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1. English 90 Viewing on TV Screen Use the provided AV input output cable to connect the DVD video camera recorder to a TV as follows 1 Turn the TV on and set the input selector to VCR whichever applicable Video input Refer to the TV instruction manual for how to switch the TV input 2 Set the power switch to a VIDEO or LJ PHOTO to turn the DVD video camera recorder on The image that the DVD video camera recorder is seeing will appear on the TV screen You can also monitor the image on the LCD screen or viewfinder of the DVD video camera recorder 3 Perform playback or recording Turn down TV volume in record mode or feed back could result Note The infrared remote contol is useful when operating the DVD video camera ecorder while viewing an image on TV screen However if you use a Hitachi VCR the remote contol may inad vertently operate the VCRifitisnearthe DVD video camera recorder To prevent this set the remote control code of the VCR to a position other than VCR2 Note Information that the DVD video camera recorderisrecording willappearon the TV screen You can also display only part of information or switch off the display Refer to Switching On Screen Display Output On or Off on page 62 and press the DISPLAY button to switch the display sta tus Note When copy guarded disc isplayed back no image will appearon TV screen Note Ify
2. Power supplies Symptom Cause and Conrection Reference page Power tums off im Is battery charged mediately afterbe Charge it ing tumed on When power is 31 tumed on the LCD screen will tum on and off Power goes off Is Power Save set to On unexpectedly Ifthe powered DVD video camera recorderisleft foraslong as5minuteswithout recording orplaybackwith PowerSave On specified it will automatically turn off to save battery 63 power lo restart recording in thiscase setthe powerswitch to POWER OFF and then set it to a VIDEO You can also specify Power Save Off to top automatic power off Power cannot be Remove the battery or AC adapter In this case the disc tumed off cannot be removed To remove the disc reattach the va battery orAC adapterand tum the DVD video camera recorderon again No image appears IsDVD video camera recorderconnected to PC using PC onthe LCD screen connection cable 96 orin the viewfinder Unplug the PC connection cable Does DVD video camera recorder stop at the end of the scene to which wipe out wasset and played back 69 81 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Battery weakens Are you using the DVD video camera recorder where the fast temperature is very low The DVD video camera recorder can normally be used 32 for 40 minutesto one hourwith a fully charged DZBP14 R DZBP16 sold separately battery but this time will be shorter at low tem
3. Play p 72 Select p 85 Detail p 86 Program Switch p 72 Play p 72 Title p 73 Disc m Capacity p 87 Format Disc p 87 Update Control Info p 88 ETE Others Repeat Play p 89 Disc Capacity p 87 z pacity p Finalize Disc p 89 ETE Others Repeat Play p 89 Will not appear when a finalized disc is loaded 71 Program Switc hing to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date Selecting Program Since the scenes recorded on this video camera recorder are collected as programs for each recording date selecting a program will allow you to display only the scenes on a specific date 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button 2 Press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear Use the joystick to choose Switch on the Program menu at screen and then press ponm As the gt II button Playing Back Program You can play back only the selected program Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear Use the joystick to choose Play on the Program menu screen and then press ameg the amp 11 button A Fath eaa 72 4 Use the joystick to select 3 Use the joystick to select the program to be dis played and then press the gt I button rs All Prograns 02 5 22 2002 6 2 2002
4. eeeeeeeeeteeeeees 19 Cautions When Storing 0 0 eeeeeeeees 22 Suggestions and Restrictions sa E E E A E TE 23 Removing and Replacing Disc from in Cartridge or Caddy s 24 Disc Storage Capacity 0 seeen 26 Setups Setting Up the DVD video camera recorder antena e A A lacuna eatin Holding DVD video camera recorder Attaching Shoulder Strap Attaching Lens Cap sses Attaching Ferrite Cores s s s Inserting Batteries into Remote Control 29 Setting Up the Battery sesser 30 Attaching Battery to DVD video camera ECOJET cc TENEN 30 Removing Battery seeeee rererere eres 30 Charging Battery sseeseeeeseresr reren 31 Battery Remaining Level Indicator 33 Using DVD video camera recorder with AC Adapter Setting Date and Time Changing Display Format of Date and TIME eaiail thine nies 36 Inserting and Ejecting DISC s es 37 Inserting Disc Removing DISC seeen 39 Basic Techniques Basic Handling of DVD video camera recorder naa a aNG 40 Tuming DVD Video Camera Recorder OM cccseccecceseseceseeeeeesseeeeseeeeeees 40 Opening LCD Monitor n se 40 LCD Screen Brightness Adjustment 41 Closing LCD Monitor sses 41 Viewing Subject through Viewfinder 41 Recording Movie e ceeseeteeeeeeeteeeeteeee 42 Using External Microphone we 42 Recording Stills 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeteesteeeeees 43 Playing Back cccssssi
5. pveftan HITACHI Inspire the Next Note If you choose Auto in step 3 the demon stra tion will automatically startapproximately three minutes after the DVD video camera recorder is turned on Note Ifa disc isloaded in the DVD video cam era recorder the demonstration will not start even if Auto has been set Note When connecting the power cable to the DVD video camera recorder the pin of power cable cannot be completely inserted into the DC IN 8 4V jack but thisdoesnot indicate a malfunc tion Do not insert the power cable with undue force Doing so could result in malfunction Note The demonstration function will not work when the DVD video camera recorder is con nected to PC Note While the demonstration isbeing given the recording indicator will blink Features of DVD video camera recorder Versatile Functions Available This DVD video camera recorder has numerous useful functions However the functions that can be used will vary depending on whether DVD RAM or DVD R disc is used Use the functions following the table below Camera Functions Disc Navigation Functions 5 Di R Di Function pvram BvR ma Function naw Dvn Se 5 Program AE O O 54 Switch O x 75 g White Bal O Oo 55 4 Play O x 75 g 8 Bs O O 56 cal Create O x 74 amp Dig Zoom O O 57 amp
6. Disc error has oc curred Keep disc in side amp restart Disc errorcould have occumed during editing of scenes Tum off the DVD video camera recorder with the disc being used in it connectAC adapter and then power the DVD video camera recorder again Repair of scenes will be tred If this message appears during recording tum off the DVD video camera recorderwith the disc loaded and then tum iton again Afterthat operate the DVD video camera recorder following the instructions on screen If the battery is being used to power the DVD video camera recorder the message Use AC adapter will appear Ifan AC adapteris not handy press the stop 0O button and then remove the disc If the disc is in serted when the AC adapterislaterused to powerthe DVD video camera recorder the data may be re paired 40 42 Disc full Cannot ex ecute Delete unnecessary scenes before using this disc or use another disc 80 Drive overheat Please retry later The temperature inside the DVD video camera re corder is too high and reading or writing of the data on disc may not be performed normally Tum the DVD video camera recorder off and wait for a while The temperature willbe effectively decreased if the DVD video camera recorderis placed in a well ventilated spot 40 Stop processing The O button waspressed to stop processing of multi ple scenes 74 100
7. VIDEO or LJ PHOTO Note When poweristumed on the self diagnosis function of DVD video camera recordermay work and some message may appear If any message appears referto Trouble Messages p 99 Power switch Opening LCD Monitor If you open the LCD monitor you can monitor subject image on the LCD screen If the monitor is open the viewfinder will be off Press the OPEN button to open the LCD monitor The LCD monitor can be opened up to approxi mately 90 If the LCD monitor is open 90 it can be tilted with screen down as much as 90 and can also be tilted with screen up and turned up to 180 so the screen faces in the same direction as the lens Tilt the LCD monitor to adjust its vertical angle so that you can see the screen easily Note Be sure to open the LCD monitor appoxi mately 90 before changing its vertical angle Note Do notrecord fora prolonged time with the LCD monitor tumed approximately 180 in close contact with the DVD video camera recorder body Doing thiscould cause the DVD video cam era recorderand LCD monitorto become hot English 40 LCD Screen Brightness Adjustment 1 Press the LCD BRIGHT button The BRIGHT indicator will light on the screen The indicator will go out in approximately 5 seconds Jael BRIGHT 0 308 BRIGHT indicator aaw 0 2 Use the button to adjust the brightness Pressing will change
8. is visible Uncharged bat teries can thus be easily identified Note Be sure to use the specified battery DZ BP14 R DZBP16 sold separately or DZBP28 sold separately Using other batteries could cause faulty DVD video camera recorder operation or possibly a fire Note Ifa charged battery isstored it willdischarge on its own therefore it is recommended that you charge the battery shortly before using the DVD video camera recorder such ason the day before you plan to use it You do not need to completely discharge the battery before charging it Note When youare notusing the DVD video cam era recorder remove the battery and store itin a dark coolplace If you store itin a place where the temperature is high the battery life will be short ened Especially be sure not to store the battery in an environment in a closed vehicle over 140 F 60 C Neglecting thiscould damage the battery 222252585525 Nearly empty vibbbay Pryvyys Blinks marker Note tisrecommended that you fully c ha ge the battery once a year attach it to the DVD video camera recorderand use it up then remove the battery and stor it ina cool place again Note The battery can be epeatedly charged and used but will eventually be dead The bat tery life varies greatly depending on the ambient environment and how often the DVD video cam era recorder is used If the usable time of DVD video camera recorder with a full
9. DZBP16 Sold separately DVD DVD R RAM DVD RAM DVD R When using viewfinder in XTRA mode When using LCD monitor in XTRA mode When using viewfinder in FINE mode 115 min 185 min 115 min 110 min 1 180 min When using LCD monitor in FINE mode 90 min 155 min When using viewfinder in SID mode When using LCD monitor in SID mode When using viewfinder in LPCM mode When using LCD monitor in LPCM mode 125 min 110 min 105 min 180 min 175 min 110 min 180 min 155 min approx The time in XTRA mode is only for reference It varies depending on recording contents LPCM mode can be set only when DVD R disc isused 32 Without any extraordinary operation such as zooming The continuously DVD video camera recorder re cordable time in the above table shows the time available when the DVD video camera recorder is in the recording mode without using any other function after recording is started In actual record ing the battery will discharge 2 3 times faster than this reference since the REC button and zoom are being operated and playback is performed As sume that the recordable time with a fully charged battery is between 40 and 60 minutes with model DZ BP14 R DZ BP16 sold separately or be tween 70 and 100 minutes with model DZ BP28 sold separately and prepare the type and number of batteries
10. cscseecessccsssseeesseeecessaeessseeeseaeeeseaes 63 Power switch 35 40 Record butonin iinan nana 42 Record functions setup sesser 17 Recording indicator sssssssessersrsrerrrerees 64 Remote COMtOL sasssssssssrsrssrsrrerenunurnnrnsnsnesesnnrs Repeat play ROSS ise T E A Settings System Reset button E Ss Sand amp Snow program AB eee 54 114 SCO NGe Ai NN Combine Delete vinnie ee Aan DIS E E E LTE Divide Edit Fade Move Select SKIP ETET Searching forimage Select scene nss 70 Select button 70 Self timer 61 Shoulder srap 27 Skip scene 85 Speaker 44 Sports program AB 54 Spotlight program AE 54 SID video mode n 58 Stereo microphone 42 Sto P CANCE aisinar ananake 10 S video OUtPUt JACK oo eee eeeteeteeeeeeeee 90 Switch play list Switch program ee Title play list Title program ee Update control info eee eeeeeeeees 88 E EE Video MASH eisiaa ainiai 43 Video light 42 Video mode 58 FINE 58 LPCM 58 SID 58 XTRA 58 Viewfinder 41 VOl DUHOM rieira a E 44 C ee WB ahi roa aada as aaa aaa aa e 55 White 81 White Bal 55 MDE re a a a a a 81 ee X ee XTRA video mode eeeeesseeessseesssscessseeeesseees 58 ee 2 Zom lev on lice
11. 3 Use the joystick to select On and then press the vi K II button Input Source seconds later PHOTO Input Self Tiner att Output Note To release the self timer mode choose RETURN GRAN ji 5 Off onthe menu screen ortum DVD video cam era recorder off Note To suspend self timer pressthe REC button again before recording starts or press the O but ton Note When the REC button is pessed the Il markon LCD screen willbe pink It willalso change in the same way when recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction asthe lens English 61 Setting On Screen Display Output On or Off If you connect this DVD video camera recorder to a TV and operate it while watching the TV screen you can switch off the on screen information displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor from the TV screen See Viewing on TV Screen on page 91 1 Press the MENU button 3 Choose the desired option and press the gt II button The menu screen will appear 4 Press the MENU button 2 Choose OSD Output on the Record Functions The menu screen will disappear Setup menu screen and then press the gt II button The OSD Output setting will not change even if the DVD video camera recorder is turned off The options will appear on the right of OSD Output The mark will be attached to the cur Note Even if Off ischosen the on screen infor rently selected option mat
12. English About This Manual Photographs in this manual Photographs taken using digital still camera are used for explanation of images that appear in the view finder or on the LCD screen in this manual Understand that they look different from those you will actually view in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen About joystick You can tilt it up down to left or right or press its center The way you move it will determine the results Normally move the joystick up down to left or right to select a menu item or scene and then press the center to enter the selection Notation of cancel button Press the stop cancel button to stop your operation midway or return the menu screen to the preceding Operation Notation in this manual i iw ya Avar AN gt II button one The expression press the O button will be used in this text e and marks beside headings This DVD video camera recorder has some functions available only with DVD RAM disc or operation only necessary for DVD R disc Refer to these marks and identify the functions and operation to match the disc you use 10 Checking Provided Accessories Make sure that you have all the following accessoriesin package Battery model DZ BP14 R Portable power supply for this DVD video camera recorder Charge it before use Ac adapter model DZ AC E1 Connect this device to the DVD video camera recorder to power it from
13. Message Cause amp Troubleshooting Reference page 1 Data erorina part of image file Repair disc now 2 Found eror in im age file Repair disc now 3 Data erorin allim age files Repair all data now Itis possible that the system cannotnomally complete writing of file when poweristumed off forsome reason during recording orediting deleting dividing orcom bining scenes orcreating play list Selecting YES will automatically repair the video file but even if NO is selected the same message willappearwhen the DVD video camera recorderistumed on next time Do not remove the disc while the DVD video camera recorder is recognizing it Ignoring this will deactivate the file re pairfunction Follow the instructionson s reen taking note of the fol lowing cautions Data may not be repaired depending on the timing when power was tumed off Data may not be repaired normally if data recorded on another recorder is mixed in e The repaired data may be different from the original recorded content because of partial deletion of de fective portion e Since the date time forrepairisadded to the repaired data only the corected portion forpartial repair the Orginal date time information will be lost Since all movies and then all stills are repaired the order of recorded contents will be lost In case of message 2 3 only Use AC adapter Scene cannot be repaired when the DVD vide
14. Cannotdelete scenes This may occur when scene that was edited for divi sion etc isto be deleted Combine the divided scenes and then delete them 83 Scene without control info Update control information The thumbnail at the start of program or play list may not appear when disc edited on device other than this DVD video camera recorderis used or when ed iting such ascombining isperformed on this DVD video camera recorder Choose YES on screen for verifi cation If thumbnail information is insufficient Disc Navigation will automatic ally create thumbnails after it starts 83 Disc isfull Cannotadd control info The number of entered scenes has reached the limit thatcan be entered so the control information forgen erating thumbnails cannot be added Combine several scenes ordelete them 77 78 Disc is not formatted Format the disc now Has the disc been initialized ona PC Choose YES and initialize the disc when using it on this DVD video camera recorder 87 Disc error has oc curred Format the disc now Has the disc been initialized on PC Has initializing the disc on PC been interrupted Choose YES and initialize the disc when using it on this DVD video camera recorder 87 Disc error has oc curred Formatting is not complete The disc may be dirty Remove the disc and wipe off fingerprints dust etc before reusing it or use another disc 23
15. Out efect to the lat ter half Note The division point may drift before or after the designated point by appwoximately 0 5 sec onds Note Since a scene with a skip set cannot be played back no division point can be specified Release the skip forthe scene before dividing it Note Ifthe division point is at a still a message willappear but no division will be made Note Ifthe division pointisatthe startorend ofa scene a message will appear but no division will be made Note A scene of 0 5 secondsor less cannot be divided Note Iffree space available on disc isinsuf ficient division will not be possible Delete unnecessary scenes Note Pressing the O button on the sc een forveri fic ation will restore the thumbnail display screen Arranging Order of Scenes Move You can move scenes within a play list to arrange the order as you want Select the scene to be moved and then press the 3 Move the mark to MENU button the position where you wish to move the scene and then press the P II button ove Scene Afove scenes The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear YES O Use the joystick to Gener choose Scene Edit Move and then press the gt II button The screen for verifying movement of scene will appear Detail Lace _ 4 if youare sure that you wish to move the scene choose YES and then press the gt II button
16. The Disc Navigation 9 SiGa sai screen will be restored and the thumbnails of y the selected program will appear ERRI DA GRAN Note If you pressthe O button to top pogram selection midway the original screen thumbnail select screen willbe restored Note The datesdisplayed onthe program select screen will be in the Date Mode used when the firt scenes of programs were recorded and the date displays M D Y D M Y and Y M D may be mixed the program to be fms 3 played back and then MIT Prora press the gt I button 5 10 2002 5227 6 2 2002 Playback will start from the first scene of the se lected program 12 40PM 5 22 2002 Changing Tite of Program The recording date time has initially been attached to any program You can change the recording date time to any desired title Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Title on the Program menu screen and then press the gt I button The Program Title screen will appear 3 Use the joystick to select the program whose title you want to change and then press the P II but ton The screen for entering a title will appear 4 Use the joystick to select a letter and then press the gt II button The se lected letter will be en tered 5 After entering the title use the joystick to choose Enter
17. The message for movement will appear and then the thumbnail display screen will be re stored The Select Insert Point screen will appear and the T mark will appear Note To move consecutive multiple scenes to gether select scenesrefering to Selecting Con secutive Scenes Together or Selecting Random Scenes on page 70 Note Choosing NO on the screen for verifying movement in step 4 will cancel movement Note Stillimagescan also be moved Note Pressing the O button on the sc een forveri fic ation will restore the thumbnail display screen Insertion position 84 Playing Back by Skipping Scenes Skip You can specify Skip for scenes you do not want to play back The selected scenes will be skipped 1 Use the joystick to select a scene to be skipped A skip mark way and then press the MENU button will be attached to the scene for which skip The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear ping has been set Use the joystick to choose Scene Skip Skip mark Set and then press the gt I button Releasing Skip Select the scene set to be skipped and choose Can cel in step 2 The skip mark will disappear and skipping of the scene will be released The message showing that skip is being set will appear and the thumbnail display screen will Note If you wish to release skipping for multiple be restored scenes select th
18. and playback of the selected scene will start 3 When you reach the 4 If you are sure that you point where you want to divide the scene press the SELECT button The screen for verifying ifi division of scene will appear Status bar of scene being played back wish to divide the scene use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt I button Divide Scene The scene will be divided at the specified point and the thumbnail display screen will be re stored with the divided thumbnails appearing side by side 83 ooer egiish English Note The statusbarof scene being played back can be switched off oron by pressing the DISPLAY button Note If you choose NO on the screen for veri fying division in step 4 division willbe canceled Note Search and frame advance are useful when designating division points Note If you press the MENU button while the scene to be divided isbeing played back in step 2 the DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback pause status and the Go P menu will appear You can jump to the first image end im age or any specified point of the scene See Searching for Scene You Wish to View by Speci fying It Go To for details on Go You can divide the scene at the point you have jumped to Note If a special effect has been added to the original scene the In effect willbe added to the first half of scene and the
19. are copyrighted In certain circumstances copy right law may apply to private in home videotaping of copyrighted materials This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 The liquid crystal display LCD panel is made by highly precise technology More than 99 99 of its picture elements pixels are effective but some less than 0 01 may appear as colored bright dots This does not indicate a fault as the LCD panel stretches the limits of current technology This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock Therefore it is danger ous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit This symbol alerts the user that impor tant literature concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included Therefore it should be read carefully to avoid any problems WARNING TO PREVENTFIREOR ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT AND FULLY INSERT PLUG CLASS 1 LASERPRO DUCT CAUTION This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1 To ensure continued safety do not remove any covers or at tempt to gain access to the insde of the product Referallservicing to qualified per sonnel Waming This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this d
