Name: Manual for VM-E645LA
Brand: HITACHI
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Troubleshooting and error codes

Symptom	Check Point & Correction
Cassette holder cannot be opened when you press the EJECT button.	• Connect the power source.
Cassette cannot be inserted into cassette compartment.	• Load cassette in direction indicated by arrow on cassette. • Cassette window must be toward outside.
Picture does not appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor.	• Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to CAM.
The camcorder cannot go into the recording mode, even when the Start/Stop button is pressed.	• Check the record-protect tab on the cassette. See page 19 for details.
Picture is out of focus.	• Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to CAM.
Auto-focus does not operate.	• Make sure that "FOCUS" does not appear in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor. If it is displayed, press FOCUS/VOL. Control buttons to erase it. • Auto-Focus does not operate if a special-effects filter is attached or the objects shown on page 26 are being recorded.
The created title does not appear.	• Insert the clock battery, then create a title. • Do not remove the clock battery after creating a title. • When the stored title (prememo) is displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor, press the PLAY button.
The PLAY button cannot be engaged.	• Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
No picture appears on television screen when The PLAY button 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 in the RF channel select switch of RF converter unit.
Interference on playback picture. (TV is connected to the camcorder by using RF converter unit.)	• When you see the playback picture on your TV, adjust fine tuning knob on television set to obtain best picture.
Picture bends at the top of TV screen.	• TV receiver is of older type. It needs to be modified to work properly with camcorder.
Color of your TV screen is too bright, too faint or change.	• Tape is damaged. Try another cassette. • TV set has VIR circuit. Turn it off during playback.
Date search function does not operate.	• Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO. • Insert the clock battery, set the date and time, then start recording. • Do not remove the clock battery after recording. • Do not eject the recorded cassette. Leave it in the camcorder.
The ( ) indication in the electronic viewfinder or on the LCD monitor flashes to indicate battery is discharged.	• Try another battery or charge the battery.
The battery level indicator ( ) appears differently on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.	• This does not indicate a fault; it is because the power consumed by the LCD monitor and viewfinder is different.
Power is turned on, but no button operations are accepted.	• Remove the power source and the clock battery. And after about one minute, the display in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor will be reset. Then set the information again.
"TAPE" appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor.	• Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a cold place to a warm place so that its temperature changed abruptly? If the temperature has changed, remove the cassette and set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then wait for about one hour. • Remove the cassette and then try to reinsert: remove it several times. If the indication is still shown in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor, use a cleaning tape to clean the heads and replace the cassette.