Before You Begin; Taeda E A E Aeaee - Hitachi VM-E555LA Instruction Manual

Before You Begin»
Any problems that occur as a result of any of the
following conditions will not be covered by our
warranty.
@ Be careful that no water, dust or sand enters the
camcorder and all accessories.
W When you shoot at a scene which contains an
extremely bright object such as the sun or a light
source, a bright vertical bar may appear in the
picture.
Your camcorder is functioning properly, 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.
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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 thoroughly before moving on.
* A "Getting Started" section to familiarize your-
self with the controls and prepare you for
recording.
* A "Basic Techniques" section to allow you to
use your video camcorder quickly and confi-
dently before advancing to the more sophisti-
cated features of the Hitachi VM-E555LA / VM-
H755LA/VM-H855LA/VM-H955LA.
* "Advanced Techniques" to help you with some
of the exciting, sophisticated features of the
Hitachi VM-E555LA / VM-H755LA/VM-
H855LA/VM-H955LA. 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 without reading this sec-
tion.
* A "General Maintenance" section to help keep
your purchase in good repair.
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M@ Be sure not to leave the camcorder in a place
where the temperature exceeds 140°F (60°C), or
the pickup device may be damaged.
Dangerous includes:
* Inside a car with the windows closed and in
direct sunshine.
« Near heating appliances.
E 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.
We want this manual to be as helpful as possible,
so it includes two easy ways to find the infor-
mation you need:
* A quick index for the information you use most
often (this page).
* A detailed table of contents directing you to spe-
cific information quickly (page 8).
Get to know your video camcorder by using this
manual, and get to know Hitachi. We appreciate
your business.
Quick Index
Charging the BOttery ccc cccceceececsecseenesie: 16
Setting the Date and TIME neenu. 26
Making a Basic Recording... EER Pavan 28
Zooming E T
AELE E a NE NE E A E cteniee' 32
Using the Wireless Remote COntol acra 52
Dubbing from Camcorder to VCR ween 56
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