till the end rewind it, and use
a cleaning tape on the camcorder, and see if it
works after that.
Maintain a suitable temperature. Variations in
temperature can cause tape tension to contract and
relax, a prime cause of stretching.
14. Caring
• Treat tape gently to extend the useful life.
Dropping or banging Mini DV tape damages
the tape tension which increases the chance
of stretching.
• Check the tape's tension. Make sure the Mini
DV camera spool wheels are holding correct
tension on the tape. If proper tension isn't
maintained, stretching will inevitably occur.
15. • Long-term storage on the BIG FLAT SIDE (flattest,
largest sides) is what shortens tape life-span...
because gravity never quits, even though the
tape is wound tight on a reel... it still settles
unless the spindles (reels) are oriented properly.
• පැත ආකාරයට තැ ෙම වාක ශන බලය
සා පටෙ එ ඇ ස්වභාවය ෙවනස් ෙ .
• Fast forward and then rewind the Mini DV tape
completely before storing. Re-spooling the Mini
DV all the way forward and back equalizes
tension on the tape.
