Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VM7500LA del fabbricante Hitachi
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SA FTEY PRECA U TIONS - 1 - 777 Instruction Manual Video Camcorder VM-7500LA /VM-8500LA HITACHI HOME ELECTRONICS HITACHI (HSC) CA NA DA INC. (A M ERICA ), INC. 6740 Campobello Road 1855 Donroch Court, Mississ auga, Ontario L5N 2L8 San Diego, California 92173 CANADA Tel.
SA FTEY PRECA U TIONS - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFT EY PRECA UTI ONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 PRECAUT IONS ..................
SA FTEY PRECA U TIONS - 3 - SA FTEY PRECA U TIONS WA RNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CA UTION: T O REDUCE RISK OF ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PART S INSIDE.
PRECA UTIONS - 4 - PRECA UTIONS Any problem s that occur as a result of any of the following conditions will not be covered by our warranty . Be caref ul that no water, dust, or sand enter s the cam cor der. W hen y ou are not us ing the cam corder, s witch off the power and attach the lens cap.
IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS - 5 - Fly ing Eras e Head No Yes • This instruc tion m anual shows the illustrations for the VM-8500LA. * This video cam corder with this m ark ing incorporates high-quality picture tec hnology and is com patible with any video cass ette recor der bearing the mark.
IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS - 6 - 2 Retain Instruction -- T he saf ety and operating instructions should be r etained for f uture ref erence. 3 Heed Warning s -- Com ply wi th all warnings on the video pr oduct and in the operating inst ructions.
IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS - 7 - 12 Outdoor A ntenna Gr ounding -- If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video produc t, be sure the antenna or c able system is gr ounded so as to pr ovide som e protection agains t voltage surges and built-up static c harges.
IMPORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR A C A DA PTOR/CHA RGER - 8 - c. If the video pr oduct has been expos ed to rain or water. d. If the video produc t does not operate norm ally by following the operating instr uctions. Adj ust only those controls that ar e covered by the operating instructions .
ELECTRONIC VIEWFIN DER (EVF) - 9 - Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for pr oper grounding and, in partic ular, spec ifies that the cable ground shall be c onnected to the grounding s y stem of the building, as clos e to the point of cable entr y as practical".
LCD MONITOR - 10 - Do not hold the diopter control s ide. EYEPIECE A DJU STMENT To us e the electronic viewf inder without ey eglasses on, adjust the diopter c ontrol for optim um focus adjustm ent. LCD MONITOR W hen using the LCD m onitor during rec ording and playback, you can adjust the brightness of its s creen and the angle of the m onitor.
LCD MONITOR - 11 - NOTE: Opening or c losing the LCD m onitor switches the pic ture to appear on the LCD m onitor or in the viewfinder. A djustin g the brig htness of t he LCD screen NOTE: Even when the picture on the LCD m onitor is adj usted, the recor ded video will not change.
A CTIVE SCREEN - 12 - clearly. If the LCD screen becom es dirty, use a soft cloth to wipe off the dirt. • If the cam c order is us ed in a cold place and bec omes to cold, the LCD sc reen will be dim f or a while after the power is turned on. W hen the tem perature ins ide the cam corder rises, the br ightness of the picture will becom e norm al.
A CTIVE SCREEN - 13 - WHEN USING WIT H THE AC A DAPTOR/CHA RGER (Provided) 1. Plug the AC adaptor/charger power cord into AC electric al outlet. 2. Connect one end of the DC c ord (provided) to the "DC IN 9.6V" j ack of the cam cor der.
CHA RGING THE BA TTERY - 14 - CHECKING THE BA TTERY W hen the " " indication appears in the viewfinder and flashes while the cam corder is being operated with a battery (provided), it indicates that the battery charge is low. Charge it or replac e it with a charged battery.
CHA RGING THE BA TTERY - 15 - 2. Attach the battery to the AC adaptor/charger. Align the m ark " " on the battery w ith that of AC adaptor/charger and push the battery flush with the AC adaptor/charger and slide it in the dir ection of ar row.
