Hitachi VM-E535LE User Manual

ENGLISH
TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
Cassette holder cannot be opened when you
slide the EJECT switch.
Connect the power source.
Open the LCD monitor, then slide the 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 or LCD
monitor.
Open the lens door.
Slide the CAM/OFFA/IDEO switch to "CAM" pos¬
ition.
The camera/recorder cannot go into the re¬
cording mode, even when Start/Stop button is
pressed.
Check the record-protect tab on the cassette. See
page 14 for details.
Set the CAM/OFFA/IDEO switch to "CAM" pos¬
ition.
Push the cassette holder embossed PUSH LOCK
to close it.
The " « " indication in the viewfinder or LCD
monitor flashes to indicate battery is discharged.
Try another battery or charge the battery.
PLAY button cannot be engaged.
Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to "VIDEO" pos¬
ition.
Interference on playback picture.
(The TV is connected to the camera/recorder
using the RF output adapter.)
When you see the playback picture on your TV,
adjust fine tuning knob on television set to obtain
the best picture.
Picture is out of focus.
Auto-focus does not operate correctly.
Press the FOCUS control buttons simultaneously
to erase "FOCUS" in the viewfinder or LCD moni¬
tor.
Auto-focus does not operate correctly if a special-
effects filter is attached or with the objects shown
on page 21.
Power is interrupted. If the record pause mode continues for more than
5 minutes, power is shut off automatically. Press
the Start/Stop button to restore the power.
Power is turned on, but no button operations are
accepted.
Remove the power source and the clock battery.
And after about one minute, the display in the
viewfinder or LCD monitor will be reset. Then set
the information again.
"TAPE" appears in the viewfinder or LCD moni¬
tor.
Have you moved the camera/recorder or cassette
from a cold place to a warm place so that its tem¬
perature changed abruptly? If the temperature
has changed, remove the cassette and set the
CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then wait for
about one hour.
Remove the cassette and then try to reinsert:
remove it several times. If the indication is still
shown in the viewfinder or LCD monitor, use a
cleaning tape to clean the heads and replace the
cassette.
The battery level indicator " a" appears differ¬
ently on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.
This does not indicate a fault; it is because the
power consumed by the LCD monitor and
viewfinder is different.
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Hitachi VM-E535LE Specifications

General

Brand	Hitachi
Model	VM-E535LE
Category	Camcorder
Language	English