Battery Condition; No Operation Is Accepted; Tape Display - Hitachi VM-E455LA Instruction Manual

General Maintenance
PLAYBACK OF PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE
Symptom
The PLAY button cannot be engaged.
No picture appears on television screen when The
PLAY is pressed. (TV is connected to the camcorder
by using RF converter unit.)
Interference on playback picture. (TV is connected
to the camcorder by using RF converter unit.)
Picture bends at the top of the TV screen.
Color of your TV screen is too bright, too faint or
change.
Date search function does not operate.

BATTERY CONDITION

Symptom
The ( ) indication in the electronic viewfinder or on
the LCD monitor flashes to indicate battery is
discharged.
The battery level indicator (
the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.

NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED

Symptom
Power is turned on, but no
button operations are
accepted.

TAPE DISPLAY

Symptom
"TAPE" appears in the
viewfinder or on the
) appears differently on
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.
Check Point & Correction
• Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a cold place to a warm place so that
its temperature changed abruptly? If the temperature has changed, remove the
Check Point & Correction
• Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
• Set the television to the camcorder channel (3 or 4)
depending upon the selected channel in the RF channel
select switch of RF converter unit.
• When you see the playback picture on your TV, adjust fine
tuning knob on television set to obtain best picture.
• TV receiver is older type. It needs to be modified to work
properly with camcorder.
• Tape is damaged. Try another cassette.
• TV set has VIR circuit. Turn it off during playback.
• Slide the CAM/OFF VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
• Insert the clock battery, set the date and time, then start
recording.
• Do not remove the clock battery after recording.
• Do not eject the recorded cassette. Leave it in the
camcorder.
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.
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