Hitachi VM H 655 LA instruction manual Read This First, Quick Index, Features

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:_IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION :-

device may be damaged. Dangerous includes:

•Inside a car with the windows closed and in direct sunshine.

•Near heating appliances.

Do not leave the viewfinder lens and the liquid crystal display (LCD) screen facing sunlight for a prolonged period, or the phosphorescent surface of the cathode ray tube and the LCD panel may be damaged.

Read This First

To guide you, we've included:

•An "Important Safety Information" section containing important cautions for your family's safety as well as instruction for getting your video camcorder ready for use. Please read and understand this section thoroughly before moving on.

•A "Getting Started" section to familiarize yourself with the controls and prepare you for recording.

•A "Basic Techniques" section to allow you to use your video camcorder quickly and confidently before advancing to the more sophisticated features of the Hitachi VM-E455LA!VM-H655LA.

•"Advanced Techniques" to help you with some of the exciting, sophisticated features of the Hitachi VM- E455LA/VM-H655LA. 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 section.

•A "General Maintenance" section to help keep your purchase in good repair.

We want this manual to be as helpful as possible, so it includes two easy ways to find the information you need:

•A quick index for the information you use most often (this page).

•A detailed table of contents directing you to specific information quickly (page 8).

Get to know your video camcorder by using this manual, and get to know HitachL We appreciate your business.

Quick	Index
Charging	the Battery	14
Setting the Date and Time		24
Making a Basic Recording		.26
Zooming		28
PlayBack	...........................................................................................	30
Dubbing	from Camcorder to VCR	48
Features

•Easy to use

•2.5-inch color liquid display (LCD) monitor with speaker

•Active screen

•Perfect power (Lithium-ion battery)

•100X zoom ratio

•200X digital zoom (with instant zoom)

•Digital effect

•Fade in / Fade out

•Instant zoom

•Recorded date search

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Contents VM-E455LA, VM-H655LA Home Electronics Division 1855 Dornoch CourtTel -600-HATACHI Missisauga, Ontario, L5N 2L6Contents Precautions Safety InformationMoisture Important SafeguardsInformation for VM-H655LA Installation USE Service Before You BeginQuick Index FeaturesRead This First Components and Accessories Systerrm HimOptional RF Adaptor Identifying ControlsFocusnol volume Control Buttons Bright Control ButtonsLCD Monitor Cassette HolderDATE/DISP Button Effects ButtonFade Button PAL60 Button Multi PlaybackHand Strap Refer to Clock Battery Compartment Power Zoom ControlStart/Stop Button INST. Zoom instant Zoom ButtonCharging the Battery VM-BPL13/VM-BPL27/VM-BPL30/VMRemoving the Battery Pack Reference of Charged LevelCharging Time Operating TimeAbove 140F 60C Checking the Batterys ChargeKnowing Remaining Battery Power Time Camcorder Power Sources To display the correct remaining battery time on camcorderInserting a Cassette Using a Car BatteryInserting and Removing Cassettes Protecting Recorded Material LCD MonitorRemoving a Cassette Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Screen Range in which the LCD Monitor can be movedAdjusting the Electronic Viewfinder Active ScreenLoading Clock Battery Eyepiece AdjustmentAdjustment the Hand Strap Remaining Tape Display in Viewfinder or on LCD Monitor Using the Linear Time CounterSwitching the Display Setting the Date and Time Making a Basic Recording Page Using Instant Review Using Auto FocusUsing Manual Focus Using the Power ZoomUsing the Digital Zoom Using the INST. Zoom instant Zoom ButtonUsing Macro PlaybackUsing Still To Play Back a Tape with the ViewfinderUsing Forward and Reverse Search When the LCD monitor is closedWhen the LCD monitor is open Clear Search Playing Back Your Recording on Your TVConnecting to a Television with Audio In and Video In Jacks FJl Video Effects in Playback Mode Play the tape or set the camcorder to the play pause mode16x9 16x9 Mode ART Art ModeSepia Sepia Mode Multi PlaybackAdvanced Techniques Date RecordingAuto and Date Automatic Date Recording Happy BirthdayCreating and Recording a Title Date Date RecordingDate and Time Date and Time Recording AutoSelecting Stored Title Prememo French EnglishFrench Title creation mode SpanishStored titles Prememo available English Creating a Title Feliz Aiio Nuevo Semana Santa FiestaJanes Birthday Characters available for your title16X9 Mode Negative/Positive Mode ZM2 X400 Digital Zoom ModeDigital Effects Recording NegposHalf-Mirror Mode Mosaic ModeArt Mode Normal Mode Activating Digital Effects Recording16x916x9 Mode Negpos Negative/Positive ModeZM2x400 Digital Zoom Mode Mirror Half-Mirror ModeUsing Digital Fade Iii!ii¸iFading Fading OutUsing Memory Date SearchUsing Quick Edit Attaching the Optional Wide or Tele Converter LensDemonstration Mode Dubbing from the Camcorder to a VCRProgramming the Remote Control for the VCR VCR Brands Press VCR SET and This ButtonCounter Reset ReverseProgram ForwardProg Using the Optional Edit Remote Control To End Programmable Simple EditUsing Audio/Video Dubbing Cleaning the Camcorder Heads Notoi IfPeriodic Maintenance Symptom Check Point & Correction TroubleshootingSymptom Heck Point & Correction Tape Display Battery ConditionNo Operation is Accepted Specifications General Specifications Video Recorder SpecificationsCamera Specifications VM-H655LAHitachi Home Electronics America, Inc To Order in the United StatesDial Toll Free For Authorized Hitachi Service Facility in Canada