Hitachi DZ-MV580EAU Service Manual page 31

Troubleshooting > Problem Guide
Symptom
No drive icon appears on PC.
A fatal exception 0A error
occurs while installing USB
driver in Windows 2000
Professional
Application is not normally
run on PC.
DISC EJECT button does
not work when the DVD
video camera/recorder is
connected to PC.
Disc cannot be ejected even
by operating Windows
Explorer or applications.
When the time stamp of file
on DVD-RAM disc is viewed
on PC, it is different from
the actual recording date/
time.
Error occurs in playback of
the DVD video camera/
recorder on PC
Error occurs during writing
to DVD-R disc.
Transfer of images stops.
When connected to PC (when using provided software)
Is the DVD video camera/recorder turned on?
Connect the AC adapter/charger and set the power switch to a position other
than "POWER OFF".
Is PC connection cable properly plugged in?
Plug the PC connection cable connector completely into the DVD video camera/
recorder.
Turn PC off and unplug the PC connection cable: Then restart PC and use the
PC connection cable to connect the DVD video camera/recorder and PC.
The USB device driver installed in PC is not properly recognized.
Restart PC. If the drive icon still does not appear, use "Refresh driver" in Device
Manager to reinstall the USB device driver.
If a yellow "!" mark is attached to some device in Windows Device Manager,
uninstall the USB device driver, and then reinstall it.
It is recommended that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later.
Turn the PC and the DVD video camera/recorder off, and try again.
The DISC EJECT button is invalid while the DVD video camera/recorder is
connected to PC.
Start Windows Explorer, right-click the drive icon corresponding to the DVD
video camera/recorder, and then click "Eject".
Was DVD-MovieAlbbumSE (software provided with DVD video camera/recorder)
started?
Terminate DVD-MovieAlbbumSE.
Since the file system of this DVD video camera/recorder is operated on
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the time stamp will be GMT.
However, since the time lag information is recorded on disc, the date/time
display on playback screen of this DVD video camera/recorder will be the actual
recording date/time.
If error occurs with USB connection, the transfer rate is not sufficient.
It is recommended that you use a USB terminal conforming to USB2.0 when
connecting the DVD video camera/recorder.
The temperature of the DVD video camera/recorder is too high due to continuous
operation.
Disconnect the DVD video camera/recorder from PC, remove the disc from the
DVD video camera/recorder, set the power switch to "POWER OFF", and then
leave it as is until the temperature decreases. After checking that the
temperature has gone down, use a brand-new disc and restart operation.
The USB terminal of PC may be faulty.
Connect the DVD video camera/recorder to another USB terminal of PC.
If your PC is desktop type, it is recommended that you use USB terminal on the
back of PC. If you are using USB2.0 extended card, it is also recommended that
you install the newest version driver provided each USB2.0 card maker.
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