User manual HITACHI VM-E455LA

[. . . ] IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION VM-E455LA, VM-H655LA HITACHI Instruction Manual 8mm Video Camcorder VM-E455LA Hi HI 8 Video Camcorder VM-H655LA HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 1855 Dornoch Court San Diego, CA 92173 Tel. 1-800-HATACHI (1-800-448-2244) HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC. 6740 Campobello Road Missisauga, Ontario, L5N 2L8 CANADA Tel. [. . . ] The date and time can be recorded on your tapes to act as a handy reference when viewing them later. Use the following procedure to set up the display for the current dote and time, Note: Be sure to insert the clock battery before setting the date and time. Although the date and time can be set without the clock battery inserted, they will disappear when the battery providing power to the camcorder is removed. Note: If you leave the powered camcorder for 10 minutes without a cassette inserted when the date has not been set or the clock battery is dead, the camcorder demonstration mode will start. To cancel the demonstration mode, disconnect power from camcorder and reconnect it, or insert a cassette. Make sure that the current time is displayed correctly before you start filming. 1 Load the battery. ("Camcorder Power Sources", p17. ) 27 Basic Techniques 2 Press the red button on the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch as you slide it to CAM. button and look into the viewfinder or LCD monitor. The date and time should appear in the lower right with the " 1" flashing. 12:00 AM 1/ 1/1999 4 Pressing the F. FWD button gives you higher numbers while the REW/REVIEW button gives you lower numbers. Select the right month and Dress STOP button. Use the F. FWD, REW/REVIEW and STOP buttons to select the proper day, year, hour, minute, and AM or PM 12:00 AM 11/ 5/1999 5 After setting the AM/PM, press the DATE/DISP. The display changes and the internal clock starts. 6:30 AM 11/ 51/2000 Note: After the date and time are set, " AUTO" appears and the camcorder enters the automatic date recording mode. See 'Date Recording" on page 38. Correcting the Date and Time 1 Press the DATE/DISP. The flashing cursor appears at the month. 2 Move to where you need to make the correction with the STOP button and use the F. FWD and REW/REVIEW to correct. button to set the corrected date and time. Basic Techniques The batteries are in place and charged, the date and time are set and you are familiar with the controls its time to make a recording. Hooking up the camcorder to your TV is not complicated but give yourself plenty of time to ensure connections ore correct, This section guides you through basic recording and playback. Practice the basic techniques of recording and playback on something unimportant such as traffic or a short tour of your backyard. Once familiar with how the machine works you can move to the more sophisticated features with less stress. Let's get started! Making a Basic Recording The Hitachi VM-E455LA/VM-H655LA uses PROGRAM AE auto exposure that automatically selects the optimum shutter speed (either 1/60, 1/120, 1/180, 1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/750, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000, or 1/4000 of a second). The iris adjusts automatically in response to the shutter speed. 28 Basic Techniques 1 Connect the camcorder to a power source (See pages p16 - p17). [. . . ] Check Point & Correction · Remove the power source and the clock battery. And after about one minute, the display in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor will be reset. Then set the information again. TAPE DISPLAY Symptom Check Point & Correction "TAPE" appears in the · Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a cold place to a warm place so that viewfinder or on the its temperature changed abruptly?If the temperature has changed, remove the 62 General Maintenance LCD monitor. [. . . ]