20. e Hitachi will not compensate for any damages caused when a recording is not made normally or the recorded contents cannot be played back because of a defect in the DVD video camera recorder or disc Also Hitachi will not be respon sible for your recorded video and audio English 22 Copyright The data recorded on the disc in your DVD video camera recorder through other digital analog media or devices are protected by the copyright act and cannot be used without permission of the owner of copyright except for personal en joyment Note that even for personal enjoyment recording is prohibited for some demonstra tions performances and exhibitions Discs Available Discs Usable discs and logos DVD RAM Ver 2 1 DVD Sem TON DVD R for General DVD Ver 2 0 8cm R I This DVD video camera recorder can use 8 cm DVD RAM discs and 8 cm DVD R discs for camcorder use An uncovered disc cannot be used on this DVD video camera recorder It must be left in a cartridge or caddy for 8 cm disc Note It is recommended that you use Hitachi Maxell discs because their compatibility with this DVD video camera recorderhasbeen confirmed Using a disc other than that made by Hitachi Maxell may not allow the DVD video camera re corder to deliver optimum performance Information on DVD R disc For optimum recording on DVD R disc the DVD video camera recorder writes control data to the disc in order to make
21. only fade in will be valid Note No fade effect will operate if you start play back in the recording pause status Note If you locate the start of a scene by skip ping the image at the start of the scene will ap pear fora moment and then fade will operate Note The fade effect will not function during frame advance frame back slow playback or search playback Note Pressing the O button on the screen forveri fic ation will restore the thumbnail display screen Combining Multiple Scenes You can combine multiple scenes into one Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes when combining Use the joystick to select the scenes to be com bined referring to Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together on page 70 and then press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Scene Edit Combine and then press the II button The screen for verifying combination of scenes will appear 3 If you are sure that you ap wish to combine the al scenes use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt II but ton ACoabine scenes Dividing Movies The selected movies will be combined into one and the thumbnail display screen will be re stored The first scene before combination will appear as a thumbnail Note Still images cannot be combined Note If you choose NO on the screen for veri fying combinat
22. scene is to be inserted Insertion position Scene to be copied 5 Tilt the joystick up amp to move the cursor to the upper row and tilt it to left lt q or right gt to point the cursor to the scene to be added To select multiple scenes refer to Selecting Con secutive Scenes or Selecting Random Scenes on page 70 6 Press the II button to copy the scene The screen showing that the scene is being copied will appear While multiple scenes are being copied copy ing can be cancelled at any time by pressing the button The scenes up to the point where the button was pressed will be added After adding scenes is completed the edited play list of thumbnails will appear Note Pressing Llinsteps3 5 willdisplay the scr een for verifying an exit from Edit Play List Choose YES to exit the edition of play list Choosing NO will restore the Edit Play List screen Note Pressing the O button on the screen forveri fic ation will restore the thumbnail display screen Note If you press the MENU button in step 5 the menu screen for editing play list will appear You can also use this menu to add scenes See page 77 Deleting Scenes from Play List Display the Edit Play semen 3 Ifyou are sure that you wish to delete the scene sou List menu screen of the a aaa 001 025 press the gt I1l button The screen being deleted play list to be edi
23. unplug AC adapter from out let before attempting any maintenance or cleaning Read This First To guide you we ve included following six chapters The section on Setups explains how to set up the DVD video camera recorder battery pack and set the date time The section on Basic Techniques explains the basic operation of this DVD video camera re corder recording of movies and still images and playback of recorded images The section on Advanced Techniques explains settings on this DVD video camera recorder for more advanced usage The section on Using Disc Navigation explains editing with Disc Navigation Refer to this sec tion when finalizing DVD R disc and initializ ing DVD RAM disc The section on Connecting to Other Devices explains how to connect to TV another AV de vice and PC and how to operate after connec tions Subsidiary Information includes an introduc tion to products sold separately proper clean ing and troubleshooting We want thismanual to be ashelpful as possible so it includes two easy ways to find the informa tion you need e A quick index for the information you use most often this page e Adetailed table of contents directing you to spe cific information quickly page 8 9 Get to know your DVD video camera recorder by using thismanual and getto know Hitachi We appreciate your business Quick Index Charging Battery oe eee cece etetee
24. 2 format which isan optional for mat of DVD video standard If you intend to finalize a DVD R disc and use itona DVD player that is not compatible with MPEG audio layer 2 record in the LPCM mode on this DVD video camera recorder Setups This section explains preparations for recording setting up the DVD video camera recorder and battery pack Setting Up the DVD video camera recorder Holding DVD video camera recorder Insert your right hand from the bottom of DVD video camera recorder up to the base of your Caution Do notlift the DVD video camera re corder by holding the viewfinder or LCD moni thumb tor If the viewfinder or LCD monitor comes off Put your hand in a po the DVD video camera recorder wil fall sition where you can easily operate the REC button and the Zoom lever Adjust the length of hand strap so that the DVD video camera re corder is stable when you press the REC but ton with your thumb Note Do notadjust the hand strap while holding the DVD video camera recorder Doing this could cause the DVD video camera recorderto falland be damaged Attaching Shoulder Stap 4 SL Be sure to pass through the 2 slots Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap attachments English Be sure to pass through the 2 slots 27 Attaching Lens Cap Pass the provided string through the hole in the lenscap and attach it to the hand strap of DVD video camera rec
25. 8 Note Scene No is not inherent to that scene in the above diagram you can use the skip and but is a serial number of thumbnails being dis search playback functions to find any desired scene played Therefore the Scene No when all po By using the Disc Navigation function you can grams are displayed may be different from that Engish GA find any desired scene since you can specify for the same scene when a specific program is a program or a scene displayed Note Disc Navigation thumbnail screen skip and title attached to each scene and special efects fade are original functionsof this DVD video cam scenes era recorder They will not operate on devices other than this DVD video camera ecorder Note Even though thumbnails may not appear depending on the recording conditions playback of the images may be possible You can also fade the image recorded on the DVD video camera recorder and rearrange the order of 66 Using Disc Navigation Functions Available with Disc Navigation Disc Navigation allows you to do the following Selecting sc ene s Select You can select a scene from all programs or a spe cific program and start playback from that scene You can also select adjacent multiple scenes and play back only the selected scenes Swit hing playing back program Switc h Play You can select one program to be viewed from all programs and play it back Changing title You can change titles
26. CHARGE ACCESS indicator is blinking to show that data is being written to disc or being read from it Do not do any of the following so as not to damage the data e Disconnect AC adapter e Plug or unplug PC connection cable e Remove disc e Subject disc to severe vibrations or impact If the DVD video camera recorder is turned off while the CHARGE ACCESS indicator is blink ing turn it on again with the disc cartridge or caddy loaded in it Repair of the disc will be ex ecuted CHARGE ACCESS indicator Note The CHARGE ACCESS indicator will blink in red while the disc is being accessed and it will blink or light in red during charging Do not wipe the DVD video camera recorder case with benzene or thinner e The coating of case could peel off or the case could deteriorate e When using chemical cleaning cloth follow the instructions Also read the instuctions attached with optional accessories e For optional accessories follow the cautions and instruction manuals attached Use the AC adapteronly ina well ventilated open space Do not use the AC adapter in a narrow space where flow of air is blocked or where it is very near any object or inside any object Ignoring this will increase heat inside the AC adapter which could cause fire burns electric shock or fault 21 Cautions When Storing Do notleave the DVD video camera recorder ina place where the tempera us is very high fora long pe
27. DVD Video Camera Recorder Video recorded using this DVD video camera recorder will be stored on disc in units of scene in the order of recording Movie One scene refers to images recorded between each press of the REC button until recording is temporarily stopped by pressing REC again Still One scene refers to a still recorded by pressing REC button The recorded scenes are collected as programs on each recording date All programs Program No 1 Program No 10 Recorded on May 3 2002 Recorded on May 27 2002 9 00AM 11 30AM 2 00PM 4 00PM 10 30AM 2 45PM 4 30PM 6 00PM Scene E 0PM eee 9 30PM Thumbnails Times on each scene show when recordings were started Numbers 9 show the order in which recordings were made Scenes of one program are lined up in the order of Note Thumbnails first images of recorded recording Usually when the gt II button is pressed scenes are displayed from the top left of sc een immediately after recording the last scene of the and up to 12 thumbnails can appear on one last program on disc scene of program No 10 screen If there are 13 scenes or more recorded A tilt down the joystick and hold it to display 13th in the above diagram will be played back and any later scenesasthumbnais To view previously recorded scenes scenes
28. Dolby and double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Other company names and product names listed are trademarks or brand names belonging to each company IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video product safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument But safety is your responsibility too This page lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of DVD video camera recorder and accessory equipment Please read it carefully before operating your video product and keep it in a handy place for future reference INSTALLATION 1 Read and Follow Instructions All the safetyandop 7 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be erating instructions should be read before the video product is operated Follow all operating and use instructions routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular atten tion to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance 8 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are pro vided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the video product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by pl
29. Edit O X 77 VIDEO Mode 0 o 58 Tite O x 79 Input Source O O 59 Delete O X 79 PHOTO Input x 60 E Switch O O 72 5 sett timer O x 61 Play O Olz 2 osDoutput Oo 62 Mite O xB Date Mode O O 36 Delete O x 80 amp amp Date Set O o 5 p Eat O x a Beep O O 63 Skip O X 85 5 Power Save O O 63 a Select O O 85 amp Record LED O O 64 Detail O O 86 5 Language O O 64 Capacity O O 87 Demo Mode O O 16 Fomat Disc O X 87 Reset O O 109 2 Update o x 88 O Available X Unavailable Control Info Except for LPCM mode Finalize Disc x O 89 Except for XTRA mode 2 Repeat Play O O 89 17 English Recording on Disc You can use both 8 cm DVD RAM and DVD R discs on this DVD video camera recorder for recording The recorded video and audio will be stored on an 8 cm DVD RAM disc or 8 cm DVD R disc Using disc allows you to record without overwriting previous recordings and also to store your valuable recordings for as long as need be while retaining clarity With disc you can immediately access recording and playback in contrast to videotape which must be fast forwarded or rewound Recording Movie and Sill The DVD video camera recorder can record mov ies of events and sports in the same way as with conventional camcorders It can also record stills on a DVD RAM disc as with a digital still camera With CCD of 1 100 000 pixels high quality movi
30. Input J be set on the Record Func Wo Pane tions Setup screen and E PHOTO Input IFrame You can check the still then press the gt 1I but recording format of ex ton ternal input image by reviewing the on The options will appear screen information on the right of PHOTO Input The O mark will Still external input mode be attached to the cur Press the MENU button rently selected option 4 se ENE button The menu screen will disappear English 60 DVD RAM Self Timer You can record stills of yourself alone or with your family friends etc using the self timer function as with ordinary cameras A still will be recorded approximately 10 seconds after the REC button is pressed 1 Press the MENU button 4 Press the MENU button The menu screen will disappear The menu screen will appear You can also check that self timer has been set 2 Use the joystick to by reviewing the on screen information choose Self Timer on the Record Functions Setup screen and then Solf Tinor press the gt I button oe KE n Options will be displayed on the right to Self Timer The mark will be attached to the currently se lected option 10 30AM 67 3 2002 Self timer recording 5 Press the REC button The recording indicator at the front of DVD video camera recorder will blink The self timer indicator will start to count down and recording will commence approximately 10
31. adjustment when it is inserted and ejected accompanying recording However repeating this adjustment many times may cause the disc to become unrecordable Do not insert or eject the disc accompanying recording more than 50 times Examples of discs that cannot be used on this DVD video camera recorder Discs other than those with diameter of 8 cm DVD RAM 2 6 G Ver 1 0 DVD R 3 9 G Ver 1 0 DVD R 4 7 G for Authoring Ver 2 0 DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD Video DVD ROM CD R CD RW CD CD ROM MO MD iD LD floppy disk etc Initializing formatting DVD RAM Discs This DVD video camera recorder can use DVD RAM discs for AV formatted in accordance with the UDF 2 01 file system No recording can be made on an unformatted disc See Initializing DVD RAM Disc on page 87 for the initializing procedure Finalizing DVD R Disc Before using the 8 cm DVD R disc recorded on this DVD video camera recorder on a DVD player or DVD recorder that is compatible with 8 cm DVD R disc the disc must be finalized on this DVD video camera recorder For the finalizing procedure of 8 cm DVD R disc refer to Finalizing Disc p 89 When using DVD R disc If you finalize a recorded DVD R disc you can play it back on devices that are compatible with 8 cm DVD R disc or on computers with DVD ROM drive DVD R drive or DVD RAM drive Although most DVD R discs recorded on this DVD video camera recorder are com
32. and then press the gt I button The screen for verifying the entered title will ap pear Choose YES and then press the gt II but ton After the following mes sage appears the thumb nail display screen of the program whose title was set will be restored Choosing NO or pressing the O button will restore the screen for inputting a title Las i DA Kam GRAM men LOLS 10 2002 02 5 22 2002 03 6 2 2002 ENTER RETURN SUNS at a Park 123456789 0 SPACE abcdefghijkin noparstuvwxyz mentona Cancel aa ST TITLE AFinish title setting YES _ HO Note If you wish to delete the letterfortitle press the O button once The input letterwill be deleted Holding down the stop button will delete all letters in the TILE column You can also use the DELETE button on emote contol to delete any input let ters Note To cancel the setting of title choose NO on the screen for verifying the entered title The screen forverfying cancellation of title setting will appear To cancel title setting choose YES Characters available for entering title You can select characters from the capital letter small letter and symbol input modes With step 4 select the input mode and then press the gt II button or press the DISPLAY button on the DVD video camera recorder Input mode 123456789 0 SPACE abcdefghijkin nopqarstuvwxyz aeis
33. be stored in play list If you create edit or delete a play list the original scenes will not be erased from the disc Since scenes are not duplicated the disc capacity will not decrease Example To select scenes from program No 1 and program No 10 and create a play list Program No 1 recorded on May 3 2002 9 00AM 11 30AM 2 00PM 4 00PM 4 30PM Program No 10 recorded on May 27 2002 10 30AM 68 M Play list created Starting Disc Navigation and Interpreting Navigation Screen DISC NAVIGATION button Note Do not poceed with a following step while the disc isbeing recognized or the CHARGE AC CESS indic atorisblinking 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button The thumbnails for all programs will appear Note The DISC NAVIGATION button will not work without a disc inserted 2 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Disc Navigation will be terminated and the DVD video camera recorder will enter the recording pause status You can also press the Q button to end Disc Navigation Thumbnail Cursor You can know the status of scenes from the colors of cursor and bar graph Cursor Bargraph Status of scenes Yellow Blue Current cursor position Blue Blue Range of scenes being
34. camera e corder to PC disconnect any other cables such as AV input output cable fom the DVD video camera recorder Note If you connect this DVD video camera re corderto PC nothing willappearin the viewfinder oron the LCD screen The CHARGE ACCESS indi cator will blink only while the disc is being accessed Note If you wish to transfer data recorded on DVD R disc with this DVD video camera recorder to PC finalize the DVD R disc see page 89 Note After transfering the data on disc to PC keep the original disc asyourbackup 96 Note When capturing for PC the video data in put fom another AV device and recorded on disc in DVD video camera recorder note that data may not be played backconectly Note The DVD video camera recorder con nected to PC should be used atnomal room tem perature Note Note that Hitachi does not guarantee op eration in the following cass If connection is made using a cable other than that supplied with the DZWINPC 3 W PC kit Note Connect the DVD video camera ecorder to PC and use it at oom temperature Note Take care that the temperatue of thisDVD video camera recorder when connected to PC does not rise excessively r eference for usage approx 30 minutes at about 86 F 30 C Note If you use a PC equipped with DVD RAM drive change the povided UDF file system to the UDF2 01 file system included in the DZWINPC 3 W PC kit Note If the DVD vi
35. contol in formation if the disc hasmany recorded scenes Note Pressing the O button on the screen forveri fic ation will restore the thumbnail display screen Finalizing Disc If you wish to play back the contents recorded on this DVD video camera recorder using a DVD player etc that is compatible with 8 cm DVD R disc finalize the disc following the procedure below 1 Press the MENU button Note You can play backa finalized DVD R disc ona compatible DVD player by specifying DVD video the program willbe registered on the DVD menu asa title Note No recording can be done on any DVD R disc that has been finalized Note If the disc in the DVD video camera re The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Finalize Disc on the Disc menu is corder has already been finalized you cannot screen and then press i ETTIRDI choose Finalize Disc the gt II button Note Be sure to use the AC adapter when final izing disc Finalization cannot be executed using a battery pack If finalization is interupted by power off the disc will not be finalized correctly orit may be damaged Note The time required to finalize disc that ap The disc will be final ized 3 lf you ate Sure that iUe bit pearson the Finalize Disc screen is only forrefer you wish to finalize fa ence the disc use the joy faineant eaei Note The shorterthe recording time on dis
36. correctly so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded conectly Setting the corect date and time will allow you to store the conect information on recording The following procedure can also be used to corect the date and time you have already set Power switch Set the power switch to i VIDEO or LJ PHOTO to turn the DVD video camera recorder on 2 Press the MENU button The menu screen will appear Use the joystick to choose Date Setup and then Date Set D tom EH Date Mode ORTAS 1 1 2002 1 00AM 4 Press the gt II button The figure for the month will be selected The digit that is high lighted first depends on the date display format set up in Date Mode The digit on the left end of the date display will be first highlighted Note Aftersetting the figure forthe month tilt the joystick to right to select the digit to be set If you press the gt I button after selecting the figue for the month the screen for verifying the set date willappearinstead of screen for setting day year ortime 6 After setting the current MENU button Tilt the joystick to left or right to select the digit you want to set in se quence E A Date Set Tilt the joystick up or fiiit down to select the number for current date time and then re peat step 5 to set the cur rent date and time date and time press the gt Il button 6 3 2002
37. current status of DVD video camera recorder When there are two or more thumbnail display pages 69 English Playing Back Scenes Press the DISC NAVIGATION button Playback of still images with The thumnails for all programs will appear 2 Use the joystick to select a scene The selected scene will be framed This is called a cursor Press the gt II button Playback will start from the selected scene and continue to the last scene on disc When playback finishes The PI mark will appear in the last image on disc and after approx 5 minutes the thumbnail screen will be restored Selecting Random Scenes 1 Use the joystick to select a scene 2 Press the SELECT button once The selected scene will be framed in red Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together Use the joystick to select the first scene Hold down the SELECT button for at least one zme second The selected scene will be double framed in yel low and blue Use the joystick to select the last scene in the range you want and then press the gt Il button The scenes in the specified range will be framed in red and then selected 70 DVD RAM disc only Still images will be displayed for approx 3 seconds Note Press the II button to temporarily stop playback Pressing II again will start from that point Note if you pressthe gt I button afterplayback of the lastscene on disc finishes playback will sta rt agai
38. de crease Disc Storage Capacity The movies and stills that can be recorded on an 8 cm disc used in this DVD video camera recorder are as follows Prepare discs according to the scheduled recording time and conditions DVD RAM disc storage capacity Recordable time of movies on DVD RAM disc Movie quality mode Recordable time approx 36 120 XTRA VBR minutes varies depend ing on the subject FINE MPEG2 approx 6 Mbps STD MPEG2 approx 3 Mbps approx 60 minutes approx 120 minutes VBR stands for Varia ble Bit Rate When recording only movies containing video and audio The total recordable time ishalfon each side of disc Number of recordable stills on DVD RAM disc Up to 999 stills per side when recording only stills If the disc still has free space after recording 999 stills movie can be recorded English 26 Recordable time on DVD R disc Movie quality mode Recordable time FINE MPEG2 approx 6 Mbps approx 30 minutes side STD MPEG2 approx 3 Mbps approx 60 minutes side LPCM MPEG2 Audio LPCM approx 30 minutes side When using DVD R disc no still image can be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder When using DVD R disc the recording quality mode first used for recording on that disc is a fixed mode It cannot be changed on that disc In FINE or SID mode the audio is recorded in the MPEG audio layer
