Hitachi VM-D975LA Instruction Manual page 60

PLAYBACK OF PPEPECORDED CASSETfi
Symptom
Check Point & Corfecfion
The PLAY button cannot be engaged.
• Set the CAIV1;/OFF/V!DEO switch to VIDEO.
Picture bends at the top of TV screen.
*
W
receiver is of older type. It needs to be modified
to v^ork properly with camcorder.
• Tape Is damaged. Try another cassette.
Color of your TV screen is too bright too faint or
change.
* TV' set has VIR circuit. Turn it off during playback.
Date search function does not operate.
• Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
* insert the clock battery, set the date and time, then
start recording.
* Do not remove the dock battery after recording.
* Do not eject the recorded cassette. Leave it in the
camcorder.
BATTERY'CONDITION
Symptom:
Check Point Be Correctioii
The ( « ) indication in the electrorric viewfinder or
on the LCD monitor flashes to Indicate battery is dis¬
charged.
• Try another batlery or charge the battery.
The battery level Indicator ( dll) appears differently
on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder..
• This does not Indicate a fauit; it is because the
power consumed by the LCD monitor and
viewfinder is different.
TAPE DISPLAY
Symptom Check Point & Correction
"TAPE" appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD moni¬
tor.
* 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 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
vievttinder or on the LCD monitor, use a cleaning
tape to cieon the heads and replace the cassette.
CAMCORDER MALFUNCTIONS
Symptom
Check Point & Coireclion
Random: letters appear in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor, or normal operation is interrupted.
* External interference may have caused the cam¬
corder's microprocessor to malfunction temporari¬
ly. If random letters appear in the viewfinder or on
the LCD monitor, or if normal operation is interrupt¬
ed, remove the power source and clock battery,
and then reattach them: the camcorder functions
wif! return to their default settings.
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