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Hitachi DZMV380E operation, Check 6 No image in viewfinder, No image appears on the LCD, English

Models: DZMV380E DZMV350E

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	Check 5	No DVD video camera/recorder
	Check 5	operation
		operation

Is a fully charged battery attached?

Is the DVD video camera/recorder powered from AC outlet?

Check 6 No image in viewfinder

Is LCD monitor open?

No image will appear in viewfinder unless the LCD monitor is closed and securely locked to DVD video camera/recorder.

	Check 7	No image appears on the LCD
	Check 7	screen or in the viewfinder
		screen or in the viewfinder

•Is DVD video camera/recorder connected to PC using PC connection cable?

Unplug the PC connection cable.

•Does DVD video camera/recorder stop at the end of the scene to which wipe-out was set and played back?

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

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Hitachi DZMV380E operation, Check 6 No image in viewfinder, No image appears on the LCD, screen or in the viewfinder

Contents

DZMV380E Instruction manualEnglish DZMV350ERECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY For Your SafetyPrecautions Important InformationMEHTECT INFORMATION ON PRODUCT CERTIFICATION AC ADAPTER / BATTERY CHARGERMODEL DZ-ACS1 POCC RU.0001.11ME28English IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSINSTALLATION SERVICE EnglishLiquid crystal display and viewfinder Cautions When UsingHandle the liquid crystal display LCD with care Hold the DVD video camera/recorder correctlyHeat on surface of product Be careful of ambient temperatureDo not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner Screen on connected TVEnglish Also read the instructions attached with optional accessoriesBe careful of moisture condensation Cautions When Storing Make a trial recording The recorded contents cannot be compensated forSuggestions and Restrictions CopyrightEnglish Read This FirstQuick Index You can immediately play back desired recorded scenes IntroductionYou can record even during playback Use Disc Navigation to create your original movieEnglish You can easily edit scenes, which is quite difficult with tapeCreate original DVDs on PC Up to now, you had toBasic Techniques Table of ContentsSetups EnglishEnglish Advanced TechniquesDisc Navigation English Installing SoftwareSubsidiary Information English Checking Provided AccessoriesMake sure that you have all the following accessories in package 11 BATTERY EJECT switch P 1 Recording indicator P6 Accessory shoe only for DZ-MV380E Names of Parts18 Battery attachment platform P 19 Record button REC P 14 ACCESS/PC indicator P. 8, 5116 CARD ACCESS indicator P. 8 17 Card insertion block P 20 Power switch P. 46, 51 21 Speaker P 22 Hand strap P3031 23 FULL AUTO button P 32 RESET button P35 Stop/cancel button P. 22, 66 24 FOCUS button P41 MENU button P. 49, 78 36 REC button P 37 DIGITAL ZOOM button P 38 Reverse skip button P39 Reverse search button P 40 DISC NAVIGATION button P 42 ZOOM T button P 43 ZOOM W button P 44 Forward search button PDisplays in this manual Notation of cancel buttonAbout This Manual and marks beside headingsFunction Discs and CardsAVAILABLE DISCS DVD-RAM discEnglish INFORMATION ON DVD-R DISCFinalizing DVD-R disc English HANDLING DISCS Using discsStoring discs English AVAILABLE CARDSHandling card Disc used Storage Capacity on Disc or CardRECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE VIDEO qualityRECORDABLE STILL PHOTOS ON CARD RECORDABLE STILLS PHOTOS ON DISCNumber of recordable stills on one side of disc Up to Still recording qualityCamera Functions Features of DVD Video Camera/RecorderVERSATILE FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE Disc/Card usedDisc used Disc Navigation FunctionsFunction ReferenceCard Navigation Functions RECORDING ON DISCRECORDING MOVIE AND STILL FunctionEDITING IN VARIOUS WAYS ON DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ALONE USING WITH VARIOUS DEVICESIMMEDIATE REVIEWING OF RECORDED IMAGE EnglishHOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER SetupsSetting Up the DVD Video Camera/Recorder ATTACHING LENS CAPBe sure to pass through the 2 slots ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAPEnglish Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachmentsInsert the provided lithium battery into remote control INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE CONTROLREMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE CONTROL 1 While pushing the battery stopper, slide the battery outInfrared Using Remote ControlEnglish Battery charged status Setting Up the BatteryCHARGING BATTERY CHARGE indicatorEnglish ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDERREMOVING BATTERY Without any extraordinary operation, such as zooming The time taken for charging the battery is 165 minutes at 25ºCNote that the battery discharges faster in cold places For DZ-MV350ECharge battery immediately before using DVD video camera/recorder BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOREFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY When not using the DVD video camera/recorder for an extended periodPower cable To AC outlet AC adapter/charger USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH AC ADAPTER/CHARGERDC power cord EnglishIdentifying