39. fessional or XP IBM PC AT compatible USB port the USB2 0 port is necessary to trans fer data at a higher speed CD ROM or DVD ROM drive equipped PC kit should include the follow Ing PC connection cable Device driver software for the DVD video cam era recorder not used with DZ MV270A UDF2 01 file system InstantWrite Software using still images Photo Explorer Lite Video editing DVD writing software DVD MovieFactory SE for DVDCAM DVD playback software PowerDVD XP 95 English Connecting DVD video camera recorder to PC via PC connection cable Use the PC connection cable supplied with the DZ WINPC3 W optional PC kit to connect the DVD video camera recorder to a PC that has been turned off as shown in the following illustration English Note Use the USBdevice driver provided with the DVD video camera recorder not with the DZWINPC 3 W Note When connecting thisDVD video camera recorderto PC you can also use a mini USBB con nector 5 pin type cable that is compatible with USB2 0 generally available as well as the PC connection cable Note The PC connection cable doesnot supply powerto the DVD video camera ecorder Use the AC adapterto power the DVD video camera e corder Note The PC connectioncable supplied with the DZWINPC 3 W optional PC kit isto be exclusively used with the DVD video camera ecorder A gen erally available USB cable cannot be used Note Before connecting DVD video
40. focus manually 1 Press the FOCUS button in the recording pause status ME will appear on the screen el 0 00 00 REM 3OMIN 10 30AM 67 3 2002 Manual Focus icon Press the zoom lever down to T control side to zoom in on subject Use the buttons to adjust the focus while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the FOCUS button buttons LCD screen Note Pressing FOCUS will alternate between manual focusand auto focus Wth auto focus no indication will appear on the screen Note Be sure to zoom up to your subject only when manually focusing on it If you bring the sub ject into focus at the wide angle position focus will be incorect when you zoom up to the sub ject Note Manual focus is released when the DVD video camera recorder is tumed off When you tum the DVD video camera recorderonnexttime auto focus will be restored Manually focus the following objects which may not be automatically focused see p 48 Objects not Objects with Objects that in the little are farand center of ID g variation in near at the screen brightness same time suchas white wall Objects Objects lit by Dark objects moving neon sgn Ta rapidly spotlight etc v which glares oremits U y strong light Object Night view behind glasswith water droplets dirt onit 49 Adjusting Exposure Manually This DVD video camera recorder measures the subject brightness
41. for the DVD video camera recorder Using other battenes could cause the DVD video camera recorderto malfunction or result in fire Attaching Battery to DVD video camera recorder 3 While fitting the battery onto the DVD video camera recorder slide it downward until a click is heard Raise the view finder 2 Align the top of bat tery with the top surface of battery at tachment platform of DVD video cam era recorder Note Make sure that the battery is securely at tached Incomplete attachment could cause the battery to fall resulting in damage Removing Battery After using the DVD video camera recorder remove the battery from it 1 Set the power switch 3 While holding the BATTERY EJECT button to POWER OFF to above the battery attachment platform sllide the turn the DVD video battery upward to remove it camera recorder off Note For safety be sure to tum the DVD video camera recorder off before attaching or emov ing the battery Note If the battery remains attached minute level current will flow even if the DVD video cam era recorderisoff and the battery will discharge Raise the view finder English 30 Charging Battery Use the provided AC adapter to charge the battery Attach the battery pack to the DVD video cam era recorder 2 Connect the AC adapter between the DC IN 8 4V jack on DVD video camera recorder and an AC outlet The CHARGE ACCESS indicator wi
42. formatted If it formats it becomes possible to use for camera When recording on this DVD video cam era recorder When message Format the disc now appears choose YES and then press the gt II button The disc will be automatically formatted for use on this DVD video camera recorder After formatting message DVD R disc Video mode cannot be changed will appear see page 26 Press the gt II button to erase the message Once formatted a DVD R disc can no longer be changed to a disc for PC even if it has not been recorded on this DVD video camera recorder However when you record from PC connection terminal please do not format AFormat the disc now When recording data from PC While the above messages are being displayed press the Q button or when message Format the disc now appears choose NO and then press the gt II button However if data from PC has not yet been recorded the disc can be made usable on this DVD video cam era recorder When inserting the disc into this DVD video camera recorder the same message will ap pear If you wish to use it on this DVD video cam era recorder choose YES Note It will take more time than usual after the disc is inserted before recording can begin in the following cases When the cover of disc insertion blockisopen When the date changes first ec ording of a day When the temperature has chan
43. of programs and play lists Editing sc ene s You can delete unnecessary scenes skip scenes you do not want to play back or arrange the order of scenes for playback You can also divide a scene on play list or arrange scenes on play list Displaying information on scenes Detail You can get the information on movie quality mode recording time etc of a scene or adjacent multiple scenes Displaying remaining free space on disc Capacity You can display how much free space the disc be ing driven has Settings on disc CED You can check the remaining free space of disc be ing used and initialize an unformatted disc You can also update the control information of disc When a DVD R disc is loaded only the remaining free space on disc can be checked Finalizing disc If you wish to view a DVD R disc that was recorded with this DVD video camera recorder on other de vices that are compatible with 8 cm DVD R disc the recorded DVD R disc must be finalized Repeat playback If Repeat Play On is specified all programs or any selected program or scene will be repeatedly played back 67 English English Create and Edit Play List A You can display all programs or a specific program select scenes and create up to 99 original stories up to 999 scenes in 99 play lists Program various scenes in a play list to create your own original movie play list p 74 Only the data will
44. on disc isinsuf ficient creation of new play list may not be possible De lete unnecessary scenes Switc hing Play List Switching to Display of Each Play List If multiple play lists are stored on disc you can switch the thumbnail display for each play list or switch to the thumbnail display of all programs Press the MENU button 3 Select the play list you wish to display and The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear then press the II but ton 2 Use the joystick to choose Switch on the Er T The thumbnail screen of i um Play List menu screen the selected play list will and then press the II appear button Note To display the thumbnails of all programs all recorded scenes choose All Programs on the Switch Pogram screen De Eee screen will appear i Pp Od All Prograns 01 5 6 2002 3 25PM 5 5 2003 03 8 6 2002 10 09AM gt Se RETURN Playing Back A Play List Press the MENU button 3 Use the joystick to select the play list and then press the II button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear The selected play list will be played back from 2 Use the joystick to the first scene To cancel playback midway press choose Play on the ma the O button The thumbnail screen of the play Play List menu screen P list being played back will appear TOS 8 2002S VE5EM and then press the P II J 02 5 6 2002 3 26e butt
45. or going out of a cooled room or vehicle condensation vapor in air warmed or cooled to water droplets could occur on the lens and or inside the DVD video camera re corder If condensation occurs do not open the cover of disc insertion block if possible If con densation occurs on the lens wipe it off with a soft dry cloth Even if the external surface of the DVD video camera recorder has dried con densation may remain inside Turn the DVD video camera recorder off and leave it in a dry place for at least 1 2 hours before using it again Do not use the DVD video camera recorder fora long unintenupted period of time e This DVD video camera recorder is designed and produced for home use recording and play back Do not use it for an extended time con tinuously e g as a surveillance camera moni tor e If you use the DVD video camera recorder for a long uninterrupted period of time the tem perature of DVD video camera recorder may exceed the limit and the recording playback operation could be slowed down If this occurs turn it off and wait for a while before using it again Be careful when removing the disc e When the DVD video camera recorder is used for a long period of time the temperature of disc will be high Wait for a few moments before re moving the disc after the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Do nottum the DVD video camera recorder off while the CHARGE ACCESS indicator is blinking e The
46. p3 Always emits light Pa RAM disc only White balance No light emission External input still No display Auto o frame with DVD WB Hold Self timer only in still recording mode RAM disc only Manual focus No display Self timer OFF No display Autofocus ND Self timer ON count is MF Manual focus from 10 seconds External input LINEIN AV input S LINE IN S VIDEO input Wh ti en operating zoom REC During recording W h During recording pause When digital zoom is 48x No display W CT Movie recording time only in movie recording mode When digital zoom is 240x only in movie recording mode Exposure correction Remaining speace on disc REM XX MIN Remaining record able minutes during movie recording REM Xx Number of remain ing recordable still images during still recording Disc type RAM DVD RAM Or DVD R nRAM DVD RAM write protected nR DVD R write protected oe DVD R disc already finalized on this DVD video aes camera recorder Remaining battery level o DVD R disc finalized on a device other than this full charge DVD video camera recorder r No display Movie recording mode XTRA Highest quality only when using DVD RAM disc LPCM Highest audio quality only when using DVD R disc FINE High quality STD Standard m low remaining charge Pry s Current date time Brightness of LCD screen Volume BRIGHT a Brigh
47. switch to VIDEO and then POWER OFF and remove the disc after the disc unlocking sound isheard 107 Reference English mptom Cause and Correction Sympto sane DVD video cam Isthe remote control pointed at the infrared receiver on era recorder can DVD video camera recorder not be operated Point it at the infrared receiver to operate the DVD video from remote con camera recorder trol Is the infrared receiver on DVD video camera recorder exposed to direct sunlight or trong fluorescent light etc The remote control cannot operate the DVD video cam 29 era recorderwhen strong light strikes the infrared receiver Adjust the place orangle of the DVD video camera re corder Are there batteries in the remote control Also check the polarities of batteries The batteries could be dead Try replacing them Isthe DVD video camera recorder powered 40 Tum it on Disc cover cannot Isdisc correctly inserted be closed Was disc inserted until it locked 37 Was disc inserted from wrong direction Remove the disc and then reinsert it Operating sound is Thissound isheard because the disc iscyclically operated E heard cyclically and doesnot indicate a fault Scene cannot be Isthe cursor pointing to the scene to be deleted If you deleted select a scene with yellow cursor when a scene already selected framed in red exists the scene framed in red 69 80 will be deleted Car
48. the XTRA or FINE mode when you are using a DVD RAM disc or in the FINE mode with a DVD R disc Press the MENU button in the recording pause 3 Use the joystick to select status the desired quality jo mode and then press The menu screen will appear the gt I button PHOTO Input Self Tiner VIDEO Mode Input Source OSD Output RSENTER ORE TU 2 Use the joystick to choose VIDEO Mode Record Functions Setup amp on wr Record ae nen 4 Press the MENU button tions Setup screen an then press the P II but The menu screen will disappear ton Options will be displayed on the right of VIDEO Mode The mark will be attached to the currently se lected option 0 00 00 REM 3OMIN az 10 30AM Movie quality mode 67 372002 Note The VIDEO Mode setting will not change even after the DVD video camera ecorder is tumed off However if XTRA has been set with DVD RAM disc or LPCM hasbeen set with DVD Rdisc FINE willbe setwhen the disc ischanged Block like noise may appear in recorded image or the outline of subject image is distored under the recording conditions listed below Pan the DVD video camera recorder as slowly as possible Block noise is likely to appear in the STD mode elf there is a complicated pattern in background elf the DVD video camera recorder is panned or tilted greatly or rapidly elf subject is m
49. the joystick to choose Fran ais and Beep then press the gt II but ERI fener Save ton The display lan ii guage will be changed to French 4 Press the MENU button The menu screen will disappear The language setting will not change even if the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Initializing All Settings to Defaults You can restore all camera menu settings to defaults initial settings at the factory The date and time will not be reset 1 Press the MENU button 3 If you are sure that you wish to reset use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt II The menu screen will appear button Use the joystick to All the setting items have now been reset to de choose Reset on the faults Initial Setup menu PON screen and then press 4 Press the MENU button the gt I button The menu screen will disappear The Reset verification screen will appear Note To cancel resetting midway choose NO on the screen for verification in tep 2 or pressthe button 65 Disc Navigation This section explains about how to edit recorded images using the Disc Navigation function Before Using Disc Navigation Disc Navigation isa tool forediting scenesrecorded on this DVD video camera recorder Here isan explanation on scene and program so that you will be able to make most use of Disc Navigation function Structure of Data Recorded On This
50. the joystick to choose On or Off and then press the gt II button The selected option will be set 4 Press the MENU button Recording indicator The menu screen will disappear Press the MENU button The Record LED setting will not appear on the on screen information display and will not change even The menu screen will appear if the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 2 Use the joystick to Note Specify Record LED Off when recording choose Record LED on the Initial Setup menu screen and then press the P II button Record LED On i f subject behind a glass or water tank that will re flect the recording indicator light Note When using the self timer function the re cording indicator will blink when the REC button is pressed regardlessof whetherRecord LED isOn or The options will appear on the right of Record LED The J mark will be attached to the cur rently selected option Changing Display Language Off You can change the language used to display the menu and information The following shows that English is changed to French 1 Press the MENU button The menu screen will appear Use the joystick to choose Language on the Initial Setup menu screen and then press the II button The options will appear on the right of Lan guage The mark will be attached to Eng lish 64 3 Use
51. the red button at the center of power switch and turn it only when turning power on It is not necessary to press the button when setting the switch to POWER OFF The power switch cannot be changed over during recording For playback set the power switch to either LJ PHOTO or amp VIDEO LOCK switch p 42 To lock the recording mode so that the VIDEO mode is not switched to the PHOTO mode by mistake Hand strap p 27 D 13 English English CIGD GD Speaker p 44 The sound accompanying a movie being played back will be heard from here Screen display button DISPLAY p 52 Press this button to display the de tails of image being played back or camera setting status or switch the display off Eyecup p 41 98 2 Diopter contol p 41 To adjust the focus of image ap pearing in the viewfinder 3 RESETbutton p 109 To reset all settings to defaults 14 LCD BRIGHTbutton p 41 Press this button to start LCD screen brightness adjustment 5 EXPOSURE button p 50 Press this button to adjust the ex posure FOCUS button p 49 To switch between manual focus and auto focus 2 Volume contol buttons VOL buttons p 41 44 To adjust the volume of sound from speaker etc BATIERY EJ ECTbutton p 30 To release the battery _ a l_ o C ICHI 63 ie DI
52. this DVD video camera recorder recording or playback may not be normal or Disc Naviga tion may not operate normally when the disc re placed in cartridge or caddy is used on this DVD video camera recorder again Note The cartridge or caddy protects the sur faces of disc on which high density recording is possible Once removed from cartridge orcaddy the disc can be replaced inthe cartridge orcaddy and used with this DVD video camera recorder but be sure to observe the following Before replacing the disc in cartridge orcaddy make sure that disc surfacesare notscratched and that no dirt or fingerprint adheres to them Do not record edit or delete on the disc when scratches dirt orfingerprintsc annotbe removed even if disc surface iscleaned eWhen replacing the DVD RAM disc in cartridge insert it until a click isheard e Be careful not to allow condensation e To store disc cartridge or caddy insert in plastic case provided Do not place the disc cartridge or caddy in the fol lowing places e Where exposed to direct sunlight for a long time e Where the humidity is high or in dusty place e Where exposed to heat from heater etc e Where there may be condensation About Stored Data If you handle or use the disc incorrectly the re corded data may be lost Hitachi cannot be respon sible for damages from loss of recorded data Removing and Replacing Disc from in Cartridge or Caddy The DVD RAM disc used with this
53. to allow for the time you are planning to record on the DVD video camera re corder Note that the battery discharges faster in cold places The time taken for charging the battery is as follows at 25 C DZBP28 sold separately 270 min DZBP14 R DZBP16 sold separately 170 min Note During and aftercharging the battery will be wam but this doesnot indicate a fault Note If the following phenomena appear the battery may be dead Replace it Charging doesnot start within 10 seconds the CHARG E AC CESS indicator does not light The battery cannot be charged up to 75 if more than 9 hours has elapsed after charging started The battery cannot be fully charged if more than 5 hours haselapsed after it was charged to 75 Note Charge the battery at ambient tempera ture 50 F to 86 F 10 C to 30 C Charging at tem peraturesotherthan thisrange could damage the battery Battery Remaining Level Indicator When the battery is used to power the DVD video camera recorder the battery remaining level appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen as follows Fully charged White portion shows remaining level Handling the dead battery e Do not dispose of the dead battery Let a rechargeable battery recycling coop erative store take charge of it Using charge marker e For a charged battery slide the charge marker knob at rear so that the charge marker
54. to the play list to be edited in Editing Play List Adding Scenes using Menu on page 77 or if there are unnecessary scenes in the play list to be edited you can delete the scenes without exiting the screen for editing play list Display the Edit Play EAR List menu screen of the Tm Ae 0017025 play list to be edited Ae eed AR ESRI hyltyd Perform steps 1 3 on ba we p page 76 gt 5 2 Move the cursor to the play list to be edited in lower row and select the scene s to be deleted 3 Press the MENU button The menu screen for ed LN so Se ie iting play list will ap oom 607 007 pear Sees Choose Delete on the Edit menu screen and then press the gt I but pe ton BP ISyLIStINSIOL WOOO e The selected scene s will be deleted Note Ifallsceneson playlistare deleted the play list itself will also be deleted Editing Play List Selecting Scenes Using Menu You can specify the range of scenes when adding or deleting consecutive multiple scenes to from play list This Select menu item is useful when selecting consecutive multiple scenes in items for adding or deleting scenes using menu on page 77 Display the Edit Pay pE i List menu screen of the BETEA 0017025 play list to be edited Perform steps 1 3 on page 76 D Specify the first scene of x Pitta lt a those you wish to select EEH exit 001 025 and then press the MENU butt
55. 10 30AM Adate set up The screen for verifying the set date will appear 7 If the displayed date and time are correct use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt I1 button The date and time will be set and the DVD video camera recorder will enter the recording pause status Choosing NO will restore the menu screen E Note This DVD video camera recorderincompo ratesa rechargeable battery to stor the date and time in memory If this built in battery isexha usted the date and time will be eset To prevent this connect the AC adapter to DVD video camera recorder and leave them forat least 24 hours with the DVD video camera ecorder tumed off The built in battery will be charged 35 Changing Display Format of Date and Time You can select one of three date display formats month day year day month year or year month day Associated with the selected date display the time display format will also change as follows Display format Example of display 5 30PM M D Y 5 25 2002 17 30 25 5 2002 PM5 30 2002 5 25 D M Y Y M D English Press the MENU button 3 Use the joystick to se The menu screen will appear lect the desired date display format and then press the gt II but ton 2 Use the joystick to choose Date Mode on the Date Setup menu screen and then press the P II buttom The menu screen for setting date will be restored
56. A click will be heard and the disc willbe unlocked Push down the DISC EJ ECTbutton once again to emove the disc The DISC EJ ECTindicator on the LCD screen will change from white to pink at this time It is recommended that you tun the DVD video cam era recorder off before inserting or ejecting disc to prevent misoperation Note Do not insert anything otherthan the 8cm DVD RAM disc orDVD R disc into the disc insertion block Doing so could cause malfunctions Note Set the power switch to POWER OFF to tum the DVD video camera recorder off Do not remove the battery to tun the camera recorder off If you do so the disc cannot be removed If the disc cannot be removed use the AC adapter etc to power the DVD video camera ecorder Set the power switch to VIDEO then POWER OFF to make sure by the sound that the disc is unlocked and then remove the disc Note If you push down the DISC EJECT button the disc will not come out until it completely stops rotating Afterthe lock release sound isheard wait fora few moments and then push down the DISC EJ ECT button again 39 English Basic Techniques This section explains about recording of movies and still images and also basic settings on DVD video camera recorder Basic Handling of DVD video camera recorder Tuming DVD Video Camera Recorder On While holding down the red button at the center of power switch turn the switch to set it to
57. AC outlet Power cable Connect between household AC outlet and AC adapter Infrared remote contol model DZ RM2W Use to control the DVD video camera recorder from a distance 2 AA batteries To power the remote control AV input output cable Used when viewing the picture played back on the DVD video camera recorder on TV screen or input or output video from to another video device Shoulder strap Attach to the DVD video camera recorder to hang it from shoulder Lens cap and lens cap sting Attach the lens cap when not recording to protect the lens 8 cm DVD Rdisc 2 Fenite cores Attach these to the S VIDEO cable and the external microphone cable if you are using one USB device driver CD ROM You will need this CD ROM when using the optional DZ WINPC3 W PC kit with the DVD video camera recorder Instruction manual for CD ROM 11 English Names of Parts 12 Optical 12x zoom lens p 47 Lens hood p 48 Accessory shoe p 43 Slide the cover to remove it and then attach the optional video flash etc here See the instruction manual of device to be attached for details Disc guide p 37 SELECT button p 70 MENU button p 54 71 Press this button to display the menu for setting camera functions and Disc Navigation The camera menu will appear even if
