User manual HITACHI VM-H855LA

[. . . ] 808-836-3621 Thank you for buying a Hitachi product. Please take time to become familiar with the manual and how it is set up. 1995 Printed in Japan KG-TF(N) For Your Safety TABLE OF CONTENTS -2- For Your Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Clock Battery Compartment Pull the battery holder and install the clock battery (provided). Tripod Mounting Threaded Socket Use this threaded socket to mount the camcorder to a tripod. TV Control Buttons Used for controlling the TV. · POWER: Turns the TV on and off. · AVX: Used for recording picture and sound from an auxiliary input. · VOLUME: Increase ( ) or decrease ( · CHANNEL: Top ( ) button switches to the next higher channel, bottom ( ) button switches Getting Started, Identifying Controls - 28 - to the next lower channel. For these to operate, you must have preset your channels. ("Controlling your TV with the Camcorder's Remote Control" P51). Recorder's Remote Control The shaded buttons on the remote control have the same functions as the corresponding buttons on the camcorder. S. EDIT (Synchro Edit) Button (only on the remote control) Use this button to activate the synchro edit function for dubbing ("Using Synchro Edit", P46). COUNTER RESET Button (only on the remote control) Use this button to reset the linear time counter to 0:00:00. Connect either the right or left audio plug into your VCR if it has only one AUDIO IN jack. Note: Some VCRs have an S-VIDEO IN jack. Connect the black S-VIDEO plug to the VCR instead of the yellow VIDEO plug. Note: If you use a generally available audio/video cable in place of the AV stereo output cable (provided) with the connection shown above, unplug the AV stereo output cable from the AV IN/OUT jack of the camcorder. Connect the free square plug to the AV IN/OUT jack of the camcorder. Insert a previously recorded cassette into the camcorder. Turn on your VCR and place it in the camcorder input mode (consult your VCR manual for details). Operate the television as you normally do to see the signal coming from the VCR. Hold down the red button on the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch while sliding the switch to VIDEO. Press the PLAY button to begin playback. Press the STOP button when finished. Connecting to a Television with Audio In and Video In Jacks 1. [. . . ] And after about one minute, the display in the viewfinder will be reset. Check that the polarities (+, -) of the batteries are correct. Insert six batteries. The camcorder does not operate when alkaline batteries are inserted. TAPE DISPLAY Symptom Tape appears in the viewfinder. Check Point & Correction Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a cold place to a warm place so that its temperature changed abruptly? [. . . ]