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TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 HITA CHI Instruction Manual 8mm Video Camera/R ecorder VM-H39A Hitachi Home El ectronics (America), Inc. W estern Regional Office For information concerning repairs, operati on or 401 W est Artesia Boulevard, Compton, technical assistance, please contact the Ser vice California 90220 Department of your nearest Regional Office.
TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..................................
TABLE OF CONTENT S 3 SYNCHRO EDIT ...................................................................................................................................... 73 ATTACHING THE OPTIONAL DC CAMERA LIGHT (VM-CP4) ...............................
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 4 IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: T O RE DUCE THE RISK OF E L ECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) . NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSID E.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 PRECAUTIONS.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 Any problems that occur as a result of any of the f ollowing conditions w ill not be covered by our w arranty . Be careful that no water, dust or sand enters the camera/recorder. W hen you are not using the camera/r ecor der , sw itch off the pow er and attach the l ens cap.
FEAT URES 7 FEA TURES • Hi8 • Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS) • Color Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) • Digi tal Filter • Auto Focus Power Zoom Lens w ith macro feature • Digi tal Zoom up to.
ACCESSORIES 8 A CCESSORIES Check that you hav e the following components and accessor ies (besides the camera/recorder unit itself) before disposing of the packing mater ial. 1. AV Stereo Output Cord w ith S plug 2. Battery Pack 3. AC Adapter/Char ger 4.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 9 IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS In addition to the careful attention dev oted to quality standards in the manufacture of your v ideo product, safety is a major f actor in the desig n of every instrument. But, safety is your responsibility too.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 10 insulation . 7 Power- Cord Protection -- Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, conveni ence receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appl iance.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 11 8 Ventilation - - Slots and openings in the cabinet ar e provided for venti lation to ensure reliabl e operation of the video product and to protect i t f rom over heating.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 12 EXAMPLE OF ANTE NNA GROUNDING 13 Power Li nes -- An outside antenna system shoul d not be located in the vicinity of overhead pow er lines or other electric lig ht or power cir cuits, or where i t can f a ll into such power lines or circuits.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 13 17 Servi cing -- Do not attempt to ser vice this v ideo product yoursel f as opening or removi ng covers may expose you to dang erous voltag e or other hazards.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS FOR AC ADAPTER/CHARGER 14 IMPORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR A C A DAPTER/CHA RGER 1. Save these instr uctions -- This page contains important safety and operating instructions for AC Adapter /Charger Model VM -AC 82A. 2.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS FOR AC ADAPTER/CHARGER 15 "Note to CATV system i nstaller: This reminder i s provided to call the C AT V system installer' s attention to Article 820-40 of the.
Hi8 16 Hi8 has realiz ed high resoluti on and high picture qual ity when compar ed to the standard format. Compatibilt y with conv entional video camer a/recorder • v ideo cassettes are recorded in the format when the switch of this camera/recorder is set to "AUTO", and recorded in the format when it is set to "OFF".
ELECTRO NIC VIEW FINDER (EVF) POSITI ON ADJUST MENT 17 ELECTRONIC VIEWFIN DER (EVF) POSITION A DJUSTMENT • Adjust the electronic v iewfinder to a posi tion where y ou can see through it easily . NOTE: Put the view finder back to the origi nal position when stori ng the camera/recorder into the carry ing case or carry ing the camera/recor der.
HOW TO ATT ACH THE SHO ULDER STRAP 18 HOW TO A TTA CH THE SHOULDER STR AP Attach the shoulder strap (provided), as illustrated..
LOADING BATT ERIES FOR DATE/T IME AND REMOTE CONTROL 19 LOA DING BA TTERIE S FOR DATE/TIME A ND REMOTE CONTROL You may want to install the date/ti me and remote control batteries (pr ovided) immediately to prevent mispl acing them. For date/time 1.
LOADING BATT ERIES FOR DATE/T IME AND REMOTE CONTROL 20 equiv alent. • Instructions for setting the date and ti me are on page 22. You can do that later if desired afte r you're m ore f amiliar with your came ra /recorder. • Dispose of battery saf ely and in accor dance with local law s.