58. Auto Off Start 16 109 Major Specifications CCD number of effective pixels 1 4 inch interaced total number of pixels approx 1 100 000 movie approx 720 000 still approx 1 000 000 Lens F2 0 2 7 f 3 16 1 15 16 4 1 49 2 mm Filter diameter 1 7 16 37 mm Focal length converted to 35 mm camera Movie approx 1 3 4 20 13 16 44 528 mm Still approx 1 1 2 17 15 16 38 456 mm Focus Auto Manual Zoom Optical 12x 48x 240x with digital zoom added Required minimum illumination 0 5 Ix When Low Light mode is selected Viewfinder 0 44 inch color TFT approx 180 000 pixels LCD monitor 3 5 inch color TFT approx 200 000 pixels Electronic image stabilizer Electronic type Shutter speed 1 60 1 4000 second movie Flash using Video Flash optional Auto On Off Still recording only Self timer rec ording Still recording only Extemal microphone jack Extemal microphone jack 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Recommended microphone impedance 600 Q 1kQ Recording mode Movie with sound Still only with DVD RAM disc Maximum DVD RAM disc recordable on both sides of disc time approx 36 120 minutes XTRA approx 60 minutes FINE approx 120 minutes STD DVD R disc on one side of disc approx 30 minutes FINE approx 60 minutes SID approx 30 minutes LPCM Maximum number of reco
59. DVD video camera recorder can be removed from the cartridge or caddy and used with DVD RAM drives DVD players and DVD recorders that are compatible with 8 cm DVD RAM discs The finalized DVD R disc can also be removed from the cartridge or caddy and used with DVD players and DVD recorders that are compatible for 8 cm DVD R discs Refer to the disc in struction sheet for details on how to remove disc from cartridge or caddy Perform the following to remove the disc With disc packed in cartridge Removing the disc Release the lock pins of cartridge The two lock pins are at the bottom left corners of sides A and B English om Lock pins Use a fine tipped pen to slide the lock pin in the direction of arrow 1 and then turn it in the di rection of arrow to release it 24 2 While pushing the release levers from both sides inward hold the center of disc tray and pull it out to the front With disc packed in caddy Removing the disc Insert your finger into the hole in the center of disc and lightly lift it up in the direction of ar row 1 O 2 Hold the disc at its edge and center hole and remove it in the direction of arrow Replacing the disc in caddy 1 Hold the disc at its edge and center hole with the recording surface down 2 Insert the disc under the claws at the disc hold portion from claws the direction of ar row Gently push the disc in until it
60. HITACHI Inspire the Next Instuction Manual ave VIDEO RAM DZ MV270A HMAC HI AMERICA LID HMAC HI CANADA LID HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION DIG MTAL MEDIA DIVISION 1855 Dornoch Court 6740 Campobello Road San Diego CA 92154 7225 Mississauga Ontario L5N 2L8 Tel 1 800 HITACHI CANADA 1 800 448 2244 Tel 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 Thank you for buying a Hitachi product Please take time to become familiar with the manual and how it is set up Keep it handy for future reference QR34402 Hitachi Ltd 2002 Printed in Japan OF Y HE English Important Information For Your Safety The power switch tums the DVD video camera recorderon and off leaving the date time feature unaffected If the camera recorderis to be left unattended fora long period of time tum it off WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD BE SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED AC ADAPTER DZ ACE 1 The DVD video camera recorderand AC adapter Identifications of caution marks have the following caution marks AN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AN DO NOTOPEN CAUTON TO REDUC E THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK DO NOTOPEN NO USER SERVIC EABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSO NNEL Precautions WARNING Many television programs and films
61. Lundi au vendredi 9 00am 7 00pm h n e Samedi 9 00am 5 00pm h n e during business hours Monday Friday EST 9 00am 7 00pm Saturday EST 9 00am 5 00pm DEC LARATION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic Compatibility Products DVD VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER Models DZMV270A Trade Name HIMACHI This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subjectto the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause ha mful inter ference and 2 thisdevice mustaccept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ee Party HMACHIAMERICA LID HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 1855 Domoch Court San Diego CA 92154 7225 U SA Tel 619 661 0227 112 Index Es Number iia 2 5 type liquid crystal display eee 40 240x Dig ZOOM eeceecceeseeseeete tees eeeeeteeteeeee ABX Dig ZOOM i ariran iieiea 8 cm DVD R disc 8 cm DVD RAM disc ee AG adapter navusvicnntinih idan Accessory shoe is Add edit a All programs nsss Auto program AE Auto white Dall oo ccc ssesseeesseceeteereneeees 55 AUTO TOCCU SY mennee oniani ia 49 A V input output jack essesi 90 E e B W anana aa aara aaa ETE 81 Battery attachment platfom nsss 30 Battery eject button ssssesssrrsssrirrrsrrreen 30 Battery pac Kisii gisara 30 Attaching to DVD video recorder 30 Charging iiipin iarain anaiai 31 Recordable time on DVD video MOCOM OD innein aada aai 32
62. Removing from DVD video Ecoe iia aS Aa Setting up Be p treinen a e iaa A En Built in battery ssssesssssseessssresrsrrrsrssrrersrnnss C C Cad yarn Gite ia ana AEA A A 24 Camera functions setup n 17 54 Capa City e ae a a ea r Ei 87 Catidg Ciinthia e ra aH 24 Charge accessindicator essees 31 Clea NiNG sier ira raa ara riiai 98 COMBING wets pea eaae ALa aI 83 COoNNeCtNg morem 90 To other AV device saseserssrsresrenr 92 TO a E EE E 94 Oe e aane aat ard EEEa AT E 90 EKo OR da LO LA arre e ae TT 22 Create ainni arida Aada 74 C D Date And time sirsa anenai es 35 Date setup irene aar AA NTN 35 DC cord connection temnminal eee 31 DOTA UNS enara aari aeania 65 Delete edit ziin pana mapaniiaiia 78 Delete play list c eee eeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeteeees 79 Delete scene oo eecccceeseceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesees 80 Demo mode 16 Detail scene 86 Dig ZOOM 4 57 Diopter control 41 Disana n 23 Disc eject button 39 Disc guide sanes a 37 Disc Navigation button 69 Disc Navigation Functions 17 Dila yina aaan nDL Information LCD ss SL Liquid crystal display 40 Scenesinformation 86 Thumbnail 2 69 Viewfinder ooo ceeteeceesteeeteeeteeeeeeeteeaeesee 41 Disp la VOUT N iriran 52 Divide i Edit play list Edit scene Edit menu EIS orena oe B t edit onikan aaan Exposure button sss
63. SPLAY button p 52 ZOOM Tbutton p 47 DIG ZOOM button p 57 ZOOM W button p 47 DISC NAVIGATION button p 69 SELEC Tbutton p 70 REVERSE SEARCH button p 45 REVERSE SKIP button p 44 STOP button p 16 44 MENU button p 54 71 FORWARD SKIP button p 44 6 PLAY PAUSE button p 44 REC button p 42 62 FORWARD SEARCH button p 45 63 DELETE button p 77 The buttons on remote control will function the same as those on DVD video camera recorder English 15 English Viewing Demonstration This DVD video camera recorder has versatile functions including special effects Before using the DVD video camera recorder view the demonstration to see what itcando Referring to step 2 on page 31 connect the DVD video camera recorder AC adapterand power cable to powerthe DVD video camera recorder from AC outlet 1 Press the MENU button Joystick MENU button 2 Choose Initial Setup Demo Mode and then press the gt I button The options will appear on the right of Demo Mode The mark will be attached to the currently selected option 16 3 Use the joystick to choose Start and then press the II button The demonstration will start View it in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen To stop the demonstration midway press the button The demo mode will end when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off or the DISC EJECT button is pressed down
64. When youskip orsearch scenesfrom play backor playback pause the screen will be dark briefly Note If the temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder is high it may not operate nor mally In such a case turn the DVD video cam era recorder off wait fora while and then tun it on again Frame Advance Frame Back Slow Playback During playback pause tilt the joystick to left lt q or right gt Frame advance frame back or slow playback will start Tilt gt once Picture will advance one frame Tilt lt q once Picture will go back half a second Tilt and hold Forward slow playback Tilt lt q and hold Reverse slow playback Note In forward slow a rapidly moving subject image may be distorted Note In reverse slow the image will be rougher Note No sound willbe heard dunng search play backorslow playback 45 English Searching for Point You Wish to View by Specifying It Go To You can specify any point that you want to view in order to search for it Press the MENU button during playback or playback pause The Go To menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose the option point you want to go to and then press the gt Il button Top _ To go to the start of first scene on disc scene 1 and enter playback pause End To go to the end of last scene on disc and enter playback pause Specify To go to a specified point and enter playback pause See the following fo
65. acing the video product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This video prod uct should not be placed in a built in installation such as a book case or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the video product manufacturer s instructions have been followed Retain Instructions The safety and operating instruc tions should be retained for future reference Heed Wamings Comply with all warnings on the video ii product and in the operating instructions Polarized Plug This video product is equipped with a TTT ie polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is safety feature If you are unable to Q Attachments Do not use attachments unless recom insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If mended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to re place your obsolete outlet To prevent elec tric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted with out blade exposure If you need an exten sion use a polarized cord Power Sources This video product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not s
66. ance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mount ing accessory recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven sur faces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overtum pes Ada a 53125A 13 16 Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching or ap proaching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazard ous and should be left to a professional antenna installer USE Cleaning Unplug this video product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol clean ers Use a damp cloth for cleaning Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this video product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product Lightning For added protection f
67. and automatically adjusts the exposure You can also adjust the exposure manually when the subject is lit from rear or for special effects recording 1 Press the EXPOSURE button in the recording pause status The exposure indicator er will appear on the 0 00 00 REM 3OMIN a screen 10 30AM 67 3 2002 Exposure indicator 2 Use the buttons to adjust the exposure while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen EXPOSURE button buttons i Note Pressing EXPOSURE will alternate between 3 Press the REC button to start recording manual adjustment and auto exposure With auto exposure no indication willappearon the screen Note The exposure setting will retum to Auto when the DVD video camera ecorder is tumed off English 50 On Screen Information Various types of information will appearin the viewfinderoron the LCD screen during recording and playback Information Display During Recording Electronic image stabilizer EIS only in movie recording mode No display EIS OFF EIS ON Program AE only in movie recording mode Rec rding mode No display Auto 29 Movie 1 Sports External flash when Video Flash Still with DVD 4a Portrait sold separately is attached only in LJ RAM disc only a Spotlight still recording mode yoi External input still v2 Sand amp Snow No display Emits light automatically field with DVD 2 Low Light
68. and the Date Mode has been changed as you designated The options will appear on the right of Date Mode The J mark will be attached to the cur 4 Press the MENU button to switch off the menu rently selected option screen Note If the date display format has been changed the display format during playback as wellasduring recording willalso be changed see p 53 36 Inserting and Bjecting Disc Inserting Disc With this DVD video camera recorder the recorded video and audio are stored on DVD RAM or DVD R disc When using an uninitialized DVD RAM disc it must be formatted see p 87 How to set both side recordable disc e The actual recording surface of side A is op posite to that on which SIDE A is marked If you view the image recorded on side A on another device set the disc in it with indica tion SIDE A facing up 1 Make sure that the DVD video camera recorder is turned off Set the power switch to POWER OFF Press down the DISC EJECT button The cover of disc insertion block hand strap will slightly open e The cartridge has a fixed orientation when it is inserted into the DVD video camera re corder Insert it correctly referring to the illus tration shown below To record on side B turn the cartridge over 3 Gently open the cover by hand until it stops How to set one side recordable disc 4 Inser t the disc in cartridge or
69. another disc END OF DISC The disc is full You cannotrecord onthisdisc anymore Prepare another 37 80 disc ordelete unnecessary movie scenes from this disc DISC ALMOST FULL The disc will soon be full and recording will be imposs 5 ble 7 Replace the disc DISC ACCESS The recorded scene isbeing stored on disc Wait until the message disappears and youcanstart 42 43 to use the DVD video camera recorder This DVD video camera recorder is verifying whether the correct disc hasbeen inserted Wait until the message disappears and you can start 7 to use the DVD video camera recorder This message will be displayed fora little longer when the date changes NO DISC The disc hasnot been inserted 37 Insert it This message may appear when the DVD video cam era recorder ordisc is moved from a cold place toa wam place Condensation hasoccuned on the camera recorder 20 lens or DVD RAM drive Do not remove the disc leave the DVD video camera recordertumed off ina place asdry as possible for 1 2 hours CANNOT RECORD Are you using DVD R disc You cannot record still im PHOTOS age on DVD R disc recordable of still imagesfrom PC 26 Use DVD RAM disc to record still images 103 English Troubleshooting Check to see the following before asking fora repair If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD video camera recorderto nomal do not attempt to repair it yourself but consult your dealer
70. atteriesare discharged pressing any of remote control and insert the batteries button on remote controlcannot operate the DVD video camera recorder Replace the batteries 2 Close the lid Using Remote Contol Note When using the remote control make sure thatthe infrared receiveron DVD video camera Point the remote control to the infrared receiver on recorder is not exposed to direct sunlight or any the DVD video camera recorder The remote con intense light If the infrared receiver is subject to trollable distance is up to 18 feet 5 m light stronger than the infrared light from remote control the DVD video camera recorder cannot be operated by remote control Note If there isan obstacle between the remote control and infrared receiveron DVD video cam era recorder remote control may not be possible Note The DVD video camera recorder uses the VCR2 remote control code of Hitachi VCRs If you use a Hitachi VCR etc with remote control code set to VCR2 a VCR placed nearthe DVD video camera recorder will also be operated by the remote control To prevent this change the remote control code of the VCR 29 Setting Up the Battery The DZBP14 R battery pack provided with this DVD video camera recorderhasnot been charged at purchase time Charge it before using the DVD video camera recorder Note Be sure to use the specified battery DZBP14 R DZBP16 sold separately or DZBP28 sold sepa rately
71. atus without being operated for 5 min utes it will automatically turn off to prevent the battery from discharging needlessly 1 Press the MENU button 3 Use the joystick to choose On or Off OM Bee The menu screen will appear and then press the gt I button 2 Use the joystick to choose Power Save on the Initial Setup gt menu screen and then press the gt I button 9 4 Press the MENU button The menu screen will disapear The options will appear on the right of Power Note The power save setting information does Save The J mark will be attached to the cur nat eA ie is Share ae Po ane this set ing will not change when the video cam rently selected option eraj tecorder istumed off Note Ifyou wantto use up the battery when you have no intention of using the DVD video cam era recorderfora long time spec ify Power Save Off Note To tum the DVD video camera ecorderonfapigy again fom automatic off activated by the powe save function set the power switch to POWER OFF and then stit to ft VIDEO or LJ PHOTO 63 Tuming Record LED On or Off You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera recorder even during recording On The recording indicator will light red to show that the DVD video camera recorderis recording The recording indicator will not light even during recording Off Use
72. avigation Before Using Disc Navigation esseen 66 Structure of Data Recorded On This DVD Video Camera ReCorder seeceeteeeeiee 66 Using Disc Navigation sesers 67 Functions Available with Disc Navigation s s s 67 Starting Disc Navigation and Interpreting Navigation Screen T Playing Back Scenes 70 Selecting Random Scenes ssssesee e 70 Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together 70 Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menten Gavenansavacaseversstveseee 71 Programi a cissivsscessscivscvdascavesceacesanacvaanssecdvvicesaeas 72 Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Date Selecting Program 72 Playing Back Program m Changing Title of Program sses 73 Play List ivciecs descscssevsseasi sevens escaastacvengnsved eacesseas 74 Creating New Play List 0 0 cesses 74 Switching Play List Switching to Display of Each Play List 75 Playing Back A Play List 0ec eee Adding Scenes to Play List Deleting Scenes from Play List Editing Play List Adding Scenes Using Menu 0 08 77 Editing Play List Deleting Scenes Using Menu 78 Editing Play List Selecting Scenes Using Menu sesse 78 Changing Title of Play List 79 Deleting Play List 79 SCONG ii iiaa 80 Deleting Scenes oi eect eeteeeeeeeteeeeee 80 Adding Special Effects Fade 0 0 81 Combining Multiple Scenes n 83 Dividing Mo
73. ay not function in the following cases e When a DVD RAM disc formatted on a device other than this DVD video camera recorder is inserted e When DVD video camera recorder is connected via USB HUB e When a USB device other than this DVD video camera recorder is connected to the same USB bus The PC connection cable must be un plugged and then plugged in again when using the mode for connection to PC in the following cases e When the connected PC is set to suspended sta tus 94 The following cannot be performed on this DVD video camera recorder when itis connected to PC e Camera operation using button on DVD video camera recorder e Power off using the power switch The following functions are not supported e Writing ordinary file other than AV data e Writing and reading to from the disc in DVD video camera recorder at the same time e Compression of drive or disc utility program e Writing to disc using an application other than that provided in PC kit e Formatting disc from PC In addition take note of the following e The recording mode playback status special effects or title displayed on this DVD video cam era recorder will not be transferred to PC The volume name of the DVD RAM disc initial ized on this DVD video camera recorder will be displayed on PC as Dvd_camera the vol ume name of the DVD RAM disc initialized on a device other than this DVD video camera re corder wi
74. c the stick to choose YES Finalize Apporox 23ain longerit will take to finalize it and then press the Note Pressing the O button on the sc een forver gt Il button fication will restore the thumbnail display screen When finalizing the other side of disc turn the disc over and repeat the above procedure from step 2 Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play 1 Press the MENU button 3 Use the joystick to choose On and then press the gt II button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear Repeat Play has now been set 2 Use the joystick to Choosing Off will cancel Repeat Play choose Repeat Play on the Others menu Ba a When Repeat Play is set screen and then press puan Mosku If one scene has been selected When playback the gt II button a an of the last scene is finished playback of all scenes will repeat from the first scene If the range for playback has been specified The options will appear on the right of Repeat Playback of the scenes in that range will repeat Play The Q mark will be attached to the cur Note Pressthe O button to teminate playback rently selected option cee the Repeat Play setting will not be on celled Note Still images can also be played back re peatedly Note The Repeat Play setting iscancelled when everthe DVD video camera recorderistumed off or DISC EJ ECTbutton is pressed 89 Connecting to Other Devi
75. caddy into the e Set the disc with the label side up in the caddy disc guide and then insert the caddy correctly referring to the illustration shown below Set a both side recordable disc into the disc guide The caddy has a gt mark Insert it with this so that the label of side on which you want to mark forward record faces the hand strap 37 English 5 Gently push the section indicated PUSH CLOSE on the cover of disc insertion block hand strap to close the cover 6 Turn the DVD video camera recorder on Set the power switch to i VIDEO or CJ PHOTO An image will appear in the view finder and disc recognition will start Note Ifthe disc isforcibly inserted from the wrong direction the DVD video camera ecorder orcar tridge or caddy could be damaged Note When using a one sided recordable disc insert it with the recording surface facing the in side of DVD video camera recorder When using DVD RAM disc The subject image will appear in the viewfinder or on LCD screen and the DVD video camera re corder will start to recognize the disc Subsequently the DVD video camera recorder will enter the re cording pause status Record ing pause In case of movie 38 When using DVD R disc Recognition of the disc will start When you use a brand new disc the messages on the right will appear in se quence by pressing the gt II button between messages WDise is not
76. ces This section explains about the connections to another AV device suchas TV and howto tansferdata in DVD video camera recorder to PC DVD RAM DVD R Viewing on TV Screen Connect this DVD video camera recorder to a TV and you can play back the recorded video or monitor the video being recorded on the TV screen This is also useful when editing or playing back with Disc Navigation Connecting to a W Use the provided AV input output cable to connect the DVD video camera recorder to a TV as follows fo P S VIDEO cable Input Jacks S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO To video audio To S VIDEO input jacks input output jack To S VIDEO Spe input jack White To AV input output jack AV input output cable 6 provided If your TV has an S VIDEO input jack the connection using S VIDEO cable will be possible Note Using an SVIDEO cable to connect the Note Insert the AV input output cable plugs into DVD video camera recorder to a TV will deliver jac ksstraight O bliquely inserting them could dam clearer playback pictures age the jacks Note Before connecting make sure that the vol Note Disconnect the SVIDEO cable before re ume on TV is tumed down Fowetting this may moving the disc cause howling from the TV speakers Stereo Type with S VIDEO Jack Stereo Type Monaural Type S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO RO OL O RO OL ret tht Tr
77. creen White balance mode 4 Press the MENU button Camera Functions Setup Ede Program AE ia White Bal i BEB Dig Zoon LAN 0 00 00 REM 30MIN 10 30AM 67 372002 The menu scree will disappear The white balance setting will always be Auto when the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 55 English English Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer BS This DVD video camera recorder is equipped with an electronic image stabilizer function When you use zoom to record a magnified subject image it will correct fuzziness in the recorded image Press the MENU button in the recording pause Checking EIS On or Off stans You can check EIS On or Off by the on screen in The menu screen will appear formation display 2 Use the joystick to ou choose EIS on the Camera Functions Setup screen and then 7 0 00 00 Camara Functions Setup REM 30MIN Za press the P II button His 6 3 2002 The options will appear After recording with EIS set to Off it is recom on the right of EIS mended that you return the setting to On and then turn the DVD video camera recorder off un 3 Use the joystick to Ea Progran AE less you normally record with Off setting choose the desired op Ii brrma This function is effective only during movie record tt tion and then press the gt Il button The se i i ENTER RETURN GRAM i lected option will be set
