User manual HITACHI VM-H955LA

[. . . ] 3 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] · Do not disassemble the LCD monitor as this might cause a malfunction. · When opening the LCD monitor, be careful that no water droplets adhere the monitor screen and that no water or dust enters the camcorder through the gap as it could cause a malfunction. Active Screen The camcorder automatically brightens the backlight of the LCD monitor when you are recording a bright subject outdoors, so that the LCD screen is easy to see. Note: When you record a bright subject outdoors, the camcorder operating time will be less than when recording indoors. Note: Even if you record outdoors, the LCD monitor backlight may not brighten, if you are aiming at a dark subject. Note: While the battery charge indicator " " is flashing, the Active Screen function will not operate. Adjusting the Electronic Viewfinder The electronic viewfinder adjusts simply by pivoting it to a position where it is comfortable and easy to see through. Place the viewfinder back in its original position before storing the camcorder in its case or carrying the camera recorder around to avoid damaging the viewfinder or camcorder. To replace the viewfinder, retract the eye cup stem or turn over the eye cup. 23 Getting Started CAUTION: Do not hold the unit by the electronic viewfinder when carrying as this could cause a malfunction. Eyepiece Adjustment To use the electronic viewfinder, grasp the knobs on both sides of the eye cup stem and pull the eye cup all the way, then turn the diopter control for your optimum focus adjustment. Since the eye cup has already been pulled out at the factory, in present condition, only adjustment of the diopter control is necessary. Note: Be sure to pull out the eye cup all the way so that you can see the subject in the viewfinder clearly. Note: Hold the knobs on both sides of the eye cup stem to pull out the eye cup. Note: The eye cup stem can be retracted when the camcorder is being carried. Adjustment the Hand Strap Adjust the hand strap to best fit your hand. Note: After adjustment, close the hand strap's pad securely. Loading Clock Battery Install the battery to prevent misplacing it. 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. 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. 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. 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. [. . . ] · Insert the clock battery, set the date and time, then start recording. Leave it in the camcorder. Color of your TV screen is too bright, too faint or change. Date search function does not operate. BATTERY CONDITION Symptom The ( ) indication in the electronic viewfinder or on the LCD monitor flashes to indicate battery is discharged. The battery level indicator ( ) appears differently on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder. [. . . ]