POW ER SOURCES 21 POWER SOURC ES W HEN USING W IT H THE BATTERY (prov ided) NOTE: The battery must be charg ed before it can be used for the first time. Refer to "CHARGIN G T HE BATT ERY" on pag e 14. 1. Push the "BATT EJECT" lever in the dir ection of the arrow and hold it, then open the grip cov er.
POW ER SOURCES 22 2. Slide the battery downw ard and off . W HEN USING W IT H THE AC ADAPTER/CHAR GER (provided) 1. Plug the AC adapter /charger pow er cord into an AC electri cal output; the "POW ER" indicator on the AC adapter/charger will come on.
POW ER SOURCES 23 1. Connect the car battery cord to the car's cigarette l ighter socket. 2. Connect the external pow er adapter (provided) to the camera/recorder, as illustrated. • Attach it by the same pr ocedure as when attaching the batter y.
CHECKING THE BAT TERY 24 CHECKING THE BA TTE RY W hen the " " indication appear s in the view f inder and flashes w hile the camera/recorder is being operated w ith a battery (pr ovided), it i ndicates that the battery charge is low. Charg e it or replace it w ith a charged battery .
CHARGING THE BAT TERY 25 CHA RGING THE BATTERY 1. Plug the AC adapter /charger pow er cord into AC electric al outlet. 2. Attach the battery to the AC adapter/charger. Ali gn the reference arrow on the battery with that of AC adapter /charger and push the battery f lush wi th the AC adapter/charger and slide it i n the direction of arrow.
CHARGING THE BAT TERY 26 9. If the "POW ER" lig ht on the AC adapter/charger starts flashi ng, remove the battery and then reattach it. If after several attempts the "POW ER" light contimues to flash, this means your batter y cannot take a charge and must be repl aced with a new one.
INSERTIO N AND REMOVAL OF CASSET ES 27 INSERTION A ND REM OVAL OF C ASSETES Before inserting or removing a cassette, be sur e to connect the power source. W hen a power source is connected, the cassette can be ejected and removed w hether the power is on or off.
INSERTIO N AND REMOVAL OF CASSET ES 28 To prevent accidental erasure, slide the record- protect tab in the direction of the arrow until the red tab i s completely v isible. To record on the cassette again, sl ide the record-protect tab in the dir ection of the arrow.
MAKING A SAMPLE CAMERA RECORDING 29 MA KING A SAMPLE CA MERA RE CORDING 1. Connect the POW ER SOURCE. (See pages 11 and 12.) 2. Slide "EJECT" sw itch and insert tha cassette so the transparent w indow is tow ard you and the arr ow toward the cassette hol der.
MAKING A SAMPLE CAMERA RECORDING 30 NOTES: • The "TAPE END" indication in the v iewfinder starts flashing when there is l ess than about three minutes recor ding time lef ton the cassette. • If the record/pause mode continues for more than 5 minutes, the camera/recor der 's pow er is automatical ly turned off.
MAKING A SAMPLE CAMERA RECORDING 31 13. Alw ays remove the pow er source from the camera/recorder after use. See "POW ER SOURCES" on pag e 11. NOTE: If you have a cassette tape that has al ready been partiall y recorded on and y ou want to r ecord the remaining blank secti on, see "QUICK EDIT" on page 31.
IDENTIFICAT ION AND OPERATION OF CONT ROLS 32 IDENTIFICA TION A ND OPERATION OF CONTROLS Left side Illustration 1. Lens F1.4 (6~48mm) 8:1 pow er zoom lens features auto focus and auto iri s f unctions. 2. "ZOOM MODE" Button Use this button to sw itch the digital zoom feature.
IDENTIFICAT ION AND OPERATION OF CONT ROLS 33 Right si de/Rear Illustration 13. Diopter C ontrol To use the electronic v iewfinder wi thout eyeglasses on, turn this control ring for your optimum focus adjustment. 14. Start/Stop Button This button is used to control the camer a/recorder.
IDENTIFICAT ION AND OPERATION OF CONT ROLS 34 Bottom view /Remote Control Il lustration 21. Power Sw itch This turns the camera/recor der on and off and also swi tches between the camera and VCR modes. Set the sw itch to "CAMERA" to turn the camera's pow er on and to "VIDEO" to turn the VCR's power .
