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Clog, No Clog
Has THIS ever happened to you?
1. Record bars. No clog light comes on. Play back bars on DVX, looks like clog (horizontal bars on screen).
2. Put tape in cheap Canon for transfer, crystal clear image.
3. Tape back in DVX, record footage, clog light comes on. Spot check, looks clogged.
4. Put tape back in Canon for transfer, crystal clear image.
Prior to this I carefully cleaned heads, gently shot some air up her skirts, said my prayers for no clogs, lit a candle and anything else I could think of to have a clog-free session. Turns out to be a no-clog day but the clog indicators showed differently, and intermittently.
It’s a DVX 100B with only about 30 hours and it’s driving me nutz! Using Panasonic mastering tape. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
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6 Replies
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Hi,
Do you live in a high humidity area, or even excessively dry, either of these conditions can aggravate the tape path. Having it run perfectly in another camera only tells me that the DVX100 has had a different usage. I would get the DVX professionally cleaned and see if that alters its mind set. It is trying to tell you that it is going to happen again as there is still some dirt in there and it is only by the grace of error correction you don’t see it.
Best,
Jan
Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
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Hello Jan,
Thanks for your reply. I live in the desert Southwest, where cracked lips are common and scorpions roam free…
I will seek professional cleaning alternatives but have been used to working with cameras and tape machines for quite some time and it doesn’t seem logical for that to happen, especialy on almost new equipment that’s been well cared for. (haven’t dropped it more than 5 or 6 times:})
Seems it should show the clog on a less forgiving consumer product than the DVX.
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Also Canon tape heads don’t track in the same exact spot as Panasonic’s in my experience and can cause cross-contamination. I’d get an actual DV Deck like a DSR-11 for the actual ingest.
-Noah
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Thanks Noah,
I’ll start saving my pennies…
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Juan:
I have owned 3 DVX-100’s.
I have never had a problem with head clogs. I go by one rule and one rule only. Use only one type/brand of tape stock and stick with it. And use the highest quality you can afford. I use Panasonic MQ. And if possible, only master in camera and do playback in another. And whenever possible don’t play in another machine and then put back into DVX.
DV stock comes in all shapes, sizes and emulsions. Cross contamination is the likely cause to your problem.
Once a DV becmomes clogged and simple cleaning doesn’t fix the problem then factory service is needed. Then when its fixed keep to one type/brand of quality tape stock and keep playback to a minimum and you should be good to go.
Good luck.
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Thanks, HDYDT,
From the start, I have only used the MQ tape and offload from another camera. I just shot a project and had no problem at all so, hopefully, the last cleaning did the trick.
Your input is appreciated.
Juan
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