Hitachi VM-2300A User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Important safeguards...............:0scseusensereneussesees 4
Important safety instructions for
AC adaptor/charger............ceccsscssssssvenesensaneas 6
Electronic viewfinder position adjustment......... 8
How to install the shoulder SUPAD sab cevescisiveeestics 8
Loading battery for date/clock..........ssccssseeserees 8
POWEP SOUICES ........ccceceeeeeeneeseeeceeeceesseseteeersaes 9
Checking the battery iii sci cence cieciiectie 10
Charging the battery ............cccsscsccereeseneeerenees 11
Making a sample camera recording...........c0.00 12
Identification and operation of controls........... 14
Date/clock setting ..........cssesccsecseserucnaveuveasenves 22
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Instant revieW........ccccescseresescssevecserceeseseresnanees 26
Variable shutter Speed............ccsceeceseveuneuseeeeens 26
Display Dutton ..........cccessescescenensesececeusousevevases 27
Linear time COUNTEL............cscesseeeeeeseceseeeeseeeees 27
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Time remaining,.........cccsseececcessecuseseveceuseateeeeees 28
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Negative/positive inverSion...........c0s:cscseaseresens 28
Time lapse recording........... sadsaedestcunl ¥edvaewesn ses 29
One shot recording .........csccceieseecnursecnevesveneeses 29
Index signal recording/playback ..........0.cesessees 30
Eyepiece adjustment ..........cccccscssseetestarerecenes 30
Microphone mixing ........cccessavescsssscnsensecuceserers 30
Recording TV program ........:cccsesssvsesevcesereseners 31
Title recording ......cscccssceccesuvevenseusevevevensesanenas 32
AUdio AUbDING.......cccceceseseecesseecessaveeeareussenanave 34
Video AUbDING ........ccccccseceneceeeaeceecsseerorenuavensne 35
Viewing the picture played back on your TV ...36
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F-search and R-search ...........csccsseccsseseeseensseese 38
Camera/Recorder to VCR dubbing...........00.008 39
QUICK Ci tisicetii iis ices cadets de stetesvecs avin dexeuvaunbaceunes 39
Flying erase head ............cssseeesvcessescecesnnenseanaes 39
Attaching the DC camera light .........cccceceseceers 40
Attaching telephoto or wide angle lens........... 41
Synchro: edit ci.icisdevicscceieuncoudsbevececcdace doecceveaed 42
Troubleshooting .........ccccccseseseeseseeesssacesesseneeees 43
Head cleaning..........csssccsccseccesscereneseusevussseauees 45
Periodic maintenance .........ccssscccsssesesercossnesenes 45
Specifications ............:sccsccsseeevsvsuerevseeraveerennavs 45
Optional accessories .........cccsccseceeccecussecsensenees 46
“Note
to
CATV
system
installer:
This
reminder
is
provided
to
call
the
CATV
system
installer’s
attention
to
Article
820—22
of
the
NEC
that
provides
guidelines
for
proper
grounding
and,
in
particulalr,
specifies
that
the
cable
ground
shall
be
connected
to
the
grounding
system
of
the
building,
as
close
to
the
point
of
cable
entry
as
practical’.
This Instruction Manual shows illustrations of the VM-2300A.
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Hitachi VM-2300A Specifications

General

Brand	Hitachi
Model	VM-2300A
Category	Camcorder
Language	English