User manual HITACHI VM-H655LA

[. . . ] IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION VM-E455LA, VM-H655LA HITACHI Instruction Manual 8mm Video Camcorder VM-E455LA Hi HI 8 Video Camcorder VM-H655LA HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. 1-800-HATACHI (1-800-448-2244) Thank you for buying a Hitachi product. Please take time to become familiar with the manual and how it is set up. 1999 Printed in Japan KK-S(N) 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Note: Keep the battery In a dark, cool, dry place. Remaining Tape 25 Getting Started The tape remaining display shows the remaining tape that can be used for recording and playback, using seven dashes. This feature is handy when recording since it lets you know how long you can record on the loaded tape. Insert a cassette into the camcorder and start recording or playback; 10 seconds later, the remaining tape will be displayed. " " is displayed for 10 seconds after the tape starts to run. Note: The tape remaining display appears 10 seconds after the tape starts to run. Note: When the remaining tape time becomes less than about three minutes, "TAPE END" flashes in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor. Using the Linear Time Counter The linear time counter displays the tape run in hours, minutes, and seconds, helping you to keep track of how long you've been filming or time you have left to film before running out of tape. The linear time counter keeps track from when you load a cassette into the camcorder and clears to "0:00:00" when the cassette is ejected. Display in Viewfinder or on LCD Monitor When you are using the camcorder, the selected functions and time counter will appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor. If the characters and icons displayed during recording and playback bother you, press the DATE/DISP. Example of display during recording · Even if the shutter speed (AE:250, etc. ), "ZOOM", image stabilizer icon, etc. are being displayed, only the title and date/time will be recorded on tape. Example of display during playback · If the time counter, etc. is displayed during playback, it will also appear on the connected TV screen. If the tape is dubbed as is, the counter will also be recorded with dubbed image: Switch off the display to avoid this. Switching the Display 26 Getting Started CAM mode: Press the DATE/DISP. button on the camcorder to switch the display. VIDEO mode: Press the DATE/ DISP. button on the camcorder or DISPLAY AY button on the remote control to switch the display. · When a recorded tape is in the camcorder during the VIDEO mode, "SEARCH" appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor. (See "Date Search" on page 51. ) · See "Using Memory" on page 51. Note: The linear time counter with the memory feature and "SEARCH" in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor can also be displayed on the connected television. Note: If the LCD monitor is opened or closed (the picture is switched) during playback, the on-screen display in the picture will disappear for about one second, and then reappear again. Setting the Date and Time Take the time to set the date and time now. The date and time can be recorded on your tapes to act as a handy reference when viewing them later. Use the following procedure to set up the display for the current dote and time, Note: Be sure to insert the clock battery before setting the date and time. Although the date and time can be set without the clock battery inserted, they will disappear when the battery providing power to the camcorder is removed. Note: If you leave the powered camcorder for 10 minutes without a cassette inserted when the date has not been set or the clock battery is dead, the camcorder demonstration mode will start. [. . . ] Check Point & Correction · Try another battery or charge the battery. · This does not indicate a fault; it is because the power consumed by the LCD monitor and the viewfinder is different. NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED Symptom Power is turned on, but no button operations are accepted. Check Point & Correction · Remove the power source and the clock battery. And after about one minute, the display in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor will be reset. Then set the information again. TAPE DISPLAY Symptom Check Point & Correction "TAPE" appears in the · Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a cold place to a warm place so that viewfinder or on the its temperature changed abruptly? [. . . ]