INSERTING A ND REMOVI NG CA SSETTES - 16 - INSERTING A ND REMOVING CASSETTES A power source m ust be connected bef ore inserting or rem oving cass ettes. Onc e connected, cas settes c an be inserted or r em oved whether the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch is on or of f.
IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERA TION OF CONTROLS - 17 - IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERA TION OF CONTROLS Click here for diagram . Electronic View fin der (EVF ) Displays what the camcor der lens sees . The elec tronic viewfinder also func tions as a c onvenient monitor during play back of recorded m ater ial.
IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERA TION OF CONTROLS - 18 - NOTE: W hen y ou fade s cenes in and out, the s ound will also fade in and out with the picture. (See page 32.
IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERA TION OF CONTROLS - 19 - W hen the tape counter is dis play ed in the viewfinder, pr essing this button r esets the c ounter to "0000". "DISPLA Y" Bu tton If this button is pressed, the tape c ounter, rem aining battery power level, etc.
IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERA TION OF CONTROLS - 20 - NOTE: W hen the cam corder is in recor d/ pause (s tand-by) mode, press ing and holding this button will play the tape at norm al speed. Click here for diagram . "B A TTER Y EJ EC T" L ever Releases the battery attached to the video cam corder .
IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERA TION OF CONTROLS - 21 - "REC/PA USE" Butt on This button is used to contr ol the cam corder . W hen this button is pres sed with the cam corder set to the recording m ode, the tape runs to start rec ording. "REC" appears in the viewfinder .
MA KING A SAMPLE CA MERA RECORDING - 22 - MA KING A SAMPLE CA MERA RECORDING 1. Connect the power source. ( See pages 10 and 11.) 2. Insert the cas sette. (See page 13.) 3. Unfold the extens ion shoulder pad. W hen rec ording while viewing the LCD monitor, f it the extension s houlder pad on y our s houlder; the LCD scr een will be easy to see.
MA KING A SAMPLE CA MERA RECORDING - 23 - • See page 8 for "EY EPIECE A DJUST M ENT" . 6. Now, press "REC/PAUSE" to start shooting the picture. T he "REC" indication appear s in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor and you are now rec ording the picture you see through the viewfinder or LCD m onitor.
PLA YBA CK - 24 - 1. In record/paus e (stand-by) mode, tap "REW / REVIEW" , and the last f ew seconds of the recor ded scene is play ed back in the rever se direc tion and then play ed back in the f orward direct ion.
PLA YBA CK - 25 - NOT ES: • Decrease the s ound volum e od the cam corder when y ou play back a recor ding by connec ting the cam corder to y our T V. If the volum e of the cam corder is set to m axim um , the played back pict ure m ay be distor ted.
DA TE/TIME SETTING - 26 - W hen y ou pres s "F.FW D" or "REW /REVIEW" dur ing play back , the tape will be played back at a speed about 3 times fas ter than the norm al playback speed, and you can easily locate a certain spot on the tape.
DA TE/TIME SETTING - 27 - 1. Press and hold the s m all button on "CA M/OFF/ VIDEO" , and then slide it to "CA M " position. 2. Press "DATE/T IME" . Date and time appear in the viewfinder and "'1" flas hes.
DA TE RECORDING - 28 - 12:00 AM 11/ 5/1999 6. Press "F .FWD" or "REW/REVIEW " as m any times as may be required to select c orrect hour, and then press "STO P/EJECT" . 7. Repeat step 6 to select m inute and AM/PM. 10:30 AM 11/ 5/1999 8.
DA TE RECORDING - 29 - " A UT O" and date - A utomatic date recor ding This option records the date autom atically once a day at the beginning of rec ording f or 10 seconds . AUTO 11/ 5/1999 NOT ES: • The cam c order rec ords the sam e date when; -the cass ette is replac ed.
A UTO FOCUS - 30 - 11/ 5/1999 No display - No da te recording The cam c order does not r ecord the date. Date and time - Date and time recording The c amc order rec ords the date and tim e with the picture all the tim e. 10:30 AM 11/ 5/1999 3. Press "REC/PAUSE" .
A UTO FOCUS - 31 - Good No good The ran ge of ob ject w ith w hich aut o focus can be used • On "T" side: about 2.6 feet (80 c m ) fr om the lens surf ace to inf inity . • On "W" s ide: about 3/8 inch (1 cm ) f rom the lens s urfac e to infinity.
