Troubleshooting

General Maintenance

A precision electromechanical device, the Hitachi VM-E455LA/VM-H755LA/VM-H655LA requires maintenance after a period of normal use. We expect that no other maintenance other than head cleaning will be required during the period of warranty unless the camcorder is used either heavily or seldom. Defective parts are covered by the warranty. Normal maintenance is the responsibility of the owner. Consult your dealer or local VCR service

center for recommendations regarding normal maintenance based on your use patterns, location, and the age of the camcorder.

Quality is very important at HitachL We inspect and check every camcorder carefully at the factory under the most rigid quality control and inspection systems. If problems develop please check the following possible solutions before inquiring about professional service.

INSERTING OR REMOVING THE CASSETTE
Symptom			3heck	Point & Correction
Sassette	holder	cannot be opened when you slide	, Connect the power source.
the EJECT switch.
Sassette	cannot	be inserted into cassette	Load	cassette in direction indicated by
sompartment.			_rrow	on cassette.
			, Cassette window must be toward outside.

;AMERA RECORDING
Symptom		_,heck Point & Correction
3icture does not appear	in the viewfinder or	. Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO	switch to CAM.
3n the LCD monitor.
The camcorder cannot	go into the recording	. Check the record-protect	tab on the cassette.
-node, even when the start/stop button is		See page 18 for details.
_ressed.		. Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO	switch to CAM.

3icture is out of focus.

_,uto-focus does not operate.

The created title does not appear.

. Make sure that "FOCUS" does not appear in the viewfinder or on he LCD monitor. If it is displayed, press FOCUS/VOL control )uttons to erase it.

,Auto-Focus does not operate if a special-effects filter is attached or he objects shown on page 27 are being recorded.

. Insert the clock battery, then create a title.

. Do not remove the clock battery after creating a title.

. When the stored title (prememo) is displayed in the viewfinder or on he LCD monitor, press the PLAY button.

NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

3ower is turned on, but no :_uttonoperations are accepted,

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.