Hitachi VM-1700A - Manual (Page 2)

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WARNINGS ........................................................................................................................................... 4
PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 6
PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 6
FEATURES................................................................................................................................................ 7
ACCESSORIES ........................................................................................................................................ 7
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .............................................................................................................. 8
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR AC ADAPTER/CHARGER .................................. 12
ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER ............................................................................................................ 14
POWER SOURCES.............................................................................................................................. 16
WHEN USING WITH THE BATTERY (Provided) ......................................................................... 16
WHEN USING WITH THE AC ADAPTER/CHARGER (Provided) ............................................. 16
WHEN USING WITH THE CAR BATTERY (By using optional car battery cord Hitachi VM-
CC70A)..................................................................................................................................................... 17
CHECKING THE BATTERY .............................................................................................................. 18
CHARGING A BATTERY .................................................................................................................. 19
MAKING A SAMPLE RECORDING ................................................................................................. 21
IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF CONTROLS ................................................................. 25
DATE/TIME Setting ............................................................................................................................. 30
To correct date/time information after starting the date/time....................................................... 31
To correct date/time information during programming ................................................................. 31
AUTOMATIC DATE RECORDING................................................................................................... 32
AUTO FOCUS...................................................................................................................................... 33
The auto focus will not work under the following conditions. ...................................................... 33
POWER ZOOM .................................................................................................................................... 35
MACRO ................................................................................................................................................ 36
PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) ......................................................................................................... 37
INDEX SIGNAL RECORDING .......................................................................................................... 38
QUICK EDIT (Edit Search).................................................................................................................. 39
INSTANT REVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 40
DISPLAY BUTTON............................................................................................................................. 41
LINEAR TIME COUNTER.................................................................................................................. 42
REMAINING TAPE ............................................................................................................................. 43
TITLE RECORDING ........................................................................................................................... 44
Creating a title ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Correcting errors during title storage............................................................................................... 46
Recording titles on a tape in the camera/recorder ........................................................................ 46
Recording titles on another VCR while playing a tape back with the camcorder...................... 47
Chart of characters available in the titler ........................................................................................ 47
VIEWING THE PICTURE PLAYED BACK ON YOUR TV ............................................................ 48
STILL .................................................................................................................................................... 50
FORWARD AND REVERSE SEARCH.............................................................................................. 51
MEMORY............................................................................................................................................. 52