recording/playback sides of disc Inserting and Removing DiscINSERTING DISC Single sided discWhen recording data from PC When using brand-new DVD-R discWhen recording on this DVD video camera2 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it REMOVING DISCEnglish In a moment, the cover of disc insertion block will open slightlyEnglish Inserting and Removing Card1 Open the cover of card insertion block with power turned off 2 Insert card with its terminal inward until it locksBasic Handling of DVD Video Camera/Recorder Set to “POWER OFF”Basic Techniques TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER ON AND OFFVIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR SCREEN Range where the LCD monitor can be movedVIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH VIEWFINDER EnglishCLOSING LCD MONITOR EnglishSetting Date and Time EnglishExample of display CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIMEDisplay format English4 When recording is finished, turn the DVD video camera/recorder off Recording MovieIf using the viewfinder, pull it out 3 Press the REC button EnglishPower save and discharge of battery EnglishEnglish USING EXTERNAL MICROPHONEAttaching Ferrite Core Number of recordable stills Recording StillsStill recording mode Manner of Setting ofOn-screen emitting light40 × Zooming10 × 240 ×English MACRO RECORDINGRECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT Focusing range Manually Focusing SubjectFOCUSING DURING RECORDING EnglishEnglish Objects not inEnglish Adjusting Exposure ManuallyThe exposure indicator will appear on the screen 1 Press the EXPOSURE button during recording0 0 Compensating for BacklightEnglish REM3 0 MINWhen setting full auto Using Full Auto FunctionThe following settings will reset to defaults English1. Recording mode On-Screen InformationINFORMATION DISPLAY DURING RECORDING English14.Remaining battery level 11. Movie recording quality only when using discStill recording quality only when using card 15.Brightness/Color density of LCD screen or VolumeEnglish Switching the information display modeDisplay when recording an image of yourself IMMEDIATELY CHECKING RECORDED SCENE Notes when playing back stills on cardPlaying Back EnglishFRAME ADVANCE/FRAME BACK/SLOW PLAYBACK OF MOVIE PLAYBACK FROM START OF DISC OR CARDSEARCH PLAYBACK OF MOVIE EnglishSKIP PLAYBACK OF MOVIE When using discWhen using card PLAYING BACK STILLSEnglish JUMPING TO SPECIFIED POINT GO TOSpecifying the point to view Switching the information display mode On-Screen Information DisplayINFORMATION DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK When using discThis section explains about playback on another AV device, such as TV CONNECTING TO A TVPlayback on Other Devices EnglishEnglish VIEWING ON TV SCREENRefer to the TV instruction manual for how to switch the TV input 2 Turn the DVD video camera/recorder onEnglish Playback on DVD PlayerPlayback on DVD Video Recorder/Player English HOW TO REMOVE DISCRemoving and Replacing from/in Round DVD Holder REPLACING DISC IN ROUND DVD HOLDER WHEN THE HINGE OF ROUND DVD HOLDER COMES OFFDISC CLEANING EnglishUnderstanding Flow of Menu Interpreting screen for settingAdvanced Techniques EnglishLCD Setup Camera Functions SetupDate Setup Recording Functions SetupSetting Up Camera Functions EnglishMode ADJUSTING COLOR WHITE BALANCESetting content 2 Choose the desiredSetting white balance manually EnglishEnglish USING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZER EISChecking EIS On or Off button during movie recording will switch the setting MAGNIFYING SUBJECT IMAGE DIG. ZOOMcontrol to switch the digital zoom setting Pressing the When using card, zooming only up to 40× is possibleREDUCING WIND NOISE DURING RECORDING MIC.FILTER EnglishSWITCHING TO 169 MODE 2 Choose “On”, and then press the buttonThe movie quality setting will be stored in memory even Setting Up Record FunctionsSWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY VIDEO MODE When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movieEnglish SWITCHING QUALITY OF STILL IMAGE QUALITYIt is recommended that you use “FINE” when recording vital images SELF-TIMER EnglishEnglish SETTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OUTPUT ON OR OFF OSD OUTPUTThe “OSD Output” setting will be stored in memory even Even if “Off” is chosen, the on-screen information willSETTING COLOR DENSITY OF LCD SCREEN COLOR LEVEL LCD SetupSETTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN BRIGHTNESS 3 Press the MENU button to end the settingTURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER OFF AUTOMATICALLY POWER SAVE Initial SettingsSWITCHING OPERATING SOUND ON OR OFF BEEP SettingSetting TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF RECORD LEDCHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE LANGUAGE ContentEnglish RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS RESETTo cancel resetting midway, choose “NO” on the screen for STARTING DISC NAVIGATION Using Disc NavigationDisc Navigation Thumbnail2 Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen 5 Appears when 13 scenes or more have been recorded1 The displayed thumbnail will be the first image that you recorded 3 No still icon will appear for cardPLAYING BACK FROM DISC NAVIGATION SCREEN When playback endsTERMINATING DISC NAVIGATION Playing back stillsCursor SELECTING MULTIPLE SCENESSELECTING