General Maintenance

location, and the age of the camcorder.

Troubleshooting

Quality is very important at Hitachi. 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

Check Point & Correction

 

Cassette holder cannot be opened when

Connect the power source.

 

you slide EJECT switch.

 

 

Cassette cannot be inserted into cassette

Load cassette in direction indicated by

 

compartment.

arrow on cassette.

 

 

Cassette window must be toward outside.

 

CAMERA RECORDING

 

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

 

Picture does not appear in the viewfinder.

Remove the lens cap.

 

 

Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to CAM.

 

The camcorder cannot go into the

Check the record protect tab on the

 

recording mode, even when the start/stop

cassette.

 

button is pressed.

 

 

 

Push the cassette holder embossed PUSH

 

 

LOCK to close it.

 

 

Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to CAM.

 

Picture is out of focus.

Make sure that FOCUS does not appear in

 

 

the viewfinder. If it is displayed, press

 

 

FOCUS Control buttons to erase it.

 

 

Auto-Focus does not operate if a special

 

 

effects filter is attached.

 

The created title does not appear.

Insert the clock battery, then create a title.

 

 

Do not remove the clock battery after

 

 

creating a title.

 

PLAYBACK OF PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

 

“Play” button cannot be engaged.

Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.

 

No picture appears on television screen

Set the television to the camcorder

 

when “PLAY” is pressed.

channel.(3 or 4) depending upon the

 

 

selected channel in the RF channel select

 

(TV is connected to the camcorder by

switch of the RF output adapter.

 

using RF output adapter.

 

 

Interference on playback picture.

When you see the playback picture on your

 

 

TV, adjust fine tuning knob on television

 

 

set to obtain best picture.

 

Picture bends at the top of the TV screen.

TV receiver is of older type. It needs to be

 

 

modified to work properly with camcorder.