Hitachi VM-E338E - Chapter 6: Troubleshooting and Maintenance; Troubleshooting Common Issues; Cleaning and Maintenance Procedures

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Check Point & Correction
Cassette holder cannot be opened when you Connect the power source.
slide EJECT switch.
Cassette cannot be inserted into cassette com-
partment.
Load cassette in direction indicated by arrow
on cassette.
The cassette window must be towards the out-
side.
Picture does not appear in the viewfinder. Remove the lens cap.
Slide Operate switch to “CAM” position.
Check the record-protect tab on the cassette.
See page 15 for details.
The camera/recorder cannot go into the
recording mode, even when Start/Stop button
iapressed. ' Set Operate switch to “CAM” position.
Push the cassette holder embossed PUSH
LOCK to close it.
The “ a” indication in the viewfinder flashes
to indicate battery 1s discharged. Try another
battery or charge the battery.
PLAY button cannot be engaged. Set Operate switch to “VIDEO” position.
When you see the playback picture on your
TV, adjust fine tuning knob on television set to
obtain the best picture.
Interference on playback picture.
(The TV ts connected to the camera/recorder
using the RF output adapter.)
Press FOCUS control buttons simultaneously
to erase “FOCUS” in the viewfinder.
Auto-Focus does not operate correctly if a spe-
cial-effects filter is attached or with the objects
shown on page 19.
Picture 1s out of focus.
Auto-focus does not operate correctly.
If the record pause mode continues for more
than 5 minutes, power is shut off automati-
cally. Press the Start/Stop’button to restore the
power.
Power !s interrupted.
Remove the power source and the clock bat-
tery. And after about one minute, the display
In the viewfinder will be reset. Then set the
information again.
The camera/recorder does not operate when Check that the polarities (+,—) of the batteries
alkaline batteries are inserted. are correct.
Insert six batteries.
Have you moved the camera/recorder or cas-
sette from a cold place to a warm place so that
its temperature changed abruptly? If the tem-
perature has changed, remove the cassette
and set the Operate switch to OFF, then wait
for about one hour.
Power ts turned on, but no button operations
are accepted.
“TAPE” appears in the viewfinder.
Remove the cassette and then try to reinsert:
remove it several times. If the indication ts stil!
shown in the viewfinder, use a cleaning tape to
clean the heads and repiace the cassette.
mg CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER
lf dust or foreign matter adheres inside the viewfinder, clean it by using thefollowing procedure.
1. Rotate and remove eye
cup. face and lens.
To prevent scratching,
use a soft non abrasive
cloth, swab or lens
cleaning paper.
MAINTENANCE
2. Clean the picture tube
3. Fit the projection of the
eye cup into the groove
in the viewfinder and
rotate the eye cup.in the
direction of the arrow.
1.
To maintain the optimum performance of this
camera/recorder, regular periodic mainten-
ance is required. Your dealer will advise you
further.
. Maintenance and adjustments may not be car-
ried out by the user. In all cases of difficulty or
doubt, consult your dealer.
3. Head cleaning
Dirt accumulated on the video heads after.a
period of time may cause the playback picture
to become blurred or part of the video infor-
mation to be lost. This does not mean that the
recorded programme has been erased but.
head cleaning !s required.
Use a dry type head cleaning tape to clean the
video heads.
When it ts difficult to remove a dirt using the
head cleaning tape, head cleaning requiring
highly technical care is necessary.
Consult your nearest dealer or VCR service
centre for head cleaning.