CONSECUTIVE SCENES TOGETHER Bar graphFUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH DISC NAVIGATION ContentsDisc Navigation Menu Available functionWhen using card When using DVD-RAM discWhen using DVD-R disc UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF DISC NAVIGATION MENUEnglish SceneDELETING SCENES DELETE Editing using submenu 2 Select the thumbnail of the scene to be changed CHANGING IMAGES FOR THUMBNAILS EDIT - THUMBNAILEnglish Multiple scenes can be selected for skipping P.96 PLAYING BACK BY SKIPPING SCENES EDIT - SKIPReleasing Skip Skip markWhite ADDING SPECIAL EFFECTS EDIT - FADEEnglish WipeARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES EDIT - MOVE EnglishC o m b i n e COMBINING MULTIPLE SCENES EDIT - COMBINEEnglish After division, the “Divide Scene” screen will be DIVIDING MOVIES EDIT - DIVIDEEnglish 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button COPYING STILLS ON DVD-RAM DISC TO CARD COPYEnglish 1 Set the power switch to “PHOTO” LOCKING SCENES ON CARD LOCKTo unlock the scene 3 Select the scene to which DPOF is to be set DESIGNATING SCENES TO BE PRINTED DPOFEnglish Deselecting scenes one by one SELECTING SCENES USING MENU SCREEN SELECTDeselecting selected scenes EnglishEnglish DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING MENU SCREEN DETAILAlso, this will not appear when a DVD-R disc is used 1 Not displayed with DVD-R discProgram WHAT IS “PROGRAM”?SWITCHING TO THUMBNAIL DISPLAY OF SPECIFIC DATE SWITCH Recorded on SeptemberEnglish PLAYING BACK PROGRAM PLAYCHANGING TITLE OF PROGRAM TITLE 4 Select the program to be played back, and then press the buttonCharacters available for entering title EnglishCREATING NEW PLAY LIST CREATE WHAT IS “PLAY LIST”?Play List EnglishEnglish SWITCHING TO DISPLAY OF EACH PLAY LIST SWITCHEditing on play list P.102P l a y PLAYING BACK A PLAY LIST PLAYEnglish and then press the1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button ADDING SCENES TO PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LISTEnglish English ADDING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LISTDELETING SCENES FROM PLAY LIST EDITING PLAY LIST English DELETING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LISTSELECTING SCENES USING SUBMENU FOR EDITING EDITING PLAY LIST 4 Choose“Start→ARRANGING ORDER OF SCENES MOVE the scene, press the button3 0 / 9 CHANGING TITLE OF PLAY LIST TITLEDELETING PLAY LIST DELETE 17 0English Go ToTOP END En dPROTECTING DISC FROM WRITING PROTECT DISC Disc or Card ManagementVERIFYING REMAINING FREE SPACE ON DISC OR CARD CAPACITY EnglishINITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD FORMAT DISC/FORMAT CARD EnglishUpda te Con t r o l UPDATING CONTROL INFORMATION OF DVD-RAM DISCEnglish FINALIZING DVD-R DISC EnglishDISPLAYING MOVIES OR STILLS INDEPENDENTLY CATEGORY When Repeat Play is setOthers PLAYING BACK SCENES REPEATEDLY REPEAT PLAYTo play only stills to which DPOF has SLIDE SHOW CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF STILLSEnglish Installing Software EnglishContents on Provided CD-ROM EnglishUDF driver DVD-RAM driver DVD-MovieAlbumSEMyDVD EnglishINSTALLING USB DRIVER EnglishWindows Logo Test will appear Click English5 With Windows XP, the message concerning “Continue Anyway”INSTALLING UDF DRIVER DVD-RAM DRIVER English6 Check the program folder to be installed, and then click “Next” EnglishINSTALLING DVD-MovieAlbumSE English9 Check the contents, and then click “Next” EnglishINSTALLING MyDVD EnglishEnglish Europe London Phone7 Check the contents, and then click “Next” English 5 Click the Start button to start exportEnglish 1 Cannot be created on MyDVD depending on the versionDo not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera/recorder case CleaningCleaning LCD screen and camera lens Subsidiary InformationDemo Mode Changing Setting of DemonstrationEnglish Check 1 No movie can be recorded ACCESS/PC or CARDNo DVD Video Camera/Recorder Operation - Check the Following Check 2 No still can be recordedNo image appears on the LCD operationCheck 6 No image in viewfinder screen or in the viewfinderMessages on page 147 and later are arranged in alphabetical order Cause & TroubleshootingTrouble Messages MessageReference Cause & TroubleshootingMessage pageMessage Cause & TroubleshootingThis message will appear when the button is pressed with a ReferenceReference Cause & TroubleshootingMessage pageReference Cause & TroubleshootingMessage pageReference Cause & TroubleshootingMessage pageInitialization will delete all data on disc EnglishSymptom TroubleshootingPower supplies Cause and CorrectionReference During recordingSymptom Cause and CorrectionReference During playbackSymptom Cause and CorrectionReference When the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to PCSymptom Cause and CorrectionReference SymptomCause and Correction pageCause and Correction Symptomresults in error ReferenceReference MiscellaneousSymptom Cause and CorrectionDefault System ResetList of setting items SettingMajor Specifications EnglishRecording medium POWER SUPPLY Introduction to Optional AccessoriesCAMERA ACCESSORIES INFORMATION ON SQUARE ADAPTEREnglish IndexNumerics Page English Article 1 Grant of License Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROMLicense Agreement Article 2 CopyrightsInternational Sales Division

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