Tape cassette for cleaning vcr heads and transport components.

摘要

A cassette 30 having a leader portion 36 and recordable tape portion 34 which cleans the various components of the tape path in videocassette recorders 30 by dry scrubbing. Interactive diagnostic and instructional material is recorded on the tape to instruct the operator about the cleaning operation to enable the operator to evaluate progress of the head cleaning operation, and to program the maintenance protocol of head cleaning cycles relative to capstan cleaning cycles.