Before You Begin; Read This First - Hitachi VM-D975LA Instruction Manual

Any problems that occur as a result of any of the
following conditions will not be covered by our
warranty.
9 Do not shoot the sun, directly. Othejrwise^ the
lens will be faulty.
B Be careful that no water, dust or sand enters the
camcorder and all accessories.
■ When you shoot at a scene m'hich contains an
extremely bright object such as a light source, a
bright vertical bar may appear in, the picture.
Your camcorder is functioning pro-perly, but the
solid-state pickup device (C.C.D) usually
causes this as an, inherent characteristic. Try to
avoid shooting an excessive bright object di¬
rectly..
9 Be sure not to leave the camcorder in a. pTace
where the temperature exceeds 140°F (60^C), or
the pickup device may be damaged.
Dangerous includes:
Inside a. car with the windoivs closed and in
direct sunshine.
» Near heating appliances.
If Do not leave the viewfinder lens and the liquid
crystal display (LCD) screen facing sunlight for
a prolonged period., or the phosphorescent sur¬
face of the cathode ray tube and the LCD panel
may be damaged.
Read This First
To guide you we've included:
• An "Important Information" section containing
important cautions for your family's safety as
well as instruction for getting your video cam¬
corder ready to use. Please read and under¬
stand this section, thorough!)^ before moving on.
« A "Getting Stcirted" section to familiarize your¬
self with the controls and prepare you for
recording.
«■ A "Basic Teclmiques" section to allow
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use your video camcorder quickly and confi¬
dently before adva.ncing to the more sophisti¬
cated features of the Hitachi VM-r)975LA./VM-
D875L A / VM-D873LA.,
^ "Advanced Techniques" to help you with some
of the exciting, sophisticated features of the
Hitachi VM~D975LA/W~D875LA/VMT)873LA,
We hope you will take the time to learn about
these functions since they have been designed
for you. You can use the video camcorder wi.th-
out reading this section.
* .A "General Mainte.na,nce" section to help keep
your purchase in good repair.
We wont this manual to be as helpful as possible,
so if Includes two easy ways to find the infor¬
mation you need:
» A quick, index jfor the information you use most
often (this page).
* A detailed table of contents directing you to spe¬
cific information quickly (page
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).
Get to know your video camicorder by using this
manuai and get to know Hitachi. We appreciate
your business.
Quick Index
Charging the Battery............... 17
Setting the Date and Time... 24
Making a Basic Recording.. 26
Zooming......... 29
Playback........... 32
Dubbing from Camcorder to a VCR....62
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