78. d the CHARGE ACCESS indicator will go out 2 Press the REC button The II mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen will change to the REC mark and re cording will start During recording the recording indicator on the front of DVD video camera recorder will light Pressing REC again during recording will set the DVD video camera recorder to the recording pause status When recording is finished set the power switch to POWER OFF to turn the DVD video cam era recorder off Using Extemal Microphone Note When recording in a dark place it is rec ommended that you use the optional video light model DZLD9 Refer to the instruction manual of video light for details Note Press down the LOCK switch above the power switch to lock movie recording The power switch will lock and thereafter will not move to CJ PHOTO by mistake Note Sound is recorded from the stereo micro phone onthe front of DVD video camera recorder Take care that this microphone is not blocked Note You can press the REC button immediately after recording is finished but no further recording willbe made while DISC ACCESS isbeing displayed Recording will restart afterthe message disappears Note Ifa very bright subjectisrecorded stripe like lights may appearabove and below the subject Note Take care that power is not interrupted while the CHARGE ACCESS indic atoris blinking Note The minimum recordable time of mov
79. deo camera recorder to your TV and you can enjoy the playback picture with your family and friends on the large TV screen or connect it to a video printer generally available 18 multiple images to play them back continuously You can create an entire movie on this DVD video camera recorder alone without inputting video to a PC for editing to print the recorded image You can also transfer recorded movies and stills for DVD RAM disc only to PC using the optional PC kit DZ WINPC3 W Cautions When Using Handle the liquid crystal display LCD with care e The LCD is a very delicate display device Do not press its surface with any force hit it or puncture it with a sharp object e If you push the LCD surface unevenness in the display may occur If unevenness does not disap pear soon turn the DVD video camera recorder off wait for a while and then turn it on again Do not place the DVD video camera recorder with the open LCD screen down e Close the LCD monitor when not using the DVD video camera recorder Do not hold by the LCD monitor as this could cause a malfunction Open the LCD monitor by 90 before changing its direction If you attempt to invert its direc tion before opening it completely it could cause a malfunction e Do not disassemble the LCD monitor as this might cause a malfunction e When opening the LCD monitor be careful that no water droplets adhere to the monitor screen and
80. deo camera tecorer is con nected to the USB1 1 port of PC the data transfer speed will be lower than when it is connected to USB2 0 port Using Disc on PC If your PC is compatible with the disc used you can immediately use a disc removed from the cartridge or caddy on PC Making use of recorded still Making use of recorded movies images with DVD RAM disc only When using DVD RAM disc Still images are stored in the DCIM 100HPNX1 Movies will be recorded conforming to DVD folder of disc as JPEG images 1280 x 960 pixels Video recording standard Use the still images on an application that is com The DVD RAM disc can be used on PCs that sat patible with JPEG data isfy the following conditions Stills from another AV device are JPEG images Compatible with 4 7 GB DVD RAM disc 640 x 480 pixels Equipped with DVD RAM RAM R drive that is compatible with 8 cm disc UDF2 01 file system installed When playing back or editing a DVD RAM disc on the PC use the application software that con forms to the DVD video recording standard e When using DVD R disc Movies will be recorded conforming to DVD video standard The DVD R disc can be used on PCs that are equipped with one of the following drives DVD ROM drive compatible with 8 cm disc DVD RAM RAM R drive compatible with 8 cm disc DVD R RW drive compatible with 8 cm disc When playing back or editing a DVD R disc on the PC use the application soft
81. der automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the subject brightness for optimum recording You can also specify one of six modes depending on the sub ject conditions recording environment or purpose of filming 1 Press the MENU button in the recording pause status The menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Program AE on the Camera Func tions Setup screen and then press the P II but ton Program AE AAuto OSports lt Portrait ASpotl ight The options will appear on the right of Program AE Use the joystick to choose the desired op tion and then press the gt Il button The se lected option will be set Light CENTER RETURN RAM You can check the selected AE mode by the on screen information display However nothing will appear in the Auto mode el 0 00 00 REM 3OMIN 10 30AM 67 3 2002 Selected AE mode 4 Press the MENU button The menu screen will disappear Note The shooting mode set as above will be stored in memory even if the DVD video camera recorder is turned off 54 MENU button Joystick Auto The camera recorder automatically judgesthe subject and surrounding environ ment foroptimum recording Sports Reduces blurring when recording rapidly moving subjects such asin golf or tennis Portrait Makesa subject such asa person ora creature stand out froma blurred background Aj Spotlight Prevents ov
82. disc is not loaded Recording indicator p 64 The red indicator will light during recording Infrared receiver p 29 When the remote control is used to operate the DVD video camera recorder this receiver will receive the infrared signal w D V Stereo microphone p 42 3 5 type liquid crystal display inside p 40 OPEN button p 40 Press this button and hold it while opening the liquid crystal display LCD 42 Stop cancel button p 16 44 To end playback or set menu 43 Joystick p 10 Move the joystick to select a scene or menu item and play back scenes DISC NAVIGATION button p 69 43 AV input output jack p 90 PC connection terminal TO PC p 96 42 Extemal microphone jack p 42 Viewfinder p 41 DISC EJ ECT button p 37 Press down this button to open the disc guide CHARGE ACCESS indicator p 21 31 Will blink or light during charging or while the DVD video camera recorder is operating Zoom lever p 47 Push the lever to the T side for tel ephoto or to the W side for wide angle Battery attachmentplatform p 30 3 DC cord connection terminal DC IN 8 4V p 31 S VIDEO input outputjac k p 90 BDD D D 5 Record button REC p 42 Power switch p 42 43 O PHOTO To record still images amp VIDEO To record a movie POWER OFF To turn off the DVD video camera re corder Press
83. e in thumbnail was executed when multiple scenes were selected 70 101 English Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page Cannot move scene in Move wasexecuted when a program wasselected 72 program mode 1 Disc is not format DVD R disc that wasnot initialized forcamera use was ted If it formats it be inserted comes possible to use forcamera 2 However when you 38 record from PC con nection terminal please do not format 3 Format the disc now In DVD R Disc Video With DVD R disc the movie quality mode once used mode of the disc re forrecording cannot be changed 58 corded once cannot be changed Finalize may not be Instantaneous shutoff occured during finalizing after complete Finalize which power was supplied and disc wasinserted 89 again now Disc error has oc Disc enoroccured during finalizing and finalizing failed curred Finalizing isnot Replace the disc 89 complete Scenesoverlimit Can Anattemptwasmade to move a scene eventhough 68 84 not move scenes number of storable scenes was exceeded Top scene cannot be Division is not possible at the start of scene 83 divided End scene cannot be Division is not possible at the end of scene 83 divided Photo cannot be di Stillimage cannot be divided 84 vided Cannot combine Unless consecutive scenes are selected they cannot 83 scene be combined Same scenes on Pla
84. ear Use the joystick to select the play list you wish to delete and then press the gt II button e Playlist EOS 8 20020 725 PA Na 5 6 2002 3 26PM 03 8 6 2002 10 09AM OMER OREN o If you are sure that you wish to delete the play list use the joystick to choose YES and then press the II button The selected play list will be deleted and the original screen will be restored Note If you choose NO on the screen for veri fying deletion of play list deletion willbe canceled and the orginal screen will be restored Note Pressing the O button on the screen forver fication will restore the thumbnail display screen Note Even if you delete a play list the orginal scenes stored on disc will not be deleted English 79 English 2 Use the joystick to Scene Deleting Scenes 1 Use the joystick to select the scene to be deleted and then press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear choose Delete on the js Simm Scene menu screen cat f _ and then press the P II Skip E Select A Detai met i al gt ee GRM button The screen for verifying deletion will appear L 5 10 2002 12 40 48PM Scene No 001 AdDelete scene VES E DERI 80 3 Use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt II button The message Deleting Finished will ap pear and the selected scene will be deleted a
85. eatly distorted fied 60 Specify Field for PHOTO Input in record mode settings No sound Isthe TV volume control set corectly Adjust TV volume control and be sure to adjust the vol 91 ume on TV Disc Navigation Wasthe image recorded from AV input output jack with thumbnails do not interference appear Record image with no noise ordisturbance Misc ellaneous Symptom Cause and Conrection Reference page Power does not Detach the battery orAC adapter and use a fine tipped come on orno op pen to hold down the reset button for several seconds eration occurs by Then reattach the battery orAC adapter and operate the pressing button DVD video camera recorder Resetting the DVD video 109 camera recorder will retum the date time and all setting itemson the menu screen to defaults Reset the date time and each menu setting item asneeded Has the DVD video camera recorder been subjected to impact The DVD video camera recorder could be damaged Consult your dealer The date and time Hasthe DVD video camera recorderbeen left unused for are incorrect a long period of time 35 The intemal backup memory may be discharged Charge it Disc cannot be re Hasdisc rotation stopped moved Disc cannot be removed unless rotation hasstopped Wait 39 before trying to remove it again Did you detach the battery orAC adapter before setting the power switch to POWER OFF Connect the battery pack orAC adapter set the power 39
86. ed to the currently se lected option Use the joystick to uoge choose Off and then BTJ Program AE press the gt I button mes Dig Zoom 48x ENTER QORETURN RAM 4 Press the MENU button The menu screen will disappear el 0 00 00 REM 30MIN mm 10 30AM 67 3 2002 When Dig Zoom is Off w T When Dig Zoom is On 48x w T Digital zoom range When Dig Zoom is On 240x only in movie recording mode w T Digital zoom range Dig Zoom 240x 48x or Off setting will be stored in memory even if the DVD video cam era recorder is turned off Note The subject image will be slightly rougher in the digital zoom range Note YoucancheckwhetherDig Zoom is 240x 48x or Off by pressing the DISPLAY button and reviewing the on screen information Note You can also use the DIG MAL ZOOM but ton on remote contol to switch the digital zoom setting Pressing the button in the movie recording mode will switch the setting between Of 48x and 240x Pressing the button in still recording mode will switch between Off and 48x English 57 Setting Up Record Functions Switc hing Movie Quality Mode Choose the movie quality from XTRA only with DVD RAM disc FINE STD and LPCM only with DVD R disc However it is recommended that you record critical subjects in
87. eeteees 31 Recording Movie cece cece etree Immediately Checking Recorded Scene 44 Functions Available with Disc Navigation 67 Connecting to a TV and Viewing 90 Connecting tO YOU PC sseesssscsssseseesesteteeteeees 94 With this DVD video camera recorder you can view the picture being recorded or the playback picture whether on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder Opening or closing the LCD monitor switches the picture to appear on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder The following text de scribes the operation assuming that the viewfinder is used as a major monitor device English English Table of Contents Important Information For Your Safety Precautions see eeeeeeseeeeteeee IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS eteteeeeeteee 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR AC ADAPTER essecseeseeeeeseeeteeeeteeteeeetaees 6 Read THIS First isiin aaa 7 About This Manual cceeseeseseereseereeees 10 Checking Provided Accessories 11 Names Of Parts eceseessseeeteees wd2 Viewing Demonstration 16 Features of DVD video camera recorder 17 Versatile Functions Available aeee 17 Recording On D SC sser ee ee e 18 Recording Movie and Still ee 18 Immediate Reviewing of Recorded WMG E EE TEE 18 Editing in Various Ways on DVD video camera recorder Alone sscssrsersses Using with Various Devices ee Cautions When USING
88. efully check the colors of cursor and bargraph on the thumbnail display screen 108 System Reset If the DVD video camera recorder does not operate normally perform System Reset The DVD video camera recorder may recover to normal System Reset will reset all settings to factory de faults The date and time will also be reset Set the date and time again before using the DVD video camera recorer 1 Turn the DVD video camera recorder off Use a fine tipped pen to hold down the reset button for several seconds All settings will be reset Note Do not press the reset button with undue force RESET button List of setting items peat Item Settings cues DVD RAM Program AE Auto Sports Portrait Spotlight Sand amp Snow Low Light 54 DVD R White Bal Auto Hold 55 g EIS On Off 56 Se Dig Zoom 240x 48x Off 57 Fj DVD RAM VIDEO Mode XTRA ANE STD 58 i DVD R VIDEO Mode AINE STD LPCM 58 en Input Source CAMERA LINE 59 5 DVD RAM PHOTO Input Frame Field 60 E Selflimer _ On Off 61 8 POR OSD Output On Off 62 g DVD RAM Date Mode M D Y D M Y Y M D 36 A amp DVD R Date Set 1 1 2002 12 00AM 35 a DVD RAM Beep On off 63 5 DVD R PowerSave On Offi 63 a Record LED On Off 64 Language English Fran ais Espa ol Deutsc h Italiano 64 Demo Mode
89. elescopic Move the zoom lever up to W con trol side and the image will widen Recording enlarged If Dig Zoom 48x or 240x is specified moving image the zoom lever down to T control side will engage the digital zoom midway see page 57 Note The setting of digital zoom 240xis effective only during movie recording If you specify 240xin the still recording mode the digital zoom will au tomatically be set to 48x Note When a subject is zoomed it may be mo mentarily out of focus Note When digital zoom isengaged the image quality willbe rougher Note If the zoom ratio is frequently changed at short intervals the recorded image willbe unclear Zoom Up __ _ _ Digital zoom range x my b beam 48 x 240 x Zoom back For movie only 47 Focusing When Recording Movie This DVD video camera recorder automatically focuses a subject at the center of screen auto focus When the DVD video camera recorder is turned on auto focus will always be set Focusing range You can switch the display mode of on screen information e OnT tele side approximately 3 6 feet 1 m from lens surface to infinity e On W wide side approximately 3 8 1 cm from lens surface to infinity How to install conversion lens optional The installation screw diameter of this lens is 37 mm Lens hood Conversion lens wy A To remove To attach Remove the
90. em refering to Selecting Con secutive Scenes Together or Selecting Random Scenes on page 70 Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen Using the Disc Navigation menu screen you can simultaneously select consecutive scenes This function is useful when there are numerous scenes 1 Use the joystick to select the first scene to be se Note If you select Start gt Curent in step 4 the lected sc enesfrom the first scene on disc to the one speci fied will be selected 2 Press the MENU button Scene that the cursor is on C The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear Use the joystick to choose Select on the Scene menu screen and then press the gt II button 4 Use the joystick to choose Current gt End and 2 y then press the gt II button English Choose Current gt End Choose Start gt Current in To select the scenes from To select the scenes from The scenes from the one specified to the last the one that the cursor is the first scene on disc to the scene on disc will be selected on to the last scene on disc one that the cursor is on 85 English Displaying Information Using Menu Screen You can display various information for a scene the recording mode recording date time and length special effects and m
91. emain ing level will appear only when the battery has almost no remaining charge The following operating status indicator will blink to give warning message to user The message can be checked when returning the LCD monitor 180 to the original status from the status in which the LCD screen was facing the same direction as the lens Operating status e The disc has almost no free space warning nessage rO Write protected disc is loaded Battery So You are attempting to record a still on eas DVD R disc No display Disc that cannot be used has been loaded 1e The disc is full or you are attempting to record a copy guarded image Note If the LCD screen is set facing the same direc tion asthe lens the LCD screen will display a mirror im age left and right reversed Note If the LCD screen is set facing the same direc tion asthe lens you can also view subject image in the viewfinder 52 Information Display During Playback Various types of information on recording will be superimposed on playback image you are viewing in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen wi COOOLGRAN 0 00 38 Sine Rg Berar 12 40PM 5 22 2002 No display Playback information Recording date time display Switc hing the information display mode P ress the DISPLAY button You can switch the dis play mode of on screen information Recording mode Scene No Repeat play Eap
92. en Playback operation Counter Disc type Program No or Play List No Program or Play List 1 42 3 4 5 6 29 VIDEO or J PHOTO Program or Play List Number of program or play list being played back not displayed when all programs are be ing played back Refer to Disc type on page 51 Will appear when Repeat play On is specified gt Standard playback i Playback pause gt gt Forward search playback 44 Reverse search playback PPI Forward skip playback I Reverse skip playback Il gt Forward frame advance lt l Reverse frame back Refer to Playback beginning on page 44 for how to operate The I4 mark will appear on the first image on disc The pI mark will appear on the last image on disc Playback information display Shows the status of DVD video camera recorder during playback Recording date time display Shows the date time when recording was started No display No information will appear How ever when the mode of playback operation is switched the symbol will appear for approx 3 seconds 53 English English Advanced Techniques This section explains about various settings to furtherextend the usefulness of this DVD video camera recorder Setting Up Camera Functions Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject Switc hing Program AE Mode This DVD video camera recor
93. erexposure of subject portrait face etc when strong light strikes the subject asin a wedding oron stage A Sand amp Snow Prevents underexposure of subject portrait face etc ina place where reflection of light is intense such asat the seaside in midsummer or on a ski Slope D Low Light Allows userto record ina dark place even with decreased lighting How ever an after image will appear with a moving subject However note that the Low Light mode cannot be used when the recording quality mode is SID White Balance Auto Hold With this DVD video camera recorder you can switch the white balance between Auto and Hold Mode Details of setting On screen display White balance is Auto alwaysadjusted no display automatic ally White balance Hold at the time WB when Hold is selected is held Press the MENU button in the recording pause status The menu screen will appear Use the joystick to choose White Bal on the Camera Functions Setup screen and then press the gt II button Camera Functions Setup a White Bal Muto o le M ENTER RETURN GRAN Options will be displayed on the right of White Bal The mark will be attached to the currently se lected option Use the joystick to select Auto or Hold and then press the gt II but ton If White Balance is set to Hold WB will ap pear on the s
94. es and stills on DVD RAM disc only can be recorded In both recordings of movie and still on DVD RAM disc only zooming up to 240 times is possible using the 12 power optical In addition simply loading a DVD RAM disc into a PC equipped with DVD RAM drive and DVD video recording software compatible with 8 cm DVD RAM allows you to easily view the recorded disc You can finalize a recorded DVD R disc on this DVD video camera recorder so that you can play it back on a DVD player or DVD recorder that is compatible with 8 cm DVD R disc however the finalized DVD R disc may not be usable on some DVD players zoom multiplied by the 20 power digital zoom Movies and stills can be recorded on the same disc by simply switching the recording mode power switch However if you use a DVD R disc a still image cannot be recorded If the DVD video cam era recorder is connected to PC the DVD video camera recorder can capture still images such as JPEG data Immediate Reviewing of Recorded Image You can check the movie or still recorded in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen Editing in Various Ways on DVD video camera recorder Alone This DVD video camera recorder is provided with a useful editing playback tool Disc Navigation allows you to easily attach a title or special video effect to the recorded movie or still With Disc Navi gation you can arrange the playback order and edit Using with Various Devices Connect this DVD vi
95. esissscessnsevacesaccseeaesiaeaiaeavsnees 44 Immediately Checking Recorded Scene 44 Skip Playback iiinis Search Playback Frame Advance Frame Back Slow Playback cceeeseceeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeee 45 Searching for Point You Wish to View by Specifying It GO TO ZOOMING isssceiscicscisscabicsigescesceenscincsesivecses Focusing When Recording M ovie Macro Recording 0 cc cecseeseeeeteesteeeteeees Manually Focusing Subject during Movie RECOIGING iscistscessteivecsaiccscnsevticaasesvesteaacisaansenens 49 Adjusting Exposure Manually ws 50 On Screen Information sssr 51 Information Display During Recording 51 Information Display During Playback 53 Advanced Techniques Setting Up Camera Functions sesse 54 Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject Switching Program AE Mode 54 White Balance Auto Hold 0 eee 55 Using the Electronic Image Stabilizer EIS unnan a aaa a Switching Digital Zoom Off eee Setting Up Record Functions essees Switching Movie Quality Mode oe Input Selection cece eeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeneeeeee Changing M ethod for Recording Stills 60 Sef TME a AA ES 61 Setting On Screen Display Output On OF OM anaa a A Initial Settings Switching Operating Sound On or Off Setting or Releasing Power Save Tuming Record LED On or Off nasses Changing Display Language J Initializing All Settings to Defaults Disc N
96. evice must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution to the user Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer void the user s authority to operate the equipment Microsoft MS MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
