Hitachi VM-E55A User Manual

General Maintenance 

 

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Symptom 

Check Point & Correction 

“PLAY” button cannot be engaged. 

Set the power switch to “VIDEO” 
position. 

No picture appears on television 
screen when “PLAY” button is pressed. 

Set the television to the 
camera/recorder channel (3 or 4) 
depending upon the selected channel 
in the RF channel select switch of RF 
output adapter.  (TV is connect to the 
camera/recorder by using RF output 
adapter.) 

Interference on playback picture. 

When you see the playback picture on 
yourTV, adjust fine tuning knob on 
television set to obtain best picture. 

Picture bends at the top of the TV 
screen. 

TV receiver is older type.  It needs to 
be modified to work properly with 
camera/recorder. 

 

Tape is damaged, try another cassette. 

Color of your TV screen is too bright, 
too faint or change. 

TV set has VIR circuit.  Turn off during 
playback. 

 
 

DEW 

Symptom 

Check Point & Correction 

“DEW” indication flashes in the 
viewfinder. 

Condensation on the camera/recorder 
mechanism – wait until the unit has 
reached normal room temperature and 
condensation has dried.  “DEW” 
indication will then stop flashing. 

 
 

The "

" indication in the electronic 

viewfinder 

Try another battery or charge the 
battery. 

 
 
 

Power is not turned on an no button 
operations are accepted. 

Remove the power source, and after 
about one minute, push the reset 
switch gently using a toothpick, etc. 
until you feel a click.  The display will 
be reset.  Then set the information 
again.