Preparations
33
Fir
s
t Time Setting
s
Setting the Date and Time
You will need to set the date and time of
the camcorder before you can start
using it. The [Date/Time] screen will
appear automatically when the cam-
corder’s cloc
k
is not set.
When the [Date/Time] screen appears,
the year will be selected.
1 Change (
) the year and move (
) to the month.
2 Change the rest of the fields (month, day, hour and minutes) in the
same way.
3
S
elect (
) [OK] and press
to start the clock and close the
setup screen.
NOTES
• When you do not u
s
e the camcorder for about 3 month
s
, the built-in
rechargeable lithium battery may di
s
charge completely and the date
and time
s
etting may be lo
s
t. In
s
uch ca
s
e, recharge the built-in lithium
battery (
166) and
s
et the time
z
one, date and time again.
• The date appear
s
in a year-month-day format only in the fir
s
t
s
etup
s
creen. In
s
ub
s
equent
s
creen di
s
play
s
the date and time will appear a
s
month-day-year (for example, [Jan. 1, 2010 12:00 AM]). You can
change the date format and the cloc
k
format (12/24 hour
s
) with the
[Date Format]
s
etting.
• You can al
s
o change the date and time later on (not during the initial
s
etup). Open the [Date/Time]
s
creen from the
s
etup menu
s
:
[
Menu]
[Date/Time]
FUNC.
CO
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