IDENTIFICAT ION AND OPERATION OF CONT ROLS 35 Press this button to create and r ecord personalized ti tles on your v ideos with the camera/recorder 's built-in titler . (See "TITLE RECORDING" on page 32.) 28. "REVIEW " Button Used to revi ew the last few seconds of the recorded segment in the recor d/pause mode.
DA TE/TI ME SETTI NG 36 DA TE/TIME SETTING 1 The date and time can be recorded on y our tapes to act as a handy reference w hen viewi ng them at a later time. U se the f ollow ing procedure to set up this display for the current date and time. 1. Load the camera/recorder 's date/time battery as described on pag e 10.
DA TE/TI ME SETTI NG 37 and then press "STOP" button. 8. Repeat step 7 to select minute and AM /PM. 9. After setting AM or PM, press "STOP" button again to erase the flashing cursor and star t the internal clock. NOTE: The date/time graphics will be recorded w henever they appear in the vi ewfinder.
AUTO FOCUS 38 A UTO FOCUS • You can alw ays focus the subject automatically if "FOCUS M." is not displ ayed in the view finder. The range of subject wi th which auto focus can be used • On "T" side: about 3.6 feet from the lens surface to infinity.
AUTO FOCUS 39 7. Dark objects MANUAL FOCUSING 1. Press "FOCUS" select button to di splay "FOCUS M." i n the viewfinder. • W hen "FOCUS M." is display ed in the view f inder, you can adjust the focus manually . • W hen "FOCUS" select button is pressed agai n, "FOCUS M.
EXPOSURE CORRECTION 40 EXPOSURE CORR ECTION This camera/recor der is provi ded with an auto iri s mechanism which automati cally adjusts the lens aperatur e in accordance with the av ailable lig ht. W hen the object is dark, the iri s opens automatically, and i t closes when the object is br ight.
POW ER ZOOM 41 POWER ZOOM • Press pow er zoom swit ch on the "W " side, and the picture gradual ly wi dens. • Press pow er zoom swi tch on the "T " side, and the picture g radually becomes telescopic.
DIGITAL ZOOM 42 DIGITA L ZOOM This feature allow s you to increase the mag nif ication of the image at the center of the screen up to 2 or 8 times g reater than the extreme tel ephoto position. 1. Press "ZOOM MOD E" button to select "ZM:1" or "ZM:2".
DIGITAL ZOOM 43 display or above. If display is selected, the picture image in the v iewfinder is different from the subject being shot..
FADE-IN/FADE-OUT 44 FA DE-IN/FADE-OUT This feature lest you add a pr of essional touch to y our home recordings. W hen you fade into a scene, the recording w ill start with a blank scene and the picture will g radually appear. The picture g radually disappear s when fading out.
FADE-IN/FADE-OUT 45 FADE-IN 1. Press the "FADE" button before recordi ng to select the fade mode. 2. Press the start/stop button to start r ecording. • The picture fades in automatically and recording starts. FADE-OUT 1. W hile the camera/recorder is r ecording, press the "FADE" button to sel ect the f ade mode.
DIGITAL F ILTER 46 DIGITA L FILTER This function changes the picture that i s being recorded to monochr ome, sepia and sunset for special-effect recording. Press the "D. FILTER" button to select the req uired recording mode and then start recordin g.
ELECTRO NIC IMAGE ST ABILIZER (EIS) 47 ELECTRONIC IMA GE STA BILIZER (EIS) This function corrects slig ht shaking of the image in the following record modes. • Recording by zooming up to a distant subject • Recording by approaching a small subject.
MACRO 48 MA CRO It permits y ou to shoot objects as close as 3/8 inch from the lens tip. Press and hold "W " side of power z oom switch. An object is auto focused. NOTES: • Determine the siz e of the object by moving the camera backward and forw ard.
SECOND CLOCK SET TING 49 SECOND CLOCK SETTING Since the camera/recor der has a dual time feature, if you go abr oad to a country wi th a different time, you can recor d the local time superimposed on the scene being shot. 1. Press the "DATE" button repeatedly to select the second clock graphics i n the view finder.
SECOND CLOCK SET TING 50 4. Press the "DATE" button to select the date/time g raphics you w ant to record. • The graphics chang e in the f ollowing or der each time the button is pressed.
