Brand: HITACHI
Category: Camcorder
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for VM-E543LE (UK)
Uploaded: Aug. 10, 2025, 12:52 a.m.
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This video camera/recorder combines video camera and tape recorder functions for convenient, single-unit operation.
Recording: Record directly from the built-in video camera. Use the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch set to "CAM". Press the Start/Stop button to begin recording. The "REC" indicator will light up.
Playback: View recorded tapes on the 2.5-inch LCD monitor or an external TV. Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to "VIDEO". Press the PLAY button to start playback.
LCD Monitor: The LCD monitor can be opened and its angle adjusted for different viewing positions. Brightness can also be adjusted.
Date/Time Setting: Set the date and time for recording using the DATE/DISP. button and playback controls.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Symptom | Check Point & Correction |
|---|---|
| Cassette holder cannot be opened when you slide the EJECT switch. | Connect the power source. Open the LCD monitor, then slide the EJECT switch. |
| Cassette cannot be inserted into cassette compartment. | Load cassette in direction indicated by arrow on cassette. The cassette window must be towards the outside. |
| Picture does not appear in the viewfinder or LCD monitor. | Open the lens door. |
| The camera/recorder cannot go into the recording mode, even when Start/Stop button is pressed. | Check the record-protect tab on the cassette. See page 14 for details. Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to "CAM" position. Push the cassette door embossed PUSH LOCK to close it. |
| PLAY button cannot be engaged. | Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to "VIDEO" position. |
| Interference on playback picture. (The TV is connected to the camera/recorder using the RF output adaptor.) | When you see the playback picture on your TV, adjust fine tuning knob on television set to obtain the best picture. |
| Picture is out of focus. Auto-focus does not operate correctly. | Press the FOCUS control buttons simultaneously to erase "FOCUS" in the viewfinder or LCD monitor. Auto-focus does not operate correctly if a special-effects filter is attached or with the objects shown on page 21. |
| Power is interrupted. | If the record pause mode continues for more than 5 minutes, power is shut off automatically. Press the Start/Stop button to restore the power. |
| Power is turned on, but no button operations are accepted. | Remove the power source and the clock battery. And after about one minute, the display in the viewfinder or LCD monitor will be reset. Then set the information again. |
| "TAPE" appears in the viewfinder or LCD monitor. | Have you moved the camera/recorder or cassette from a cold place to a warm place so that its temperature changed abruptly? If the temperature has changed, remove the cassette and set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then wait for about one hour. |
| The battery level indicator " " appears differently on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder. | This does not indicate a fault; it is because the power consumed by the LCD monitor and viewfinder is different. |