General Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Quality is very important at Hitachi. We inspect and check every camera/recorder carefully at the factory under the most rigid quality control and inspection systems. If problems develop please check the following possible solutions before inquiring

INSERTING OR REMOVING THE CASSETTE

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

Cassette holder cannot be opened

Connect the power source.

when you slide “EJECT” button

 

Cassette cannot be inserted into

Load cassette in direction indicated by

cassette compartment.

arrow on cassette.

 

Cassette window must be toward

 

outside.

CAMERA RECORDING

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

Picture does not appear in the

Remove the lens cap.

viewfinder.

 

 

`Slide the power switch to

 

“CAMERA”

 

Disconnect the AV input cable from

 

the camera/recorder.

The camera/recorder cannot go into

Check the record protect tab on the

the recording mode, even when the

cassette.

start/stop button is pressed.

 

 

Make sure that the “FOCUS M” does

 

not appear in the viewfinder. If it is

 

displayed, press “Focus” select

 

button to erase it.

Picture is out of focus.

Auto-Focus does not operate if a

 

special effects filter is attached.

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS OFF THE AIR

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

 

 

The camera/recorder can not be set to

Check the record protect tab on the

 

 

the recording mode, even when the

cassette.

 

 

start/sop button on the

 

 

 

camera/recorder is pressed.

 

 

 

 

Set the power switch to “CAMERA”

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

Connect the camera/recorder and TV

 

 

 

(or VCR).