DISPLAY BUTTO N 51 DISPLA Y BUTTON Pressing the "D ISPLAY" button lets you check sev eral special display in the view f inder..
LINEAR TIME COUNT ER 52 LINEA R TIME COUNTER Shows leng th of tape run in hours, minutes and seconds. Press "DISPLAY " button to select the linear ti me counter display. Load a cassette into the camera/recor der and perform recording or playback; the counter indicates the el apsed time.
MEMORY 53 MEMORY W hen the linear time counter w ith memory indi cation appears in the view finder, a tape that is being rewound automaticall y stops when the counter r eads approximately "0:00:00 M".
INSTANT REVIEW 54 INSTA NT REVIEW 1. In record/pause (stand- by) mode, press "REVIEW " button, and the last few seconds of the recorded scene is play ed back in the reverse di rection and then played back in the forward di rection.
QUICK EDIT 55 QUICK EDIT The quick edit feature allow s you to search for the end of prev iously recorded mater ial, or find a particular spot on your tape, to begin y our editing, or recording new material. Quick edit is used w hile the camera/recorder is in the record/pause (stand- by) mode.
EYEPIECE ADJUSTMENT 56 EYEPIECE A DJUSTM ENT To use the electronic v iewfinder wi thout eyeglasses on, adjust the di opter control for optimum focus adjustment.
TIT LE RECORDING 57 TITLE RECORDING You can easily create and record personal ized titles on y our videos w ith the camera/re corder's built-in title r. T he titler will store 2 dif feren t title pages in m emory. Once a title is stor ed. it can be displayed and recor ded at anytime.
TIT LE RECORDING 58 Note: Be sure to insert the date/time battery bef ore creating a title. Creating a T itle 1. Attach a power source to the camera/recorder. NOTE: The power sw itch may be in ei ther the "CAMERA" or "VIDEO" 2.
TIT LE RECORDING 59 Correctin g Errors Durin g T itle St orage 1. Press "SHIFT" button repeatedly until the character to be corrected will flash. 2. Press either "- " or "+" button until the correct char acter appears.
W IRELESS REMOTE CO NTROLLER 60 WIRELESS REMOTE CONT ROLLER You can operate the camer a/recorder wi th the wireless remote contr oller (prov ided) from a distance. The buttons on the remote controller except for "AV DUB" button have the same functions as the buttons with the same i dentif ications on the camera/recorder.
AUDIO/VIDEO DUBBING 61 A UDIO/VIDEO DUBBING Audio/vi deo dubbing lets you r ecord new audio and v ideo from another VCR on a previ ously recorded tape i n the camera/recorder.
AUDIO/VIDEO DUBBING 62.
RECORDING TV PROGRAMS 63 RECORDING TV PROGRA MS If your TV or VCR has video/audio out jacks, y ou can record the T V program with camera/recorder . Recordin g T V program s Illustration 1. Connect the AV input cord to "AUD IO OUT" and "VIDEO OUT" of your TV or VC R.
VIEW ING T HE PICTURE PLAYED BACK ON YOUR TV 64 VIEWING THE P ICTURE PLA YED BACK ON YOUR TV To play back a tape recor ded on your camera/recorder and view i t on your TV receiv er, you must connect the camera/r ecorder to the TV receiver usi ng either AV stereo output cord (prov ided) or RF output adapter (provided).
VIEW ING T HE PICTURE PLAYED BACK ON YOUR TV 65 1. Connect the AV stereo output cord ( provided) to "AUD IO IN" and "VIDEO IN" of your TV. NOTES: • If your TV has a singl e (mono) audio input, connect either the left or right audio plug to the audio input on the TV.
VIEW ING T HE PICTURE PLAYED BACK ON YOUR TV 66 NOTE: If you want to w atch a T V program with camera/recorder connected as illustrated, slide the pow er switch of the camera/recor der to of f .
STILL 67 STILL W hen "PAUSE" button is pressed during playback, a still picture can be seen. To start again press "PAUSE" button and playback w ill be resumed. NOTES: • There will be so m e noise (in t e rferen c e ) in the still picture.