97. f ter which the thumbnail display screen will be restored To cancel deletion choose NO and then press the gt II button while the screen for verification is being displayed Note Pressing the O button on the screen forveri fic ation will restore the thumbnail display screen Note Ifyou wish to delete multiple scenes select them refering to Selecting Consecutive Scenes Together or Selecting Random Scenes on page 70 Note If you delete all data on disc initializing the disc willbe recommended see p 87 Note Ifevenone playlist hasbeen created mes sage Same sceneson PlayList willbe deleted De lete scenes willappearbefore deleting scene s This message will appear even if the scene s to be deleted is not used in the conesponding play list In this case choose YES and then press the gt II button to delete the scene s Note If the time of deleted scenes stills is quite short the remaining free space of disc may not increase in the time remaining indicator Adding Special Effects Fade When switching scenes you can add fading to the beginning and or end of scene There are three types of special effects White Fades in from white screen fades out to white screen a _ Fade In Fade Out Wipe Fades in from black screen to vertical direction of screen Fades out from vertical direction of screen to black screen Fade Out Fade In B W Fades in fr
98. f the DVD video cam era recorder is left without being operated it will retum to the recording pause status after a ppoxi mately 5 minutes Note Ifthe gt II button is pressed while the PI mark is being displayed playback will start fr om the first scene recorded on disc Portion being played back Tilt up twice Tilt up once Tilt down once Tilt down twice Portion being played back A v v Tilt up once Tilt down once Tilt down twice Tilting up the joystick at a portion several seconds from the start of scene being played back will return to the start of the scene preceding that being played back Note Ifyou perfom skip playback during play back pause the DVD video camera ecorder will enterthe playback pause status at the beginning of the located scene Note Tilting down in the last scene on disc will set the DVD video camera recorder to the play back pause status at the last image Note If the temperature inside the DVD video camera recorder is high it may not operate nor mally In such a case turn the DVD video cam era recorder off wait fora while and then tun it on again Search Playback During playback tilt the joystick to left q or right gt and hold it Search playback of scenes will start P Scenes will be visually scanned forward lt q Scenes will be visually scanned backward Release the joystick when you find the desired image Normal playback will start from that point Note
99. ged greatly from the previous recording status When a disc with scratches dirt or fingerprints is inserted Note If the following discs are inserted the Disc Navigation screen will appear or some message willbe displayed Disc with little remaining free space Write protected disc Finalized DVD R disc Disc recorded on another device Unknown type of disc Removing Disc Set the power switch to POWER OFF to turn the DVD video camera recorder off A click will be heard which means that the disc is unlocked and can be removed 2 Push down the DISC EJECT button The cover of disc insertion block hand strap will open slightly 3 Gently open the cover until it stops When the cover is fully open the disc will slightly come out from the disc guide and stop Note Do not remove the disc with the battery attachment platfom of DVD video camera re corder facing down Disc could fall out 4 Remove the disc Hold the disc by its sides as shown in the illus tration and gently pull it out Note Be careful when removing the disc since the temperature at the shutter will be very high 5 Gently push the section indicated PUSH CLOSE on the cover of disc insertion block hand strap to close the cover Note Even afterthe DVD video camera ecorder isturned on the disc can be removed unlessit isin recording status Press down the DISC EJ ECT but ton and hold it for at least 2 seconds
100. gerprints dust etc 23 before reusing it or use another disc Disc eror Disc may be dirty Remove the disc and wipe off fingerprints dust etc 23 before reusing it or use another disc Mismatch in recording information may be caused by editing done onsome device otherthan thisDVD video 87 camera recorder Initialize the disc or use another disc No more scenes Play Allscenesare deleted from the play list 78 List was deleted Write protected Release write protect of the cartridge If the message Check disc cartridge still ap pears the disc may be software protected from a device other than this DVD video camera recorder 25 To release this case use a device that has executed software protect Battery is almost Replace with a charged battery or use AC adapter 31 34 empty Replace it to power the DVD video camera recorder f Cannot combine Se Selecta range of at least 2 scenes to be combined 83 lect multiple scenes and then combine them Cannot combine Select only moviesand combine them Deselect PHOTO 83 scenes Scenesoverlimit Can The number of entered senes has reached the limit not divide scenes thatcan be entered 77 78 Delete several scenes Scenesoverlimit Can The numberof scenes entered in play list has reached not add scenes the limit that can be entered 77 78 Delete several scenes 99 English Message Cause amp Troubleshooting Reference page
101. h 92 Note If youuse a HitachiVCR it willbe operated by the remote contol provided with the DVD video camera recorder When recording an image fom a Hitachi VCR change the emote contol code of the VCR to other than VCR2 Note Ifyou increase the volume of speakerin this DVD video camera recorder when recording an externally input image noise may occur in the image that is being recorded prevent this re duce the speaker volume when recording an ex temally input image Recording Image from Other Camcorder or AV Device Set the input selection on the DVD video cam era recorder to LINE Switch the input refer ring to Input Selec tion on page 59 Turn on the connected device and start play back of picture The picture will appear on the LCD screen or viewfinder of this DVD video camera recorder 3 Press the REC button Recording will start on this DVD video camera recorder The operation of this line input recording is the same as for recording movie video Note Stillimagescan also be recorded on DVD RAM disc See Changing Method for Recoding Stills on page 60 fordetails and Recording Stills on page 43 forhow to ecord still images Note The Input Source setting will retum to CAMERA whenever DVD video camera r corderistumed off Note Recording of most imagesis prohibited by the copy guard signal to protect the copyright except for images recorded on ca
102. he pause status at the last image on disc Skip Payback During playback tilt the joystick up A or down Y to locate the start of desired scene Tilt amp once To return to the first image of the scene being played back and start playback Tilt Y once To skip to the first image of the scene following the one being played back and start playback Tilt amp and hold To continuously locate the be ginnings of scenes starting from the scene preceding the scene being played back When the desired image appears re lease the joystick Playback will start from that point Tilt W and hold To continuously locate the be ginnings of scenes starting from the scene following the scene being played back When the desired image appears re lease the joystick Playback will start from that point 44 2 Press the button Playback will stop and recording pause status will be restored Note Whenthe LCD monitorisopened playback sound will be heard from the speaker Adjust the sound volume using the volume control buttons O Note To temporarily stop playback press the gt Il button Pess the gt II button again to e start playback Note Even ifyou stop playback midway and im mediately sart recording again the new image willalwaysbe recorded after previously recorded images these images will not be overwritten Note When playback isfinished the Bi mark will appearat the last image I
103. he thumbnail display screen are turned This is useful when you have edited many scenes using another device since the control information can be updated all at once using Disc Navigation 1 Press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Update Con trol Info on the Disc menu screen and then mE Format Disc press the gt I button ETE Update Control Info CENTER RETURN GRAM The screen for verifying Update Control Info will appear pdate Control Info Alipdate Control Info YES _ ah DERI If you are sure that you wish to update the con trol information use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt II button The message for proceeding will appear and then the Disc Navigation menu screen will be restored A black screen may appear while the message for updating is displayed If you choose NO on the screen for verifying updating of control information updating will be canceled 88 Note Be sure to use the AC adapter when up dating the contol information so that the DVD video camera recorderis not tumed off midway If updating of contol information is interrupted by power off the contol information will not be up dated conectly Note Even ifthe contolinformation on disc isup dated the disc may no longer be usable on this DVD video camera recorder Note it may take time to update the
104. i Note The EIS setting will not change if the DVD video camera recorderis tumed off Note Although you can switch EIS between on 4 Press the MENU button and off during still recording the setting will be ef fective only during movie recording Note Itis recommended that you specify EIS Off when using the DVD video camera ecorder ona desk ortripod Note When EIS On is specified there will be a slight difference between the actual movement and the movement on sc een Note Gross camera shake may not be entirely corrected even if EIS On isspecified Note EIS may not operate comectly when the conversion lens optional isused ing It will not work during still recording The menu screen will disappear 56 Switc hing Digital Zoom Off When the zoom lever is moved down to T control side with Dig Zoom 48x or 240x specified digital zoom will automatically kick in when optical 12x zoom range is exceeded You can set the digital zoom to 48x or 240x for movie recording or 48x for still recording 1 Press the MENU button in the recording pause status The menu screen will appear Note Pressing MENUduring recording will not dis play the menu screen 2 Use the joystick to choose Dig Zoom on the Camera Functions Setup screen and then press the gt II button Canara Functions Setup Options will be displayed on the right of Dig Zoom The mark will be attach
105. ide of the disc is com plete the DVD video camera recorder will re turn to the recording pause status Note When initializing the otherside of disc tum it over and start again from step 1 Note Choosing NO in step 3 will cancel initia li zation Note Initializing a disc willdelete allthe recorded contentson disc Be careful not to delete data by mista ke Note Be sure to use the AC adapter when initial izing disc so thatthe DVD video camera recorder is not tumed off midway If initialization is inter rupted by power off the disc will not be initialized correctly orit may be damaged Note It may notbe possible to initialize a disc with many scratchesordirt Such a disc cannot be used 209i Note If you use a brand new DVD R disc mes sage Disc isnot formatted will appear Initialize the disc following the subsequent messages see page 99 Note Pressing the O button on the screen forveri fication will restore the thumbnail display screen 87 English Updating C ontol Information Disc Navigation in this DVD video camera recorder manages information on scenes such as skip fade and thumbnails in a specified manner If you use another device to edit the video data recorded on this DVD video camera recorder and then use the data again with Disc Navigation in this video camera recorder the control information must be updated It will be automatically updated each time the pages on t
106. ie is approximately 3 seconds Note See page 64 for setting of Record LED re cording indicator On Off Note Forvariousfunctionsavailable during record ing see Setting Up Camera Functions on page 54 Note Hitachi cannot be responsible for video and audio that cannotbe recorded oredited be cause of any defect Note The power switch can be changed over even during recording but the operation will not be changed Power save and discharge of battery If when Power Save On is specified the DVD video camera recorder is left in the recording pause status for approximately 5 minutes it will automatically turn off To restart recording set the power switch to POWER OFF and then set it to ft VIDEO To set or release power save see Setting or Re leasing Power Save on page 63 It is recommended that you specify Power Save On since even during recording pause battery power is consumed at the same level as during recording Es pecially when power save has been released turn the DVD video camera recorder off when not in use Connect external microphone generally available to the external microphone jack of this DVD video camera recorder Clearer sound can be recorded Turn on the switch on microphone and start recording anes For details on microphone see Major Specifications on page 110 42 To external microphone jack m Recording Stills This DVD
107. ies AC adapter battery AV input output cable infra red remote control 2 AA batteriesforremote con trol lens cap lenscap string shoulder strap power cable 2 femte cores DVD R disc CD ROM PC con nection cable Introduction to Optional Accessones Camera Accessories Wide conversion lens DZ WL1 Tele conversion lens DZ TL1 Miscellaneous PC kit DZ WINPC3 W e If you use the video light you will need a battery pack DZ BP16 DZ BP28 sold separately in addition to the battery used in the DVD video camera recorder e When using optional accessories be sure to read the instruction manuals for each accessory 111 To Order in the United States By Phone 1 800 HITAC Hi 1 800 448 2244 FOR AUTHORIZED HITAC HI SERVICE FACILITY IN CANADA Please consult the following telephone number Choisissez les articles qui vous conviennent et passez commande Appelez le num ro gratuit 1 800 HITAC HI 1 800 448 2244 1 800 HITAC HI 1 800 448 2244 POUR COMMANDER DES ACCESSOIRES TO ORDER ACCESSORIES Canada seulement Canada only PAR TELEPHONE BY PHONE HMAC HI CANADA LID DIG MAL MEDIA DIVISION 6740 Campobello Road Mississauga Ontario L5N 2L8 Phone 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 HITACHI CANADA LID DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION 6740 Campobello Road Mississauga Ontario L5N 2L8 Phone 1 800 HITAC HI 1 800 448 2244 Durant les heures de bureau
108. ion combination willbe canceled Note To restore the separated status of a com bined scene divide it Note With special effects the in effect of the first scene in the selected range and the out ef fect of the last scene will be chosen Note If you combine scenes from different pro grams different recording dates a message that promptsyou to update the contol information will appear when power is tumed on and Disc Navi gation is first started see page 100 Note that if you choose YES forthis message the combined sceneswill be split into separate scenes If you choose NO for this message the scenes willbe combined but the same message will ap peareach time Disc Navigation is started To pre vent this when combining scenes from different programs create a new play lit and combine the sceneson it Note Pressing the O button on the sc een forveri fication will restore the thumbnail display screen You can divide a scene into two parts To delete unnecessary portion of scene first divide the scene and then delete the unnecessary portion You can also cut out a part of scene and use it in the play list 1 Use the joystick to select the scene to be divided and then press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Scene Edit Divide and then press the II button The Select Division Point screen will ap pear
109. ion willappea rduring playbac k See page 53 forplaybackon screen infomation display Note Even afterthe on screen information is re moved from the TV screen it will still appearin the viewfinder or on the LCD screen LCD screen or viewfinder On setting Off setting er 0 00 00 REM 30MIN kal 10 30AM 67 372002 TV screen TV screen English 62 Initial Settings Switc hing Operating Sound On or Off This DVD video camera recorder will emit sound when the power switch is changed over the REC button is pressed or other operations are engaged If you do not need operating sound you can switch it off 1 Press the MENU button 3 Use the joystick to UC 47 unger choose On or Off The menu screen will appear and then press the gt 1 E7 ae button Language Use the joystick to choose Beep on the Initial Setup menu screen and then press 4 Press the MENU button the gt I button The menu screen will disappear The options will appear on the right of Beep Note The Beep setting will not change even if The mark will be attached to the currently se the DVD video camera recorder is tumed off lected option Setting or Releasing Power Save This DVD video camera recorder is equipped with power save function Specify Power Save On If the DVD video camera recorder is left in the recording pause st
110. is com pletely stored Replacing the disc in cartridge 1 Insert the disc into cartridge Indication of A mark facing up 2 Fit in the disc tray until a click is heard Wite protect tabs The cartridge has write protect tabs to prevent overwriting on recorded data Make sure that the write protect tab is set to the side where recording is possible Tab for side B ee Tab for side A n SaN cS i Recording possible rey Recording not possible Note When recording special events be sure to us a new disc which has never been removed from cartridge orcaddy Note Writing similar to recording is performed even with simple editing ordeletion Make sure that editing or deletion has been securely performed with the disc removed from cartridge orcaddy Note If there are dust scratches or dirt on the surface of disc block noise may appearin image or sound may be interrupted Take great care when handling discsso that no dirt or fingerprints adheresto them Note This DVD video camera recorder has a function that allows recording avoiding portions of the disc with dust scratches or dirt Ihe DVD video camera recordersets to pause II status and automatically restarts recording REC This will interrupt recording forseveral secondsto sev eral minutes and multiple thumbnails will be cre ated see p 66 in one recording asshown in the figure In this case the recordable time will
111. k of viewfinder Use a soft object such as a cotton swab to clean the lens in viewfinder Push up this portion 98 3 Reattach the lens block Check the orientation of lens block and slowly fit it in until a click is heard Trouble Messages A message may appear while you are operating the DVD video camera recorder If a message ap pears referto the following table and take appropnate corective action Message Cause amp Troubleshooting Reference page 1 Evorhasoccumed Enorhasoccuned Try to restart the DVD video cam Please restart era recorder using the following methods 2 Erorhasoccured 1 Tum power off remove the battery pack or AC adapterand reattach it and then tum poweronagain Please reinsert a disc 2 Tum poweroff and reinsert the disc Then tum power 30 34 3 Erorhasoccured onagain 37 Error code No Xxxx 3 Take note of the number x and then consult Please read the yourdealer manual Condensation might have occured Use the DVD video camera recorder only after it hasdried 4 ERROR 00x 4 Try to repairusing methods 1 and 2 above If the message still appears take note of the number xxxx 20 and consult your dealer Control Information Er Mismatch may occur between the recorded image ror and scene information 88 Update the control information Disc may be dirty Remove the disc and wipe off fin
112. lens hood from the DVD videocam 9 Remove the lens cap from the conversion lens era recorder and screw it all the way into the filter screw of the DVD video camera recorder Note Be careful not to lose the lens hood Note If the optional tele conversion lens DZ1L1 is attached overthe lens the range where a subject is focused at Tend telephoto side will be fom approximately 18 feet 5 m to infinite Note Ifthe optional tele conversion lens DZTL1 isattached overthe lens the fourcomersof screen will be darker vignetting on W wide angle side when a subject is zoomed in Macro Recording Use the macro function when recording a small object from close up position You can shoot the subject as close as approximately 3 8 1 cm from the lens surface magnifying the image to fill the screen im the DVD video camera recorder at the sub Note Zoom can be used but the subject may ject and press down the zoom lever to W con not be focused depending on the distance to the trol side subject Note The amount of light tends to be insufficient during macro recording If the subject image istoo dark use additional lighting English 48 Manually Focusing Subject during Movie Recording The DVD video camera recorder measures the distance to a subject viewed at the center of screen and automatically focuses on it If you want to record by adding special effects or focusing on a subject image off the center of screen adjust the
113. ll blink in green and charging will start CHARGE ACCESS indicator Note Charge the battery in the temperatue range of 50 F 86 F 10 C 30 C Note Make sure that the battery is securely in stalled Incomplete attachment could cause the battery to falland be damaged Note Ifthe power switch is set to amp VIDEO or PHOTO charging will not be performed Note When connecting the power cable to the DVD video camera recorder the pin of power cable cannot be completely inserted into the DC IN 8 4V jack but thisdoesnot indicate a malfunc tion Do not insert the power cable with undue force Doing so could result in malfunction Ilo AC adapter Battery pack charged status You can realize the charged status of battery by checking the CHARGE ACCESS indicator Charged status CHARGE ACCESS indicator 0 50 Blinks once per 1 2 seconds 51 75 Blinks twice per 1 2 seconds 76 or more Blinks three times per 1 2 seconds Fully charged Remains lit English 31 English Continuously recordable time on DVD video camera recorder with fully charged battery The reference for DVD video camera recorder re cordable time with fully charged battery is between 40 and 60 minutes with model DZ BP14 R DZ BP16 sold separately or between 70 and 100 min utes with model DZ BP28 sold separately DZBP28 Sold separately DZBP14 R
114. ll conform to the specifications of the previous initializing device Do not use the DVD video camera recorder in an environment of high temperatures for an ex tended period of time e Use an unformatted DVD R disc to record data from PC on this DVD video camera recorder e When recording data from PC on DVD RAM disc using this DVD video camera recorder al ways use a brand new DVD RAM disc or a DVD RAM disc formatted on this DVD video camera recorder Capturing Data for PC You can capture the data recorded on this DVD video camera recorderand transfer it to PC Using DZ WINPC 3 W PC kit Using the DZ WINPC3 W optional PC kit you can capture the data of images recorded on this DVD video camera recorder and transfer it to your PC You can also write video data edited on the PC to disc See the instruction manual of DZ WINPC3 W PC kit for details There are numerous types of PC including those personally assembled Hitachi will occasionally update compatibility information on Internet for PCs with which the PC kit can be operated See Conditions for using DZ WINPC3 W PC kit shown below the catalog and information on Internet to find out whether or not the PC kit can be used with your PC Conditions for using DZ VWANPC 3 W PC kit To connect the DVD video camera recorder to PC using the DZ WINPC3 W PC kit the PC must sat isfy the following conditions Windows 98 98 Second Edition Me 2000 Pro
115. loth to clean it 23 recording Pressing the play Hasthe image been recorded by devices other than this backbutton willnot DVD video camera recorder start playback Playback of image recorded on devices other than this 88 DVD video camera recorder may be impossible on this DVD video camera recorder Has scene been edited by applications other than Disc Navigation If the scene recorded on this DVD video camera recorderis 88 edited with applications otherthan Disc Navigation playback may not be possible on this DVD video camera recorder No playback pic IsTV input selector set correctly ture appearson TV Some TVs have multiple video input jacks Check whether screen the correct input was selected on TV to match the con 91 nected jacks If the DVD video camera recorder is con nected to VCR set its input selector to extemal input LINE Is the DVD video camera recorderconnected to TV cor rectly 90 Check the connections Is input selector of this DVD video camera recorder set to UNE 59 Change itto CAMERA mode Playback picture is Isdisc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it momentarily inter Clean the disc 23 rupted Poor playback pic Wasthe image input from analog VCR VHS 8 mm and ture recorded 92 106 Reference mptom Cause and Correction Sympto rane Playback picture is Wasrecording of extemal input made with Frame speci gr