DISPLA Y BUTTON - 32 - DISPLA Y BUTTON W hen "DISPLA Y " is pres sed, the infor m ation on the shutter speed, tape r em aining, rem aining battery level, etc.
REMA INING TAPE - 33 - NOTE: Counter changes to 0000M when cas sette is ejec ted. MEMORY W hen the tape counter with mem or y indication appear s in the viewfinder or on the LCD m onitor , a tape that is being rewound automatic ally stops when the counter reads approx im ately "0000M " .
REMA INING TAPE - 34 - W hen "DISPLA Y " is pres sed so the display appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD s creen, the tape r emaining display shows the remaining length of tape that can be used f or rec ording and playback, using s even dashes.
DIGITA L ZOOM - 35 - DIGITA L ZOOM The digital zoom increases the m agnification of the power zoom by 4.5 times. You m ust place the s ubject you wish to magnif y at the center of the viewfinder or LCD m onitor. Press and hold the power zoom T c ontrol until you find the picture you w ant.
DIGITA L EFFECTS RECORDING - 36 - Allows y ou to shoot obj ects as c lose as 3/8 inc h (1 cm ) f rom the lens tip. Press and hold "W " side of power zoom switch. An obj ect is auto f ocused. NOT ES: • Determ ine the size of the object by moving the cam er a back ward and forward.
DIGITA L EFFECTS RECORDING - 37 - The digital proc essor in this cam c order allows you to record pictur es and add spec ial eff ects; 16x 9 record ing mode, a negative im age ( negative/positive rec .
DIGITA L EFFECTS RECORDING - 38 - Mo saic Mode Half-Mirror M ode A CTIVATING DIGITAL EFFECTS RECORDING 1. Press the c am corder in the r ecord pause m ode. 2. Press "DISPL A Y" and r epeatedly press "DIGITAL EFFECT" to select the digital ef fec ts recor d m ode y ou want.
FA DE IN/FA DE OUT - 39 - 3. Press "REC/PAUSE" to start recording. • To r elease digital eff ects recording, pr ess "DIGIT AL EFFECT" repeatedly in the record pause m ode until the norm al m ode is res tored. FA DE IN/FA DE OUT Use the fade f eature to add a prof essional touch to your recordings .
FA DE IN/FA DE OUT - 40 - • Zoom fade: Fades in while zooming fr om a white sc reen or f ades out while zooming to a white screen. W hen "DISPLA Y " is press ed and the display appears in the viewfinder or LCD m onitor, " " appears in the upper left corner of the viewfinder or LCD m onitor.
INDEX SIGNAL RECORDING - 41 - • W hile y ou zoom to a dis tant subjec t. • W hile y ou approac h a sm all subjec t. • W hile y ou walk ar ound. • W hile y ou rec ord fr om inside a m oving vehicle.
TITLE RECORDING - 42 - NOTE: W hen "DISPLA Y " is pres sed and "INDEX" is dis play ed in the viewfinder or on the LCD m onitor, an "INDEX" signal is rec orded when recording is started, and when the "INDEX" signal has been recorded, "INDEX" disappears.
TITLE RECORDING - 43 - Creating a ti tle 1. Attach a power sourc e to the cam corder and s lide "CA M /OFF/VIDEO" to either "CA M" or "VIDEO" pos ition. 2. Press "T IT LE" . T he flashing c ursor will appear in the viewfinder .
TITLE RECORDING - 44 - LUCKY BOY NOTE: Character m ay flash, however it will be recorded c orrectly without flashing. 7. After c reating the title, press "TIT LE" to r emove the title gr aphics f rom the viewfinder or LCD m onitor . Now title graphics is stored in m em or y .
A UDIO DUBBING (only for VM-8500LA ) - 45 - 4. Press "T IT LE" to eras e the display from the viewfinder. Chart of c haracters available in the titler A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ? ' .
A UDIO A ND VIDEO DUBBING (only for VM-8500LA) - 46 - 3. Play the tape and pres s "REC/PA USE" where you want to dub audio. • The c amc order enters the still play mode. 4. Press "DUBBING AUDIO/VIDEO" and "PLA Y" at the s am e time.
