Hitachi VTFX-6400A User Manual

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Symptom 

Check Point & Correction 

The " 

 " indication in the electronic viewfinder flashes to indicate battery 

is discharged. 

* Try another battery or charge the 
battery. 

NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED 

Symptom 

Check Point & Correction 

Power is not turned on and 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. Since this erases the date, 
time and 
other customer preferred features, reset them again. 

     

 

(Behind the jack cover)  

  

"PLAY" cannot be engaged. 

* Set "CAM/OFF/VIDEO" to "VIDEO" position. 

No picture appears on television 
screen when "PLAY" is pressed. 
(TV is connected to the camcorder 
by using RF converter unit.) 

* Set the television to the camcorder channel (3 or 4) depending upon the 
selected channel on the RF channel select switch of RF converter unit. 

Interference on playback picture. 

* Adjust the tracking using "TRACKING" control (power zoom switch). 
* When you see the playback picture on your TV, adjust fine tuning knob on 
television set to obtain best picture. 
* The pre-recorded tape is EP or LP recording.  This camcorder is for use in 
SP recording only. 
 

Picture bends at the top of TV 
screen. 

* TV receiver is of older type. It needs to be modified to work properly with 
camcorder 
* Tape is damaged. Try another cassette. 

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

* TV set has VIR circuit. Turn it off during playback. 

 

If dust or foreign matter adheres inside the viewfinder, clean it by using the following procedure. 

1. Rotate and remove eye cup 

 

 

 

2. Clean the picture tube face and lens.  
To prevent scratching, use a soft non abrasive cloth, swab or lens cleaning paper.