Preparations
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First Time Settings
Basic Setup
The first time you turn on the camcorder, you will be guided by the
camcorder’s easy-to-follow setup screens to configure the cam-
corder’s initial settings. You will set the date and time, movie format,
and other basic functions. For details on how to use the touch screen,
refer to
Using the Touch Screen
(
A
34).
1 Touch the language used for onscreen
displays and then touch [
æ
].
• You may need to scroll down to find your
language.
• After you select a language, the [Date
Format] screen will appear.
2 Touch [Y.M.D], [M.D,Y] or [D.M.Y] to select
the date format you prefer and then touch [
æ
].
After you select the date format, the [Date/Time] screen will appear
with the first field selected.
3 Touch a field you want to change (year, month, day, hours or
minutes).
4 Touch [
Í
] or [
Î
] to change the field as necessary.
5 Set the correct date and time by changing
all the fields in the same way
• Touch [24H] to use 24-hour clock or leave it
unselected to use 12-hour clock (AM/PM).
6 Touch [OK] and then touch [
æ
].
• After you select the date and time, the [Movie Format] screen will
appear.
7 Touch [
·
] or [
¸
] to select the movie format and then touch
[
æ
].
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After you select the movie format, the [
v
Rec
Media for Movies] screen will appear, where you can select the
memory to which you want to record movies.
Touch [
æ
] after selecting
a language
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