116. mcones for personal enjoyment These imagescannot be re corded on this DVD video camera recorder Typical copyright protected imagesinclude those of DVD video LD prerecorded videotape rental videotape digital satellite broadcast etc Note If a video signal that cannot be read by this DVD video camera recorderis present even inimagesrecorded oncamcoderforpersonal en joyment without copy guard signal the input im age may not be recorded nomally Note If the input signal is interrupted by switch ing the channelon TV orswitching the signal using video selector nomal recording cannot be per formed 93 English English Cautions when connecting DVD video Ccamera recorderto PC Do not plug in or unplug any cables when you are using PC to access the disc in the DVD video camera recorder e If you plug in or unplug the PC connection ca ble or power cable while the CHARGE ACCESS indicator is blinking the data on disc may be damaged The mode forconnection to PC does not function in the following cases e When DVD video camera recorder is turned off e When no disc is in DVD video camera recorder The icon displayed on PC will be CD ROM in the following cases e When a DVD RAM disc or DVD R disc is not set in DVD video camera recorder e When an unformatted DVD RAM disc or a disc other than UDF formatted is in DVD video cam era recorder e When a DVD R disc is not finalized The mode forconnection to PC m
117. n from the first image of first scene on disc Note Pressing the O button willalwaysrestore the thumbnail screen Note You can select scenesrandomly and play them back See below for how to select scenes Repeat steps 1 and 2 to randomly select multi ple scenes To cancel a selected scene select the scene to be canceled and then press the SELECT but ton To cancel all selected scenes press the O but ton Note Although scenes can be randomly se lected playback will always start from the lowest scene number Note To release allthe selected scenes pressthe button Note You can also select scenesin reverse from the last scene in the range Note To release multiple selection press the SE LECT or O button after step 3 Understanding How of Disc Navigaton Menu Press the DISC NAVIGATION button and then the MENU button The menu screens for Dis Navigation and Disc management will appear Fordetailson each menu item see pages explaining each separate function lt When using DVD RAM disc gt Play List Switch p 75 Scene 5 Play p 75 Create p 74 Edit p 77 m Title p 79 Delete p 79 Delete p 80 Edit Fade p 81 Combine p 83 Divide p 83 Move p 84 Skip p 85 Select p 85 Detail p 86 lt When using DVD R disc gt Program Switch p 72 Scene
118. ning Free Space on Disc Capacity You can find out how long you will be able to record on one side of disc 1 Press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Capacity on the Disc menu screen and then press the gt il button The screen for checking Capacity will appear When using DVD RAM disc With DVD R disc The quality mode first used forre cording with disc willappear With DVD R disc This will not be displayed Initializing DVD RAM Disc 3 Press the O button The Disc Navigation screen will be restored Note With a write protected disc the remaining space willalwaysbe displayed as 0 Note The displayed remaining free space isonly forthe side being curently recorded If you want to erase all data on a recorded disc and reuse it you can initialize it rather than deleting the data Initialization is useful in this case since it takes less time than deleting all data 1 Press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Format Disc on the Disc menu screen and then press the gt I button BE Update Control Info ENTER RETURN ORAN The screen for verifying Format Disc will ap pear 3 If you are sure that you wish to format the disc use the joystick to choose YES and then press the gt II button When initializing one s
119. not indicate a fault Be careful when touching the bottom of the DVD video camera recorder since it will be hot Be careful of ambient temperature e Using the DVD video camera recorder ina place where the temperature is over 104 F 40 C or under 32 F 0 C will not allow it to make nor mal recording playback e When using the DVD video camera recorder connected to PC operate it at room temperature If you use the DVD video camera recorder where the temperature is high for an extended period of time it will overheat and may not op erate normally Do not leave the DVD video camera recorder ina closed vehicle where the temperature is very high for a long time This could cause malfunc tions Do not point directly at the sun e If direct sunlight strikes the lens or viewfinder the DVD video camera recorder could malfunc tion or burn in CCD or viewfinder e Do not leave the DVD video camera recorder with the LCD screen exposed to direct sunlight This could cause malfunctions 19 English English Do notuse the DVD video camera recorder near TV orradio e This could cause noise to appear on the TV screen or interference could enter radio broad casts Do notuse the DVD video camera recorder near stong radio waves or magnetism e Ifthe DVD video camera recorder is used near strong radio waves or magnetism such as near radio wave tower or electric appliances contain ing motors noise could enter
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121. o cam era recorder is powered by a battery If the AC adapter is unavailable in handy place re move the disc use the opposte side or use another disc To repairthe removed disc insert the disc into the DVD video camera recorderafterwards and connect the AC adapter 34 Finalization is not possible when the DVD video cam era recorder is powered by a battery pack Use the AC adapter for finalization 33 89 Eror occurred Please replace disc orformat disc Abnormality has occuned with the DVD RAM disc to be repaired Initialize the disc before using it oruse the other side of the same disc or another disc 87 Enor occurred Please replace disc Abnomality has occurred with the DVD R disc to be repaired Use the other side of the same disc or an other disc Disc hasno data The MENU button waspressed with no scene recorded Disc hasno Play List Switching of play list wasselected with no play list stored 75 Disc includes pro tected scenes Delete scenes The disc may be software protected froma device other than this DVD video camera recorder To release this case use a device that hasexec uted software protect Play Lists over limit An attempt was made to create new play list orcopy play list even though limit specified for play lists in the video recording standard had already been stored 74 Cannot execute Unselect multiple scenes Division or chang
122. om Black and White screen to color screen Fades out from color screen to Black and White screen eee Fade In Fade Out English 81 English Select the scene for adding special effects and press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Scene Edit Fade and then press the gt II button The fade setting screen will appear ENTER RETURN anaal Cin The options will appear under IN and OUT The Ii D mark will be attached to the currently selected fone white Wipe 8 W option Cr 3 Use the joystick to select the special effects for Im IN and OUT choose Enter and then press the gt II button Entra Cancel gt A 82 After the proceeding message appears the thumbnail display screen will be restored The scenes for which special effects have been set will be attached with marks Ma gt In effect Out effect Note Setting fade will also fade the sound Note Fading can also be set to either IN or OUT Note Any registered fade can be changed at any time using the same procedure asabove Note Fade can also be added to on screen in fomation displayed during playback Note Ifthe playback time of scene is short fade will cut off midway Note If you set fade in and fade out to a still im age ora movie with recording time of no more than 3 seconds
123. on The menu screen for ed iting play list will ap pear 78 3 Choose Current gt End or Start gt Current on the Select menu screen and then press the gt II button Changing Title of Play List The play lists have serial numbers in the order you have created them At any time you can change the title of play list which was the recording date time set on this DVD video camera recorder 1 Press the MENU button 3 After entering the title use the joystick to choose Enter and then press the gt II button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear AFinish title setting 2 Use the joystick to choose Title on the Play List menu screen and then press the gt H button The screen for verifying registration of title will appear Note The registered title canbe changed atany time using the same procedure The PlayList Title screen will appear ey e D g See Changing Title of Sirsa Program on page 73 for 02 5 6 2002 3 26PM how to enter a title el IN LE LQQENTER RETURN Playlist title Deleting Play List 1 Press the MENU button deletion of play list will am Playtist No 01 The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear appear pele 5 6 2002 3 25 2 Use the joystick to choose Delete on the Play List menu screen DENIER i and then press the P II button The Delete Play Delete itil List screen will app
124. on The Start Play se EL Note If Repeat Play On is specified the play List screen will appear CEiE2 i a list willbe repeatedly played back see page 89 English 75 English Adding Scenes to Play List You can later add scenes to the created play list 1 Display the thumbnails of scenes to be added to the play list and then press the MENU button See Switching to Thumbnail Display of Specific Data Selecting Program on page 72 for how to display the thumbnails The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Edit on the Play List menu screen and then press the gt Il but ton The Edit Play List screen will appear 3 Use the joystick to select j aon the play list to which you wish to add scenes and then press the gt H 2 5 6 2002 3 26e button 03 8 6 2002 10 09AM The thumbnails of the program that was dis played in step 1 will ap pear in the upper row fizmammm and the thumbnails of yg selected play list will ap pear in the lower row Note If the DISPLAY button is pressed when the thumbnails are displayed the re cording date time of the selected scene will appear across the bottom of screen Press DISPLAY to restore the previ ousscreen Recording date time 76 4 Tilt the joystick down Y to move the cursor to the lower row and tilt it to left lt q or right P to se lect the point where the
125. option TT status and then press the gt II button The selected op Huur 2 i input Source _ICAMERA The menu screen will appear tion will be set Use the joystick to choose Input Source on the 4 Press the MENU button Record Functions Setup menu screen and then press the gt II button The menu screen will disappear The options will appear on the right of Input Source The mark will be attached to the cur rently selected option a 10 30AM 67 372002 Note The Input Source setting will return to CAMERA whenever the DVD video camera re corderistumed off 59 Changing Method for Recording Sills You can record stills of externally input images on a DVD RAM disc in the Frame or Field mode The DVD video camera recorder can record an external image with little movement by specifying Frame but Field is recommended for recording image with movement Mode Details of setting On screen display Frame Does not suit recording of frequently moving video subjects de F spite high ima ge quality Frame suitsrecording of lessmoving video Field Suitable forrecording of frequently moving video subjects Jal av Press the MENU button in the recording pause 3 Use the joystick to se status lect the desired option and then press the gt II The menu screen will appear button AHOT mm Field Use the joystick to The selected option will choose PHOTO
126. or this video product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and un used for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will pre vent damage to the video product due to lightning and power line surges This product may contain lead and mercury Disposal of these materials be regulated due to environmental considerations For the disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance www eia org 17 19 20 21 SERVICE Servicing Do not attempt to service this video product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to quali fied service personnel Conditions Requiring Service Unplug this video prod uct from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the video product c If the video product has been exposed to rain or water d If the video product does not operate normally by follow ing the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the video product
127. order 1 Use the string to attach the cap to the DVD video Note Alwayskeep the lenscap on when not us camera recorder ing the DVD video camera recorder to protect the lens Note When recording attach the lenscap to the hand strap by hooking the tab inside the cap onto strap forcomfortable shooting 2 Push the both sides of cap inward and attach it over the lens yr Attaching Fenite Cores Although the coresare not attached in the illustrations of the cables in text be sure to attach the femte core provided to the SVIDEO cable using the following procedure the ferite core was at tached to the AV input output cable at the factory Femte cores reduce radio interference with your radio and TV 1 Open the cover of ferrite core Note If you use an external microphone when recording attach the femte core provided to the 2 Attach the core to the S VIDEO cable at a posi cable ata postion approximately 1 15 16 5 cm from its end Wind the microphone cable round the core once in the same way asforthe SVIDEO cable Using extemal microphone in modesother than camera recording isnot recommended tion approximately 1 15 16 5 cm from its end Close the cover of core taking care that it does not catch the S VIDEO cable English 28 Inserting Batteries into Remote Contol Insert two AA LRO6 batteries provided into the remote control to powerit 1 Open the battery compartment lid on the back Note Ifthe b
128. ou use TV with wide mode aspect ratio 16 9 and set the TV to the wide mode the Disc Navigation screen may malfunction If this hap pens release the wide mode setting on TV see the TV instruction manual for releasing the wide mode English 91 Recording Image from Other AV Devices You can transferany image recorded on videotape etc to the DVD video camera recordervia the AV input output jack and record iton disc Connecting to Other AV Device Use the AV input output cable provided to connect the DVD video camera recorder to other AV de vice as follows To S VIDEO input output jack To AV input output jack To S VIDEO input jack Output Jacks O Q rrr To video audio input jacks White AV input output cable 6 provided If the AV device has an S VIDEO output jack the connection using S VIDEO cable will be possible Note Using an SVIDEO cable to connect the DVD video camera recorder to a TV will deliver clearer playback pictures Note If you operate the DVD video camera re corder connected to another device always power the camera iecorder from AC outlet using the AC adapter Note Incase of camera recording with this DVD video camera recorder do not connect the A input outputcable to the output jacks of any other device If you do this sound from the other de vice may leak to thisDVD video camera recorder Englis
129. ovie quality mode 1 Use the joystick to select the scene whose infor mation you wish to know and then press the MENU button The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear 2 Use the joystick to choose Scene De tail and then press the gt Il button The detailed information on the scene will appear Pressing the O button will restore the thumb nail display screen al Scene No 006 g VIDEO FINE OwinlSsec Note Tilting the joystick Date 5 10 2002 12 50 39PM to right will display infor SESSE 3 A Fade IN None OUT None mation on the following i scene tilting the joystick to left will display informa tion on the preceding scene 86 If you have selected multiple scenes the infor mation shown below will appear Pressing the O button will restore the thumb nail display screen When using DVD RAM disc With DVD R disc the quality mode FINE STD or LPCM selected first will appear Numberofsceneswhose quality mode isunknown Thiswillappearwhen the disc hasa scene recorded on a device other than this DVD video camera recorder only if the disc hasa scene whose mode is unknown Also this willnotappearwhen a DVD R disc isused This will not appear with DVD R disc since no still image can be recorded on it Note If multiple sceneshave been selected the total recording time of the selected sc eneswill ap pear Disc Management Verifying Remai
130. oving rapidly even when the DVD video camera recorder is not moving as in following figure on left English Image when block like noise occurs Image without block like noise 58 Recordable times in each movie Note When using DVD Rdisc you cannot switch a the movie quality mode during recording on the quality mode on one side of disc disc The DVD video camera recorder will be au tomatically set to the quality mode first used with Quality Disc used the disc for recording mode DVD RAM DVD R Note The setting of movie quality mode is effec XTRA approx 18 60 min tive only during movie recording Switching the mode will not work during still recording ANE approx 30min approx 30 min SID approx 60min approx 60 min LPCM approx 30 min The recordable timesare only for reference The recordable times will vary depending on recording contents DVD RAM E Input Selection If you wish to input an image from another device to this DVD video camera recorder you must first switch the setting on the DVD video camera recorder Refer to the explanation starting from page 92 on how to connect the DVD video camera recorder to other devices or record images input from them CAMERA Usually select this option LINE To view image from another device on this DVD video camera recorder Press the MENU button in the recording pause 3 Select the desired
131. patible for playback on other DVD players playback of all DVD R discs cannot be guaranteed Depending on the DVD player DVD R disc or re cording conditions playback may not be possible In such cases use this DVD video camera recorder to play back the DVD R disc To play back the finalized DVD R disc on PC you will need DVD playback software The DVD playback software PowerDVD XP is supplied with the optional DZ WINPC3 W Handling Disc If you use a DVD RAM disc or DVD R disc to which dirt or dust adheres recognition of the disc may not be possible when it is inserted into this DVD video camera recorder Also the DVD video camera recorder may stop during recording or playback or noise disturbance of image may oc cur during playback The same phenomenon may appear if condensa tion occurs because of abrupt change in tempera ture e If an error message appears on the LCD screen while this DVD video camera recorder is being used turn off the DVD video camera recorder once and then turn it on again p 100 e If an error message appears when the DVD video camera recorder is being used in an en vironment where the temperature is high or it is used continuously turn off the DVD video cam era recorder and after a while turn it on again e If an error message appears when the DVD video camera recorder is being used in an en vironment where the temperature is low leave it powered for several minutes t
132. peratures Prepare extra batteries Battery may be dead 33 Replace it 104 Reference mptom Cause and Correction Sympto Pane Battery cannot be Was the CHARGE ACCESS indicator lit or blinking during charged charging The battery might have been attached inconectly to the battery attachment platform on DVD video camera re 31 corder Remove the battery and then attach itagain Ifa corectly attached battery cannot be charged the bat tery isdead Purchase a new one Isthe battery a bno mally hot Remove the battery leave it fora while to cool down then charge it Isthe ambient temperature too low ortoo high 31 Charge the battery at 50 86 F 10 30 C Hasthe battery been unused fora long time Remove the battery and then reattach it If the battery is 32 still not charged it may be dead Purchas a new one During recording Reference mptom Cause and Correction th page Pressing the REC Isinput image copy guarded button will not start Copy guarded image cannot be recorded on this DVD 22 93 recording video camera recorder Recording starts Isdisc scratched ordoesdirt or fingerprint adhere to it but stops immedi Clean the disc If there is still no improvement replace the 23 ately disc Issome otherAV device directly connected to the video audio input jack of this DVD video camera recorder If the AV device is connected via several other devices such as AV selector the
133. r details 46 Specifying the pointto view Choose Specify in step 2 above and then press the gt II button The screen for specifying the point to go to will appear Position of currently played back image Total recording time of all selected scenes Cursor position If no particular scene is selected the total time of allscenesrecorded on disc willappear 2 Use the joystick to select the desired time of cho sen point To select the start of first scene on disc To select the end of last scene on disc To move the cursor toward the end of last scene on disc in one minute units To move the cursor toward the start of first scene on disc in units of a minute A Va d D CURRENT L TEND 700 00 0 00 43 0 05 42 8 GO To 0 00 00 When the start of scene is selected 3 Press the II button to enter the selection The DVD video camera recorder will go to the specified point and enter the playback pause status To cancel the Go To procedure midway press the button before going to the specified point Note The cursormay not move atsame pitch in tervals Zooming This DVD video camera recordercan optically zoom in on subjectup to 12 powers digitally multiplied by 20 powers for movie recording and 4 powers for still recording Move the zoom lever down to T control side Recording in and the subject image will gradually become wide area t
134. rdable stills on both sidesof DVD RAM disc 1998 English Recording DVD RAM disc Movie Conforming to DVD video recording stand format ard MPEG Audio layer 2 Still Simultaneous recording conforming to DVD video recording standard 704 x 480 pixels and J PEG 1 280 x 960 pixels DVD R disc Movie Conforming to DVD video recording standard when MPEG Audio layer2 orLPCM isselected Audio playback format MPEG Audio layer 2 linear PCM Dolby AC3 Recording medium 8cm DVD RAM disc conforming to DVD RAM Ver 2 1 Book 2 1 8cmDVD Rdisc conforming to DVD R forG eneral Ver 2 0 Jacks Video audio input output x 1 Svideo input output x 1 Extemal microphone input x 1 Digital inp ut out put terminal connected to PC USB jack x 1 110 The total recordable time or recordable number of stills is half on each side of disc Battery system Lithium ion Power consumption approx 6 0 W when recording with LCD monitor off Dimensions approx 3 7 16 x 4 x 5 5 8 88 x 101 x 143 mm W x Hx D excluding hood and projections Operating temperature humidity 32 104 F 0 40 C less than 80 32 86 F 0 30 C when connected to PC Storage temperature 16 8 140 F 20 60 C Weight approx 710 g without battery or disc Total weight when recording approx 870g when using DZBP14 R DZBP16 sold separately battery Provided accessor
135. riod of time The temperature inside a closed vehicle or trunk becomes very high in the hot season If you leave the DVD video camera recorder in such a place it could malfunction or the case could be dam aged Also do not expose the DVD video cam era recorder to direct sunlight or place near a heater Do not store the DVD video camera recorder in a place where the humidity is high or in a dusty place e Dust entering the DVD video camera recorder could cause malfunctions If the humidity is high the lens could become moldy and the DVD video camera recorder could be unusable It is recommended that you put the DVD video cam era recorder with desiccant in a box when stor ing it in a closet etc Do not store the DVD video camera recorderina place subject to stong magnetism or intense vibrations e This could cause malfunctions Detach the battery from DVD video Camera recorder and store itin a cool place e Leaving the battery attached or storing it at high temperature could shorten its life Suggestions and Restrictions Make a tial recording e Be sure to make a trial recording before an ac tual take to make sure that recording is normal Data that was not stored normally because of a defect in the DVD video camera recorder can not be restored e Itis recommended that you use DVD RAM disc for trial recording since a recording stored on it can be deleted The recorded contents cannot be com pensated for
