On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 14:55:57 +1000, "Barbara Waller" wrote:

>Is it a bad idea to use the head cleaning tapes?

Yes, if used often. The head speed in DV is high,
and more than a couple of 5-second passes (with a
30-second "rest" between) in VCR-play mode every
20-40 hours of head time **may** be excessive
and cause undue wear (hard to get specific info
on this, though...).