Hitachi VM-1800A Owner's Manual
TROUBLESHOOTING
57
CAMERA RECORDING
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
Picture does not appear in the
viewfinder.
viewfinder.
Remove the lens cap.
`Slide the power switch to
“CAMERA”
“CAMERA”
Disconnect the AV input cable from
the camera/recorder.
the camera/recorder.
The camera/recorder cannot go into
the recording mode, even when the
start/stop button is pressed.
the recording mode, even when the
start/stop button is pressed.
Check the record protect tab on the
cassette.
cassette.
Make sure that the “FOCUS M” does
not appear in the viewfinder. If it is
displayed, press “Focus” select
button to erase it.
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.
special effects filter is attached.
NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED
Symptom
Check
Point
&
Correction
Power is turned on, but no button operations are
Remove the power source,
accepted.
and
after
about
one
minute,
push
the
reset
switch
gently
using
a
toothpick,
etc.
until
you feel a click. Since this
erases
the
date,
time
and
other
customer
preferred
features,
reset
them
again.
PLAYBACK OF PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE
Symptom
Check
Point
&
Correction
"PLAY" button cannot be engaged.
Set the "POWER" switch to
"VIDEO" position. No picture
appears on television screen when
Set the television to the "PLAY" is pressed.
Camera/recorder
channel
(3
or
4)
depending
upon
the
selected channel on
(TV is connected to the camera/recorder
RF channel select switch by
using RF converter unit.)
of RF converter unit. Set
"AV
IN/OUT"
switch
to