136. selected Red Red Scenesalready selected Tilt the joystick to right when the yellow cursor is in the scene at the bottom right corner of thumbnail display screen or tilt down the joy stick when the yellow cursor is in any scene on the bottom row The following 12 thumbnails following page will appear Note that when the following pages cannot be displayed you are on the last page Tilt the joystick to left when the yellow cursor is in the scene at the top left corner or tilt up the joystick when the yellow cursor is in any scene on the top row The preceding 12 thumbnails preceding page will appear Note that when the previous pages cannot be displayed you are on the first page Note Tilting up or down the joystick and holding it will continuously change the page in units of 12 thumbnails Note Each time Disc Navigation is started witha DVD R disc inserted message Creating Thumb nail will appear After the message appears the thumbnail display screen will appear Note If the following discs are inserted the Disc Navigation screen will appear or some message will be displayed Write protected disc Finalized DVD R disc grams j Selected scene number Operating guide and recording date time of scene being selected Number of all scenes Bar graph current page position Still image icon Disc type icon The operating guide will vary depending on the
137. sssssessesssssresrsrrrsssrierrsrnes Exposure control se Extemal microphone jack set EVOCUDe Aeectaliat alae a alien eee FAG Ed ap a aa ai deaati nt 81 Femte Core naes 28 Field photo input 60 Finalize disc 000 89 FINE video mode 58 Focus button 49 Format disc 000 87 Frame photo input ee 60 Frame advance frame back 45 es 1 es Hand stra priini ai neni 270 Hold white bal sssini 55E IMAGE quality oo eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeetteeteeeees Information display mode me Information LC Dierre niasin Infra red receiver oo eeeeeeeeeeeceesteteteeeteeteteteaeeees Initial SECU Pic nrama ieaiai INDUESOUITC EC oi icciscisscecissdisscbessssdasessstuessiasiesess 59 POV SLIG Kicivncvatis aat au thageveten arian 10 English langui gE esae a asia 64 LCD bright button sesssssessssssrsssrsrsriesrssenens 41 l ns cap ora niae a E AE 28 Lens hood a a AA EENE 48 LOCK SWIEC hisis incisi aaia aiaiai 42 Low light program AE nesses 54 LPCM video mode eee eect eeeteeeetteeeees 58 C Open button Optical 12x zoom lens OSD OUtDUL Ati eda E a TEA ee Pp PC connection terminal ccccccsesseeeeees 96 PHOLOMIN DUE ninenin nanan none 60 Play playlist vdenviniwehaniienvannen 75 Play Progam oe eeeeeseeeeeceeeceteeeeeeseeeseeeeeaeeeaes 72 a ERA csch teh EE ANE ETE hares 74 Portrait program AE sssssessersrsrse ns 54 POWErF SAVE
138. t from rear On g Always emits light re The DVD video camera recorder automatically gardless of brightness focuses on the subject at the center of screen E when auto focus is selected off PA No light emission The screen will be black and then the recorded still will be displayed When message DISC ACCESS disappears re cording of still will be complete Set the power switch to POWER OFF to turn the DVD video camera recorder off Note Whenthe powerswitch isset to _J PHOTO flickering may occurin image on the LCD screen Note Darksubjectsmaynotbe inclearfocuseven if the Video Flash is used It is recommended that you light a subject when recording ina darkplace Note The DVD video camera recorderautomati cally setsthe shutterspeed between 1 800 and 1 30 second between 1 800 and 1 10second if Po gram AEhasbeen set to Low Light depending on the subject brightness Note During recording of stills the electronic im English age stabilizer will not function 43 English Playing Back Immediately Checking Recorded Scene You can check your recording immediately on the spot buttons Joystick O button 4 1 Press gt II button in the recording pause status The DVD video camera recorder will enter the playback mode and playback will start from the first image of the scene you have recorded last When playback is finished the DVD video cam era recorder will enter t
139. ted ra teal He will appear Perform steps 1 3 on page 76 When multiple scenes are being deleted you can stop deletion midway Press the O button The scenes up to the point where the O button was pressed will be deleted 2 From the play list in lower row point the cur Rees 001 025 sor to the scene you E SJEN No want to delete 007 007 Note Place the cursoron scene to be deleted and then press the DELETE button on emote con trol You can also delete the scene To select multiple scenes refer to Selecting Con secutive scenes Together or Selecting Random Scenes on page 70 Editing Play List Adding Scenes Using Menu You can use the menu screen to add scenes to a created play list Display the Edit Play List menu screen of the 4 Choose Add and gt A play list to be edited then press the gt I but irs em fans 001 025 ton Fa Ree ry Perform steps 1 3 on page 76 Ls VATE NTU Tel 0 Wet CT The selected scenes will ah tes be added to the end of play list to be edited Select the scenes to be added from the upper row Note The selected scenes will be added in the insertion position Scene to be added 3 Press the MENU button The menu screen for ed iting play list will ap pear a SB 8 COENE RETURN 77 English Editing Play List Deleting Scenes Using Menu If by mistake you insert undesired scenes
140. that no water or dust enters the DVD video camera recorder as it could cause a malfunction Bt Crystal Display and viewfinder The LCD screen and viewfinder will be slightly dimmer than usual when the DVD video cam era recorder is at low temperature as in cold areas or immediately after power is turned on The normal brightness will be restored when the temperature inside the DVD video camera re corder rises Hold the DVD video camera recorder conecty e Do not hold the viewfinder or LCD monitor when lifting the DVD video camera recorder The viewfinder or LCD monitor may become detached and the DVD video camera recorder could fall Also do not grasp the top of DVD video cam era recorder when lifting it It could easily be dropped Do not subject the DVD video camera recorder to impact e This DVD video camera recorder is a precision machine Take great care that you do not strike it against a hard object or allow it to fall Do not use the DVD video camera recorder on a tripod in a place where it is subject to severe vibrations or impact No sand or dust e Fine sand or dust entering the DVD video cam era recorder or AC adapter could cause it to malfunction No wateror oil e Water or oil entering the DVD video camera recorder or AC adapter could cause a short cir cuit or other malfunctions Heat on surface of product e The surface of the DVD video camera recorder will be slightly warm but this does
141. the brightness of LCD screen and also move the position of BRIGHT bar scale Closing LCD Monitor Before closing the LCD monitor be sure to reset it at right angles to the DVD video camera recorder Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD video camera recorder with the LCD screen facing inward until a click is heard Note Be sure to retum the LCD monitor at right anglesto the DVD video camera ecorer before closing it or replacing it on the DVD video cam era recorder with its screen facing outside If the LCD monitor is tilted it cannot be closed to the DVD video camera recorder Note Ifthe LCD monitorisnot securely locked to the DVD video camera tecorder no image will appearin the viewfinder Viewing Subject through Viewfinder Adjust the angle of viewfinder as you like and fit your eye to the eyecup If the image is blurred you can adjust the focus Adjust the diopter control under the eyecup so that the subject image can be seen clearly Note If the LCD monitor is open the viewfinder will be off LCD BRIGHT button button Diopter control 41 Recording Movie Insert a recordable DVD RAM or DVD R disc into this DVD video camera recorder CHARGE ACCESS LOCK switch indicator REC button Power switch Set the power switch to h VIDEO Once the DVD video camera recorder starts to recognize the disc the CHARGE ACCESS in dicator will light When recognition is finishe
142. tness of LCD screen Figg VOLUME E a Volume Warning message No remaining time will be displayed with a write protected disc or finalized DVD R disc The displayed number of recordable stills is for reference The decreasing number may not be correct depend ing on recording condition not displayed with a DVD R disc When no disc is in the DVD video camera recorder or disc has not yet been initialized write protected disc or disc with no remaining space has been inserted Will not appear when a disc that cannot be used in this DVD video camera recorder is inserted 51 English Switc hing the information display mode You can switch the display mode of on screen information Press the DISPLAY button e Full display mode All types of information will appear e Minimum display mode Only the recording mode status display and warning will appear The full and minimum display modes will alternate Note The DVD video camera recorder does not record the recording date time asa part of image However this informa tion when recording will be recorded with image asdata which DISPLAY button can be checked on Disc Navigation screen during playback See Information display during playback on page 53 Display when recording an image of yourself When recording with the LCD screen facing the same direction as the lens only the operating status and bat tery remaining level will appear and the battery r
143. to its normal operation e If the video product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged f When the video product exhibits a distinct change in per formance this indicates a need for service Replacement Parts When replacement parts are re quired have the service technician verify that the replacements he uses have the same safety characteristics as the original parts Use of replacements specified by the video product manufacturer can prevent fire electric shock or other hazards Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product ask the service technician to perform safety checks recommended by the manufacturer to deter mine that the video product is in safe operating condition Heat The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other prod ucts including amplifiers that produce heat English Save these Instructions This page contains important safety and operating instructions for AC Adapter M odel DZ ACE1 Before using AC Adapter read all instructions and cautionary markings on 1 AC Adapter 2 battery and 3 product using battery Also read all instructions on pages 4 5 Caution To reduce risk of injury charge only rechargeable battery DZ BP14 R DZ BP16 sold separately or DZ BP28 sold separately Other types of batteries may burst causing personal injury and damage Do not expose charger
144. to rain or snow Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by the bat tery charger manufacturer may result in a risk of fire electric shock or injury to persons To reduce risk of damage to electric plug and cable pull by plug rather than cable when disconnecting AC adapter Make sure cable is located so that it will not be stepped on tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress Do not operate AC adapter with damaged cable or plug re place them immediately 10 11 12 13 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR AC ADAPTER An extension cable should not be used unless absolutely nec essary Use of improper extension cable could result in a risk of fire and electric shock If extension cord must be used make sure A The pins on plug of extension cable are the same number size and shape as those of plug on AC adapter B That extension cable is properly wired and in good electri cal condition and C That wire size should be met below Minimum Length of extension cable AWG size feet 18 Equal to or less than 100 16 Equal to or less than 150 Do not operate AC adapter if it has received a sharp blow been dropped or otherwise damaged in any way take it to a qualified serviceman Do not disassemble AC adapter take it to a qualified service engineer when service or repair is required Incorrect reassembly may result in a risk of electric shock or fire To reduce risk of electric shock
145. ure of the type of power supply to your home consult your video dealer or local power company For video products intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock Over loaded AC outlets and extension cords are dangerous and so are frayed power cables damaged or cracked wire insulation and broken plugs They may result in a shock or fire hazard Periodically examine the cord and have it replaced by your service technician if appearance indicates damage or deterio rated insulation hazards Caution Maintain electrical safety Powerline operated equipment or accessories connected to this unit should bear the UL listing mark or CSA certification mark on the accessory itself and should not have been modified so as to defeat the safety features This will help avoid any potential hazard from electric shock or fire If in doubt contact qualified service personnel 10 11 Water and Moisture Do not use this video product near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like Accessories Do not place this video product on an un stable cart stand tripod bracket or table The video product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the appli
146. urn it off and then on again e When the disc is used for an extended period of time the temperature will increase because of the heat inside the DVD video camera recorder Be careful when removing the disc e Normally do not remove the disc from the car tridge or caddy and do not open the shutter of cartridge or caddy 23 English Note Mostgenerally available 8cmdiscscanbe removed from cartridgesorcaddiesif they are for video cameras However before removing disc from cartridge orcaddy read the instruction sheet provided with the disc or consult the disc maker Take care with the following when handling the removed disc e Be sure not to touch disc surfaces e Be careful not to drop the disc removed from cartridge orcaddy e Be sure not to bend the disc e Do not leave the disc outside the cartridge or caddy e Do not subject the disc to heat e Do not write on disc with a ball point pen orpen cil With one side recordable disc writing on the label surface ispossible with a pen that doesnot scratch the surface No wnting of any kind ispos sible on both side recordable disc e Be sure not to wipe disc surfaces with thinner wateror anti static agent Use dry soft cloth to lightly wipe off dust or dirt that adheres to the disc Never use solvents to clean the disc Note If the disc is removed from cartridge or caddy and the data stored by this DVD video camera recorder is rewritten on devices other than
147. vasi 6GaHns Gti bitititicgs 2a Enter Cancel DEMEK UMA A _5 10 2002 123456789 0 SPACE Pare focuses E A E A OOuF ELLP as Gud Sa A eae Se Mi Ee ae 3 English 73 Play List Creating New Play List Use play list to edit recorded scenes 1 Use the joystick to select a scene to be pro grammed in a play list When selecting multiple scenes refer to Select ing Consecutive Scenes Together or Selecting Random Scenes on page 70 With the created play list you can also add scenes recorded on another day or unnecessary scenes afterwards 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the joystick to English The Disc Navigation menu screen will appear choose Create on the Switch f J Play List menu screen kis reate P and then press the 11 f tst button ete a The Create Play List screen will appear A new play list includ ing the selected scenes will be created and a thumbnail of the created play list will appear DRE 74 Note Ifthe scene added to play lit had skip or fade stting that infomation will also be added to the play list Note The time when the play litwascreated will appearin the title bar Note Ifyou have selected multiple scenes you can op the creation of play lit midway by press ing the O button In this case the play list will be created with the scenesup to the point whee the O button was pressed Note If free space available
148. video and audio that are being recorded During playback of nor mally recorded video and audio noise could also enter the picture and sound At worst the DVD video camera recorder could malfunction Do not expose the DVD video camera recorderto soot or steam e Heavy soot or steam could damage the DVD video camera recorder case or cause malfunc tions Do notuse the DVD video camera recorder near conosive gas e Using it in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by gasoline and diesel engines or corrosive gas such as hydrogen sulfide could corrode the battery connecting terminals which could result in loss of power Do notuse the DVD video camera recorder near ultrasonic humidifier e With some water in humidifier calcium and oth ers dissolved in water could scatter in the air and white particles could adhere to the optical head of the DVD video camera recorder which could cause it to operate abnormally Do notexpose the DVD video camera recorder to insecticide e Insecticide entering the DVD video camera re corder could dirty the optical head and the DVD video camera recorder may not operate nor mally Turn the DVD video camera recorder off and cover it with vinyl sheet etc before using insecticide 20 Be careful of moisture condensation e When you move the DVD video camera re corder between places where the difference in temperatures is great such as entering a lodge from a ski slope
149. video camera recorder can record two types of still image on disc a still to be viewed on TV MPEG image of 704 x 480 pixels and a still to be used on PC JPEG image of 1280 x 960 pixels Note Recording of still ima gesis possible only on DVD RAM disc 1 Set the power switch to J PHOTO to turn Image qua lity the DVD video camera recorder on Still image Extemal input still Once the DVD video camera recorder starts to image recognize the disc the CHARGE ACCESS in J PEG MPEG JPEG MPEG dicator will light When recognition is finished the CHARGE 1 280 704 640 704 ACCESS indicator will go out x 960 x 480 x 480 x 480 Make sure that J appears on the screen view pixels finder or LCD The quality of still recording cannot be switched Setting Video Flash sold sepa rately When recording still images in a dark place or Still recording mode 67 52002 when the subject is lit from rear it is recommended that you use the optional Video Flash model DZ Number of recordable stills FLH3 Refer to the instruction manual of Video anit Flash for details Note If the power switch is set to LJ PHOTO te LOCK wich cannot be moved Do Potty 0 eating Omecreen Manner for i of Video information emitting light P Check the subject on the screen viewfinder or Hash LCD No Automatically emits Auto display lightin dark place orin 3 Press the REC button a place li
150. video signal may not be transmit 92 ted incorrectly In sucha case reduce the number of de vicesthrough which the video signal istransmitted orcon nect AV device directly Are you attempting to record image from video game or PC From some video games or PCs image cannot be re 93 corded on this DVD video camera recorder LCD screen is hard Hasbrightnessof LCD screen been adjusted 41 to see Stop recording and adjust the brightness Isthe DVD video camera recorder being used outdoors Use the viewfinder When using LCD monitor adjust its an 40 gle so that LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight 105 Reference English The problem may be improved if a VCR equipped with TBC circuit isused for playback mptom Cause and Correction Sympto ane Focusisnotconect Isit difficult to use auto focus with your subject 49 Focus manually Does MF appear The DVD video camera recorder is set to manual focus 49 Focusthe subject manually or release manual focus Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using the viewfinder asa monitor 41 Adjust the diopter control In cases other than the above set the power switch to POWER OFF and then setit to amp VIDEO or _J PHOTO 40 again During playback Symptom Cause and Corection Reference page Pressing the REC Isdisc dirty button will not start Use soft dry c
151. vies sssr 83 Arranging Order of Scenes Move 84 Playing Back by Skipping Scenes Skip 85 Selecting Scenes Using Menu Screen 85 Displaying Information Using Menu SGROGN nioi e a 86 Disc Management sesers erenn 87 Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc Capacity cece 87 Initializing DVD RAM Disc 87 Updating Control Information 88 Finalizing D SC siyaran iirinn 89 Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly Repeat Play sssesseeeesessssesresrsssnernsssnsnns 89 Connecting to Other Devices Viewing on TV Screen sesser Connecting to a TV Viewing on TV Screen Recording Image from Other AV Devices 92 Connecting to Other AV Device 4 92 Recording Image from Other Camcorder OAV Device iners pannin 93 Cautions when connecting DVD video camera recorder to PC ussssssssrrsssires 94 Capturing Data for PC TE Using DZ WINPC3 W PC kit oo eee 95 Using Disc on PC eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeteeeees 97 Subsidiary Infomation Cleanings eaa eanan eel een If dust adheres to viewfinder lens Trouble Messages seieseeersernresersresrnns Troubleshooting System Reset Major Specifications s s Introduction to Optional Accessories Camera Accessories Power Supplies s s s eeens Miscellaneous saessesessesrsrrsrsrerrrnrnsrnsesss To Order in the United States By Phone oseese ale Ea AE E A A EEE
152. ware that con forms to the DVD video standard Note If you wish to write the images edited on PC to a brand new DVD R disc do not fomat the new disc on this DVD video camera recorder Note If you wish to use a DVD R disc recorded on thisDVD video camera recorderdirectlyon PC finalize the disc on the DVD video camera r corder see page 89 Note Writing of the imagesedited on PC canbe written to DVD RAM or DVD R disc However wrt ing may not be possible depending on the com bination of PC and DVD RAM or DVD R disc English 97 English Subsidiary Information Cleaning Be sure to set the power switch to POWER OFF before cleaning this DVD video camera recorder Cleaning LCD screen and lens Use dry soft cloth to wipe dirt off When cleaning the LCD screen be careful not to use force scratch it or subject it to impact Doing such could cause a defect in the screen result in display unevenness or damage the LCD monitor If dust adheres to viewfinder lens Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera re cordercase The coating of case could peel off or the case could deteriorate Wipe off dirt on the case with a moist cloth which has been completely wrung out When using chemical cleaning cloth follow instructions for use Use a cotton swab to wipe it off Do not use force when rubbing the lens Doing so could damage it Push up the tab on the back of viewfinder to remove the lens bloc
153. y Thiswillappearwhen scenesare to be deleted List will be deleted 80 Delete scenes Thisdisc isrecorded by This DVD video camera recorder can use only discs the PAL system Please recorded on the NTSC system A disc recorded on the X replace disc PAL system cannot be used on this DVD video cam era recorder This disc cannot be A disc that cannot be used on this DVD video cam used Please replace era recorderhasbeen loaded Checkthe type of disc 23 disc 102 Reference Message Cause amp Troubleshooting page COPY PROTEC TED The video signal input to this DVD video camera re cordermay be copy guarded Some prerecorded video materials such asmovies are 93 guarded against copying Copy guarded materials cannot be recorded on this DVD video camera recorder CHECK DISC Disc that cannot be used on this DVD video camera recorder has been inserted ordisc isdamaged 23 Check whether the type of disc is corect or not or whether the disc is write protected ornot UNFO RMAT DISC The disc isnot initialized oritisdamaged If this message appears be sure to initialize the disc on this DVD video camera recorder before using it Reinitia lizing even a disc used on this DVD video cam 87 era recorder may be necessary initializing will erase all recorded contentson disc If this message appears try to initialize the disc If the same message still ap pears the disc may be damaged Use
154. y charged bat tery is noticeably short the battery is probably dead Purchase a new battery English 33 English Using DVD video camera recorder with AC Adapter It is recommended that you use the AC adapter to power the DVD video camera recorder from household AC outlet when you perform settings on it play backoredit images oruse it indoors And be sure to use the AC adapterto powerthe DVD video camera recorder when finalizing a disc Note Be sure to use the specified AC adapterto power the DVD video camera ecorder Using other AC adapters could cause electric shock or result in fire Set the power switch to POWER OFF to turn the DVD video camera recorder off Connect the AC adapter between the DC IN 8 4V jack on DVD video camera recorder and an AC outlet 34 O aa lo Note The AC adaptercan be used abound the word An AC plug adapteris required in some for eign countries If you need one purchase it from yourHitac hi distributor Note If the CHARGE ACCESS indicator does not light when the AC adapter is plugged into AC outlet unplug it from the AC outlet wait a few mo ments and then plug it into the AC outlet again If the CHARGE ACCESS indic ator still does not light the AC adapter may be faulty Unplug it fom the AC outlet and consult your dealer AC 200 240V AC Plug Adapter not supplied Setting Date and Time Set the curent date and time

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