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Before Use
• If the built-in battery is weak, the [ ] Indication
fl
ashes. In this case, charge the built-in battery.
• The clock uses the 12-hour system.
5) [LCD/EVF]
LCD/EVF Setup Sub-Menu
[LCD/EVF SET]
LCD and View
fi
nder Adjustment (p. 19)
[EVF ON/AUTO]
Using the View
fi
nder (p. 19)
6) [INITIAL]
Initial Setup Sub-Menu
[AV JACK]
AV Jack (pp. 13, 65)
[REMOTE]
Remote Control Mode (p. 15)
Setting Date and Time
Since the internal clock of the Camcorder has a slight
imprecision make sure to check the time before
recording.
1 Set [INITIAL] >> [CLOCK SET] >> [YES].
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13 14 16 17
Internal Lithium Battery Recharge
The internal lithium battery sustains the operation of
the clock. When the [ ] Indication
fl
ashes, the
internal lithium battery is near exhaustion.
1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the Camcorder
with the power turned off and then connect
to the AC jack.
• After charging for 4 hours, the built-in lithium battery
can power the clock for approximately 3 months.
LP Mode
A desired recording speed can be selected with [REC
SPEED] on the [RECORDING] Sub-Menu.
If LP Mode is selected, the recording time
becomes 1.5 times longer than that of SP Mode.
Although the image quality does not decrease with the
LP Mode recording, mosaic-pattern noise may appear
on a playback image, or some normal functions may
be restricted.
• The contents that are recorded in LP Mode are not
completely compatible with other equipment.
• Audio dubbing is not possible with LP Mode. (p. 44)
Audio Recording Mode
The sound quality of the recorded sound can be
selected with [AUDIO REC] on the [RECORDING]
Sub-Menu.
High sound-quality recording is possible with “16 bit
48 kHz 2 track” Mode. With the “12 bit 32 kHz 4 track”
Mode, the original sound can be recorded on 2 tracks
in stereo, while the other 2 tracks can be used for
Audio Dubbing.
2 Press the [ / ] Button
13
16
to select [YEAR],
[MONTH], [DAY], [HOUR] or [MIN.] and press
the [
/
]
14
17
to set it to the desired
value.
• Year will cycle in the order shown below.
2000, 2001, ..., 2089, 2000, ...
3 Press the [MENU] Button
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to
fi
nish setting
the date and time.
• The clock operation starts from [00] second.
