Hitachi VM-E53A User Manual

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Getting Started 
 
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Correcting the Date and Time 
1. Press the DATE button while pressing the stop button. The flashing cursor appears at 
the month. 
2. Move to where you need to make the correction with the STOP button and use the 
F.FWD and REW/REVIEW to correct. 
3. Press the DATE button to set the corrected date and time. 
Automatic Date Recording 
This feature records the date automatically once a day. After you begin recording, the 
date is displayed and recorded automatically for 10 seconds. The same date is 
recorded again in the following cases; when the cassette is replaced, when "  AUTO" is 
displayed again after being switched to the date display and when the recording is less 
than 10 seconds long. 
If the date changes while recording continues over 10 seconds, the date is recorded for 
10 seconds when recording is restarted after the camera/recorder has been set to the 
standby once. 
Press the DATE button until "  AUTO" and the date appear at the lower right of the 
viewfinder before you begin to record. The date will be recorded whenever it appears in 
the viewfinder. 
 
Using the Linear Time Counter 
The linear time counter displays the tape run in hours, minutes, and seconds helping 
you to keep track of how long you've been filming or time you have left to film before 
running out of tape. 
Turn the camera/recorder on to display the linear time counter. The linear time counter 
keeps track from when you load a cassette into the camera/recorder and clears to 
0:00:00 when the cassette is ejected.