RECORDIN G TV PROGRA MS (only for VM-8500LA ) - 47 - 1. Insert a rec orded tape. Be sure that the record saf ety tab is not missing. 2. Place "CA M /OFF/VIDEO" in "VIDEO " position. 3. Press "DISPL A Y" to display the tape counter.
VIEWING THE PICTURE PLAYED BA CK ON YOUR TV - 48 - 1. Connect the audio/video cable (not s upplied) to "A UDIO OUT" and "VIDEO OUT " of your TV or VCR. 2. Connect the other end to "A UDIO" and "VIDEO " of c amc order.
VIEWING THE PICTURE PLAYED BA CK ON YOUR TV - 49 - To play back a tape rec orded on your camc order and view it on your TV receiver, you must c onnect the cam corder to the TV rec eiver using either audio/video cable (not supplied) or RF conver ter unit (optional).
CA MCORDER TO VCR DUBBING - 50 - NOT E for VM -8500LA: Make sure that the "AV OUT/IN" is in the "OUT " position. 1. Disconnect the VHF antenna leads fr om the rear of the TV rec eiver. NOTE: Leave the UHF antenna leads connec ted to the TV.
USING THE BUILT- IN CA MERA LIGHT (Only f or VM-7400A ) - 51 - If you wi sh to ex change or copy som e of your friend's f avorite hom e recor dings, the following instr uctions can be used to connect c am corder to VCR f or this pur pose. NOT E for VM -8500LA: Make sure that the "AV OUT/IN" is in the "OUT " position.
USING THE BUILT- IN CA MERA LIGHT (Only f or VM-7400A ) - 52 - W hen "LIGHT " is set to "AUTO" , the cam era light tur ns on autom atically when the camcor der is pointed at objects in a dar k plac e and turns of f when it is pointed at obj ects in a bright plac e.
A TTA CHING THE OPTIONA L TELE OR WIDE CONVERTER LENS - 53 - To replac e the front c ase, pass the lam p through the hole of the ref lection plate then attach the upper hooks to the cam era light, and then attach the lower hook to the cam era light.
TROUBLESHOOTING - 54 - HOW TO A TTACH THE SHOULDER STRA P Attach the shoulder s trap (pr ovided), as illustr ated. TROUBLESHOOTING Your camc order is a highly sophis ticated instr um ent. It has been caref ully checked and adj usted at the fac tory under the m ost rigid quality control and inspection s ystems.
TROUBLESHOOTING - 55 - S y mpt o m Check Point & Correction Picture does not appear in the viewfinder. * Remove the lens cap. * Set "CA M /OFF/VIDEO" to "CA M " position. The c amc order can not go into the recording m ode, even when "REC/PA USE" is pr essed.
CLEA NING THE INSIDE OF THE ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER - 56 - CLEA NING THE INSIDE OF THE ELECTRONIC VIEWFIN DER If dust or foreign m atter adher es inside the viewfinder, c lean it by using the f ollowing procedure. For VM -7500LA: 1. Push the tab and hold it, then open the cover.
HEA D CLEANING - 57 - 3. Align the (•) m ark on the eye cup with the ( - ) mark on the viewfinder, and then rotate the eye cup in the direction of the arrow until a clic k is heard. HEA D CLEA NING • Picture playback m ay become blurr ed or be interrupted.
For U.S.A . only - 58 - Genera l Power requirem ents 9.6V DC Power cons um ption 7.5W (nom inal) Dimens ions 4-3/4" (W ) x 8- 3/8" (H) x 13-1/8" (D) 121 (W ) x 213 ( H) x 334 (D) m m W eight 4.
A CCESSORIES A DD EXCITEMENT - 59 - contact: Hitachi Home Electro nics (America), Inc. 1855 Dornoch Court, San Diego, California 92173 Tel 619- 661-3441 A CCESSORIES A DD EXCITEMENT W e know that once you discover how m uch your VM-7500LA/VM-8500LA can add to your life you w ill want to use these acc essor ies for even m or e excitem ent.
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