Hitachi DZ-HS500A instruction manual 146, During recording

English	Symptom	Cause and Correction	Reference
			page
	Power cannot be turned	Detach the battery or AC adapter/charger once, and then press the
	off.	RESET button of DVD video camera/recorder: Reattach a power	26, 28, 152
		supply to DVD video camera/recorder before turning it on again.
	Even if the DVD video	The DVD video camera/recorder will automatically turn on to
	camera/recorder is off,	recognize a disc: Closing the cover will automatically turn the
	opening the cover will	DVD video camera/recorder off.	39
	cause the ACCESS/PC
	indicator to blink.

During recording

Symptom		Cause and Correction	Reference
			page
Pressing the REC	•	Check to see whether the proper type of DVD is loaded.
button will not start	•	Set the power switch to “HDD” or “DVD”.
recording.	•	If the input image is copy-guarded, it cannot be recorded.
	•	If HDD/DVD is protected, end protection.	24, 31, 106,
	•	No recording can be done on a finalized DVD.
			108
	•	Check the remaining free space on HDD/DVD.
	•	If, when using a +RW, one-time recording duration is short or you
		frequently switch the video quality, recording may not be possible
		even when the disc has remaining space.
Recording starts but	Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?		11
stops immediately.	Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace the disc.
	Is some other AV device directly connected to the video/audio
	input/output jack of this DVD video camera/recorder?
	If the AV device is connected via several other devices, such as		115
	AV selector, the video signal may not be transmitted incorrectly.
	In such a case, reduce the number of devices through which the
	video signal is transmitted, or connect AV device directly.
	Are you attempting to record image from video game or PC?
	From some video games or PCs, image cannot be recorded on		—
	this DVD video camera/recorder.
No photo can be	•	Check to see whether the proper type of card is loaded.
recorded	•	Set the power switch to “SD”.	25, 31, 106
	•	If the card is locked, unlock it.
	•	Check the remaining free space on card.
LCD screen is hard to	Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted?		36
see.	Stop recording and adjust the brightness.
	Is the DVD video camera/recorder being used outdoors?
	Use the viewfinder. When using LCD monitor, adjust its angle so		32
	that LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight.
Unevenness appears on	Did you press the LCD monitor or the area around it?
LCD monitor screen.	If the LCD monitor is pressed, some unevenness will occur.		—
	Release your hand and leave the LCD monitor for a while:
	Normal display will be restored.

146