FORW ARD AND REVERSE SEARCH 68 FORWA RD AND REVERSE SEA RCH W hen you press "F.FW D" or "REW " button during playback, the tape will be play ed back at a speed about 9 times (forw ard search) or 7 times (r everse search) faster than the normal play back speed, and you can easily locate a certain spot on the tape.
ATT ACHING THE T ELE OR W IDE CONVERTER 69 A TTA CHING THE TE LE OR WIDE CONVERTE R 1. To remove the lens hood, turn i t counterclockwise. 2. Remove both caps of the tele or w ide converter . 3. Screw the l ens into the threads on the front of video camera/recorder lens assembly.
CAMERA/RECORDER TO VCR DUBBING 70 CA MERA/RECORDER TO VCR DUBBING If you wi sh to exchange or copy some of your friend's favorite home recor dings, the following instructions can be used to connect camera/recorder to VCR for this purpose. Camera to VCR dubbing hookup Illustration 1.
FLYING ERASE HEAD 71 FLYING ERA SE HEA D A rotating er ase head which elminates g litches and rainbow noise that occurs at the joints betw een recorded segments.
PROGRAMME AE ( Auto Exposure) 72 PROGRA MME A E (Auto Exposure) Progr amme AE automatically selects the shutter speed 1/60, 1/100, 1/120 or 1/250 second that is optimum for the brig htness of the subject. The iris i s also adjusted automatically in response to the shutter speed.
SYNCHRO EDIT 73 SYNCHRO EDIT Synchro edi t allows y our camera/recorder to contr ol a compatible VCR (one that has a camera pause jack) w hile tapes are being copied f rom the camera/recorder to the VCR . This is conv enient when you w ant to record only sel ected segments from a previously recorded tape.
SYNCHRO EDIT 74 8. If you want to stop copy ing the tape at a certain poi nt, turn on the camera/recorder's memory stop feature, and set the camer a/recorder's time counter to "0:00:00M" at the point on the tape wher e you want to stop copy ing.
ATT ACHING THE OPT IONAL DC CAMERA LIGHT (VM-CP4) 75 A TTA CHING THE OP TIONA L DC CA MERA LIGHT (VM-CP4) Use the DC camer a light if you w ish to shoot objects in dark places. CAUTION: The front and lamp of the DC camera li ght become very hot during use of the camera lig ht or immediately af ter use.
ATT ACHING THE OPT IONAL DC CAMERA LIGHT (VM-CP4) 76 NOTES: • Never touch the terminal of the DC camera lig ht with your hand or short it using metal . • W hen the camera light is on, do not all ow water to drop on the light. • W hen the camera light is on, av oid subjecting the camera l ight to impacts or sharp vibr ations.
TROUBLES HOOT ING 77 TROUBLESHOOTING Your camer a/recorder is a hig hly sophisticated instr ument. It has been carefu lly checked and adjusted at the factory under the mose r igid qual ity control and inspecti on systems. How ever, should probl ems develop, check the followi ng points and take necessary cor rective measures.
TROUBLES HOOT ING 78 PLA YBACK OF PRE-RECORDED CA SSETTE Symptom Check Point & Corr ection “PLAY” button cannot be engaged. Set the power sw itch to “VIDEO” position. No picture appear s on television screen w hen “PLAY” button is pressed.
HEAD CLEANING 79 HEA D CLEANING • Dirt can accumul ate on the video heads after a period of time and may cause the playback pi cture to become blurred or look l ike part of the video information is l ost. T his does not mean that the recorded prog ram has been erased but that head cleaning is requir ed.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 80 PERIODIC MA INTENA NCE The video camera/recorder is a precision electromechanical device which w ill require periodic mai ntenance af ter a period of normal use.
SPECIFICATIO NS 81 SPECIFICA TIONS General Power r equirements 6V DC Power consumption 7.5W (W hen "FOCUS M" is displayed in the v iewfinder.) Dimensions 3-1/8" (W ) x 3-15/16" ( H) x 9-3/16" ( D) 80.5 (W ) x 99.5 (H ) x 233 (D) mm W eight 1.
SPECIFICATIO NS 82 Hitachi Home El ectronics (America), Inc. Hitachi has made ev ery effort to assure you hour s of trouble free operation from your unit. How ever, should y ou require serv ice, a network of Hitachi Author ized Serv ice Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
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