Hitachi VM-1600A User Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING 

 

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The "

" indication in the electronic viewfinder   

*Try another battery or charge 

the flashes to indicate battery is discharged 

 

 

battery. 

. 

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS OFF THE AIR 

Symptom 

     Check 

Point 

& 

Correction 

The camera/recorder can not go into the recording 

*The cassette has had the erase 

mode, even when record start/stop button is pressed. prevention tab removed. Stick a  
       piece 

of 

cellophane 

tape 

over 

       erase 

prevention 

tab 

hole 

or 

select 

a 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

different cassette. 

       *Set 

"POWER" 

switch 

to 

"CAM" 

 

 

     position. 
       *Connect 

the 

camera/recorder 

and 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV (orVCR). 

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 “PLAY” is pressed. 

Set the television to the 
camera/recorder channel (3 or 4) 
depending upon the selected 
channel on the RF channel select 
switch of the RF converter unit.  (TV 
is connected to the camera/recorder 
by using 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-recorder tape is EP on LP 
recording.  This camera/recorder is